A Love Trap

Fabio looked at Dany with interest.

She, however, was not as interested as he was.

She only wanted to be with Ashley. Even just sitting around without doing or saying anything sounded nice enough.

She liked being in Ashley's company.

Every now and then, she watched Fabio and Richard as all three of them played together. For a second, she opened her mouth, but nothing came out.

She had decided to play with them for a while, seeing that it was still early.

After spending some time with them, she couldn't take it anymore. Finally, she asked, "Where's your mommy, Fabio?"

'How I wish I could just call her Mommy, ' she thought.

She knew, however, that it wasn't possible at the moment.

Ashley was Fabio's mother, not hers.

She couldn't call her that for the time being.

"Mommy should be in the study right now. Why? What's up, Dany?" Fabio inquired.

"It's nothing. I was just wondering," Dany said innocently.

The conversation continued, and it eventually bored her.

Suddenly, the door swung open, and a man with gray hair, who appeared to be around seventy years of age, entered the room. Interestingly, he looked like he had the energy of a younger man.

Upon seeing the older gentleman, Fabio and Richard immediately stood up and ran toward him. They addressed him as their great grandpa.

"Good boys," Chant said.

He held the children's hands.

Playing with Fabio and Richard was Chant's favorite thing to do.

As he was playing with the children, he noticed Dany sitting close to them. He was intrigued.

However, before he could even think of what to say to the little girl, Fabio took him by the hand and dragged him toward Dany. "Great Grandpa, this is a friend I made in kindergarten. Her name's Dany."

turned to

can call him Great Grandpa, too," he

Grandpa,"

Chant told her. Immediately, the

long afterwards, Ashley came out of the study and joined them. At last, she was

and Dany remained in the living room watching TV. Ashley decided to sit with

they all sat together, Dany kept stealing glances at

careful, but Ashley still

the matter, Dany? Do you miss your

the little girl.

miss Cayn a little, she

to think of Cayn.

adopted daughter

little girl's head and smiled. "It's okay. If you miss them, you can tell me. I will drive you back. But

stay a little longer," Dany

"Okay."

with Andrew, as she

just gotten home, couldn't

as he arrived, he headed toward Ashley's

to hold her in his

room. When he was about to sit down, he found that the spots beside Ashley had already been

girl he did not know sat to her

is this little girl?' Andrew

fixed on

he could study her for long, a hand

then heard Ashley whispering in his ear, "What are you

She knew that everyone would shiver

Dany was just

asked, aggrieved, "Why

the company today, so I came home early.

Ashley talked to Andrew, Dany raised her head and looked carefully at the

just

although a hand covered his eyes, Dany had an idea of

calculating, and he had

of her own

Mommy like Daddy?' she