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."

to

can call him Great Grandpa, too," he said.

Grandpa," repeated Dany.

a sweet little girl," Chant told her. Immediately, the

study and joined them. At

and Dany remained in the

all sat together, Dany kept stealing glances at Ashley.

tried to be very careful, but Ashley

Dany? Do you

replied the little girl.

she did miss Cayn a little,

to think of

adopted daughter of five years would

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

little longer," Dany replied.

"Okay."

home with Andrew, as she had to pick up Fabio and Richard

just gotten home, couldn't help

he headed toward

to hold her in his arms as they sat.

to sit down, he

girl he did

is this little girl?' Andrew thought.

fixed on the

for long, a hand covered his eyes.

then heard Ashley whispering in his ear, "What are

looked. She knew that everyone would shiver upon

just a kid.

covered, Andrew asked, aggrieved, "Why didn't you

today, so I came home early. I picked up the two kids

raised her head and looked carefully

just so

Dany had an

and he had a sharp

was the exact opposite of her own charming

like Daddy?' she asked