A Love Trap

She was afraid that Andrew would act exactly like those detestable men.

Even so, Ashley tried to keep those thoughts to herself.

She didn't expect to blurt out everything out of excitement.

Was this a side-effect of pregnancy?

Ashley rubbed her temples helplessly.

Andrew looked at Ashley, whose face showed a mixture of annoyance and embarrassment. Her round eyes adamantly avoided meeting his and were fixed on something else. She did not know it, but she looked awfully cute to Andrew.

"Is there anything else you want to say?" he asked in a gentle voice.

"No, I'm done. Well, it's late. I'm going to bed."

Ashley finally managed to pull herself away from Andrew's embrace.

As she walked away, she heard Andrew chuckling behind her.

She buried herself in the quilt.

It was so embarrassing.

Andrew pulled the quilt away from Ashley and said, "Don't cover yourself like that. It's not good for your health. Believe me."

His words were uttered in a soft voice, which made it sound like he was coaxing a child.

Ashley blushed.

She thought to herself,

'I am no longer a child. Why are you talking to me that way?'

Not wanting to give in, she also pulled on the quilt as if playing tug of war with Andrew.

"Ash, you'll suffocate."

Ashley threw away the covers and exposed her face, looking a little flushed.

Her lips had become rosy, probably because she had been biting them out of embarrassment.

With those lips looking sweet and plump like ripe cherries, it made Andrew want to kiss her.

Andrew's eyes darkened.

He murmured her name.

His face drew closer and closer to Ashley's.

Ashley covered her mouth with her hand. After being with Andrew for such a long time, she already knew what he wanted to do by just looking at him.

She had just poked her head out of the quilt, but suddenly went back into hiding.

A muffled voice came from the quilt. "Well, I'm going to sleep now. Don't disturb me."

Andrew couldn't help it. His lips curved into a smile.

How could his Ash be so cute?

"But Ash, you have wrapped yourself with the whole quilt. What should I use, then?"

anything. She just silently moved aside and spread half

amused laugh burst out of

the quilt, Ashley felt frustrated and

Andrew was still laughing.

how irritated Ashley was at that moment, Andrew refrained from

under the quilt, Ashley heard a rustling sound and knew that Andrew had gone to the bathroom to wash up.

was very uncomfortable under the

a spark

to make her

a lot mothers whose husbands abandoned them in favor of their children, there were still certain

lost in thought that she did not notice Andrew coming back from the

of her exposed head,

she was willing to

weight. Ashley looked up

Her eyes widened.

in a low voice, "Are you going to bury your head in

and snapped, "No! Who said that I

"That's good."

mortification at being caught increased ten-fold. She lay down, closed

size and weight of the baby bump, Ashley could not sleep on her back. Because of this, Ashley had been sleeping on her side ever since the

a little uncomfortable at first, but she had gotten used to

"Let's sleep then,"

he

beside her, he pulled

faint, familiar smell of tobacco wafting from Andrew,

was really boring to stay at home

Andrew made Ashley swear on her life that she would never leave the house without

afraid that something untoward might happen

not want

called her up

painfully and extremely boring to be left alone in

was only when the kids had returned from school that Ashley's day would begin to

with her children. The three of them would lock themselves in their bedroom as soon as they arrived. Ashley would knock at their door sometimes, but they would just tell her that something important was going

so mystified

like expiring from

together in a serious discussion. From

quarreled. Instead, they brought their heads together and tried to decide on which option was

the cake?" asked

they would

"That's good."

eyes suddenly lit up, and asked Dany and Richard to come closer. No

whispers were only for

keep it a secret. We will

"Got it."

"Okay,"

chirped in

to have more pocket money

to them as lucky money by their

an idea how much money Fabio and Richard had saved. Instead, she

also told them to save money well for their

not know what marriage meant, so he kept asking his mother about what it

away and gave him books that he had found that could help Fabio look up

would be shocked to find out how much money the three children had in their bank

go to find Mommy

planning a grand surprise for their mother. They were so engrossed in their brainstorming sessions that they

that the three of them had finally decided on an