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?"

spread half of

laugh burst

in the quilt, Ashley felt frustrated and

Andrew was still laughing.

refrained from

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

it was very uncomfortable under

mulled over Andrew's words, and a spark

did intend to make

lot mothers whose husbands abandoned them in favor of their children, there

that she did not notice

her exposed head, Andrew released a bark

she was willing to show

a heavy weight. Ashley looked

Her eyes widened.

she could say anything, Andrew murmured in a low voice, "Are you going to bury your head in the quilt

Who said that I buried my head

"That's good."

She lay

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

a little uncomfortable at first, but

"Let's sleep then,"

softly as he

down beside her, he

familiar smell of tobacco wafting from Andrew, Ashley eventually

really boring to stay

made Ashley swear on her life that she would

afraid that something untoward

want to risk

called her up and

painfully and extremely boring to be left alone

returned from school that Ashley's day would

was something going on 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 on and refused to

mystified

expiring from

the bedroom, the three children, Fabio, Richard and Dany gathered together in a serious discussion. From time

brought their heads together and tried to decide on which option was

you ordered the cake?"

the bakers said that they would deliver it on

"That's good."

up, and asked Dany and Richard to come

only for their

must keep it a secret. We will give Mommy a surprise then," Richard reminded the younger

"Got it."

"Okay,"

and Dany chirped in reply at

have

as lucky money by their relatives, Ashley, Andrew, and Chant

and Richard had saved. Instead, she gave them a cash card

told them to save money well for their future,

marriage meant, so he kept asking his mother about

he had found that could help Fabio look up the meaning of the word. At last,

out how much money the three children had in their

let's go to find Mommy

grand surprise for their mother. They were so engrossed in their brainstorming sessions

three of them had finally decided on an