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?"

just silently moved aside and spread

laugh burst out

the quilt, Ashley

Andrew was still laughing.

was at that moment, Andrew refrained from saying anything further to prevent the situation

heard a rustling sound and knew that Andrew had gone to the bathroom to wash up. Slowly, she slid the quilt down from above her

was very uncomfortable

and a spark

intend to make

were a lot mothers whose husbands abandoned them in favor

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

head, Andrew released

willing

mattress mildly rocked under a heavy weight. Ashley looked up to

Her eyes widened.

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

snapped, "No! Who said that I buried

"That's good."

caught increased ten-fold. She lay down, closed her eyes, and tried to

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

little uncomfortable at first, but she had gotten used to

"Let's sleep then,"

softly as he turned off the

beside her, he

smell of tobacco wafting from Andrew, Ashley eventually fell

to stay at

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

was afraid that something untoward might

did not want

now understood why Chloe had called her up and chatted non-stop while she

boring to

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

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

so mystified by

expiring from the

children, Fabio, Richard and Dany gathered together in a serious

they brought their heads together and tried to

the cake?" asked

the bakers said that they

"That's good."

lit up, and asked Dany and Richard to

whispers were only

but the two of you must keep it a secret. We will give

"Got it."

"Okay,"

in reply

to have more pocket money than

money by their

their savings nor had an idea how much money Fabio and Richard had saved. Instead, she gave them a cash card and instructed them

also told them to save money well for

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

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

would be shocked to find out how much money the three children

go to find Mommy

secret discussions after school involved planning a grand surprise for their mother. They were so

finally decided on