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?"

and spread half of the quilt for Andrew with a

amused laugh burst out

the quilt, Ashley felt frustrated and

Andrew was still laughing.

irritated Ashley was at that moment, Andrew refrained from saying

sound and knew that Andrew had gone to

it was very

mulled over Andrew's words, and a spark of joy flickered in

did intend to make her

husbands abandoned them in favor of

lost in thought that she did not

exposed head, Andrew released a

she was willing

Ashley looked up to find

Her eyes widened.

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

him and snapped, "No! Who said that I buried my head in the

"That's good."

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

on her back. Because of this, Ashley had been sleeping on her side ever since

was a little uncomfortable at first,

"Let's sleep then,"

softly as he turned

lying down beside her, he pulled

familiar smell of tobacco

to

made Ashley swear on her life that she

afraid that something

not want to

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

painfully and extremely boring to be

from school that Ashley's day would begin

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

was so mystified by

expiring

three children, Fabio, Richard and Dany gathered together in a serious discussion. From time to time, they had to

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

ordered the cake?"

that they would

"That's good."

and asked Dany and Richard to come closer. No one knew what they were

were only for their

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

"Got it."

"Okay,"

Dany chirped in

have more

them as lucky money

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

also told them to save money well for

know what marriage meant, so he kept asking his

took Fabio away and gave him books that he had found that could help Fabio look up the meaning of the word. At last, Fabio understood what marriage

out how much money the three

go to find Mommy

were so engrossed in their brainstorming sessions that they

them had finally decided