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

burst out of

in the quilt, Ashley felt

Andrew was still laughing.

irritated Ashley was at that moment, Andrew refrained from saying anything

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

was very uncomfortable

words, and a spark

intend to

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

that she did not

of her exposed head, Andrew

was willing to

mattress mildly rocked under a heavy weight. Ashley looked

Her eyes widened.

she could say anything, Andrew murmured in a low voice, "Are you going to

and snapped, "No! Who said that I

"That's good."

increased ten-fold. She lay down,

her back. Because of this, Ashley had been sleeping on her side ever since the bump got visibly bigger

little uncomfortable at first,

"Let's sleep then,"

said softly as he turned off the

he pulled Ashley into his

tobacco wafting from Andrew, Ashley eventually

boring to stay at home

made Ashley swear on her life that she

afraid that something untoward

not want

had called her up and chatted

painfully and extremely boring to be left alone in the

was only when the kids had returned from school that Ashley's

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

was so mystified by their

felt like expiring from

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

them never quarreled. Instead, they brought their heads together and tried to decide on which option was the

the cake?"

they

"That's good."

lit up, and asked Dany and

were only for

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

"Got it."

"Okay,"

and Dany chirped in

were lucky enough to have more pocket money than their

money by their relatives, Ashley, Andrew, and

money Fabio and Richard had saved. Instead, she gave them a cash card and instructed them to deposit

told them to save money well for their future, especially

marriage meant, so he kept asking his mother about what it

gave him books that he had found that could help Fabio look up the meaning of the word.

how much money the three children had in their

to find Mommy

their mother. They were so engrossed

them had finally decided on an idea, they went to