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?"

didn't say anything. She just silently moved aside and spread half of the quilt

burst out

quilt, Ashley

Andrew was still laughing.

at that moment, Andrew refrained from saying anything further

that Andrew had gone to the bathroom to wash up. Slowly,

very

Andrew's words, and a

did intend to

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

thought that she did not

her exposed head, Andrew released a bark

she was willing

rocked under a heavy weight. Ashley looked

Her eyes widened.

a low voice, "Are you

glared at him and snapped, "No! Who said that

"That's good."

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

of this, Ashley had been sleeping on her side

was a little uncomfortable at first,

"Let's sleep then,"

softly as he

lying down beside her, he pulled Ashley

tobacco wafting from Andrew, Ashley eventually fell

was really boring to stay at

her life that she would never leave the house without

something

want to

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

was painfully and extremely boring to be

returned from school that Ashley's day would begin to

there 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

so mystified by their

expiring

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

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

you ordered the

said that they would

"That's good."

asked Dany and Richard to come

whispers were only for

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

"Got it."

"Okay,"

Dany chirped in reply at the same

lucky enough to have more pocket money than their

of their money had been given to them as lucky money by their relatives, Ashley, Andrew, and Chant during

idea how much money Fabio and Richard had saved. Instead, she gave them a cash card and instructed

also told them to save money well for their

know what marriage meant, so he

and gave him books that he had found that could help

how much money the three children

to find Mommy

after school involved planning a grand surprise for their mother. They were so engrossed in their brainstorming sessions that they had even ignored Ashley at

of them had finally decided on an idea, they went to