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 the quilt for

burst out

quilt, Ashley felt

Andrew was still laughing.

Ashley was at that moment, Andrew refrained from saying anything

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

was very uncomfortable under the

Andrew's words, and a spark of

did intend to make her

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

she did not notice

her exposed head, Andrew released a

was willing to show

heavy weight. Ashley looked up to

Her eyes widened.

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

snapped, "No! Who said that

"That's good."

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

could not sleep on her back. Because of this, Ashley had been

little uncomfortable at first, but she had gotten used

"Let's sleep then,"

softly as he turned

beside her, he pulled Ashley into

smell of tobacco wafting from Andrew, Ashley eventually fell

was really boring to stay at

Andrew made Ashley swear on her life that she would

afraid that something untoward might happen to

did not want

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

painfully and extremely boring to be left alone

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

they arrived. Ashley would knock at their door sometimes, but

was so mystified by their

like expiring from

Richard and Dany gathered together in a serious discussion.

three of them never quarreled. Instead, they brought their heads together and tried to decide on which

you ordered the

bakers said that they

"That's good."

lit up, and asked Dany and Richard to come closer. No one

whispers were only for

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 by their relatives, Ashley, Andrew,

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

to save money well for

so he kept

Richard 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

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

to find Mommy

surprise for their mother. They were so

had finally decided