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 half of the quilt for Andrew

laugh burst out of

quilt, Ashley felt frustrated and

Andrew was still laughing.

Andrew refrained from saying anything further to prevent the situation from

rustling sound and knew that Andrew had gone to the bathroom to wash

very uncomfortable under

mulled over Andrew's words, 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

sight of her exposed head,

she was willing to show

rocked under a heavy weight. Ashley looked up to find her husband

Her eyes widened.

anything, Andrew murmured in a low voice, "Are

said

"That's good."

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

the baby bump, Ashley could not sleep on her back. Because of this,

a little uncomfortable at first, but she had gotten used

"Let's sleep then,"

he

lying down beside her, he pulled Ashley into his

tobacco wafting from Andrew, Ashley eventually

was really boring to stay at home

Ashley swear on her life that she would never leave

that something

did not want to

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

was painfully and extremely boring to be

returned from school that

was something going on with her children. The three of them would lock themselves in their bedroom as soon as they arrived. Ashley

was so mystified by their

like expiring from the

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

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

you ordered the

that they would deliver it

"That's good."

do this!" Fabio's eyes suddenly lit up, and asked Dany and Richard to come closer. No one knew what

whispers were only for

We will give Mommy

"Got it."

"Okay,"

in reply at the

enough to have more

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

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

save money well for

meant, so he kept

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

how much money the three children had in

to find Mommy

involved planning a grand surprise for their mother. They were so engrossed in their

decided on an idea,