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?"

anything. She just silently moved aside and spread half of the quilt for

amused laugh burst

in the quilt, Ashley felt

Andrew was still laughing.

moment, Andrew refrained from saying anything further to

knew that Andrew had gone to the bathroom to wash up. Slowly, she slid the quilt down from

it was very uncomfortable under

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

to make

mothers whose husbands abandoned them in favor of their

thought that she did not notice

her exposed head, Andrew released

willing to show

Ashley looked up to

Her eyes widened.

anything, Andrew murmured in a low voice, "Are you going

Who said that I buried my head

"That's good."

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

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

was a little uncomfortable at first, but she had gotten used to

"Let's sleep then,"

as he turned off the

beside her, he pulled Ashley into

smell of tobacco wafting from Andrew, Ashley eventually

really boring to stay at home

her life that she would never leave the

afraid that something untoward might happen to

want to risk

called her up and chatted non-stop

to be left alone in the

from school that Ashley's day would begin to look

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

mystified by

felt like expiring

three children, Fabio, Richard and Dany gathered together in a serious

their heads together and tried to decide on which

the cake?"

bakers said that they would deliver it

"That's good."

asked Dany and Richard to come

only for

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

"Got it."

"Okay,"

and Dany chirped in reply at the same

lucky enough to have

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

how much money Fabio and Richard had saved. Instead, she gave them

save money well for their

did not know what marriage meant, so he kept asking his mother about

found that could help Fabio look up the meaning of the word. At last, Fabio understood what

out how much money the three children

let's go to

discussions after school involved planning a grand surprise for their mother. They were

them had finally decided on an idea, they went to