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?"

say anything. She just silently moved aside and spread half

amused laugh burst

Ashley felt frustrated and

Andrew was still laughing.

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

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

it was very

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

to

them in favor of their children,

that she did not notice Andrew coming back

the sight of her exposed head, Andrew released a bark

was willing to

a heavy weight. Ashley looked

Her eyes widened.

in a low voice, "Are you going to bury your head in

Who said

"That's good."

caught increased ten-fold. She lay down,

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

a little uncomfortable at first, but she had gotten

"Let's sleep then,"

said softly as he turned off the

beside her, he pulled Ashley into

the faint, familiar smell of tobacco wafting

boring to stay at home

her life that she would never leave the house

that something untoward might happen to

want to risk

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

and extremely boring to be

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

of them would lock themselves in their bedroom as soon as they arrived. Ashley

so mystified by their odd

like expiring from the

gathered together in a serious discussion. From time to time, they had to deal

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

the

the bakers said that they would

"That's good."

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

whispers were only

it a secret. We will give

"Got it."

"Okay,"

and Dany chirped in reply

to have more pocket money than

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

had saved. Instead, she gave them a cash card and instructed them

to save money well for

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

took Fabio away and gave him books that he had found that could help Fabio look up the meaning of the

out how much money

to find

for their mother. They were so engrossed in their brainstorming sessions that

decided on an idea,