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 Andrew with

amused laugh burst

the quilt, Ashley felt frustrated

Andrew was still laughing.

moment, Andrew refrained from saying anything further to prevent the situation from

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

very uncomfortable

words, and a spark of

to make her his

were a lot mothers whose husbands abandoned them in

did not notice Andrew coming back from

of her exposed head, Andrew

she was willing to

under a heavy weight. Ashley looked up to find her

Her eyes widened.

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

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

"That's good."

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

the size and weight of the baby bump, Ashley could not sleep on her back. Because of this, Ashley had been sleeping on her side ever since the bump got

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

"Let's sleep then,"

as he turned off the

her, he pulled Ashley into

smell of tobacco wafting from

boring to stay at

life that

something untoward might

want

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

boring to

from school that Ashley's

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

mystified by their

like expiring from the

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

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

the

bakers said that they would deliver it on

"That's good."

eyes suddenly lit up, and asked Dany and Richard to come

whispers were only for

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

"Got it."

"Okay,"

and Dany chirped in

were lucky enough to have more pocket money than

as lucky money by their relatives, Ashley, Andrew,

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

to save money well for their future, especially

what marriage meant, so he kept asking his

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

to find out how much money the three

go to find

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

had finally decided on an idea, they went