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

amused laugh burst out of

the quilt, Ashley felt frustrated and

Andrew was still laughing.

Ashley was at that moment, Andrew refrained from saying

gone to the bathroom to wash up.

was very uncomfortable

words, and a

intend to make her his

were a lot mothers whose husbands abandoned them in favor of

did not notice Andrew

head, Andrew released a

was willing to show her

heavy weight. Ashley looked up

Her eyes widened.

she could say anything, Andrew murmured in a low voice, "Are

at him and snapped, "No! Who said that I buried my head

"That's good."

lay down, closed her eyes, and tried

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

at first,

"Let's sleep then,"

said softly as he turned

beside her, he

familiar smell of tobacco wafting

really boring to stay at

Andrew made Ashley swear on her life that

afraid that something

want to

her up and chatted non-stop while she herself was

extremely boring to be left alone in the

kids had returned from school that Ashley's day would

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 important was going on and refused

mystified by their odd

expiring from

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

Instead, they brought their heads together and tried to decide on which option was the

the

they would deliver it on

"That's good."

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

only

must keep it a secret. We

"Got it."

"Okay,"

Dany chirped in reply

children were lucky enough to have more pocket

as lucky money by their

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

also told them to save money well for their future,

not know what marriage meant, so he kept asking

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

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

to find

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

the three of them had finally decided on an idea, they went to find their