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 of the quilt for Andrew with a

burst out of

in the quilt, Ashley

Andrew was still laughing.

at that moment, Andrew refrained from saying anything further to

heard a rustling sound and knew that Andrew had gone to the

very uncomfortable under the

words, and a spark of joy

did intend to make

whose husbands abandoned them in favor of their children, there were

so lost in thought that she did not notice Andrew coming back from the

her exposed head, Andrew released a bark of

willing to show

heavy weight. Ashley looked up

Her eyes widened.

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

Who said that I buried my head

"That's good."

ten-fold. She lay

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 visibly bigger and

uncomfortable at first, but she had gotten used to

"Let's sleep then,"

softly as he turned off

down beside her, he pulled Ashley into

tobacco wafting from Andrew, Ashley eventually

boring to

swear on her life that she would never leave the

afraid that something untoward might happen

want to

understood why Chloe had called her up

was painfully and extremely boring to be

when the kids had returned from school that Ashley's day would begin to

they arrived. Ashley would knock at their door sometimes, but they would just tell her that something important was

so mystified

expiring

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

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

ordered the cake?"

said that they would

"That's good."

asked Dany and Richard to come closer.

only for their

it a secret. We will give

"Got it."

"Okay,"

in reply at the same

to have more pocket

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

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

told them to save money well

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

had found that could help Fabio look

how much money the three children

let's go to find Mommy

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

had finally decided on an idea, they went to find