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?"

moved aside and spread half

burst

the quilt, Ashley felt

Andrew was still laughing.

at that moment, Andrew refrained from saying anything further to prevent the

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

it was very uncomfortable under the

over Andrew's words, and a spark of

did intend to make her his

abandoned them in favor of their children, there

thought that she did not

her exposed head, Andrew released

was willing to show

rocked under a heavy weight. Ashley looked up to find her husband

Her eyes widened.

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

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

"That's good."

ten-fold. She lay down,

not sleep on her back. Because of this, Ashley had been sleeping on her side ever since the

first,

"Let's sleep then,"

said softly as he turned off the

down beside her, he

smell of tobacco wafting

really boring to stay at home

on her life that she would never leave

something untoward might

want to risk

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

was painfully and extremely boring to be left alone in

when the kids had returned from school that Ashley's

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

was so mystified by

like expiring

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

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

ordered the cake?" asked

that they would deliver it

"That's good."

this!" Fabio's eyes suddenly lit up, and asked Dany and Richard to

only

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

"Got it."

"Okay,"

Dany chirped in

to have more

money had been given to them as lucky money by their relatives, Ashley,

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

money well for their future, especially

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

that could help Fabio look up the meaning of

out how much

to find Mommy

surprise for their mother. They were so engrossed in their brainstorming sessions that they had even ignored Ashley at

of them had finally decided on an