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?"

anything. She just silently moved aside and spread half of

burst out of

the quilt, Ashley

Andrew was still laughing.

moment, Andrew refrained from saying anything further

and knew that Andrew had gone to the bathroom

it was very

over Andrew's words, and a spark of

to make

there were a lot mothers whose husbands abandoned them in favor of their children, there were still certain notable

that she did not notice Andrew coming

sight of her exposed head,

willing to

mattress mildly rocked under a heavy weight. Ashley looked up to find her husband sitting beside

Her eyes widened.

murmured in a low voice,

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

"That's good."

increased ten-fold. She lay down, closed her eyes, and tried

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

a little uncomfortable at first, but she had

"Let's sleep then,"

softly as he turned

lying down beside her, he pulled Ashley into

of tobacco wafting from Andrew,

was really boring to stay at home

her life that she would never leave the

something untoward

did not want to risk

now understood why Chloe had called her up and chatted

was painfully and extremely boring to be left

the kids had returned from school

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

mystified

like expiring from the

and Dany gathered together in a serious discussion. From time to time,

their heads together and tried to decide on which

the

they would deliver it

"That's good."

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

only

two of you must keep it a secret. We will give Mommy a surprise

"Got it."

"Okay,"

in

to have more pocket money

as lucky money by

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

money well for their future, especially

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

had found that could help Fabio look up the meaning of

would be shocked to find out how much money the three

to find Mommy

discussions after school involved planning a grand surprise for their mother. They were so engrossed in their brainstorming sessions that they had even ignored Ashley at

finally decided on an idea, they went to find