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

amused laugh burst

the quilt, Ashley felt

Andrew was still laughing.

how irritated Ashley was at that moment, Andrew refrained

to the bathroom to wash up. Slowly, she

very

mulled over Andrew's words, and a spark of joy flickered

did intend to make her his

lot mothers whose husbands abandoned them in favor of their

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

of her exposed head, Andrew released

was willing to show her

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

Her eyes widened.

voice, "Are you going

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

"That's good."

She lay down, closed her eyes, and tried

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

at first, but she had gotten used

"Let's sleep then,"

said softly as he turned off

her, he pulled Ashley into his

faint, familiar smell of tobacco wafting from Andrew, Ashley eventually fell

boring to stay at home

swear on her life that she would never leave the

was afraid that something untoward might

want to

had called her up and chatted non-stop while she

painfully and extremely boring to be left alone in

when the kids had returned from school that Ashley's

there was something 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 important was going on

so mystified

felt like expiring from

together in a serious discussion. From time

Instead, they brought their heads

the

bakers said that they would deliver it

"That's good."

Dany

whispers were only for

you must keep it a secret. We

"Got it."

"Okay,"

chirped in reply at the

have more pocket money than

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

nor had an idea how much money Fabio and Richard had saved. Instead, she gave them a

save money well for their future,

he kept asking his mother about what

could help Fabio look up the meaning of the word. At last, Fabio

to find out how much money the three children

let's go to find

secret discussions after school involved planning a grand surprise for their mother. They were so engrossed in their brainstorming sessions that

had finally decided on