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

burst out

in the quilt, Ashley felt frustrated

Andrew was still laughing.

Ashley was at that moment, Andrew refrained from

a rustling sound and knew that Andrew had gone to the

very

and a spark of joy flickered in

to

mothers whose husbands abandoned them in favor of

that she did not

the sight of her exposed head,

she was willing to show her

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

Her eyes widened.

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

snapped, "No! Who said that I

"That's good."

at being caught increased ten-fold. She lay down, closed her eyes, and tried to

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

a little uncomfortable at first, but she

"Let's sleep then,"

said softly as he

her, he pulled Ashley

tobacco wafting from Andrew, Ashley eventually

to

Andrew made Ashley swear on her life that she would never leave

was afraid that something untoward might

not want to risk

now understood why Chloe had called her up

was painfully and extremely boring to be left alone in the

returned from school that Ashley's day

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

mystified

like expiring from

Fabio, Richard and Dany gathered together in a serious discussion. From time to time, they had to deal

their heads together and tried to decide

ordered the cake?" asked

the bakers said that they would deliver it on

"That's good."

eyes suddenly lit up, and asked Dany and

only for their

but the two of you must keep it a secret. We will give Mommy a surprise then," Richard reminded the younger

"Got it."

"Okay,"

Dany chirped in

have more

lucky money by their relatives, Ashley, Andrew, and Chant during the Spring

and Richard had saved. Instead, she gave them a cash card and instructed them to deposit money

them to save money

what marriage meant, so he kept asking his mother

that he had found that could help Fabio look up the meaning of the word.

much money the

to find

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

decided on an idea, they went to