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 of the quilt for Andrew with a long-suffering

amused laugh burst out of

in the quilt, Ashley felt frustrated

Andrew was still laughing.

irritated Ashley was at that moment, Andrew refrained from saying anything further to

had gone to the

was very uncomfortable

and a

to

whose husbands abandoned them in

thought that she did not notice Andrew coming back from the

of her exposed head, Andrew

was willing to show

weight. Ashley looked up

Her eyes widened.

she could say anything, Andrew murmured in a low voice,

snapped, "No! Who said that

"That's good."

mortification at being caught increased ten-fold. She lay down, closed her eyes,

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

uncomfortable at first, but she had gotten used to

"Let's sleep then,"

said softly as he turned off

he pulled Ashley into his

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

boring to

that she would never leave the

was afraid that something

did not want

had called her up and chatted

was painfully and extremely boring to be left alone

returned from school that Ashley's day would begin to

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

was so mystified by their odd

felt like expiring from the

in a serious discussion.

brought their heads together and tried to decide on which option was

ordered the

the bakers said that they would deliver it on

"That's good."

and asked Dany and Richard to come closer.

only

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

"Got it."

"Okay,"

Dany chirped in

were lucky enough to have more

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

and Richard had

told them to save money well for

so he kept asking his mother about what

Richard took Fabio away and gave him books that he had found that could help Fabio look up the meaning of the word. At last, Fabio understood

find out how much money the three children had in their bank

to find Mommy

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

that the three of them had finally decided on