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

laugh burst out of

the quilt, Ashley felt frustrated and

Andrew was still laughing.

irritated Ashley was at that moment, Andrew refrained from saying

that Andrew had gone to the bathroom to wash up. Slowly, she slid

very uncomfortable under the

over Andrew's words, and a spark

to make her his

mothers whose husbands abandoned them in favor of

in thought that she did not

exposed head, Andrew released

was willing to show

under a heavy weight. Ashley looked up to find her

Her eyes widened.

in a low voice, "Are you going to bury your head in the

said

"That's good."

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

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

uncomfortable at first, but she had gotten used

"Let's sleep then,"

said softly as he turned

he pulled

faint, familiar smell of tobacco wafting from Andrew, Ashley

to stay at home

swear on her life that she would never leave the house without

was afraid that something untoward might happen

want

her up and chatted

and extremely boring to be

was only when the kids had returned from school that Ashley's

going on with her children. The three of them would lock themselves in their bedroom as soon as they arrived. Ashley

so mystified

felt like expiring

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

quarreled. Instead, they brought their heads together

ordered the cake?" asked

bakers said that they would deliver it

"That's good."

eyes suddenly lit up, and asked Dany and Richard to come closer.

whispers were only

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

"Got it."

"Okay,"

and Dany chirped in

children were lucky enough to have more pocket money than their

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

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

also told them to save money well for their

marriage meant, so he kept asking his

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

would be shocked to find out how much money

go to find

mother. They were so engrossed in their brainstorming

of them had finally decided on an