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?"

and spread half of

laugh burst

quilt, Ashley felt frustrated and

Andrew was still laughing.

Ashley was at that moment, Andrew refrained from saying

rustling sound and knew that Andrew had gone to the bathroom to wash up. Slowly, she slid the quilt

very uncomfortable under the

a

to make her

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

was so lost in thought that she did not

the sight of her exposed head, Andrew

she was willing to

mattress mildly rocked under a heavy weight. Ashley looked

Her eyes widened.

in a low voice,

snapped, "No! Who said that I buried my head in

"That's good."

She lay down, closed her eyes,

and 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

first, but she had gotten

"Let's sleep then,"

said softly as he turned off

down beside her, he pulled Ashley

tobacco wafting from Andrew, Ashley eventually

really boring to stay

Andrew made Ashley swear on her life that she

afraid that something untoward might happen

want to

had called her up and chatted non-stop while she

painfully and extremely boring to be left alone in the

had returned from school that Ashley's day would begin to look

children. The three of them would lock themselves in their bedroom as soon as they arrived. Ashley would knock at their door sometimes, but

was so mystified by their odd

like expiring from the

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

never quarreled. Instead, they brought their heads together

ordered the cake?"

that they would deliver it

"That's good."

Fabio's eyes suddenly lit up, and asked Dany and Richard to come closer. No

only for their

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

"Got it."

"Okay,"

in reply

were lucky enough to have more

given to them as lucky money by their relatives, Ashley, Andrew, and Chant

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

to save money well for their

marriage meant, so he kept asking his mother about

had found that could help Fabio look up the meaning

how much money the three children had in their

go to find

were so engrossed

the three of them had finally decided on an idea, they went to find