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?"

anything. She just silently moved aside and spread half

laugh burst out of

the quilt, Ashley

Andrew was still laughing.

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

quilt, Ashley heard a rustling sound and knew that Andrew had gone to

was very uncomfortable under

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

did intend to

whose husbands abandoned them in favor

that she did not notice Andrew

sight of her exposed head,

was willing to

Ashley looked up to find her husband sitting beside

Her eyes widened.

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

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

"That's good."

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

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

at first,

"Let's sleep then,"

he

he

familiar smell of tobacco wafting from Andrew, Ashley eventually fell

boring to stay at

life that she would never

afraid that something untoward might

want

now understood why Chloe had called her up and chatted non-stop

extremely boring to

the kids had returned from school that

they arrived. Ashley would knock at their door sometimes, but they would just tell her that

mystified by their odd

like expiring

together in a serious discussion. From time to time, they had to deal with

Instead, they brought their heads together and tried to decide

ordered the cake?"

bakers said that they would deliver

"That's good."

this!" Fabio's eyes suddenly lit up, and asked Dany and Richard

whispers were only for their

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

"Got it."

"Okay,"

chirped in reply at

were lucky enough to have more pocket

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

Fabio and Richard had saved. Instead, she gave

also told them to save money well for their future,

meant, so he kept asking his mother

that could help Fabio look up the meaning of

would be shocked to find out how much money

go to find Mommy

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

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