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?"

didn't say anything. She just silently moved aside and spread half of the quilt

laugh burst

Ashley felt frustrated and

Andrew was still laughing.

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

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

was very uncomfortable

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

to

were a lot mothers whose husbands abandoned them in favor

in thought that she did not notice Andrew coming back from the

her exposed head, Andrew released

she was willing to show her

rocked under a heavy weight. Ashley looked up

Her eyes widened.

voice, "Are you going

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

"That's good."

increased ten-fold. She lay down,

baby bump, Ashley could not sleep on her back. Because of this, Ashley had been sleeping on her side

first, but she had gotten used to

"Let's sleep then,"

as he turned

lying down beside her, he pulled

smell of tobacco wafting from Andrew, Ashley

was really boring to stay at

on her life that she would never leave the house without

afraid that something untoward might happen to

not want to risk

had called her up and chatted non-stop while she herself

extremely boring to be left alone in the

returned from school that Ashley's day would

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

so mystified by

like expiring from

Dany gathered together in a serious

their heads together and tried to decide on which option

the cake?"

the bakers said that they would deliver it

"That's good."

up, and asked Dany and Richard to

only for their

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

"Got it."

"Okay,"

and Dany chirped in reply

to have

money by their relatives, Ashley,

their savings nor had an idea how much money Fabio and Richard had saved. Instead,

save money well for their future, especially

what marriage meant, so he kept

and gave him books that he had found that could help Fabio look up the meaning of the

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

to find Mommy

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

them had finally decided on