In Love, Never Say Never

Seeing that it was already getting late, I told him. “Ashton, it’s time for bed.”

Ashton put down his phone. Just then, the corner of his mouth turned up in a small smile as he set his penetrating dark eyes on me.

I pursed my lips and looked at him. I had always found this smile of his far too charming to be real.

“Why are you smiling?”

His eyes lit up as he exclaimed, “I’m happy!’

Well, duh, but what about?

He didn’t elaborate anymore. And since I didn’t want to probe any further, I made my way to the bedroom.

The sound of footsteps behind me got closer, and I soon found myself in Ashton’s tight embrace. His voice was low and sensual as he whispered, “You’re so pretty when you nag.”

“Could you be any cheesier?” I mocked.

Seriously, though, why would anyone like to be nagged at?

Brushing away my sarcastic remark, Ashton cuddled me as we got into bed. He then moved his palm onto my lower abdomen and asked softly, “Does it hurt?”

I froze for a moment. I had genuinely forgotten about the pain I had to endure when it got to my time of the month. He actually remembered?

laugh. “Can’t believe you remembered

“I peeked at

Oh… clever!

and met Ashton’s gaze. “Ashton, shall we go to the

faded. “What’s

across. Previously, Jared had mentioned that keeping the vasectomy clips in for a long time would be bad for the body. It might even result in infertility. I really had expected Ashton to get them removed earlier. But so many years had passed, and he still

I exclaimed. Though that statement might not be entirely true, I just needed an excuse to get him to remove the

he

I raised a quizzical

have good financial and social standings to continue to care for Summer. If I reversed my

emotions out of it, one could

similar financial and social standings, it’d be a fair fight in the eyes

hurry. We’ll still have plenty of chances at

too long isn’t good for your body. And besides, even after removing them, we don’t have to try for a baby immediately.” Even if Jared planned to fight for Summer’s custody, we didn’t have to use this as a means

“Worried for

soon. The older I get, the

true, but I wouldn’t rule out the possibility of having children. I knew he chose not to get the vasectomy reversal because of

condition might worsen too. That was why he could bear with

lives. Love felt forever only in the present moment, and no one could