When There Is Nothing Left But Love

I walked over and he pulled me down onto the bed beside him. He murmured, “I thought we were going to sleep in separate beds?”

“Huh, you’re right.” I stood up and continued expressionlessly, “Well, you have a good night’s sleep then!”

With that said, I made to leave. His hand darted out to grab my arm as he complained, “Were your ancestors mules? Why do you have to be so stubborn?”

“You only realize that now?” I retorted while scowling at him.

Letting out a frustrated sigh, he reeled me back to the bed and pushed me down beside him. He pecked my forehead lightly, uttering, “Go to sleep now. You shouldn’t be staying up so late.”

His palm landed on my belly before he added lowly, “It’s not good for him if you don’t sleep.”

It was not like I did not know that. But the problem was that a lot of the time, I could not control my emotions. That was the reason for the sleepless nights.

He settled down beside me, gesturing for me to close my eyes and sleep.

I lay there for a good long while. Even after shifting my position several times, sleep eluded me. I was uncomfortable, tired, and annoyed. At last, I sat up and growled furiously, “Ashton, I don’t want this baby anymore! He’s the reason I can’t sleep!”

He chuckled and wrapped his arms around me. “Where are you feeling uncomfortable? Shall I give you a massage?”

“My arms and legs are incredibly sore and swollen. Not to mention the weight of my belly is so heavy I can hardly breathe!” All these were true statements. The baby had been growing immensely in the past two months. Now, even walking was difficult sometimes. Quite often, I found myself out of breath because of the baby.

my side. Then, he began to massage my arms and

presence was enough to soothe me into

next morning, I woke up feeling like I was suffocating. Usually, I liked to sleep on my back, which was why I would

down on

could finally catch my breath. It was

Molly

anxiously, “Is the food not to your liking? What would you like to eat instead? You can tell me

head, not

for a bit. Exhausted from not sleeping well the night before, I climbed into the hammock and was

my leg. It felt soft and smooth.

to wake up, I looked down to see what the thing was. Since it was an incredibly hot summer day, I was wearing a short dress. I instantly caught sight of the black and white snake slithering up my leg. The snake reared back its head and

violent motion caused me to fall out of the hammock. I shrieked, “Get away from

and bodyguards rushed toward me. When they saw me on the ground, all the color drained

who had come with us from J City, swiftly ordered, “Call an ambulance! We

in surprise, I looked down when I felt something wet beneath me. To my confusion,

recover from my snake scare when I

high with panic, “Will the baby

help me stand up. “Both of you will be fine. Relax. We’re just going to the hospital

shook my head and replied

me, “Then everything should be just fine. Don’t worry and don’t get stressed