When There Is Nothing Left But Love

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?

I couldn’t help but laugh. “Can’t believe you remembered even though you’re so busy with work. Sorry

faintly. “I peeked at

Oh… clever!

thought about Hannah’s words, I turned around and met Ashton’s gaze. “Ashton, shall we go to the doctor tomorrow and remove the vasectomy

smiled faded.

how to put it 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

that statement might not be entirely true,

as he said solemnly, “It’s not time

raised a quizzical

social standings to continue to care for Summer. If I reversed my vasectomy and got you pregnant, Jared would then have better chances

voice was low and even. Even though he kept his emotions out of it, one could

a fair fight in the eyes of the law. Hence, I could

remained silent, Ashton took my hand in his. “No hurry. We’ll still have plenty of chances at having a

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

“Worried

seriously. If we want children, we ought to do it soon. The older I get, the more dangerous a high-risk pregnancy

wouldn’t rule out the possibility of having children. I knew he chose not to get

was to me. If I lost her, my condition might worsen too. That

look forward to in our lives. Love felt forever only in the present moment, and no one could