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?

believe you remembered even though you’re

at

Oh… clever!

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

smiled faded. “What’s

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

own!” I exclaimed. Though that statement might not be entirely

he said solemnly,

raised a quizzical

fought for Summer’s custody. Firstly, you’ve raised her for almost five years now. Secondly, we have good financial and social standings to continue to care for Summer. If I reversed my vasectomy and got you pregnant, Jared would then have better chances of getting custody of Summer should he

was low and even. Even though he kept his emotions out of

standings, it’d be a fair fight in the eyes of the law.

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

immediately.” Even if Jared planned to fight for Summer’s custody, we didn’t have to use this as a means to stop him from doing

“Worried for

ought to do it soon. The older I get, the more dangerous a high-risk

wouldn’t rule out the possibility of having children. I

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

Love felt forever only in the present moment, and no one could guarantee an eternity of it as time