When There Is Nothing Left But Love

I couldn’t hold in my laugh. “You’re getting really good at this. I don’t think I’ll be able to catch you when you lie to me from now on!”

Ashton curled his lips, tightened his hold on me, and said, “We’re married. You can’t call that a lie. It’s more like a tease.”

“So you’re actually thinking of lying to me?” I pulled a hand out and pinched his nose, stopping him from breathing.

Rather than getting upset, Ashton broke into a laugh and eventually reversed the situation after some hassle, where he pinched my cheeks instead.

“You done?” Ashton subdued me and gave me a rather meek warning.

“No.” I did not know why, but I just wanted to rebel against him.

Ashton did not know how to deal with me. So, he casually tightened his pinch hold, which prompted me to yell, “Woah! This is domestic violence! I’m crying…”

He was at a loss and let go. So, I took the opportunity to tackle and pin him down.

That made Ashton admit defeat and carefully lay there. His hands were on my waist because he was worried I might get hurt. “Alright, Ms. Stovall. You win. What’s my punishment?” he said after letting out a deep sigh.

down of him and lay

was less of a high since the win

the side and looked at me enthusiastically with his chin on his hand. “Aren’t you still upset at the thing

that do?” I questioned, suddenly feeling more

weird because my

banter and all that negative emotions would instantly disappear. It

not answer. So, I

you talking?”

done as soon as possible in case she feels disconnected from her peers and can’t get used to living

she might not get enough human interactions and actually fall for Shaun, aren’t you? Tell me, do you not like Shaun?”

with a hint of disdain in his eyes and a smug

he finished, he pounced onto me, leaving me no time to

doing?!” I held him off by the chest, astonished. How is it possible for men to think of doing that all the

me.” Ashton knitted his brow. The look on his face was actually so