The Girl He Craves

Sophie’s pov When I ordered a cup of coffee the woman serving me looked at me a bit strangely.

Was it weird that I felt for coffee at this hour? I mean people usually drank coffee in the morning but it wasn’t that crazy to see someone drink coffee at noon.

But maybe it wasn’t weird to me because I worked at a diner where most customers or dered coffee at any time of the day.

“Thank you.” I thanked the woman as I try to hold the box of donuts, the box of cupcakes, and the two cups of black coffee in my arms. It was a bit of a struggle to fit them all but I man aged.

I was heading back to the office, I saw no point in staying in the staff canteen when I had to drop off stuff for Lisa and Bernard.

I tilted my head slightly away from the pile in my arms so I could see where I was heading off to. On the way to the elevator, I got stopped by Gregg. I didn’t want to be impolite so I stopped to talk to him.

“Sophie right?” He feigned a look of confusion as his eyes roamed over me.

His lips quirked into a smirk that didn’t quite suit his innocent baby face. Then again, that guy didn’t seem the least bit innocent.

I nodded, wanting to tell him that I was currently struggling under the weight of the stuff in my arms so I needed to go. But me being the nice person that I am, I bit my tongue and stayed quiet.

“You look breathtaking today,” Gregg smirked. He was flirting, well trying to, that much was obvious.

“Thank you Gregg, you don’t look too dashing. I mean too bad yourself.” | giggled in embar r**nt.

Gregg chuckled. “I get that a lot. Hey, do you by any chance have any free time to grab din ner or lunch tomorrow

“No.”

The startling word came from beside me and I quickly spun around, forgetting that my arms were currently full to the brim and I was holding hot coffee. Two of them at that.

shock when I collided with someone’s hard chest. Everything that was in my hold seconds ago is now on the man’s suit and on the floor. The man hissed as the hot coffee drenched

the words die out on my

Aiden.

My luck

feels as if everyone around us just stopped moving as they watch what was hap pening. I

Goodbye, ten thousand dollars.

and bend down to grab some of the napkins

I rushed out in a shaky voice while trying to ‘pat him dry using the napkins. This

me a month. Now that I was sure I’d

bitter taste on my tongue as if I

Aiden’s arm and tug him back to the elevator. I heard the shocked gasp behind me

expected me to touch Aiden much less grab a hold

percent thinking properly to realize what I was doing. “I’ll get you cleaned off Mr. Xavier.” I rushed out as I punched the button for the elevator doors

made me believe that he was too stunned by what was hap pening to even blast

promise to clean off the mess I made,” I said

floor, remembering that Lisa had mentioned his floor

mentioned that I wasn’t allowed there but Aiden had yet to protest so I

yet when I began to dab at the wet jacket. “Did the hot coffee burn your skin sir?” I asked, wincing inwardly at the damage I had

a response from him my eyes lifted up and I’m instantly pinned under his hard

air get stuck in my lungs as his stormy

heart leapt. Had he remembered

could ask him anything, the doors slide open

my head to remove my thoughts, I tugged Aiden out of the lift and onto his floor. “Sir do you have a room where I can check for injuries?” I

practically empty, with only a few separate and