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.

in 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

my G*d, I’m so sor-“My eyes lift and the words die

Aiden.

My luck was

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

Goodbye, ten thousand dollars.

bend down to grab some of

I hadn’t known you were there. I-” I rushed out in a shaky voice while trying to ‘pat him dry

more than the ten thousand dollars Bernard was generously offer ing to give me a month. Now that I

my tongue as if I had just drank the rich coffee

thinking mu ch, I gripped Aiden’s arm and tug him back to the elevator.

me to touch Aiden much less

hundred percent thinking properly to realize what I was doing. “I’ll get you cleaned off Mr. Xavier.” I rushed out

stunned by what was hap pening

the mess I made,” I

his floor, remembering that Lisa had

mentioned that I wasn’t allowed there but Aiden had yet to protest so I took it as a good

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

him my eyes lifted up and I’m

lungs as his stormy gaze turned

heart leapt. Had he remembered

I could ask him anything, the doors slide open

onto his floor. “Sir do you have a room where I can

was practically empty, with only a few