The Girl He Craves

Sophie’s pov

I’m skimming through the printed words on the paper Aiden gave to me an hour ago or so.

He mentioned that it was also on the computer stored in a private file but I found it better to read on paper.

When I heard his footfalls nearing I press my lips together to stop from smiling.

The talk with him in the office about our son was one of

the best conversations I had ever had with him.

He was attentive and seemed to be drinking in every word I said about Ashton. He chuckled a bit when I mentioned that our son was a bit fearful of heights and said he must’ve got- ten that fear from his mother, because she too was scared of heights.

I had smiled then. Ashton really took all of Aiden’s genes and down to his personality and none of mine. Except for the scrunching up of the nose when we get irritated.

I never thought in a million years that Aiden and I would be talking about Ashton with so much giddiness and warmth.

In fact I never thought we could stay in the same room with each other for longer than five minutes without aiming for each other’s throat or aiming to get rid of each other’s clothes.

But we managed to avoid both.

And dare I say it, I loved talking to him about our son. He also looked like he loved hearing about his son which made me fawn inwardly.

I never saw him so warm and attentive before.

It was so strange for me to enjoy a meaningful conversa- tion with him. And I’m even more stunned when our conversa- tions remained warm and giddy the entire time. Not once did we try to argue or disagree.

huge difference that it felt weird

a few hours to

“Mama bear,”

shiver run down my spine whenever he called me that. I

in amusement. His jacket was draped over his arm and he

down at the

“Oh,”

over at Aiden to see that he was

to get off work. It’s now time to pick up our son.” He said and then I couldn’t

our son.

her guard up with him to protect

think it would be better to give Aiden a chance to prove me wrong.

him that chance to prove him- self before I burn

interested in raising his son with all those questions he spewed at me I’m the office earlier

up,” I said as I quickly place the file in one of the drawers and some of the papers s**ered a bit on the

up and walked around the desk to stand beside him. He ushers for me to walk ahead and I do

the doors to open, Aiden is suddenly beside me, so close that I can feel his

when his palm rest on the small of

dress and when he nudges me forward I found my

surprised I hadn’t embarrassed myself by slipping

hands still on the small of

me. I can practically hear my own rough breathing in this small confined space, there’s no way he

over at your place

can breathe

and I can practically feel