The Girl He Craves

Sophie’s pov

There’s cheering around, but my eyes can’t move away from Aiden to see those who were cheering.

I knew that it was the people in the store who saw and heard everything. I didn’t need to know more.

He smiles brightly in relief and slips the ring on my trembling fingers. His fingers were warm, and gentle.

“The color matches your eyes,” He whispered and looked up at me with a grin.

I nod agreeing with him even though I didn’t even hear a word he just said. My mind was a bit too hazy with what just happened. I could not focus a hundred percent yet.

He comes closer, his bigger body almost pressing against mine. My heart is beating in my chest when one of his arms slip around my waist and hold me firmly.

He leans down and kissed my cheek and whispered. “Nice acting.”

His words had cold water splashing across my body, freezing me and pushing reality in my face. Acting.

We were just acting.

S**pid Sophie. Of course the two of you were acting.

He didn’t mean a single word that came out of his mouth.

“We need to show them that you’re extremely happy. We both are.” He whispered, kissing my cheeks again. His lips on my skin burned through me and heated my veins.

I ignored the feeling, setting cold ice in my heart instead. “How are we supposed to do that?” I whispered, my heart aching knowing those beautiful words he said had no true meaning behind them.

What a waste of beautiful words.

He murmurs, his

back of my head, his fingers tangled in my hair, his head leaning down, my eyes on his lips,

perfectly even

them against mine softly, tenderly as one would do to

flutters in my chest again like a bird flapping its

of my head and the way his lips sucked my lower lip in his mouth, Aiden definitely had forgotten where we were until I

a store with many eyes on us, we didn’t need to kiss like

some of my hair behind my ear. His actions were

looking at myself

away from the rearview mirror, I decided to scoot a little further to the door and fetch my buzzing

brows furrowed when I noticed that it was Mila’s

on the screen.

me now?

slide my thumb over the answer button and brought the phone to my

“Hey-

good greeting in before she cuts in

Bell!” She growled sounding angry as

What did

Did I

What’s going on?

f**ing a*s am I hearing that you’re engaged to f**king Aiden Xavier through some dumb popular online celebrity gossip site?!” She barked and I can hear Ria’s mother in the background asking her to get off the phone and get back to

cringe. So many f**ks in one

I whispered hoping to calm

not tell your best friend

you over the phone. I know you’re angry and want an explanation but right now I can’t give that to you,” I

when we’re home. I promise that I’ll clear everything up.” I whispered looking over at Aiden who

but he had yet to pick