The Girl He Craves

Sophie’s pov

“What?” I asked with a perplexed expression on my face.

Did I hear him wrong?

Aiden sighs, looking a bit unsettled as he looked at me. “I’m sorry mama bear but someone leaked a photo of Ash on Instagram and it’s circulating around. I’ll have them take it down as soon as possible but Sergio knows about him and wants to meet him today.”

My heart dropped in the pit of my stomach.

How did they get a photo of Ashton?

I feel the blood drain from my face as I quickly throw the covers off my body and rolled off the bed.

I began to pace the floor, my hands in my hair.

My poor baby was now vulnerable to the world. The mean side of social media.

I can only imagine what they’re saying about him.

About me…

Wait, do they even know I’m his mother?

I stopped pacing and looked at Aiden with the tip of my thumb in my mouth as I bit the nail.

“Do they know I’m his mother? How did they get the photo

I was not ready for these strangers to know about Ashton as yet, far less know that I was a teen mother.

The nasty words they would spur out…I can only imagine.

Ashton stirs and wakes up. I walk over to Aiden and lift Ash off Aiden’s chest to hold him in my arms.

Aiden sits up, running a hand through his hair and utters. “Sergio mentioned that he could recognize you from the angle. He’s a smart man and has put two and two together. The media isn’t dumb Sophie, they’ll also figure it out.”

covered Ashton’s ears while making him rest his head on my chest. “F*ck!”

calm about this,” He whispered, rolling off the bed and landing on his

so angry that I didn’t

walks over

our son’s photo everywhere and G*d knows what they’re saying about him and me.” My eyes misted as I kissed the top

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way too young to be going

were supposed to show him on our terms. Protect him better from the harshness of social

face, stopping the shaking of my head. “Hey, hey, calm down Soph. I’ll get them to take it down. Everything’s going to be

into my eyes

lot.

I whispered in

is my life as he is yours. And that’s all he needs to know growing up. He

I nod

his way.” Aiden sighs looking at me like he wished things had turned out differently. I wished

I sighed. I was doing

back to Aiden

to me as if this would

my skin.” I promise I’ll fix this Sophie.”

then lifting to

strong. Something

it,” Aiden said when he opened the door that lead to

the penthouse but his

a curious Ashton in my arms. His eyes glowed

excitement to dirty and mess up everywhere running through his head

size of the entire living space of Mila, Ria’s and my apartment, and the

the middle of the living room area, a big flat screen TV mounted on the wall before it and tall glass sliding doors lined the entire length of the living room, leading to a huge

air or

and clean it was. Well maybe I shouldn’t be, with a

personal maids.

duffel bag and the one I