The Girl He Craves

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Sophie’s pov

I’m still flabbergasted by what transpired only a few seconds ago.

Feeling Ashton’s small little hands on my cheeks, as if silently reassuring me everything was okay, was what made me finally remove my eyes off the door to stare into his wide blue eyes similar to his dad’s.

They stared at me deeply, as if knowing that I was upset. I smile shakily at him, and hugged him to me.

“I’m sorry you had to hear that bug,” I whispered, kissing his forehead a couple of times before he started to giggle and unfreeze my heart again.

I sighed and looked around the room, Sergio’s words ringing. in my head. I wish things were easier, where there was nothing standing in the way of Aiden’s and I’s relationship.

But it seems we would always go through trials….this one so happens to be the most powerful man in New York.

I chewed on my lips, a cold shiver running down my spine and I had to clutch Ashton more firmly to reassure myself that

everything would actually be okay.

There was a warning in Sergio’s tone when he left. One that should shake me to the core. And it did.

It showed me that he had the upper hand. And would probably always have the upper hand.

I felt sick to my stomach by his words, especially the threat that hanged in the air.

But what could I do?

I could tell Aiden about it, but risk his past being in the media. They’ll slander him, and me. They’ll turn their backs on him.

Like Sergio said, the internet was a very cruel place.

I could only imagine how others would react oustide of the internet.

I shook my head.

risk Sergio

then looked down at Ashton in my arms.

my toddler son to not tell his father about his great grandfather coming over

Ash could actually tell

your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly at my son

down or

hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies on the huge flat screen tv, and

to fix the roses out of the way and give

though his penthouse was huge, they covered the

tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner, away

heart slamming against my chest wondering if it was Aiden who

did say he’d call a bit later

table, trying my hardest to not knock down the glass vase with the roses on

lip when I saw the caller on

right. It was

to the front

with him now that I’m holding yet

this one really is to his

come on Soph just act natural and stop thinking about Sergio or

up the phone at

I breathed out, raking a shaky

so breathless

hear the shuffling

trying to clean up a hundred roses to make room so you’d be able to walk through the area better,” I said in half truth and half

of my anxiety of knowing I have to keep Sergio’s

a hundred. What you want to do with them is

bit into my bottom lip to

whispered, his voice going from soft

voiced it out. “Yes. You really did. Didn’t know you had a romantic bone

come to realize I’m someone different when it comes to you Soph.“”

skipping a beat and I literally skipped to the roses and plucked