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.

I can’t risk Sergio

my tongue and then looked down at Ashton in

not tell his father about his great

not like Ash

those roses your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly at my son and tried to distract myself from

let them weigh me down or push me

next couple of hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies on the huge flat screen tv, and then when

tried to fix the roses out of the way and give more

a hundred of them, and even though his penthouse was huge, they

was huffing and puffing while tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner, away from

my heart slamming against my chest wondering

he’d call a bit later after

to the coffee table, trying my hardest to not knock

into my bottom lip when I saw the caller

right. It was

pushed to the front

act with him now that I’m holding yet another secret from

this one really is

Soph just act natural and stop thinking about Sergio or

phone at the last second before

raking a shaky hand

do you sound so breathless mama bear?” He

shuffling of papers in

was trying to clean up a hundred roses to make room so you’d be able to walk through

me being breathless was because of my anxiety of knowing I have to keep Sergio’s sudden visit away

wasn’t thinking when I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice.

my bottom lip to stop

work?” He whispered, his voice going from soft to

nodded and then realized that he couldn’t exactly see me, so I voiced it out. “Yes. You really did. Didn’t know you had a romantic bone in you body.” I joked,

but I’ve come to realize I’m someone different when it

words has my heart skipping a beat and I literally skipped to the roses and plucked out one and