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.

can’t risk Sergio

and then looked down at Ashton in my arms. “We

not tell his father about his great grandfather coming over and

Ash could actually tell

we smell more of those roses your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly at my son and tried to

them weigh me down or push me into

I busied ourselves watching movies on the

asleep, I tried to fix the roses out of the way and give more room

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

while tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner, away from

up, my heart slamming against my chest wondering if it was Aiden who was

say he’d call a bit later after

table, trying my hardest to not knock down the glass

my bottom lip when I saw the caller on

right. It

the front

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

time around, this one really

come on Soph just act natural and stop thinking about Sergio or you’ll feel even more

up the phone at the

I breathed out, raking a shaky hand through

breathless mama

could hear the shuffling of papers

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

of my anxiety of

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

lip to stop from smiling

whispered, his voice

romantic bone in you body.” I joked, swapping my tongue over my bottom lip as I turned around to

someone different when it comes to you Soph.“” He whispered

to the roses and plucked out one and brought it to my nose to