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 ruining Aiden’s

looked down at Ashton

tell his father about his great grandfather coming

not like Ash could

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

let them weigh me down or push me

hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies on

roses out of the way and

and even though his penthouse was

bouquet in the corner, away from the entrance when my

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

call a

coffee table, trying my hardest to not knock down the glass

lip when

right. It was

to the front of my

I supposed to act with him now that

one really is to his

Soph just act natural and stop

picked up the phone at the last second before

I breathed out, raking a shaky hand through

sound so breathless mama

hear the shuffling of papers in the

so you’d be

main reason for me being breathless was because of my anxiety of knowing I have to keep Sergio’s sudden

What you want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted to

lip to

work?” He whispered, his

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, swapping my tongue over my

come to realize I’m someone different

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