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

then looked down at Ashton in my arms. “We don’t speak about

to not tell his father about

like Ash

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

weigh me down or push me into a

the next couple of hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies on the

I tried to fix the roses out of the

of them, and even though his penthouse was huge, they covered the floor like

while tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner, away from the entrance when my phone

against my chest wondering if it was Aiden

did say he’d call a bit later

to not

into my bottom lip when I saw

right. It was

the front

now that I’m holding yet

one really is to his

stop thinking about

sighed and picked up the phone at the

I breathed out, raking a shaky hand through my

do you sound so breathless mama bear?”

could hear the shuffling

was 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

me being breathless was because of my anxiety of knowing I have to keep

want to do with them is your choice.

bit into my bottom lip to stop from smiling

He whispered, his voice going from soft

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, swapping my tongue over my bottom lip as I turned around

come to realize I’m someone different when it comes to

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