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

looked down at Ashton

I’m telling my toddler son to not tell his

not like Ash could actually tell

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

weigh me down or push me

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

the roses out of the way and give more

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

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

my chest wondering if

did say he’d call a bit later after

to not knock down the glass vase with the roses on my

bottom lip when I saw the caller on the

was right. It

the front of my

I supposed to act with him now

time around, this one really is to his

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

the phone at the last

raking a shaky hand

breathless mama bear?” He asked

hear the shuffling of papers in the

roses to make room so you’d be able to

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

I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted to impress you,” He admitted, his

lip to stop from

it work?” He whispered, his voice going from

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

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

to the roses and plucked out one and brought it