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.

risk Sergio ruining Aiden’s

down at Ashton in my arms. “We

tell his father about his great

Ash could actually

I smiled warmly at my son and tried

them weigh me down

and I busied ourselves watching movies on the huge flat screen tv,

asleep, I tried to fix the roses out of the

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

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

perked up, my heart slamming against my chest

did say he’d call a bit later after

to the coffee table, trying my hardest to not knock down the glass vase with the roses on

lip when I

right. It

to the front of my

supposed to act with him now that I’m holding yet another

this time around, this one really is to

come on Soph just act natural and stop thinking about Sergio or

picked up the phone at the last second before the ringing

raking a shaky hand through

you sound so breathless mama

the shuffling of

to make room so you’d be able to walk through the

the main reason for me being breathless was because of my anxiety of knowing I have

when I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice.

bottom lip to stop from smiling

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

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

didn’t know either but I’ve come to realize I’m someone different when it comes

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