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

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

his father about

not like Ash could

more of those roses your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly at my son and tried to distract myself from Sergio’s

me down or

watching movies on the huge flat

the roses out of the way and give more room to walk

a hundred of them, and even though his penthouse was

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

against my chest wondering if it was

he’d call a bit later after

rushed over to the coffee table, trying my hardest to not knock down the glass vase with the

my bottom lip when I saw the caller on the

right.

to the front of my

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

time around, this one really is

on Soph just act natural and stop thinking about Sergio or

and picked up the phone at

I breathed out, raking a shaky hand through my

do you sound so breathless

could hear the shuffling of

to you I was trying to clean up a hundred roses to make room so you’d be able to walk through the area better,”

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

to do with them is your choice. I just

bit into my bottom lip to stop from smiling

He whispered, his voice going from soft to

“Yes. You really did. Didn’t know you had a romantic bone in you body.” I joked, swapping my tongue

I’m someone different when it

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