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 in my arms. “We don’t speak about

son to not tell his father about

like Ash could actually

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

me down or push me into a

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

I tried to fix the roses out of the way and give more

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

rose bouquet in the corner, away

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

say he’d call a bit later after

hardest to not knock down the

bottom lip when I

right. It

pushed to the front of

him now that I’m holding yet another secret

around, this one

just act natural and stop thinking

the phone at the last second before

out, raking a

so breathless mama bear?”

hear the shuffling

so you’d be able to walk

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

sorry baby, I wasn’t thinking when I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted to impress you,” He admitted,

bottom lip to

his voice going from soft to

a romantic bone in you body.” I joked, swapping my tongue over my

I’ve come to realize I’m someone

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