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

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

my toddler son to not tell his father about his great grandfather coming over and slandering his

like Ash could actually

about we smell more of those roses your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly at my son

weigh me down

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

roses out of the way

his penthouse was huge, they covered the

puffing while tucking the last rose bouquet in

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

he’d call

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

lip when I saw the

right. It

the front of

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

around, this one

and stop thinking about Sergio

phone at the last second before

out, raking a shaky hand through my

breathless mama bear?” He asked

could hear the shuffling

to clean up a hundred roses to make room so you’d be able to walk

because of my anxiety of knowing I

ordered a hundred. What you want to do

lip

He whispered, his voice

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 to stare at the

to realize I’m someone different when it comes to you Soph.“” He whispered

I literally skipped to the roses and plucked out