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 ruining

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

son to not tell his father about

Ash

us with?” I smiled

them weigh me down

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

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

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

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

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

say he’d call a

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

lip when I saw the

right. It was

pushed to the front

him now that I’m holding yet another secret

this one really is to

and stop thinking about Sergio

phone at the last second before the ringing could

raking a shaky hand

so breathless mama bear?” He asked

hear the shuffling of papers in the

to make room so you’d

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

want to do with

my bottom lip to stop

whispered, his voice going

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 endless

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

literally skipped to the roses and