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

bit my tongue and then looked down at Ashton

telling my toddler son to not tell his father about his great

like Ash could actually tell

with?” I smiled warmly at my son and tried to

them weigh me down or push me

hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies on

of

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

while tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner, away from

up, my heart slamming against my chest wondering if it

say he’d call a

hardest to not knock down the glass vase with the roses

my bottom lip when I saw the caller on the

was right. It

to the

to act with him now

this one really

just act natural and stop thinking about

up the phone at

raking a

sound so breathless mama

shuffling of

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

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

a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted to impress you,”

into my bottom lip

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

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

come to realize I’m someone different when

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