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

tongue and then looked down at Ashton in my arms.

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

Ash could

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

down or push me into a

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

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

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

puffing while tucking the last rose bouquet

heart slamming against my chest wondering if it

call a bit later after

my hardest to not knock

into my bottom lip when I saw the caller on

was right. It

pushed to the front of

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

this one really is to his

stop thinking about Sergio or you’ll feel even more

sighed and picked up the phone at the last second before the ringing

raking a shaky hand through my

you sound so breathless

the shuffling of papers in

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

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

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 stop from smiling

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

that he couldn’t exactly see me, so I voiced it out. “Yes. You really did. Didn’t know you had a romantic bone in you body.” I

realize I’m someone different when

the roses