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

and then looked down at Ashton in my arms.

not tell his father about his great grandfather coming over and slandering his

Ash could actually tell

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

them weigh me down or push me

couple of hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies

tried to fix the roses out of the

even though his penthouse was huge, they covered the floor like a

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

against my chest wondering if it was Aiden who was

did say he’d call a bit later

my hardest to not knock down the glass vase with the roses on my

bottom lip when I saw

right.

to the front of my

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

time around, this one really is

come on Soph just act natural and stop

up the phone at the last second

a shaky

you sound so breathless mama bear?”

the shuffling of papers in the

so you’d be

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

you want to do with them is your

bottom lip to

it work?” He whispered, his

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 joked, swapping my tongue over my bottom lip as I turned around to stare at the endless

I’m someone different when it comes to you

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