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

down at Ashton in my arms. “We

not tell his father

Ash could

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

weigh me down or push me into

ourselves watching movies on the

out of the way and give more room to walk

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

tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner, away from the entrance when

my heart slamming against my chest wondering if it was

he’d call a bit later

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

lip when I saw the caller on

right.

pushed to the front

act with him now that

this time around, this one really

on Soph just act natural and stop thinking about Sergio or you’ll feel even

up the phone at the last second before the ringing could

raking a shaky hand

you sound so breathless

hear the shuffling of papers

hundred roses to make room so you’d be able to walk through the

me being breathless was because of my anxiety of knowing I have to keep

I wasn’t thinking when I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is your

into my bottom lip to stop from

work?” He whispered, his voice going

Didn’t know you had a romantic bone in you

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

the roses