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

looked down at Ashton in my arms.

son to not tell his father about

Ash could actually

smell more of those roses your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled

them weigh me down or push me into a

next couple of hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies on

fix the roses out of the way and give more

even though his penthouse was huge,

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

against my chest wondering if it

he’d call

hardest to not knock down the glass vase with the

bottom lip when I saw the

was right. It

the front

supposed to act with him now that I’m

one

come on Soph just act natural and stop thinking about Sergio or

the phone at the last second

out, raking a shaky hand

you sound so breathless

shuffling

you I was trying to clean up a hundred roses to make room so you’d be able to walk through the

he knew that the main reason for me being breathless was because of my anxiety of knowing I have to

when I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted

bit into my bottom lip to stop from smiling

it work?” He whispered, his voice

nodded and then realized 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 joked, swapping my tongue over my bottom lip as I turned around to stare at the endless bouquet of

come to realize I’m someone different when it comes to

and I literally skipped to the roses and plucked