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.

risk Sergio

Ashton in

telling my toddler son to not tell his father about

not like Ash could

with?” I smiled warmly at my son and tried

them weigh me down or

watching

fix the roses out of the way and give more room

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

rose bouquet

against my chest wondering if it was Aiden who was

did say he’d call a bit later

over to the coffee table, trying my hardest to not knock down the glass vase

bottom lip when I saw the caller on the

right. It

the front

supposed to act with him now

around, this one

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

sighed and picked up the phone at the last second

a shaky hand

do you sound so breathless mama bear?” He

hear the shuffling of

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

because of my anxiety of

you want to do with

lip

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

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

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

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