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 Aiden’s

at Ashton in my

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

like Ash could actually

your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly at my son and tried to distract myself from

them weigh me down or push

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

asleep, I tried to fix the roses out of the way and give more room to

were at least a hundred of them, and even though his penthouse

the last rose bouquet

my heart slamming against my chest wondering if it was Aiden who was

he’d call

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

lip when I saw the caller

right. It was

pushed to the

now that I’m holding

this one really is to his

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

at the last second before

out, raking a shaky hand through

sound so breathless mama bear?” He

the shuffling of papers in

clean up a hundred roses to make room so you’d be able to walk through the area better,” I said in half truth and

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

thinking when I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted to impress you,” He admitted, his

my bottom lip

whispered, his voice going from soft

so I voiced it out. “Yes. You really did. Didn’t know you had a romantic

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

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