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 arms. “We don’t

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

like Ash could actually tell

us with?” I smiled warmly at my son and

down or

hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies on the huge flat screen

the roses out of the way and give

though his penthouse was huge,

huffing and puffing while tucking the last rose bouquet in the

perked up, my heart slamming against my chest wondering if it was Aiden who

did say he’d call a bit later after

coffee table, trying my hardest to not knock

my bottom lip when I saw

was right.

to the front of my

I supposed to act with him now that

this time around, this one really is to his

stop thinking about Sergio or you’ll feel

at the last second before the

a

do you sound so breathless mama bear?” He

could hear the shuffling of papers in

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

for me being breathless was because of

want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted

my bottom lip to stop

it work?” He whispered, his

out. “Yes. You really did. Didn’t know you had a romantic bone in you body.” I joked,

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

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