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

bit my tongue and then looked down at Ashton in my arms. “We don’t speak about this, okay

my toddler son to not tell his father about his great

not like Ash could actually tell

daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly

me down or push me into a

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

to fix the roses out of the way and give

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

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

against my chest wondering if it was Aiden who was

did say he’d call

my hardest to not knock down the glass vase with the

into my bottom lip when I saw the caller on the

was right. It

pushed to the front of my

to act with him now that

one really is to

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

sighed and picked up the phone at the last

a shaky

so breathless mama bear?” He asked

could hear the shuffling of papers in

hundred roses to make room so you’d be able

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

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 voice

lip to stop

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

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

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

beat and I literally skipped to the roses and plucked out one