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.

can’t risk Sergio

bit my tongue and then looked down at Ashton in my

tell his father about his great grandfather coming over and

Ash could

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

let them weigh me down or

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

asleep, I tried to fix the roses out of the way

of them, and even though his penthouse

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

my chest wondering if

did say he’d call a

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

bottom lip when I

was right. It

the front

with him now that I’m holding

around, this one really is to

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

up the phone at the

a

do you sound so breathless mama bear?” He

could hear the shuffling of papers

you’d be able to walk through the area better,” I said in half truth and

only he knew that the main reason for me being breathless was because of my anxiety of knowing I have to keep Sergio’s sudden visit away

baby, I wasn’t thinking when I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted

bit into my bottom lip

He whispered, his voice going from

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

know either but I’ve come to realize I’m someone different when it

the roses and plucked out one