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

tongue and then looked down at Ashton in my arms. “We don’t speak

to not tell his father

Ash could

we smell more of those roses your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly at my son and tried to distract myself from

them weigh me down or push me into a

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

fix the roses out of

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

rose bouquet

perked up, my heart slamming against my chest wondering if it

did say he’d call a bit later after

to not knock down the glass vase with the roses

lip when I saw the caller on

right. It

the

supposed to act with him now

this one really is

Soph just act natural and stop thinking about Sergio

up the phone at

I breathed out, raking a shaky hand

sound so breathless

shuffling of papers in the

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

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

thinking when I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted to

lip to stop from

whispered, his voice going

romantic bone in

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

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