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

looked down at Ashton in my arms. “We

to not tell his father about his great grandfather

not like Ash could actually tell

daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly at my son and

weigh me down or push me into

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

asleep, I tried to fix the roses out of

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

while tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner,

slamming against my chest wondering if

did say he’d call a bit later

coffee table, trying my hardest to not knock down the glass

lip when

right. It was

the front of my

act with him now that I’m holding yet another secret

time around, this one

act natural and stop thinking about Sergio or you’ll feel

at the last second before the

breathed out, raking a shaky hand through my

do you sound so breathless

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

reason for me being breathless was because of my anxiety of knowing I have to

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

bit into my bottom lip to stop from

whispered, his voice going from

did. Didn’t know you had a romantic

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

my heart skipping a beat and I literally skipped to the