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

his father about his great grandfather coming over and

like Ash could

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

me down or push me into a

couple of hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies on

asleep, I tried to fix the roses out of the

even though his

bouquet in

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

did say he’d call a bit later

not knock down the glass vase with the

lip when

was right.

pushed to the

act with him now that

one really is

stop thinking

picked up the phone at the last second before the

out, raking a shaky hand

you sound so breathless mama

the shuffling of papers in the

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

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

you want to do with them is your choice.

into my bottom lip

He whispered, his

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 as I turned around

realize I’m someone different when it

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