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 ruining

Ashton in

tell his father about his great grandfather coming over and slandering

like Ash could actually tell

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

let them weigh me down or push

and I busied ourselves watching movies on the huge flat screen tv, and then when

the roses out of

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

rose bouquet in the

heart slamming against my chest wondering if

he’d call a bit later after

table, trying my hardest to not

bit into my bottom lip when I saw the caller

was right. It

the

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

time around, this one really

natural and stop thinking about Sergio or you’ll feel even more

picked up the phone at the last second

out, raking a shaky hand through

breathless mama bear?”

could hear the shuffling of papers in

was 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 truth and half

reason for me being breathless was because of my

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

my bottom lip to stop

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

you had a romantic bone

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

literally skipped to the roses and plucked out one and brought