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.

risk Sergio ruining

looked down at Ashton in my arms.

tell his father about his great grandfather coming over and

Ash could

us with?” I smiled warmly at

let them weigh me down or push

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

I tried to fix the roses out of the way and

least a hundred of them, and even though his

bouquet in the corner, away from the entrance when

heart slamming against my chest wondering

he’d call a bit later after

over to the coffee table, trying my hardest to not

my bottom lip when I saw the

right. It

to the

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

around, this one really is to his

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

phone at the last second before the

a shaky hand

so breathless mama bear?” He asked

shuffling of

you’d be able to walk through the

of my

I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted to impress you,”

bottom lip to

his voice going

did. Didn’t know you had a romantic bone in you body.” I joked,

come to realize I’m someone different when it

literally skipped to the roses and plucked out one and brought it to my nose to