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 Aiden’s

down at Ashton in my arms. “We don’t speak

his father about his great grandfather coming over and slandering

not like Ash

more of those roses your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly

them weigh me down or push me

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

fix the roses out of the

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

last rose bouquet in the corner,

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

say he’d call a bit

my hardest to not knock

into my bottom lip when

was right. It was

pushed to the

him now that I’m holding yet another

time around, this one

stop thinking about Sergio or you’ll

phone at the last

a shaky

so breathless mama bear?” He

shuffling of

to you I was trying to clean up a hundred roses to make room so you’d be

because of my anxiety of knowing I have to keep Sergio’s sudden

wasn’t thinking when I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with

lip to stop from

it work?” He whispered, his voice

a romantic bone in you body.” I joked, swapping my tongue over

realize I’m someone different when

and I literally skipped to the roses and plucked out one and brought