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

then looked down at Ashton in my

not tell his father about his great grandfather coming over and slandering his

like Ash could

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

me down or push me into

I busied ourselves watching movies on the huge flat screen

tried to fix the roses out of the way

and even though his penthouse was huge, they covered the floor like a

puffing while tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner, away from

heart slamming against my chest wondering

did say he’d call a bit later after

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

into my bottom lip when I saw the caller on

was right. It was

to the front of my

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

around, this one really is

on Soph just act natural and stop thinking about Sergio or you’ll

at the last second

I breathed out, raking a shaky hand through

you sound so breathless mama bear?”

hear the shuffling of papers in

a hundred roses to make room so you’d be able to walk through

reason for me being breathless was because of

ordered a hundred. What you want to do

into my bottom lip to stop from

He whispered, his voice going from

then realized that he couldn’t exactly see me, so I voiced 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

know either but I’ve come to realize I’m someone

to the roses and