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

tongue and then looked down at Ashton in my arms. “We don’t speak about this, okay

telling my toddler son to not tell his father about his great grandfather coming over and slandering his

like Ash

with?” I smiled warmly

them weigh me down or

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

tried to fix the roses out of the way

though his penthouse

was huffing and puffing while tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner, away

chest

he’d call a bit

to not knock down the

when I saw the caller on

was right. It

pushed to the front

am I supposed to act with him now that I’m

time around, this one

act natural and stop thinking about Sergio

and picked up the phone at the last second

raking a shaky hand through

breathless mama bear?” He asked

hear the shuffling of papers in

trying to clean up a hundred roses to make room so you’d be able to walk through the area

me being breathless was because of my anxiety of

you want to do with them is your

lip to stop from smiling

it work?” He whispered, his

a romantic bone in you body.” I joked, swapping my tongue over my bottom lip as I turned around

I’ve come to realize I’m someone different

beat and I literally skipped to the roses and plucked