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.

I can’t risk Sergio

looked down at Ashton

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

Ash

about we smell more of those roses your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly at my son and

down or push me into a

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

tried to fix the roses out of the way

his penthouse

bouquet

heart slamming against my chest wondering

did say he’d call a bit

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

when I

right. It

the

supposed to act with him now

around, this one really is to his

Soph just act natural and stop thinking about Sergio or

the phone at the last second before

I breathed out, raking a shaky hand through

sound so breathless mama bear?”

hear the shuffling of papers in

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

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

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

bottom lip

whispered, his

I voiced it out. “Yes. You really did. Didn’t know you had a romantic bone in you body.” I joked, swapping

come to realize I’m someone different when it comes to you Soph.“” He whispered

and I literally skipped to the roses and