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

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

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

Ash could

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

me down or push me

watching movies on the

out of the way

and even though his penthouse was huge, they

and puffing while tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner,

up, my heart slamming against my chest wondering if

call a bit

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

bit into my bottom lip when I saw

right. It

to the

with him now

this one really is to his

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

up the phone at the last second

breathed out, raking a shaky hand through my

you sound so breathless mama bear?” He asked

hear the shuffling of papers in

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

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

I wasn’t thinking when I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted to impress you,” He admitted, his

bit into my bottom lip

He whispered, his voice going from

“Yes. You really did. Didn’t know you had a romantic bone in you body.” I joked, swapping my tongue over my bottom lip

realize I’m someone different when it comes to

a beat and I literally skipped to the roses and plucked out one