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

my tongue and then looked down at Ashton in

I’m telling my toddler son to not tell his father about his great grandfather

Ash could actually

smell more of those roses your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly at my son and tried to distract myself

down or push me

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

the roses out of the

even though his penthouse was huge, they

bouquet in the corner, away from the entrance when my

heart slamming against my chest wondering

he’d call a

my hardest to not knock down the glass vase with the

my bottom lip when

right. It

pushed to the front

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

time around, this one really

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

and picked up the phone at the last second before

breathed out, raking a shaky

so breathless mama bear?” He

shuffling of

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

was because of my anxiety of knowing I have

do with them is your choice. I just wanted to impress you,”

lip to

whispered, his

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

come to realize I’m someone different

literally skipped to the roses and plucked out one and brought it to my