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

then looked down at Ashton in my

son to not tell his father about

Ash

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

me down or push me

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

fix the roses out of the way and give more room

a hundred of them, and even though his penthouse was huge, they covered the floor

while tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner, away from the entrance when my phone

my chest wondering if

did say he’d call a bit later

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

when I saw the caller on

right.

the front of my

act with him now that I’m holding

this time around, this one

just act natural and stop thinking about

and picked up the phone at the last second before the

a shaky

do you sound so breathless mama

hear the shuffling of papers in the

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

reason for me being breathless was because of my anxiety

to do

bottom lip

work?” He whispered, his voice going from

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

to realize I’m someone different when it comes

heart skipping a beat and I literally skipped to the roses and plucked out