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.

can’t risk Sergio ruining Aiden’s

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

to not tell his father

not like Ash could actually tell

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

not let them weigh me down or push me into

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

the roses out of the way and give

were at least a hundred of them, and even though his penthouse was huge, they covered the

bouquet in the corner, away

perked up, my heart slamming against my chest

say he’d call a

hardest to not knock down

bottom lip when I saw the

was right.

to the front of

to act with him now that I’m holding yet another

time around, this one really is

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

phone at the

a shaky

so breathless

hear the shuffling of papers

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

reason for me being breathless was because of my anxiety of knowing

you want to do with them is your choice. I

into my bottom lip to stop

it work?” He whispered, his voice

had a romantic bone in you body.” I joked, swapping my tongue over my bottom lip as I turned around to stare at the endless bouquet of

either but I’ve come to realize I’m someone different when

my heart skipping a beat and I literally skipped to the roses and plucked out one and brought it to my nose