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

tongue and then looked down at Ashton in my arms.

my toddler son to not tell his father about his

not like Ash

surprised us with?” I smiled warmly at my son and tried to distract myself from

down or push

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

of the way and give more room to

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

while tucking the last rose bouquet in the

my chest wondering if it was

say he’d call

coffee table, trying my hardest to not knock

when I saw the caller

right.

pushed to the front

act with him now

time around, this one really is

just act natural and stop

and picked up the phone at the

breathed out, raking a shaky hand through

do you sound so breathless

could hear the shuffling of papers in the

room so you’d be able to walk through the area

main reason for me being breathless was because of my anxiety of knowing I have to keep

want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted

my bottom lip to

whispered, his voice going from soft

and then realized that he couldn’t exactly see me, so I voiced it out. “Yes. You really did. Didn’t know you had a romantic bone in you body.” I joked, swapping my tongue over my bottom lip as I turned around to

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

and I literally skipped to the roses and