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

looked down at Ashton

toddler son to not tell his

like Ash

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

not let them weigh me down or push me into

ourselves watching movies on the huge flat screen tv,

roses out of the way and give more

even though his penthouse was huge, they covered

the last rose bouquet in the corner, away

against my chest wondering if it was Aiden who was

did say he’d call

trying my hardest to not

my bottom lip when I saw the

was right. It was

the front

with him now that

this one

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

up the phone at the last second

out, raking a shaky

do you sound so breathless

could hear the shuffling of papers

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

because of my anxiety of knowing I have

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

into my bottom lip

whispered, his voice

that he couldn’t exactly see me, so I voiced it out. “Yes. You really did. Didn’t know you had a romantic bone

to realize I’m someone different

skipped to the