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

looked down at Ashton in my arms. “We don’t speak about this,

not tell his

like Ash could actually tell

surprised us with?” I smiled warmly at my son

them weigh me down

watching movies on the huge

out of the way and give more

and even though his

huffing and puffing while tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner,

my heart slamming against my chest wondering if

say he’d call

coffee table, trying my hardest to not knock

bottom lip when I saw the

right.

the front

act with him now that I’m holding yet another

this time around, this one really

just act natural and stop thinking about Sergio or

and picked up the phone at

breathed out, raking a shaky hand through my

so breathless mama bear?” He

shuffling of

you’d

breathless was because of my anxiety of knowing I have to keep

baby, I wasn’t thinking when I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted to impress you,” He admitted, his

bottom lip to

his voice going from soft

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

come to realize I’m someone different when it comes to you Soph.“” He whispered

I literally skipped to the roses and plucked out one and