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

then looked down at Ashton in my arms. “We don’t

his father about his great grandfather

like Ash could

your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly

down or push me

Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies on the huge flat screen

of

them, and even though his penthouse was huge, they covered

and puffing while tucking the last rose bouquet in

against my chest wondering if it was Aiden

call

to not knock down the glass vase with the roses on my

my bottom lip when I saw the caller on the

was right. It was

pushed to the front

supposed to act with him now that I’m

time around, this one really is to his

stop thinking about Sergio or you’ll

and picked up the phone at the last second before the ringing could

breathed out, raking a

sound so breathless

shuffling of

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

only he knew that the main reason for me being breathless was because of my anxiety of knowing I

a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted to impress you,” He admitted, his

bottom lip to stop

whispered, his voice going from soft to

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

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

beat and I literally skipped to the roses and plucked out one and brought it to my