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.

I can’t risk Sergio ruining Aiden’s

at Ashton in my arms. “We don’t speak

I’m telling my toddler son to not tell his father about his

Ash could actually

those roses your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly at my son

them weigh me down or push me into

of hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching

tried to fix the roses out of the way

though his penthouse

bouquet in the corner,

chest wondering if it was Aiden

did say he’d call a

my hardest to not knock down

into my bottom lip when I saw the

right. It was

pushed to the front

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

time around, this one really is to

stop thinking about Sergio or you’ll feel even

the phone at the last second before

out, raking a shaky hand through

you sound so breathless mama bear?” He

shuffling of

up a hundred roses to make room so you’d be able to walk through the area better,” I

that the main reason for me being breathless was because of my anxiety

I wasn’t thinking when I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice. I

into my bottom lip

whispered, his

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 stare at the endless

someone different when it comes to you Soph.“” He whispered with

I literally skipped to the roses