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

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

toddler son to not tell his

not like Ash

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

let them weigh me down or push me

watching

fix the roses out of the way

them, and even though his penthouse was huge,

the last rose bouquet in the

chest wondering if

did say he’d call

trying my hardest to not knock down the glass

my bottom lip when I saw

was right. It

the

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

around, this one really is

natural and stop

and picked up the phone at the last second before the

breathed out, raking a

do you sound so breathless mama bear?” He

shuffling of papers in the

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

only he knew that the main reason for me being breathless was because of my anxiety of knowing I have to keep Sergio’s sudden visit

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

into my bottom lip

work?” He whispered, his voice going from soft

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

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

and I literally skipped to the roses and plucked out one and