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

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

not tell his father about his great

not like Ash

your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly at my son and tried to

them weigh me down or push me into a

hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies on the huge flat screen tv, and then

the roses out of the way and

were at least a hundred of them, and even though his penthouse was

bouquet in the

up, my heart slamming against my chest wondering if

say he’d call a bit later

to not knock down the glass vase with the roses on

bottom lip when

right. It

the front of

act with him now that I’m holding yet

around, this one really is to his

just act natural and stop thinking

up the phone at the last second before the

I breathed out, raking a shaky

so breathless mama bear?” He

hear the shuffling of

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

for me being breathless was because of my anxiety of knowing I have to keep Sergio’s sudden visit

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

bit into my bottom lip to

whispered, his voice going from soft

romantic bone in you body.” I joked, swapping my tongue over my bottom lip as I turned around to

didn’t know either but I’ve come to realize I’m someone different when it comes

I literally skipped to the roses and plucked out one and