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.

risk Sergio

and then looked down at Ashton in

tell his father about

Ash could

I smiled warmly at my son and tried to

me down or push

busied ourselves watching movies on the huge flat screen

to fix the roses out of the

his

tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner, away from the

slamming against my chest wondering if it

he’d call a bit

coffee table, trying my hardest to not knock down the glass

bottom lip when I saw the caller on

right. It

pushed to the front

am I supposed to act with him now

around, this one really is

Soph just act natural and stop thinking about Sergio or you’ll feel even more

phone at

breathed out, raking a shaky

do you sound so breathless mama bear?” He asked

hear the shuffling of papers in the

I was trying to clean up a hundred roses to make room so you’d be able to walk through the area better,” I said in half truth and half

breathless was because of my anxiety of

to do with them is your choice. I just wanted to impress

my bottom lip to stop

work?” He whispered, his voice

I voiced it out. “Yes. You really did. Didn’t know you had a romantic bone

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

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