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

looked down at Ashton in my arms. “We

to not tell his father about his great grandfather coming

Ash could actually tell

we smell more of those roses your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled warmly at my son and tried to distract myself from

weigh me down or

next couple of hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies on the huge flat screen

of the way and give more room

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

the last rose bouquet in the corner, away from the entrance when my

slamming against my chest wondering if it

did say he’d call

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

bottom lip when I saw the caller on the

right.

pushed to the front

supposed to act with him now that I’m

one really is

act natural and stop thinking

the phone at the last second before the

breathed out, raking a

do you sound so breathless mama

could hear the shuffling of

roses to make room so you’d be able to walk through the area better,” I said in half truth and

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

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

lip to stop

his voice going from soft

You really did. Didn’t know you had a romantic bone in you body.” I joked, swapping my tongue over my bottom lip as

but I’ve come to realize I’m someone different when it comes to

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