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.

can’t risk

bit my tongue and then looked down at Ashton in

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

like Ash could actually

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

weigh me down or

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

of the way and give more room to walk

hundred of them, and even though his penthouse was

and puffing while tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner, away from

chest wondering if it was Aiden who was

he’d call a bit

my hardest to not knock down the glass

my bottom lip when I saw the

right.

to the front of

him now that

this one really is to

just act natural and stop thinking about Sergio or you’ll

the phone at the

breathed out, raking a shaky hand through my

do you sound so breathless mama

could hear the shuffling of

to make room so you’d

of my anxiety of knowing I have to keep

when I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is

my bottom lip to stop from smiling

He whispered, his voice going from soft to

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

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

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