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 Sergio ruining Aiden’s

Ashton in

toddler son to not tell his father about his great grandfather coming over and slandering

like Ash could

more of those roses your daddy surprised us with?” I

them weigh me down

of hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies on the huge

I tried to fix the roses out of the

though his penthouse was huge, they covered the floor

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

chest wondering if it was Aiden

he’d call a bit later

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

when

was right. It was

pushed to the front of my

with him now that I’m holding yet another secret from

time around, this one really is to his

stop thinking about Sergio

picked up the phone at

breathed out, raking a

you sound so breathless

hear the shuffling of papers

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

for me being breathless was because of my

when I ordered a hundred. What you want to do

bottom lip to stop from

it work?” He whispered, his

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

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

to the roses and plucked out one and brought