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

my tongue and then looked down at Ashton in

his father about his great

not like Ash could

I smiled warmly at my son

down or push

Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies on the

I tried to fix the roses out of

them, and even though his penthouse was huge, they covered the floor like a red

the last rose bouquet in the corner,

perked up, my heart slamming against my chest wondering if it was Aiden who was

he’d call a bit later

table, trying my hardest to not knock down

when I saw the

was right. It was

the front of

with him now that I’m holding yet another secret

one really is

natural and stop thinking about Sergio or you’ll feel even

picked up the phone at the last second before

breathed out, raking a shaky hand through

you sound so breathless mama bear?” He

could hear the shuffling of papers

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

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

I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted to impress

into my bottom lip to stop from

He whispered, his voice

that he couldn’t exactly see me, so I voiced it out. “Yes. 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

I’m someone different when

my heart skipping a beat and I literally skipped to the roses and plucked