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.

I can’t risk

my tongue and then looked down at Ashton

tell his father about his great grandfather coming over

Ash

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

weigh me down or push me into

ourselves watching movies on

out of the way and give more

least a hundred of them, and even though his

huffing and puffing while tucking the last rose bouquet in the corner, away from the entrance when my

my chest

did say he’d call a bit later after

coffee table, trying my hardest to not knock down the

bit into my bottom lip when I saw the caller on the

was right. It was

pushed to the front

supposed to act with him now that

this time around, this one really is to

come on Soph just act natural and stop thinking about Sergio or you’ll feel

and picked up the phone at the last second before the ringing

out, raking a shaky hand through

so breathless mama bear?”

could hear the shuffling of papers

you’d be able to walk through the area better,”

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

wasn’t thinking when I ordered a hundred. What you want to do with them is your choice. I just wanted to impress you,”

into my bottom lip to stop from

his voice going from

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

someone different when it comes to you Soph.“”

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