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

down at Ashton

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

like Ash could

roses your daddy surprised us with?” I smiled

not let them weigh me down or

the next couple of hours Ashton and I busied ourselves watching movies

the roses out of the way

and even though his

bouquet in the corner, away from the entrance when my phone

up, my heart slamming against my chest wondering

he’d call a bit later after

not knock down the glass vase with the roses on my

my bottom lip when I saw the

right. It

to the front of my

to act with him now that I’m holding yet another

this one really is to his

on Soph just act natural and stop thinking

at the last second before the ringing

I breathed out, raking a

do you sound so breathless mama

shuffling of

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

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

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

lip to stop from

He whispered, his voice

know you had a romantic bone in you body.” I joked, swapping my tongue over my

I’m someone different when it

to the roses and plucked out one and