The Girl He Craves

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Sophie’s pov

My body felt a bit sore when I awoke. I took note that Ash and Aiden’s presence wasn’t beside me on the bed.

My missing guys were either in the kitchen making breakfast like the last time, or judging by the faint sound of the television playing, was watching some cartoon show.

I rolled around, my body aching.

My body was sore because Aiden and I made love for a good couple of hours before retiring to bed.

I shifted around, sniffling as my nose throbbed a little.

Was I coming down with a cold?

I groaned, stretching my arms up, moaning as I felt my stiff back groan and c*ack.

I was definitely coming down with something.

I sneezed, and quickly rolled out of the bed and strolled to the bathroom lousily to get some tissue to clean my nose.

I stared at my reflection in the mirror, wincing when my eyes zoomed in on my red nose and messy hair.

I had caught a cold and it was perhaps because of the cold pool water yesterday and being taken on the tiles that were not warm either.

I sniffed and cleaned up my nose. Throwing the tissue in the

toilet, I flushed it down.

Even though I caught a cold, I didn’t regret anything yesterday. Aiden had held up to his promise to show me how much he loved me. And oddly I felt it.

could feel his love through his movements, the way he stared into my eyes deeply, and the way he

my mind. Even now I

of the bathroom and made my

door clicking open had my head snapping to the door and I felt flushed under the weight

stare.

in his hold, Aiden steps into the room

you’re awake, good morning

face for

as he approached me. I plop on the bed, tempted to go under the

Ash while answering Aiden. “I think I caught a cold,” I

gives me Ash who loops his little arms around

hugs me. I kissed his head.

me

“No, it’s just a mild cold. Probably will go in a day or

it’s contagious, nothing will stop me from having my drug.” He

my head, giggling a little when he pecked my lips several times. “I’m going to

not a good idea Aiden, aren’t you needed at the office? And I probably should get back to

narrowing down on me. “I can’t have my little family living in such a situation Sophie. The place isn’t safe and isn’t there a haunted

The place wasn’t safe,

Ashton’s small

“I want to be able to protect you and Ash twenty four seven mama bear. I can’t do that if you’re an hour away. How

sighed, looking lost

a single thought of being away from you both for even a second far less for hours. Those two

His eyes showed that he spoke the truth

reluctance.

before, all alone. Well Ashton will

I gnawed on my bottom lip, sniffling a bit as I contemplated. This wouldn’t be a bad thing, here was an undoubtedly safer place for Ashton. He would also get more time to bond with his father, something I