The Girl He Craves

Sophie’s pov

The mild cold felt like it had finally given me a break a few hours later. I was no longer sniffling, and my nose didn’t feel stuffy anymore.

Aiden had done his best to take care of me even though I kept reassuring him that I am not immobile.

He refused for me to just stretch over and take the remote for goodness sake!

It almost felt like I was on my deathbed because Aiden refused to make me do anything for myself.

So when my cold symptoms let me go from its mild clutches | praised G*d and nearly went on my knees.

But of course, I didn’t want to seem dramatic.

It was now way past twelve and Aiden was cooking up something on the stove when a buzzing sound disturbed the somewhat silence.

I looked over at Aiden while fixing Ashton on the sofa.

“Someone must be at the door,” I told him, asking him silently if I should get the door myself, but he wipes his hands and tells me he will be back.

When he did return, I was not expecting him to return with a huge heart shape piece of sculpture made with roses, wheeled in by two men. It looked like the roses were in what I

presume was resin.

“Aiden,” I gapped at the huge heart shape sculpture as the two men wheeled it in front of me.

I looked over at Aiden, who was staring keenly at my face, waiting for a reaction. He smiled and seemed to be pleased with my reaction.

“You didn’t think I’d get rid of your first gift from me, did you?” He teased and looked at the roses, his white teeth flashing, making my heart sing.

“Aiden,” I breathed out, rising to my feet in awe as I stared at the heart shape sculpture.

The two men smiled at me and quickly departs from the room.

“I made them put every single one of them in resin baby. It should last you a lifetime.” He said and looked over at me with a very pleased look.

eyes gawking at the heart

this was the same guy in high

Aiden would be this sweet and caring, I

at him and witnessing the warmth in his gaze made all doubts that this was just a dream to

“Aiden, I can’t-

what he had done

of them because they were crowding his

nothing

And I thought yesterday surprise was something, this one, especially one that can last me a lifetime,

my fingertips tingle and the

going out of his way to prove to me

like it?” He asked with a slight nervous edge in his tone. My silence must have made his mind wander to that little place he doubted

If only he knew how

to him and throw my arms around his neck, catching him off

love it Aiden.” I whispered, hugging

wraps his arms around my middle, bringing me closer to him as

heavy tone of sincerity. His honesty somehow

burying his

seconds to breathe in

in his arms, and the way he breathes in my scent

he does it, it feels like a rope that tugs us

I lift my head and tip on my toe

it still manages to make me melt

it baby?” He

The way he stared at me with so much love in his eyes was still a bit too much for

and that only made him tease me about

moved out of his hold to brush fingertips on

my

the red roses inside, and I

awe.

Ashton on the sofa.