The Girl He Craves

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Sophie’s pov

Goosebumps raise on my skin like tiny water droplets. I’m shivering but it’s not from the cold.

It’s from the tone of his voice and the way his warm breath feathered against my ear.

I fisted my hands at my sides while my stomach twisted.

My heart is pumping quickly, my mind is racing. I press my lips together and then walk away.

It’s much harder than I thought. My body misses his warmth and I want nothing more than to go back to him.

But instead of listening to my heart and body, I stepped out of the office and heard him chuckle behind me.

I waited for him, seeing as I wasn’t sure where he was tak- ing me to.

Aiden stops beside me, causing my breath to hitch. But thank God he starts walking ahead a second later which had my lungs filling up with air again.

I followed behind him, my fingers pinching at the ends of my shorts. I peer at his back, so rigid. Can he feel my stare? Just as I was always able to feel his?

I gnawed on my lips and almost collided into his back. when he suddenly halts.

I brushed my fingers through my hair awkwardly when he

turns around with an eyebrow arched in amusement.

“What?” I asked with a bit of attitude. Could he stop look- ing at me like that?

He chuckled and scanned my figure in a suggestive way. “Were you looking at my ass in those pants Sophie?”

My eyes widen in shock, not expecting him to ask some- thing like that.

mirth, I scoffed. He was really

of yourself Aiden.”

and winks. “If you wanted to grab a hold of it, all you had to do was

and glared

pinch the tip of my nose. I squeaked in

at the corners a little. I’m rather stunned to see him like this. Especially with the storm in his eyes dying and getting replaced by a sparkling light that he rarely

when

staring at me with that

chuckled and then turned around to slap his hands on the surface of the desk and that’s when I realized that we

pretty little ass mama bear,” He chuckled making my

it revealed a charming grin. “I’m sure you already know what

I get some work done.” He said with

I did- n’t hire the grinch.” And with

sweep my eyes over to where

face heats up with a

this.” I scowled as I walked around the huge desk and skimmed my

Not a

Almost looked new even.

my fingers over the smooth surface of the desk as I opened

in here

she at least

sighed and sat down on the desk chair. Gosh, I

I swiveled around

wouldn’t be so bad working here if I get to

if I have a blue

But it was for all the

not make a few words and touches make you go back on your word. He hasn’t changed

past were not getting in the way of us raising Ashton better. But because of that past, I can’t trust him to not hurt our son

it was hard to tell what

trust him made it difficult for me