The Girl He Craves

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Sophie’s pov

When Aiden leaves, I plop down on the chair with a sigh while lifting Ashton onto my lap.

I let him play with my fingers as I look at my Mila who sat on the loveseat mirroring the sofa I sat on. She’s staring at me in confusion and shock.

“Sophie….” She trailed off in a stunned tone.

Knowing what she was going to say I nodded. “Yes I know. I’m shocked too. Even more confused.” I admitted.

She saw how Aiden acted with Ashton just a few minutes ago. He was warmer, more friendlier, and calmer than he had been years ago.

It stunned us all.

“From how bossy, arrogant, and intimidating he was earli- er to now warm, smiley and friendly is a huge leap within hours. He was so stern this morning and then in his office he

was-

I stopped and blushed furiously as I played with Ashton’s tiny fingers.

Mila’s eyes narrowed as her brows lift and she stared at me in amusement. “He was what?” Her lips tug up as if she was fighting a smile or a laugh.

“Yeah. He was what Soph?” Ria teased as she walked over with three mugs filled with coffee on a platter. She gives one

to Mila and then walks over to me to give me one.

“Nothing,” I blushed and lifted the rim of the mug to my lips, and took a sip of the coffee.

I winced. It was way too sweet but I knew better than to tell Ria that her coffee making skills were not top notch.

Unfortunately, Mila didn’t have the same thoughts as me.

“Ria you added way too much sugar in this coffee.” Mila cringes as she wipes her top lip.

Ria glares at her as she plops down on the other loveseat on the left.

“Well then you should have done your own coffee bitch.” She snapped.

a furious glare that she

then brushed some of Ashton’s

Soph when I got here and you were nowhere in sight. Mila sent me that text seconds before I was about to dial 9-1-1.” Ria

choice too. Aiden be- ing Aiden threatened an innocent man’s job. He literally threw me

later and set a date for coffee so we could talk about what’s

be Aiden if

always like

yes. A bully too.” I grumble and then looked

him the benefit of the doubt and will let him have a chance to show me if he truly cares about Ash at all. Tonight he showed he did. Hopefully, he’ll continue to show me and convince me that

Give him a chance maybe he has changed. I also saw the way he looked at you two, especially

my head and cut her off. “No. Don’t go there, Mila. We both know how it ends up when I give him a chance back in my heart. I’m not going to let my guard down

hoped I was tougher

nods and

They were

looked at me tonight while he was

to prove them

Aiden’s pov

tie off my neck as I closed the

hind me.

dinner took longer than I thought but I managed to make that woman agree

eyes over the living room and

room was

days ago I loved all three. But

it missed toys scattered messily on the floor. Maybe it missed coffee

gaze sweep over to the couch. It was way too

fall to the rug. It was way too

too quiet. Way too clean.

in my life until I came to the pent- house tonight and found

giggles from my son as I tick- led him lightly on his

his mother as she stared at us. As she watched me play with our son with a soft smile on

had hope then that I was reaching her. That it

heart and hopefully make her forgive me for

not only doing this to get into her good graces. I re- ally did want

And clearly…

the