The Girl He Craves

Sophie’s pov

“I really am sorry Aiden.” I winced while holding the frozen pack of peas on his crotch.

“I swear I didn’t see that you were there and-

I stopped and pressed the frozen peas harder on his crotch.

He looks down at me in pain, hissing.

Now you might be wondering how we ended up in this position. Well to tell you, I’d have to rewind…..

*a couple of hours prior*

I’ve been staring at Aiden for the longest as he barked over the phone. When he was done, he loosened his tie and without looking over at me he mumbled.

“Your past is being erased.”

My brows furrowed and I place the cup down on the counter. “What?”

He looks over at me, slinging his tie on the couch. “I’ve hired someone to erase your past. Everything is squeaky clean. The media won’t know anything about you.”

I nod. “Except being a teen mom.”

He shrugged. “That’s something you can’t erase. They’ll do the math when they see him. Which they will at some point. I don’t plan to hide my son.”

I gnaw on my lips, looking away from him and let out a huge sigh. “We don’t have to introduce him to this kind of world yet right?” I asked nervously.

Ashton was still a little kid. He wasn’t even three years old yet. He was not ready for this kind of world yet.

Aiden looked at me intensely. “We’ll go on your own terms mama bear.” He said honestly and the relief I felt when I heard those words was out of this world.

I nod, smiling thankfully.

He said with a shrug

added and took the cup and brought the rim

curved with a grin. “I’ve told you many times, there’s a way that you

nearly choked on the water I was sipping and glared

the cup away from my lips, I voiced.

chuckles. “Women never call me annoying before. Only you

the bitter sting of jealousy. “Well then I’m glad I’m the

had just said the funniest thing, and then got serious.

the living situation.”

heart skips.

with a slight wince in my features. “What living situation are

when he responds. “We are supposedly engaged. Engaged couples live

the blood

words startled me even though they

and swallowed twice so I can

“What?”

“Engaged couples live together-

heard you the first time,” I cut him off and walked around the kitchen counter to find myself almost beside the sofa

sat on.

started. “I can’t

when he heard my words. “I’m not a monster you know Sophie. Besides, it will look bad

said you were a monster Aiden. Things are just going a little too fast okay? I still have yet to swallow all that happened today. I need a break to at least

need a break. “I sighed, raking my fingers through my hair. I

shifted in understanding and he looked at me with guilt. “I’m sorry for thrusting this kind of responsibility on you Sophie. If I had another way to get out of this without involving

him silently, staring into

out. “My head is pounding, I’m going to have a

migraine that lurked behind my lids was not letting up. Everything that happened from the moment Aiden walked back into my life, or should I say I walked into his, all that stress just weighed on

fiance. The fear of knowing that his grandfather was powerful enough to make things work in his favor and send Aiden back to jail. And Ash…my poor baby

this was stressful and I really did need to sleep it

nods, looking at me with a