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.

fiance.” He said with a

apparently pregnant,” I added and took the cup and

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

I was sipping and

the cup away from my

call me annoying before. Only you

then I’m glad I’m the first to

had just said the funniest thing, and then got

the living situation.”

skips.

lower lip and then asked with a slight wince in my features. “What living

“We are supposedly engaged.

rattled, my heart roared and the

words startled me even

to calm my racing heart and swallowed twice so I can regain

“What?”

“Engaged couples live together-

him off and walked

sat on.

“I can’t live

a monster you know

said you were a monster Aiden. Things are just going a little too fast okay? I still have yet to

and my face is everywhere. I just need a break. “I sighed, raking my fingers

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

him silently, staring into his eyes. He felt

breathed out. “My head is pounding, I’m going to have a rest. You can help yourself

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 me

of having to act like his 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

really did need to

me