Ex-Husband's Regret

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Rowan.

“How is she doing, Rowan?” Kate, Ava’s mother asks.

The concern in her voice is genuine. You can hear how hard she’s trying to stop herself from

crying. It’s been a very hard couple of days and I still can’t over how we almost lost Ava

“She woke up yesterday for a few minutes before going back to sleep and before you start

worrying, the doctor said it’s normal for patients with head injuries”

I hear her sigh with relief. Kate has been different since the death of her husband She wants to

get close to Ava only now Ava has decided she doesn’t want anything to do with her family. In fact

she doesn’t want anything to do with all of us.

“Will she be okay? Will she make a full recovery?”

“Yes, the doctors are confident, but they’re not sure if she will be completely okay. It’s still too

early to tell but they say with this type of head injury there might be complications”

That was one of the things I was fucking afraid of. In all honest I just wanted her to be okay.

“Don’t worry though, Ava is strong I’m sure she’ll pull through. I got to go but I’ll call when she

wakes up, the last time she did, she was asking about Noah”

“Okay, Rowan, please keep me informed and make sure she’s getting the best treatment”

“I will”

I hang up after that and watch her. She looks so peaceful and beautiful. Why have I never noticed

how flawless her complexion is? Or how naturally long her eye lashes are? Or how full and red her

lips are

‘Because you never wanted to, you were so focused on hating and blaming her that you never

noticed anything good about her‘ my inner voice whispers. *

I sigh because I know that it’s the truth. I never wanted her so I went to great lengths to block her

out and it had worked until now. This new version of Ava demands attention. Demands to be

noticed.

I take her hand in mine. It’s so small and so soft. I’ve been doing this a lot. Rubbing her wrist and

feeling her pulse just to assure myself that she was still alive. That that bombing had not taken

her from us

Whenever I think of that Sunday, my heart squeezes and I feel like I’m fucking dying. I had called

her to warn her to stay away from Emma. Emma had come to me crying. She told me that Ava had

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to lay it on her.

The

and people screaming my breath hitched.

that she was badly hurt. I can’t explain how I fucking felt but I know that it went

those thoughts and

Most of them were from her students. Those kids adored Ava, no one needed to

her work. Thinking that she was probably a failure but seeing her students lavish her with love changed my perspective. They wouldn’t do all that if she wasn’t a great teacher. Her colleagues also had nothing but

her soft voice pulls me from my

look at Emma. Standing next to her is Travis. Unlike Emma, he looked like

woken up?” Travis asks. His voice

shaken him. Not only him but everyone. He came close to losing his sister and I guess it’s finally starting to sink

“No” I reply.

a shower and change clothes then you can come back. You look

leaving,

leave. What if

no good to her or anyone if you fall down in exhaustion…just go home, I’m sure it won’t take long for you to

looks at me and chips in “Emma is right, Rowan, I promise we

second”

seem like she would wake up anytime soon. Maybe I could go get a

but don’t leave

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who knew if those criminals would try to come back and finish

nods, his eyes on Ava. Emma just

to leave when

death” she says with her smile before

is the first time that has happened. Since we decided to try again it’s been pecks on the cheek, chin and forehead. Her lips on mine is a first and even though I’ve dreamed about this for nine years I can’t

is wrong and the kiss itself is fucking wrong. Why the

is the

my house and take the quickest shower known to man. I was dressing when I received a text from Travis letting me

to take a power nap. I haven’t

up with a start. Shit! I was supposed to sleep for thirty minutes

phone, I slept for

out after reading a message

hate that

I get to the hospital in forty minutes. I was just about

thought I told you not to leave

out”

you mean ‘she kicked you

and despite what she feels towards her family she

that…she told the nurse that she didn’t want us in her room, so the nurse

we leave”

in his voice. He was trying so hard to hide

I hear her laugh before it’s followed by a

someone in there with her?”

she answers. Her eyes searching

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came a few minutes after we were kicked

my face harden and jaw lock. That fucking bastard,

another word, I turn and enter

right with a bunch of open cards. Ava is seated slightly upwards. Despite the bandage on her head, and the scratches on

face.

faces me and the

“Get out” she demands.

back to

calmly tell her and take

fury and her eyes are blazing. She was

happened? 2

just fucking leave, and take those two with

of you

and Travis. Something happened. Yesterday