Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 14

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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

sound and people screaming my breath hitched. I’d been left calling

Ava’s car had been bombed and that she was badly hurt. I can’t explain how I fucking felt but I know that

myself from those thoughts and look at her

from her students. Those kids adored Ava, no one needed to

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 praise for her, which

soft voice pulls me from my

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

up?” Travis asks. His voice

He came close

“No” I reply.

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

not leaving,

if something happened

you fall down in exhaustion…just go home, I’m sure it won’t take long

in “Emma is right, Rowan, I promise we won’t leave her even

second”

still asleep and it didn’t seem like she would wake up anytime soon. Maybe I could go get a quick shower

but don’t leave her side”

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who knew if those criminals would try to come back and

just looks

up about to leave when Emma grabs my forearm and

death”

and leave. This 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

feel of them is wrong and the

the woman I’ve been craving for nearly

house and take the quickest shower known to man. I was dressing when I received a

nap. I haven’t slept

Shit! I was supposed

I slept for three

on my shoes and rush out after reading a message from Travis. Ava

I hate

limit, I get to the hospital in forty minutes. I was just

not to leave her

us out” Emma

do you mean ‘she kicked you

she feels towards her family she wouldn’t be cruel enough to kick them out in her time

that she didn’t want us

to demand we leave” Travis

his voice. He was trying so hard to

hear her laugh before

in there with her?”

looks at me when she answers. Her eyes searching mine,

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minutes after we were kicked out. He hasn’t left

feel my face harden and jaw lock. That fucking bastard, what

another word, I turn and enter her

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

face.

the

“Get out” she demands.

was back to being ice

her and take

in fury and her eyes are blazing.

happened? 2

you could you just

any of

to Emma and Travis.

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