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

people screaming my breath hitched. I’d been left calling Ava’s name over the phone in

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

thoughts and look at her

them were from her students. Those kids adored Ava, no one needed to be told twice. They visited her in groups each day and called her

perspective. They wouldn’t do all that if she wasn’t a great teacher. Her colleagues also had nothing but

voice pulls me from

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

Travis asks. His voice

close to losing his sister and I guess

“No” I reply.

says, “Go take a shower and change clothes then you can come back. You

leaving,

fucking leave. What if something happened and I wasn’t

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”

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

but don’t leave her

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who knew if those criminals would try to come

his eyes on Ava. Emma just looks at

when Emma grabs

okay…Ava is too stubborn to surrender to death”

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

lips are wrong, the feel of them is wrong and the kiss itself is

is the woman I’ve been

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

a power nap. I haven’t slept in

I was supposed to sleep for thirty minutes and according

phone, I

and rush out after reading a message from Travis. Ava woke

hate that I

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

I told you not to leave her

kicked us out”

mean ‘she kicked

what she feels towards her family she wouldn’t be

told the nurse that she didn’t want us in her

to demand we leave” Travis

was trying

I hear her laugh

someone in there with her?”

answers. Her eyes searching mine, for what, I have no damn

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Ethan came a few minutes after we were kicked out. He hasn’t left

That fucking bastard,

another word, I turn and enter her room

cards. Ava is seated slightly upwards. Despite the bandage

face.

me and the smile

“Get out” she demands.

she was back to being

Ava” I calmly tell her and take a

face is contorted in fury and her eyes are blazing. She was okay yesterday so

happened? 2

here, so you could you just fucking

of

Emma and Travis.

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