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

people screaming my breath hitched. I’d been left

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

from those thoughts

taken to her house because they couldn’t fit here. Most of them were from her students. Those kids adored Ava, no one needed to be told

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 just made me realize how

her soft voice pulls

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

woken up?” Travis

thing had shaken him. Not only him but everyone. He came close to losing

“No” I reply.

a shower and change clothes then you can come back.

leaving, Emma”

if something happened and I wasn’t

go home,

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 then

don’t leave her side”

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criminals would try

on Ava. Emma just looks at me with

stand up about to leave when Emma grabs my forearm and

okay…Ava is too stubborn to surrender to death” she says with her

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 first and even though I’ve dreamed about this for

feel of them is wrong and the kiss itself is

is the

dressing when I received a text from Travis letting me know that Ava had still not woken

a power nap. I haven’t

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

my phone, I slept for three

shoes and rush out after reading a message from Travis.

and I hate that I

hospital in forty minutes. I was

I told you not to leave her fucking side”

kicked us out” Emma answers

you mean ‘she

that and despite what she feels towards her family she wouldn’t be cruel enough to kick them

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

we leave” Travis

He was trying so

I hear her laugh before it’s followed by a

in there with

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

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

feel my face harden and jaw lock. That fucking bastard, what the hell was he doing

and enter her room

open cards. Ava is seated slightly upwards. Despite the bandage on her head, and the scratches on her face, she was smiling and it

face.

and the smile

“Get out” she demands.

was back

happen, Ava” I calmly tell her and take

eyes are

happened? 2

just fucking

any of

was referring to Emma and Travis. Something