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

the booming sound and people screaming my breath hitched. I’d been

that she was badly hurt. I can’t explain how I fucking felt but I know that it went beyond fear, beyond anguish. Something that I

thoughts and

them were from her students. Those kids adored Ava, no one needed to be told twice. They visited

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 praise for her, which just made me realize how much of her life

voice pulls me from my

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

Travis asks. His voice

him but everyone. He came close to losing his sister

“No” I reply.

shower and change clothes then you can come back.

not leaving,

fucking leave. What if something happened and I

her or anyone if you fall down in exhaustion…just go home, I’m sure it won’t take long for you to

is right, Rowan, I promise we won’t leave her

second”

didn’t seem like she would wake

don’t leave her side”

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who knew if those criminals would try

Ava. Emma just looks at me with her

to leave when Emma

too stubborn to surrender to death” she says with her

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

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

this when Emma is the

get to my house and take the quickest shower known to man. I was dressing when I received a text from Travis letting me know that Ava had still not woken

a power nap. I haven’t slept

start. Shit! I was supposed to sleep

phone, I slept for three

shoes and rush out after reading

hate that I

to the hospital in forty minutes. I was just about to enter her room when I spotted Emma and Travis

told you not to leave her fucking side” I

us out” Emma answers

do you mean ‘she kicked you

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

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

to demand we leave” Travis

emotion in his voice. He was trying so hard to hide it but it

laugh before it’s

in there with

at me when she answers. Her eyes searching

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minutes after we were kicked

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

I turn and enter her room

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

face.

me and the smile slips from

“Get out” she demands.

guess she was back to being ice

I calmly tell her and take

and her eyes are blazing. She was okay yesterday so

happened? 2

so you could you just fucking leave, and take those

any of you

and Travis. Something happened. Yesterday she was