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

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

she was badly hurt. I can’t explain

those thoughts and

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 twice. They visited

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

voice pulls me from

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

woken up?” Travis asks. His

He came close to

“No” I reply.

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

not leaving, Emma”

fucking leave. What if something happened and

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

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

second”

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

but don’t leave

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so who knew if those criminals would try to

Ava. Emma just looks at me

stand up about to leave when Emma grabs my forearm and

is too stubborn to surrender to death” she says with her

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.

of them is wrong and

when Emma is the woman I’ve been craving for

man. I was dressing when I received a text from Travis letting

a power nap. I haven’t slept in

was supposed to sleep for thirty minutes and

I slept for three

out after reading a message from Travis. Ava woke up

I hate that I wasn’t

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

to leave her fucking

us out” Emma

mean ‘she kicked

what she feels towards her family

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

we leave” Travis

trying so

hear her laugh before

there with her?”

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

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Ethan came a few minutes after we were kicked

That fucking bastard, what the hell was he

another word, I turn and enter her room without

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

face.

me and the

“Get out” she demands.

was back to being

I calmly tell her and take a seat on

her eyes are blazing. She was okay yesterday so what

happened? 2

here, so you could you just fucking leave, and take those

any of

she was referring to Emma and Travis. Something