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

booming sound and people screaming my breath hitched. I’d been left calling Ava’s name over

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

shake myself from those thoughts and look at

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

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

soft voice pulls me from my

at Emma. Standing next to her is Travis. Unlike

Travis asks. His voice

shaken him. Not only him but everyone. He came close to losing his sister and

“No” I reply.

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

not leaving,

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

fall down in exhaustion…just go home, I’m

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

second”

wake up anytime soon. Maybe I could

don’t leave her

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attacked so who knew if those criminals would try to come back

on Ava. Emma just looks at me with her

up about to leave when Emma grabs my forearm

death” she says with her

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

of them is wrong and the kiss itself

Emma is the

when I received a text from Travis letting me

a power nap. I haven’t slept

supposed to sleep for thirty

my phone, I

my shoes and rush out after reading a message from Travis. Ava woke up about

I hate that

I was just about to enter her room when I spotted Emma and

to leave her fucking side” I growl, feeling

us out” Emma answers

do you mean ‘she kicked

her family she

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

demand we leave” Travis

was trying so hard to hide it

laugh

there with her?” I

Her eyes

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

lock. That fucking bastard, what the hell was

word, I turn and

is seated slightly upwards. Despite the

face.

me and the smile slips from her

“Get out” she demands.

was back to

calmly tell her and take a seat on her

are blazing. She was

happened? 2

you just

any of you

assume she was referring to Emma and Travis. Something happened. Yesterday

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