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

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

that Ava’s car had been bombed and 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 look at

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 her in groups

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

voice pulls

at Emma. Standing next to

woken up?” Travis

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

“No” I reply.

a shower and change clothes then you can come back. You look like

not leaving, Emma”

couldn’t fucking leave. What if

fall down in exhaustion…just go

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

second”

asleep and it didn’t seem like she would wake up

then, but don’t leave her

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attacked so who knew if those criminals would try to come

Emma just looks at me with her

to leave when Emma grabs my forearm and stops

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

nod 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. Her lips on mine is a first and even though I’ve dreamed about this for nine years I

of them is wrong and the kiss itself is

is the woman

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

take a power nap. I haven’t

a start. Shit! I was supposed to sleep for thirty minutes and

I slept for three

rush out after reading a

and I hate that I wasn’t

in forty minutes. I was just about to enter her room when I

not to leave her

kicked us out”

do you mean ‘she kicked

her family she

that she didn’t want us in her room, so the nurse had no

we leave”

his voice. He was trying so hard to hide it

then I hear her laugh before it’s

in there with her?”

looks at me when she answers. Her eyes searching mine,

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

jaw lock. That

turn and enter her

Despite the bandage on her head, and the scratches on

face.

faces me and the smile

“Get out” she demands.

back to being ice

Ava” I calmly tell her

her eyes are blazing. She was okay yesterday so

happened? 2

so you could you just fucking leave, and take

any of you

Emma and Travis. Something happened. Yesterday she was