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

heard the booming sound and people screaming my breath hitched.

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

myself from those thoughts

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

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

soft voice pulls me from my

next to her

up?” Travis asks. His voice

only him but everyone. He came close to losing his sister and I guess

“No” I reply.

and change clothes then you can come back. You

leaving, Emma”

leave. What if

in exhaustion…just go home,

“Emma is right, Rowan, I

second”

at Ava She was still asleep and it didn’t seem like she would wake up anytime soon. Maybe I could go get a

leave her

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criminals would

Emma just looks at

about to leave when

too stubborn to surrender to death” she says with her smile before pecking my

happened. Since we decided to try again it’s been pecks on the cheek, chin and forehead. Her

is wrong and the kiss itself is fucking wrong. Why the

feeling this when Emma is the woman I’ve

when I received a text from Travis letting me know that

a power nap. I haven’t

wake up with a start. Shit! I was supposed to sleep for thirty minutes

phone, I slept for three

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

hate that I wasn’t

was just about to enter her room when

thought I told you not to leave her fucking side” I

kicked us out”

you mean

was no way Ava would do that and despite what she feels towards her family she wouldn’t be

us in her room, so the

we leave”

voice. He was trying so hard to hide

hear her laugh before it’s

in there with her?” I

she answers. Her eyes searching mine, for what, I have

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Ethan came a few minutes after we were kicked out. He

and jaw lock. That

turn and enter

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.

faces me and the smile slips

“Get out” she demands.

back to being

tell her and take a

face is contorted in fury and her eyes are blazing. She was okay

happened? 2

you here, so you could you just

any of

and Travis.

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