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

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

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,

shake myself from those thoughts and look at

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

do all that if she wasn’t a great teacher.

soft voice pulls

Emma. Standing next to her is Travis.

she woken up?” Travis asks. His

but everyone. He came close to losing his sister and I guess it’s finally

“No” I reply.

and change clothes then you can come

not leaving, Emma” I

fucking leave. What if something happened and

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

right, Rowan,

second”

didn’t seem like she would wake up anytime soon. Maybe I could go

but don’t leave her

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so who knew if those criminals would try to come back and finish

eyes on Ava. Emma just looks at me

leave when Emma grabs my forearm

to death” she says with her smile before pecking my lips.

and forehead. Her lips on

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

be feeling this when Emma is the woman I’ve been craving

the quickest shower known to man. I was dressing when I received a

take a power nap. I haven’t slept in

with a start. Shit! I was supposed to sleep

my phone, I

out after reading a message from Travis. Ava woke up about an

and I hate that I wasn’t

I was just about to enter her room

told you not to leave her fucking

out” Emma answers

you mean ‘she kicked you

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

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

demand we leave”

voice. He was trying so hard to hide it

then I hear her laugh before it’s followed by

there someone in there with her?”

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

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

That fucking bastard, what the hell was he doing

turn and enter her room

on her right with a bunch of open cards. Ava is seated slightly upwards. Despite the bandage

face.

faces me and the smile slips from

“Get out” she demands.

back

her and take a

are

happened? 2

you could you just

of

to Emma and Travis. Something happened. Yesterday

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