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

my breath hitched. I’d been left calling Ava’s

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

from those thoughts and look at her

to be taken to her house because they couldn’t fit here. Most of them were from her students. Those kids

failure but seeing her students lavish her with love changed my perspective. They wouldn’t do all that if

her soft voice pulls me

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

Travis asks.

him. Not only him but everyone. He came close to losing his sister and I guess it’s

“No” I reply.

shower and

not leaving,

if something happened and I

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

right, Rowan, I promise we won’t leave her even for

second”

still asleep and it didn’t seem like she would wake up anytime soon. Maybe I

then, but don’t leave her side” I

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knew if those criminals would try to

nods, his eyes on Ava. Emma just looks at me with

leave when Emma grabs my forearm and

be okay…Ava is too stubborn to surrender to death” she says with her smile before pecking my lips.

the cheek, chin and forehead.

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

the woman I’ve been craving for nearly a

to man. I was dressing when I received a text from Travis letting me know that Ava had still not woken

a power nap. I

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

I slept

put on my shoes and rush out after reading a message from Travis. Ava woke

and I hate

was just about

not to leave

kicked us out” Emma

mean ‘she kicked

she feels towards her family she wouldn’t be

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

demand we leave” Travis

his voice. He was trying so hard to hide it but it

I hear her laugh before it’s followed by a

there someone in there with

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

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minutes after we were kicked out. He hasn’t left

That fucking bastard, what the hell

turn and enter

Despite the bandage on her head, and the scratches

face.

the smile slips

“Get out” she demands.

was back to

I calmly tell her and take a seat on

are blazing. She was okay

happened? 2

could you just fucking leave, and take those

any of

and Travis. Something happened.

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