Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 20

Dinner date
Ava

I was a nervous wreck as I prepared for my date with Ethan. It’s been two weeks since I was discharged from the hospital and I was all better. The doctor gave me the clear and I even gotten

back to work a few days ago.

In the two weeks, a lot has changed. Letty and I have gotten closer and so has Ethan and I. He’d

asked me out a couple of days ago. I had agreed whole heartedly.

Ethan was good for my ego. He made me laugh and relax. With him I was at ease. When I was

around him I forgot about Rowan. I forgot about my broken heart.

“Hair up or down?” I ask Letty.

We were on video chat and she was helping me get ready.

If I was being honest, this is the first time I’ve ever gone out on a date. Like I mentioned before, I

wasn’t the kind of girl that boys asked out before.

When I was married, Rowan never took me out. In fact we never did the normal things couples did.

when they were in love. There was no dinner dates for me. It would be a surprise if Rowan even

made it home for dinner most days.

“Definitely up, you have a beautiful long neck, you should flaunt it.” Letty says pulling me out of

my thoughts. “Ethan will definitely imagine kissing it and running his tongue down it the entire

time.”

My cheeks color at the picture she painted. I was married for fucks sake, yet such a comment.

made me blush.

“I’m sure you’re exaggerating” 1 mumble, trying to Hide my embarrassment.

“No I’m not. You’re a beautiful woman and any man would be lucky to have you”

“I’m not beautiful” I say automatically. It was sort of a knee jerk reaction.

I wasn’t beautiful. I knew that. Hearing everyone tell you how beautiful your sister is, nails in that fact. It also didn’t help that other parents used to tell my mother that I wasn’t poised, elegant, neat or put together like Emma was

“Yes, you are…you’re the only one who doesn’t see it. All you need is a confidence boost and I

swear men will be scrambling and falling over themselves to have you”

I put my hair up in a messy bun, with loose tendrils framing my face.

I really wanted to believe what she said, but it’s hard to break years of beliefs Beliefs that were

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I sigh and push back the painful memories

“If you say so”

“I say so, now turn, I want to see how you look” she commands.

I didn’t want to go all out incase things didn’t go as planned, so I settled on a little black dress Something that I wasn’t used to. Rowan never took me out when we were married so there wasn’t any need to dress up.

I wore matching black heels and did a nude make up.

“You look amazing Ava, Ethan won’t be able to take his eyes off you” Letty says with her jaw dropped.

you, Letty”

to go, but I hope you have a wonderful time” she

will and

because

my purse and head downstairs. I open my door to find a smiling and dashing Ethan with a bouquet

up well and looked

look beautiful, Ava” he stares at me as if seeing me for the

I say softly,

you’ve guessed, I’m not good at

finger before handing me

the roses feeling grateful. Rowan has never once bought me flowers. Hell, he

was important to him. In his mind, I was an inconvenience that he had

with.

we can leave” I turn around

flowers in a

I didn’t know what to do or say. I mean what do you do during dates? What do you talk about? And who is supposed

element that I was afraid I was going to

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I’m scared shitless, though I’ve gone on more dates than I

breaking the silence.

relieved. The anxiety that had caged

also hyperventilating. I’ve been nervous the whole day.” I

to focus on my

happy to have me back. They could tell

called me out

I kept messing

my anxiety knowing that I wasn’t the only one

how our days were and I couldn’t help but think how easy things were

with Rowan Instead he decided that the only

Emma. He decided that

“We’re here” Ethan says.

where we had parked. The restaurant’s name

before. I was also curious because it looked

heard the food here was great so I thought we could try it”

rounded the car then came and opened the door. He

hand at

Ethan asks the twenty something

her list before speaking. “Right this

us, she keeps throwing glances at Ethan. I don’t

I would feel jealous but right now I

leaves. A minute later, a waiter arrives with a bottle of wine.

orders after pouring us each

a high end restaurant?” I wasn’t being rude

curious.

like the kind of place where Rowan had his

could say my parents

“Parents?” I ask confused.

correctly, he told me his

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out my dad, I was put into the system. I thought that was the end for me but it

got lucky and got adopted

The more I got to know him, the more I liked

other words, you’re trust fund baby?”

that but if we are being honest, then you’re also a trust fund baby” he fires

him.

do I tell him he couldn’t be anymore

up my past

father was rich but when shit between me, Emma and Rowan went down,

trust fund and cut me

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