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” I

time” she smiles kindly at me.

will and thanks

because my door bell

I take my purse and head downstairs. I open

cleaned up well and looked

Ava” he stares at me as if seeing me for

you” I say softly,

good at taking compliments. Especially

my chin with his finger before handing me the flowers.

has never once bought me

was important to him. In his mind,

with.

me just put them in water and then we can leave” I turn around

in a vase,

both nervous and excited at the same time. I didn’t know what to do or say. I mean what do you do during dates? What do you talk about? And who

that I was afraid I

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gone on more dates than I can

breaking the silence.

anxiety that had caged me

at all…I was also hyperventilating. I’ve been nervous the whole day.” I confess.

to focus

to have me back. They could tell that my

called me out on

because I kept messing it up” he chuckles and I grin

that I wasn’t the only

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

with Rowan Instead

that I didn’t

“We’re here” Ethan says.

look at the place where we had parked. The restaurant’s

before. I was also curious because it

was great so I thought we could try it” he tells me as

the car then came and opened the door. He helps me

at

Anderson” Ethan asks

her list before

she leads us, she keeps throwing glances at Ethan. I don’t blame her thought. Ethan

I would feel jealous

settles us then leaves. A minute later, a waiter arrives with a bottle

pouring us each a

a cop afford such a high end restaurant?” I wasn’t

curious.

the kind of place where Rowan had his

answering “You could say my parents

“Parents?” I ask confused.

he told me

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my dad, I was put into the system. I thought that was the end for me but it wasn’t.

got lucky and got adopted

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

words, you’re trust fund baby?” I joke making

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

him.

How do I tell him he couldn’t be anymore wrong without revealing

my

was rich but when shit between me, Emma and Rowan

fund and cut me

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