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”

but I hope you have a wonderful time” she smiles kindly

will and

because my door bell rings a

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

looked mighty fine

stares at me as if seeing me for the

I say softly, looking

I’m not good at taking compliments.

my chin with his finger before handing me the flowers. “These are for

sniff the roses feeling grateful. Rowan has never

his mind, I was an

with.

we can

flowers in a vase,

what do you do during dates? What do you talk about? And

my element that I was afraid

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I’m scared shitless, though I’ve gone

breaking the silence.

The anxiety that had caged me fades

was also hyperventilating. I’ve been nervous the whole

focus on

students were happy to have me back. They could tell that my mind was

even called me out on my abnormal

had to file a report repeatedly because I kept messing it

I wasn’t the only one that

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

been with Rowan Instead he decided that the only one

Emma. He decided that I didn’t

“We’re here” Ethan says.

had parked.

also curious because it looked

we could try it” he tells

the car then came and opened the door. He helps

hand at

Ethan

list before speaking. “Right this

throwing glances at Ethan. I don’t

were in a relationship, I would

a waiter arrives with a bottle of wine. He then

after pouring us

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

curious.

kind of place where

chuckles before answering “You could say my parents are

“Parents?” I ask confused.

told me his dad wasn’t

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drug addict and she overdosed after I was born. When the FBI took out my dad, I was put into the system. I thought that was

got adopted by a

got

fund baby?”

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

him.

laugh but it’s forced. How do I tell him he couldn’t be anymore wrong without

up my past

shit between me, Emma and Rowan went down, he cut me

my trust fund and cut me

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