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

go, but I hope you have a wonderful time” she smiles kindly at me. “Let

will and

in time, because my door

downstairs. I open my door to find

well and looked mighty fine in

at me as if seeing me

you” I say

I’m not good at taking compliments. Especially

finger before handing me the flowers. “These are for

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

his mind,

with.

we can leave” I turn around and head

flowers in a vase, we

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

my element that I was afraid I was going to mess

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I’m scared shitless, though I’ve gone on

breaking the silence.

anxiety

I’ve been nervous the whole day.” I confess.

to focus

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

called me out on my

to file a report repeatedly because I kept messing it up” he chuckles and

that I wasn’t the only

were and I couldn’t help

how things should have been with Rowan Instead he

He decided that I didn’t deserve

“We’re here” Ethan says.

we had parked. The restaurant’s

I was also curious because it

food here was great so I thought we could try it” he tells

the car then came and opened the

His hand at my lower

for Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks the

list before

throwing glances at Ethan. I don’t blame her thought. Ethan

were in a relationship, I would feel jealous but right

waiter

orders after pouring us

afford such a high end restaurant?” I wasn’t being rude or anything. I

curious.

looks like the kind of place where Rowan

“You could say my parents

“Parents?” I ask confused.

me his dad wasn’t in the

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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 the end for me but it wasn’t. A few months

lucky and got adopted by

more I got to know

fund baby?” I joke making him

honest, then you’re also a trust fund baby”

him.

laugh but it’s forced. How do I tell him he couldn’t be anymore

my

father was rich but when shit between me, Emma and

and cut me off his will. According to him, I didn’t

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