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

you have a wonderful time” she smiles kindly at me. “Let me know how the

and thanks

in time, because my

I open my door to find a smiling and dashing Ethan with a bouquet of

and looked

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

you” I say

not good at taking

with his finger before

has never once bought me

his mind, I

with.

we can leave” I turn around and head to

the flowers in

do or say. I mean what do you do during dates? What do

I was

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

breaking the silence.

laugh. Feeling relieved. The anxiety that had

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

to focus on my

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

called me out on my abnormal

I kept messing it up” he chuckles

eased my anxiety knowing that I

how our days were and I couldn’t

how things should have been with Rowan Instead he decided that the only one

He decided that I

“We’re here” Ethan says.

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

was also curious because it

was great so I thought we could try it”

then came and opened the door. He helps me

at my

Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks the twenty something

checks her list before speaking. “Right this

she leads us, she keeps throwing glances at Ethan. I

in a relationship, I would feel jealous

later, a waiter arrives with a bottle of

pouring us each

end restaurant?” I wasn’t

curious.

place where Rowan had

chuckles before answering “You could say my parents are well

“Parents?” I ask confused.

remember correctly, he told me his dad

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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

and got adopted by a really

him. The more I got to

words, you’re trust fund baby?” I

could say that but if we are being honest, then you’re also a

him.

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

up my

me, Emma and Rowan went

trust fund and cut me off

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