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”

hope you have a wonderful time” she smiles kindly at me. “Let

will and

because my door bell rings a

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

well and looked mighty

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

I say softly, looking

I’m not good at taking compliments.

before handing me the

the roses feeling grateful. Rowan has never once bought

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

with.

we can leave”

in a vase, we

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 to start the

was afraid I was going to

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I’ve gone on more dates than I can

breaking the silence.

relieved. The anxiety that had caged

also hyperventilating. I’ve been nervous the whole day.” I confess. “It made

to focus

students were happy to have me back. They could

called me out on

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

knowing that I

and I couldn’t help

been with Rowan Instead he

decided that I didn’t deserve

“We’re here” Ethan says.

where we had parked. The restaurant’s name

before. I was also curious because it looked

so I thought we could try it” he

then came and opened the

at my lower

Ethan asks

list before

glances at Ethan. I

were in a relationship, I would feel jealous but right

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

our orders after pouring us each

how does a cop afford such a high end restaurant?” I

curious.

kind of place where Rowan had his

before answering “You could

“Parents?” I ask confused.

correctly, he told me his dad wasn’t in the

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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

got lucky and got adopted

got to know him,

fund

are being honest, then you’re also a

him.

but it’s forced. How do I tell

my past

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

my trust fund and cut me off his will. According

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