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.

Letty”

have a wonderful time” she smiles kindly at

will and

time, because my door bell

open my door to find a

well and looked mighty

he stares at me as if seeing me for

say softly, looking

good at taking compliments. Especially from attractive

before

sniff the roses feeling grateful. Rowan has never once bought

to him. In his mind, I was

with.

them in water and then we can leave” I turn around and head to

putting the flowers in a

time. I didn’t know what to do or say. I mean what do you do during dates?

my element that I was afraid I

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

breaking the silence.

The anxiety that had

nervous the whole day.” I confess. “It made

to focus

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

out

repeatedly because I kept messing it up” he chuckles

eased my anxiety knowing that I wasn’t the only

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

have been with Rowan Instead he decided that

He decided that I didn’t deserve a

“We’re here” Ethan says.

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

was also curious because it

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

came and opened

hand at my lower

for Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks the

before speaking. “Right

at

relationship, I would feel jealous but

minute later, a waiter arrives with a bottle of

our orders after pouring us

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

curious.

looks like the kind of place

“You could say my parents are

“Parents?” I ask confused.

remember correctly, he told me

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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

adopted by a really wonderful

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

words, you’re trust fund baby?” I

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

him.

do I tell him he couldn’t

my past

when shit between me, Emma

me off

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