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” I

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

and thanks

because my

take my purse and head downstairs. I open

cleaned up well and looked mighty fine in his

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

you” I say softly, looking

you’ve guessed, I’m not good at taking compliments.

finger before handing me the flowers.

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

In his

with.

and then we can

the flowers in a vase, we

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

was afraid I was

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gone on more dates than I can count?” Ethan

breaking the silence.

The anxiety that had caged me fades

I’ve been nervous the whole day.” I

focus on

have me back. They could tell that my

out

kept messing it up”

my anxiety knowing that I wasn’t

our days were and I couldn’t help but think

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

Emma. He decided that I didn’t deserve

“We’re here” Ethan says.

place where we had parked. The restaurant’s name was familiar but I’d

also curious because it looked

could try it”

the car then came and opened

at

for Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks

list before

at

if we were in a relationship, I would feel jealous but right

waiter arrives with a bottle of wine. He then

after pouring us each a

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

curious.

like the kind of place where

answering “You could say

“Parents?” I ask confused.

me

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took out my dad, I was put

got lucky and got adopted by a really wonderful

was mesmerized by him. The more I got to know him, the

trust fund baby?” I joke making

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

him.

tell him

my past

shit between me, Emma and Rowan went down, he

took my trust fund and cut me off

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