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”

time” she smiles kindly at me. “Let

will and

time, because my door bell rings a

myself one last look, I take my purse and head downstairs. I open

looked mighty fine in his black

stares at me as if seeing me for

you” I say

good at taking

lifts my chin with his finger before handing me the flowers. “These

has never once bought me

was important to him. In his mind,

with.

just put them in water and then we

in

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

I was afraid I was going to mess things

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shitless, though I’ve gone on more dates

breaking the silence.

anxiety that had caged me fades

nervous the whole day.” I confess.

focus on

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

out

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

eased my anxiety knowing that I wasn’t the only

about how our days were and I couldn’t help but think

things should have been with Rowan Instead he

Emma. He decided that I didn’t deserve a

“We’re here” Ethan says.

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

before. I was also

thought we could try it” he tells me as

rounded the car then came and opened the door. He helps me

His hand at my

Anderson” Ethan

her list before speaking.

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

were in a relationship, I would feel jealous but right now I

then leaves. A minute later, a waiter arrives

after pouring us

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

curious.

like the kind of place where Rowan had

“You could say my parents are

“Parents?” I ask confused.

told me

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dad, I was put into the system. I thought that was the end for me but it wasn’t. A few months

adopted by a really

him. The more I got to

you’re trust fund baby?”

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

him.

I tell him he couldn’t be anymore wrong

my

rich but when shit between me, Emma and

He took my trust fund and cut me off his will. According to

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