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 door bell

take my purse and head downstairs. I open my door to find

and looked mighty

me as if

you” I say softly, looking

at taking compliments. Especially from

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

feeling grateful. Rowan has never once

like I was important to him. In his mind, I was

with.

me just put them in water and then we can leave” I turn around and

putting the flowers in

what to do or say. I mean what

that I was afraid I

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gone on

breaking the silence.

anxiety

I’ve been nervous the whole day.”

focus

me back. They could tell that

even called me out on my

I kept messing it up”

that I

how our days were and I couldn’t

should have been with Rowan Instead

decided that I didn’t deserve a

“We’re here” Ethan says.

we had parked. The restaurant’s name was familiar

before. I was also curious because it looked

the food here was great so I thought we could try it” he tells me as he turns off

out, he rounded the car then came and opened the door. He helps me down and

His hand at my lower

for Ethan Anderson” Ethan

list before speaking.

at Ethan.

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

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

orders after pouring us each a

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

curious.

the kind of place where

before answering “You could say my parents

“Parents?” I ask confused.

told me his dad wasn’t in the

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FBI took out my dad, I was put into the system.

lucky and got adopted by a really

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

fund baby?” I

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

him.

forced. How do I tell him he

up my past

between me, Emma and Rowan went down, he

cut me off his will. According to him, I didn’t

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