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”

go, but I hope you have a wonderful time”

will and

up just in time, because

one last look, I take my purse and head downstairs. I open my door to find a smiling and

cleaned up well and looked mighty fine in his

look beautiful, Ava” he stares at me as

you” I say softly,

not good at taking compliments. Especially from

with his finger before handing me

has never once bought me

important to him. In his mind, I was an inconvenience that

with.

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

putting the flowers in a vase,

both nervous and excited at the same time. 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

my element that I was

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though I’ve gone on more dates than I can

breaking the silence.

The anxiety that had caged

all…I was also hyperventilating. I’ve been nervous the

to focus on my

me back. They could tell that my mind was else

me out on my

report repeatedly because I kept messing it up” he

my anxiety knowing that I wasn’t

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

was how things should have been with Rowan

that

“We’re here” Ethan says.

look at the place where we had parked. The restaurant’s name was familiar but I’d never

before. I was also

great so I thought we could

car then came and opened

at

Ethan

checks her list before speaking.

leads us, she keeps throwing glances at Ethan. I don’t

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

settles us then leaves. A minute later, a waiter arrives with

our orders after pouring us

a high end restaurant?” I wasn’t being rude or anything.

curious.

the kind of place

chuckles before answering “You could say my

“Parents?” I ask confused.

me his

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was a drug addict and she overdosed after I was born. When the FBI took out my dad, I was put into the system. I thought

adopted

was mesmerized by him. The more I got

trust fund baby?” I

that but if we are being honest, then

him.

laugh but it’s forced. How do I tell him he couldn’t

my past

shit between me, Emma and Rowan went

trust fund and cut me off his will.

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