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 to go, but I hope you have a wonderful time” she smiles kindly

and thanks

hang up just in time, because my door bell rings a second

head downstairs. I open my door to find a smiling and

well and looked mighty

stares at me as if

I say

guessed, I’m not good at taking compliments. Especially from

before handing me

Rowan has never once

like I was important to him. In his mind,

with.

then we can leave” I turn around

putting the flowers in a vase, we

what to do or say. I mean what do you

element that I was afraid I was going

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

breaking the silence.

laugh. Feeling relieved. The anxiety that had caged

I’ve been nervous the whole day.” I confess. “It made

focus on my

me back.

even called me out

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

anxiety knowing that I wasn’t the

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

with Rowan Instead he decided that

was Emma. He decided that

“We’re here” Ethan says.

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

I was also curious because it looked

here was great so I thought we could try

the car then came and opened the door. He helps me down and leads

His hand at

for Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks the twenty

list before speaking. “Right

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

if we were in a relationship, I would

later, a waiter arrives with a bottle

our orders after pouring us each

afford such a high end

curious.

the kind of place where

answering “You could say my

“Parents?” I ask confused.

he told me his dad wasn’t in the

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

got adopted by

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

you’re trust fund baby?” I joke

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

him.

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

up my

between me, Emma and Rowan went down, he

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

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