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

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

and thanks

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

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

up well and looked

Ava” he stares at me as

say softly, looking

I’m not good at taking

with his finger before handing me the flowers. “These

the roses feeling grateful. Rowan has never once bought me flowers.

In his mind,

with.

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

the flowers in a vase,

mean what do you do during dates? What do you talk about? And who

that I was afraid I was going

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I’ve gone on more dates than I can count?”

breaking the silence.

anxiety that had caged me

hyperventilating. I’ve been nervous the whole day.” I confess.

to focus on my

were happy to have me back.

out on my abnormal

had to file a report repeatedly because I kept messing it

knowing that I wasn’t the only one that

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

Rowan Instead

that I didn’t deserve

“We’re here” Ethan says.

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

I was also curious because

we could try it” he

came and opened the door. He helps me down

His hand at my

for Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks the twenty something

her list before speaking.

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

relationship, I would feel jealous but right now I

minute later, a waiter arrives with a bottle

pouring

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

curious.

looks like the kind of place

chuckles before answering “You could say my

“Parents?” I ask confused.

correctly, he told me his dad

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I was born. 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.

adopted by a really

I got

you’re trust fund baby?”

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

him.

How do I tell

my past

me, Emma and Rowan

trust fund and cut me off his will. According to him,

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