Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

7. Dead man

Ava

I wake up with a stiff back and an aching arm. I am in bed with Noah since he refused to leave me

after we finished watching TV. I smile when I remembered him saying that he was taking his job seriously and that he would take care of me throughout the night.

With a bit of difficulty. I manage to move him without waking him up. It was around eight and I needed to prepare breakfast before he woke up.

After doing my morning routine, I went downstairs I stood outside the kitchen for a while wondering how I was going to manage making breakfast with one arm.

As I moved to get the ingredients needed for pancakes, memories of yesterday flooded my mind. Everything that happened seemed so surreal that part of me wonder if it had happened. If it wasn’t for the fact that my shoulder was bandaged and my arm was in sling, I would have thought it was all a bad dream..

When I woke up in the hospital after I fainted I panicked. It took both the doctor and nurse to calm.

me down and reassure me that everything was okay. She told me that the bullet was lodged in my shoulder but it hadn’t done any serious damage. I was lucky because according to them if it had hit lower then it would have struck my heart.

They removed the bullet, cleaned the wound, stitched me up and then put my arm in the sling I was given antibiotics and pain meds. They instructed me to keep my arm elevated till my next appointment.

As I cooked the pancakes, I thought about the man that tried to save me. I made a ment*l note to find out who he is so I could thank him. He was the only one that looked out for me when my

family couldn’t care less if I was safe or not.

My thoughts are interrupted when a knock sounds on my door, making me wonder who it was.

I highly doubted there was anyone I wanted to see right now. The events of yesterday soured my feelings towards the people I once considered family.

I walk to the door and gently open it. I’m surprised to find the man from yesterday standing on my doorstep. The first thing I notice is his blue eyes. They were the bluest eyes I’ve ever seen.

I hadn’t noticed this yesterday. Probably because I was in shock and in pain, but the man was

at least six feet tall, muscular but not in a body builder type of way, a

confidence demanded attention.

I croaked out sounding

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at me and I was struck by how beautiful it

said stepping out of

the door behind him. I watch him as he studies my

home” he says in

made

Before I can go back

introduced, I’m Ethan” he gently grabs my hand,

kisses it.

I feel flushed. I wasn’t used to this kind of attention and charm from men. I

that was always looked over. The boring and unattractive

“I-I’m Ava” I stammered.

me a wink while taking a seat at

He oozed masculine energy and it was directed at me.

with no last name…what were you doing at my father’s burial?” I asked while placing a cup of coffee before serving him a plate

and sit next

threat had been reported and given your father was dead because of that threat, the chief wanted us on the

never seen

officer….I just moved here a couple of months

had much time to mingle” he replies after

him. “Well you can consider me one of your friends…I was wondering

just this morning actually.”

“What for?”

you for saving my life. I don’t remember everything but I remember you

wound and shouting for an

the way that he rushed towards me. I actually believe that if he

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besides it’s not every day you get to have a beautiful woman in your arms even

I laugh, trying to hide my embarrassment. By the way he behaves I just know he’s a charmer. It’s obvious with his smiles and winks. He’s also a breath of fresh air. Something I haven’t