Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

15. New development

Rowan.

“How is she doing, Rowan?” Kate, Ava’s mother asks.

The concern in her voice is genuine. You can hear how hard she’s trying to stop herself from

crying. It’s been a very hard couple of days and I still can’t over how we almost lost Ava

“She woke up yesterday for a few minutes before going back to sleep and before you start

worrying, the doctor said it’s normal for patients with head injuries”

I hear her sigh with relief. Kate has been different since the death of her husband She wants to

get close to Ava only now Ava has decided she doesn’t want anything to do with her family. In fact

she doesn’t want anything to do with all of us.

“Will she be okay? Will she make a full recovery?”

“Yes, the doctors are confident, but they’re not sure if she will be completely okay. It’s still too

early to tell but they say with this type of head injury there might be complications”

That was one of the things I was fucking afraid of. In all honest I just wanted her to be okay.

“Don’t worry though, Ava is strong I’m sure she’ll pull through. I got to go but I’ll call when she

wakes up, the last time she did, she was asking about Noah”

“Okay, Rowan, please keep me informed and make sure she’s getting the best treatment”

“I will”

I hang up after that and watch her. She looks so peaceful and beautiful. Why have I never noticed

how flawless her complexion is? Or how naturally long her eye lashes are? Or how full and red her

lips are

‘Because you never wanted to, you were so focused on hating and blaming her that you never

noticed anything good about her‘ my inner voice whispers. *

I sigh because I know that it’s the truth. I never wanted her so I went to great lengths to block her

out and it had worked until now. This new version of Ava demands attention. Demands to be

noticed.

I take her hand in mine. It’s so small and so soft. I’ve been doing this a lot. Rubbing her wrist and

feeling her pulse just to assure myself that she was still alive. That that bombing had not taken

her from us

Whenever I think of that Sunday, my heart squeezes and I feel like I’m fucking dying. I had called

her to warn her to stay away from Emma. Emma had come to me crying. She told me that Ava had

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lay it

The

booming sound and people screaming my breath hitched. I’d been left calling Ava’s

car had been bombed and that she was badly hurt. I can’t explain how I fucking

myself from those thoughts and

of them were from her students. Those kids adored Ava, no one needed to be told twice. They visited her

love changed my perspective. They wouldn’t do all that if she wasn’t a great teacher. Her colleagues also had nothing but praise for her, which just made me realize how much of her

pulls me

next to her is Travis. Unlike Emma, he looked

she woken up?” Travis asks. His

only him but everyone. He came close to losing his sister and

“No” I reply.

take a shower and change clothes then you can come

leaving, Emma” I

leave. What if something

her or anyone if you fall down in exhaustion…just go home, I’m

is right, Rowan, I promise we won’t leave her even for

second”

asleep and it didn’t seem like she would wake

then, but don’t leave her side”

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criminals would try to come back and

eyes on Ava. Emma just

up about to leave when Emma grabs my forearm

death” she says with her smile before

and leave. This is the first time that has happened. Since we decided to try again it’s been pecks on the cheek, chin and forehead.

lips are wrong, the feel of them is wrong and

is the woman I’ve been craving for

a text from Travis letting me know that Ava had still not woken

power nap. I haven’t

start. Shit! I was supposed to sleep for thirty minutes and according

my phone, I slept for three

after reading a message from Travis. Ava woke up

hate that I

hospital in forty minutes. I was just about to enter her room when I spotted Emma and

to leave her fucking side”

us out”

do you mean ‘she

that and despite what she feels towards her family

nurse that she didn’t want us

to demand we leave” Travis

his voice. He was trying so hard to hide it

laugh before it’s

there someone in there with her?” I

me when she answers. Her eyes searching mine, for what, I have no

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we were kicked out. He hasn’t

face harden and jaw lock. That fucking bastard, what the

word, I turn and enter her

on her right with a bunch of open cards. Ava is seated slightly upwards. Despite the bandage on her head, and the scratches on her face, she was smiling and it

face.

and the smile

“Get out” she demands.

back to

tell her and

contorted in fury and her eyes are blazing. She

happened? 2

want you here, so you could you just fucking

any of

assume she was referring to Emma and Travis. Something happened.