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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it on

The

breath hitched. I’d been left calling Ava’s

was badly hurt. I can’t

those thoughts and look at her

things her visitors brought had to be taken to her house because they couldn’t fit here. Most of them were from her students. Those kids adored

cared for her work. Thinking that she was probably a failure but seeing her students lavish her with 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

her soft voice pulls

Emma. Standing next to her is Travis. Unlike Emma,

woken up?” Travis asks. His

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

“No” I reply.

to go home, Rowan” Emma says, “Go take a shower and

leaving, Emma”

couldn’t fucking leave. What if something happened and I

fall down in exhaustion…just go home, I’m sure it won’t take long for you to look presentable” Emma

chips in “Emma is right, Rowan, I promise

second”

at Ava She was still asleep and it didn’t seem like she would wake up anytime soon. Maybe I could go get a quick shower and then rush

leave her

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if those criminals would try to come back

just looks at

about to leave when Emma grabs my forearm and

okay…Ava is too stubborn to surrender to death” she says with her smile before pecking my

chin and forehead. Her lips on mine is a first and even though I’ve dreamed about this

wrong, the feel of them is wrong and the kiss itself is fucking wrong.

the woman I’ve been

house and take the quickest shower known to man. I was dressing when I received a text from Travis

a power nap.

start. Shit! I was supposed to sleep for

my phone, I slept for

shoes and rush out after reading a message

and I hate that I wasn’t

was just about to

told you not to leave her fucking side” I

out” Emma

do you mean ‘she

do that and despite what she feels towards her family she

the nurse that she didn’t want us in her room, so the nurse had no

demand we leave”

in his voice. He was trying so hard to hide it but

laugh before it’s followed by a

there with her?”

Her eyes searching mine, for what, I

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minutes after we were kicked out.

That fucking bastard, what the hell was he doing

word, I turn and enter her room

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.

me and the smile slips from

“Get out” she demands.

guess she was back

gonna happen, Ava” I calmly tell her

are blazing. She was okay yesterday

happened? 2

could you just fucking leave, and take those two

of

Emma and