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

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

someone called me and told me that Ava’s car had been bombed and that she was badly hurt. I can’t explain how I fucking felt but

those thoughts and look at 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 Ava, no one needed to be told twice. They visited her in

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 life I

voice pulls

to her is Travis. Unlike

up?” Travis asks.

thing had shaken him. Not only him but everyone. He came close to losing his sister and I guess it’s

“No” I reply.

Emma says, “Go take a shower and change clothes then

leaving,

What if something happened and I wasn’t

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

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

second”

look 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

don’t leave her side”

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was attacked so who knew if those criminals would try

his eyes on Ava. Emma just looks at me with

about to leave when

too stubborn to surrender to death” she says with her smile

again it’s been pecks on the cheek, chin and forehead. Her lips on mine is a first and even though I’ve dreamed about this for nine years I can’t

feel of them is wrong and the

feeling this when Emma is the

shower known to man. I was dressing when I received a text from Travis

power nap. I haven’t slept in

wake up with a start. Shit! I was supposed to sleep for

phone, I

out after reading a message from Travis. Ava woke up about an

hate that I wasn’t

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

leave her fucking side” I

kicked us out” Emma

you mean

her family she wouldn’t be cruel enough to kick them out in her

want us in her room,

we

trying so hard to hide it but it

her laugh before it’s followed

there with

Her eyes searching mine, for what, I have no damn

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after we were kicked out. He hasn’t left

lock. That fucking bastard, what the hell was

another word, I turn and enter her room without

upwards. Despite the bandage on her head, and the scratches on her face, she was smiling

face.

faces me and the

“Get out” she demands.

guess she was back to being ice

her and take

eyes are blazing. She was okay yesterday so what

happened? 2

you here, so you could you just fucking leave,

any of

Emma and Travis. Something happened. Yesterday she was