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 on

The

heard the booming sound and people screaming my breath hitched. I’d been left calling Ava’s name over the phone

when 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 I know that it went beyond fear, beyond anguish. Something that I

those thoughts and

fit here. Most of them were from her students. Those kids adored Ava, no

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

soft voice pulls me from my

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

Travis

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

“No” I reply.

says, “Go take a shower and change clothes then you can come back. You look like

not leaving, Emma”

fucking leave. What if

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

is right, Rowan, I

second”

asleep and it didn’t seem like she would wake up anytime soon. Maybe I could go

but don’t leave

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was attacked so who knew if those criminals

eyes on Ava. Emma just looks at me with her piercing blue

up about to leave when Emma grabs my forearm and stops

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

we decided to try again it’s been pecks on the cheek, chin and forehead. Her

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

the woman I’ve been craving

dressing when I received a text from Travis letting me know that Ava had

power nap. I haven’t slept

a start. Shit! I was supposed

phone, I slept for three

rush out after reading a

and I hate that I

minutes. I was

I told you not to leave her fucking

kicked us out” Emma answers

do you mean ‘she kicked

no way Ava would do that and despite what she feels towards her family she wouldn’t be

that…she told the nurse that she didn’t want us in her room,

we

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

then I hear her laugh

there

looks at me when she answers. Her eyes searching mine,

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came a few minutes after we were kicked out. He hasn’t left her side

jaw lock. That fucking

I turn and

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

face.

the

“Get out” she demands.

she was back

I calmly tell her and take a seat on her

in fury and her eyes are blazing. She was okay

happened? 2

want you here, so you could you just fucking leave, and take

of

Emma and Travis. Something