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

I heard the booming sound and people screaming my breath hitched. I’d been

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

those thoughts and look at her

because they couldn’t fit here. Most of them were from her students. Those kids

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

pulls me from

to her is Travis.

up?” Travis asks. His

but everyone. He came close to losing his sister and I guess it’s finally

“No” I reply.

go home, Rowan” Emma says, “Go take a shower and change clothes then you can come back. You

leaving,

couldn’t fucking leave. What if

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,

second”

it didn’t seem like she would wake up anytime soon. Maybe

leave her

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knew if those criminals would try to come back and finish the

Emma just looks at

about to leave when Emma grabs

to death”

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

feel of them is wrong and

feeling this when Emma is the woman I’ve been craving for

man. I was dressing when I received a text

power nap. I haven’t slept

with a start. Shit! I was supposed

my phone, I

reading a message from

I hate that I wasn’t

to the hospital in forty minutes. I was

you not to leave her fucking side”

kicked us out” Emma answers

mean

do that and despite what she feels towards her family she wouldn’t be cruel enough to kick them

nurse that she didn’t want us in her room, so the nurse had

demand we

was trying so hard to

laugh before

there with her?” I

answers. Her eyes searching mine, for

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after we were kicked out. He

jaw lock. That fucking

another word, I turn and enter her room

open cards. Ava is seated slightly upwards. Despite the

face.

faces me and the smile slips from

“Get out” she demands.

was back to

tell her and take a seat on

fury and her eyes are blazing. She was okay yesterday

happened? 2

just fucking

of you

and Travis. Something