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

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

been bombed and that she was badly hurt. I can’t explain how I fucking felt but I know that

from those thoughts

of them were from her students. Those kids adored Ava, no one needed to

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

her soft voice pulls me from

next to her is Travis. Unlike Emma, he looked like

woken up?” Travis

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

“No” I reply.

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

not leaving, Emma” I

fucking leave. What if something happened

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

at me and chips in “Emma is right, Rowan, I promise we won’t

second”

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

but don’t leave her side” I

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knew if those criminals would try to

his eyes on Ava. Emma just

about to leave when Emma

surrender to death”

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

feel of them is wrong and the kiss itself is

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

I was dressing when I received a text from Travis

take a power nap. I haven’t slept

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

phone, I slept for

my shoes and rush out after reading a message from Travis. Ava woke up about

hate that

forty minutes. I was just about to enter her room when

to leave her fucking side” I

kicked us out” Emma answers

do you mean

what she feels towards her family she wouldn’t be cruel enough to kick them out

us in her room, so the nurse had

to demand we leave” Travis

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

hear her laugh

someone in there with

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

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Ethan came a few minutes after we were

feel my face harden and jaw lock. That fucking bastard, what the hell was he

turn and enter

right with a bunch of open cards. Ava is seated slightly upwards. Despite the bandage on her

face.

me and the smile slips from

“Get out” she demands.

back to being

her

are

happened? 2

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

of you

referring to Emma and Travis. Something happened. Yesterday