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

The

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

heart stopped 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

from those thoughts and look at

be taken to her house because they couldn’t fit here. Most of them were from her students. Those kids adored Ava, no one

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 of

her soft voice pulls me

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

Travis asks. His

close to losing his sister and I

“No” I reply.

need to go home, Rowan” Emma says, “Go take a shower and change clothes then you

leaving,

couldn’t fucking leave. What if something

go home, I’m sure it won’t take long for you

chips in “Emma is right, Rowan, I promise we won’t leave her even

second”

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

but don’t leave her side”

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was attacked so who knew if those criminals would try to come back and finish

his eyes on Ava. Emma just looks

up about to leave when Emma grabs my forearm

death” she says with her

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

wrong and the kiss itself is fucking wrong. Why

Emma is the woman I’ve been craving for nearly

quickest shower known to man. I was dressing when I received a text from Travis letting me know that Ava had still

power nap. I haven’t slept in

was supposed to sleep for thirty

phone, I

put on my shoes and rush out after reading a message from

hate that

every speed limit, I get to the hospital in forty minutes. I was just about to enter her room when I spotted

I told you not to leave

us out” Emma answers

you mean ‘she kicked you

do that and despite what she feels towards her

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

we

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

I hear her laugh before it’s followed by a

there

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

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we were kicked out. He hasn’t left her

That fucking

another word, I turn and enter

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

face.

me and the

“Get out” she demands.

she was back to

calmly tell her

eyes are blazing. She was

happened? 2

you just fucking

any of you

was referring to Emma and Travis. Something happened. Yesterday she was