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

my breath hitched. I’d

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,

thoughts

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

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

voice pulls

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

she woken up?” Travis asks. His

had shaken him. Not only him but everyone. He came close

“No” I reply.

and change clothes then you can come

not leaving, Emma” I

if something happened

go home, I’m

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

second”

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

don’t leave her side” I

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knew if those criminals would try to come back

his eyes on Ava. Emma just looks at me with

to leave when Emma grabs my forearm and stops

be okay…Ava is too stubborn to surrender to death” she says with her smile

time that has happened. Since we decided to try 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

is wrong and the kiss itself is

feeling this when Emma is the

I was dressing when I received a text from Travis

to take a power nap. I haven’t slept

with a start. Shit! I was supposed to sleep for thirty minutes and according to

phone, I slept for three

reading a message from Travis. Ava woke up about an

hate that

every speed limit, I get to the hospital in forty minutes. I was

I told you not to leave her fucking side”

out” Emma

mean ‘she

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

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

to demand we

trying so hard to hide

I hear her laugh before it’s followed

in there

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

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a few minutes after we were kicked out. He hasn’t

harden and jaw lock. That fucking bastard, what

another word, I turn and enter her room

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

face.

the

“Get out” she demands.

was back to being

calmly tell her and

contorted in fury and her eyes are blazing. She was

happened? 2

don’t want you here, so you could you just fucking leave, and take those two with

any of

was referring to Emma and Travis. Something