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

and people screaming my breath hitched. I’d been left calling Ava’s

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 didn’t

thoughts

were from her students. Those kids adored Ava,

with love changed my perspective. They wouldn’t do all that if she wasn’t a great teacher. Her colleagues also had nothing but

pulls

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

woken up?” Travis

him. Not only him but everyone. He came close to

“No” I reply.

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

not leaving, Emma” I

if something

no good to her or anyone if you fall down in exhaustion…just go home, I’m

chips in “Emma is right, Rowan,

second”

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

but don’t leave her side”

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if those criminals would try to come back and

his eyes on Ava. Emma just looks at me with her

leave when Emma grabs my forearm

to surrender to death” she says

and leave. 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 lips

the feel of them is wrong and the kiss itself is fucking wrong.

when Emma is the woman I’ve been

to man. I was dressing when I received a text from Travis letting me know that Ava had still not

to take a power nap.

supposed to

phone, I

shoes and rush out after reading a message

and I hate

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

told you not to leave her fucking

us out”

do you mean ‘she

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

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

to demand we leave” Travis

an emotion in his voice. He was trying so

I hear her laugh before it’s followed by

there with

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

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we were kicked out.

jaw lock. That fucking bastard, what the

another word, I turn and enter her room without

seated on her 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 smiling and it

face.

faces me and the smile slips

“Get out” she demands.

back to being

I calmly tell her

contorted in fury and her eyes are blazing. She was

happened? 2

could you just fucking

any of you

and Travis. Something happened. Yesterday