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 left calling Ava’s name over the phone

told me that Ava’s car had been bombed and that she was badly hurt. I can’t

thoughts and

brought had to be taken to her house because they couldn’t fit here. Most of them were from her students. Those kids adored Ava, no one needed to be told twice. They visited her in

that if

soft voice pulls me

turn to look at Emma. Standing next to her

she woken up?” Travis asks.

came close to losing his sister and I guess

“No” I reply.

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

not leaving, Emma” I

fucking leave. What if something happened and I wasn’t

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

is right, Rowan, I

second”

would wake up anytime soon.

but don’t leave

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criminals would

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

stand up about to leave when Emma grabs my forearm and

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

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 this for nine years I can’t help but feel that

lips are wrong, the feel of them is wrong and the kiss itself

Emma is the

when I received a

a power nap. I haven’t slept

supposed to sleep

phone, I

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

I hate that

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

thought I told you not to leave

us out” Emma

mean

and despite what she feels towards her family she wouldn’t

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

demand we leave” Travis

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

laugh

there someone in there

answers. Her eyes searching mine,

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

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

and

upwards. Despite the bandage on her head, and the scratches on her face, she was smiling and it transformed

face.

faces me and the smile slips

“Get out” she demands.

guess she was back

tell her and take a

eyes are blazing. She was

happened? 2

you just

any of you

assume she was referring to Emma and