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

my breath hitched. I’d been left calling

badly hurt. I can’t explain how I fucking felt but I know that it went

myself from those thoughts

to her house because they couldn’t fit here. Most of them were from her students. Those

never cared for 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

voice pulls

to look at Emma. Standing next to her is Travis. Unlike

Travis

close to losing his sister

“No” I reply.

and change clothes then you can come back. You look like

leaving, Emma” I

leave. What if something happened and

in exhaustion…just go home, I’m sure it won’t take long for

is right, Rowan, I promise we won’t leave

second”

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

leave

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

nods, his eyes on Ava. Emma just looks at me with

up about to leave when Emma grabs my forearm

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

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 on mine is a first and even

feel of them is wrong and

the woman I’ve been

when I received a text from Travis letting me know that Ava

a power nap.

a start. Shit! I was supposed to sleep for

phone, I slept for three

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

and I hate that I wasn’t

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

you not to leave her fucking side” I

us out” Emma

do you mean

her family she

us in her room, so the

to demand we

trying so hard to hide it but it was

I hear her laugh before it’s followed by a

someone in there with

answers. Her eyes searching

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minutes after we were kicked out.

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

turn and enter her room

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

face.

me and the smile slips

“Get out” she demands.

guess she was back to being

gonna happen, Ava” I calmly tell her and take a

fury and her eyes are blazing. She was okay yesterday so what the

happened? 2

could you just fucking leave, and

of you

Emma and Travis.