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

breath hitched. I’d been left calling Ava’s

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

shake myself from those thoughts and look

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 groups each day and called her nurse to check

do all that if she wasn’t a great teacher. Her colleagues also had nothing but

pulls me from my

Standing next to her is Travis. Unlike

she woken up?” Travis asks. His

came close to losing his sister and I guess it’s finally starting to

“No” I reply.

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

leaving, Emma” I

couldn’t fucking leave. What if something happened and

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

“Emma is right, Rowan, I promise

second”

seem like she would wake

but don’t leave her side”

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

just looks at me with

stand up about to leave when

okay…Ava is too stubborn to surrender to death” she says

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

wrong, the feel of them is wrong and the kiss

is the woman I’ve been craving for

take the quickest shower known to man. I was dressing when I received a text from Travis letting me know that Ava had still not woken up yet. Since I was

nap.

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

my phone, I

and rush out after reading a

hate

in forty minutes. I was just about to enter her room when I spotted Emma

you not to leave her fucking side” I

us out”

mean

despite what she feels towards her family she wouldn’t be cruel enough to kick them out in her time of

want us in her room, so the

we leave”

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

laugh

there with her?”

answers. Her eyes searching mine, for what, I have no

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minutes after we were kicked out. He hasn’t left her side since

jaw lock. That fucking bastard, what

another word, I turn and enter her

seated slightly upwards. Despite the bandage on her head, and

face.

me and the smile

“Get out” she demands.

was back

Ava” I calmly tell her and take a seat on her

contorted in fury and her eyes are blazing. She was okay yesterday

happened? 2

you just fucking leave, and take those two with you…I

any of you

to Emma and Travis. Something happened.