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

The

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

was badly hurt. I can’t explain how I

those thoughts and look

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

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 wasn’t a great teacher. Her colleagues also had nothing but praise for her,

her soft voice pulls me

Standing next to her

Travis asks.

only him but everyone. He came close to losing his sister and I

“No” I reply.

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

not leaving, Emma” I

if something

good to her or anyone if you fall down in exhaustion…just go home, I’m sure it won’t take long for you to look presentable”

in “Emma is right, Rowan,

second”

still asleep and it didn’t seem like she would wake up

leave

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those criminals would try to

eyes on Ava. Emma just looks at me

about to leave when Emma grabs my forearm and stops

stubborn to surrender to death” she says with her smile before

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 this for

them is wrong and the kiss

is the woman

received a text from Travis letting me know that Ava had still not woken up yet. Since

nap. I haven’t slept

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

phone, I slept for three

shoes and rush out after reading a

hate that I wasn’t

in forty minutes. I was

not to leave her fucking

out”

do you mean ‘she

what she feels towards her

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

we leave” Travis

his voice. He was trying so hard to hide

then I hear her laugh before it’s

someone in there with her?”

when she answers. Her eyes searching mine,

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were

harden and jaw lock. That fucking bastard, what

another word, I turn and enter her room without

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

face.

the smile

“Get out” she demands.

back to being ice

tell her and take a seat on her

and her eyes are blazing.

happened? 2

want you here, so you could you just fucking leave, and

any of

she was referring to Emma and Travis. Something happened.