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

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

stopped 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

shake myself from those thoughts and look

her visitors 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 groups each day and called her

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

her soft voice pulls me from my

to her is Travis. Unlike Emma, he looked like

up?” Travis asks.

close to losing his sister and I guess it’s

“No” I reply.

shower and change clothes then you can

leaving, Emma”

if something happened and I

down in exhaustion…just go

in “Emma is right, Rowan, I promise

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

then, but don’t leave her side”

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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

up about to leave when Emma

death”

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 nine years I can’t help but feel that it’s

of them is wrong and the kiss

this when Emma is the woman

a text from Travis

power nap.

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

my phone, I

my shoes and rush out after reading a message from Travis.

hate that I

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

thought I told you not to leave her

out” Emma answers

do you mean ‘she kicked you

she feels towards her family she

us

demand we

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

hear her laugh before it’s

in there

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

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

jaw lock. That fucking bastard, what the hell was he doing

turn and enter her room without

Ava is seated slightly upwards. Despite

face.

faces me and the smile slips from

“Get out” she demands.

guess she was back to being ice

tell her and take a

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

happened? 2

don’t want you here, so you could you just fucking leave,

of you

referring to Emma and Travis. Something happened. Yesterday she was