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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it

The

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

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

thoughts

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

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

her soft voice pulls me from

at Emma. Standing next to

Travis asks. His

whole thing had shaken him. Not only him but everyone. He came close to losing his

“No” I reply.

a shower and change clothes

not leaving, Emma” I

couldn’t fucking leave. What if something

down in exhaustion…just go home, I’m sure

looks at me and chips in “Emma is right, Rowan, I promise we won’t

second”

seem like she would wake up anytime soon. Maybe I could go

but don’t leave her side”

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knew if those criminals would try to come

eyes on Ava. Emma just looks at me

leave when

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

and forehead. Her lips on mine is a first and even though I’ve dreamed

lips are wrong, the feel of them is wrong and

feeling this when Emma is the woman I’ve

get to my house and take the quickest shower known to man. I was dressing when I received a text from Travis letting

nap. I haven’t slept

Shit! I was supposed to sleep for thirty minutes and according to the

I

and rush out after reading a message from Travis. Ava woke up about

I hate that

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

to leave her

us out”

you mean ‘she

what she feels towards her family she wouldn’t be

us in her room, so

we leave” Travis

emotion in his voice. He was trying so

then I hear her laugh before it’s

someone in there

looks at me when she answers. Her eyes searching mine, for

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

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

I turn and enter her room

seated slightly upwards. Despite the bandage on her head,

face.

me and the smile slips from her

“Get out” she demands.

was back to being ice

happen, Ava” I calmly tell her and

fury and her eyes are blazing. She was okay yesterday

happened? 2

you here, so you could you just fucking

of you

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