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

booming sound and people screaming my breath hitched. I’d been left

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

myself from those thoughts and look

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

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

voice pulls me from

to her

Travis asks. His voice

him. Not only him but everyone. He came close

“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”

leave. What if something happened and I

anyone if you fall down in exhaustion…just go home, I’m sure it won’t

“Emma is right, Rowan, I promise we won’t leave her even

second”

would wake up anytime soon. Maybe I could go get

then, but don’t leave her side” I

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if those criminals would try to come back

his eyes on Ava. Emma just looks at me with her piercing

when Emma grabs my forearm

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

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

of them is wrong and the kiss itself is fucking wrong.

this when Emma is the

man. I was dressing when I received a text from Travis letting me know that Ava had still not

a power nap. I haven’t slept in

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

phone, I slept for three

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

I hate that I

I was just about to enter her room when I spotted Emma and Travis sitting

I told you not to leave

us out” Emma answers

you mean ‘she kicked

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

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

demand we

trying so hard to hide it

I hear her laugh before it’s followed

there with her?” I

she answers. Her eyes searching mine, for what, I

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

jaw lock. That

I turn and

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

face.

and the smile slips

“Get out” she demands.

she was back to being

Ava” I calmly tell her and take a

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

happened? 2

so you could you just fucking leave, and take those two

any of you

and Travis.