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

and people screaming my breath hitched.

bombed and that she was badly hurt. I can’t explain how I fucking felt but I know that it went beyond fear,

those thoughts

were from her students. Those kids adored Ava, no one

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, which just made

voice pulls

to look at Emma. Standing next to her is Travis. Unlike

up?” Travis asks. His

Not only him but everyone. He came close to

“No” I reply.

take a shower and change clothes then

not leaving, Emma” I

fucking leave. What if something happened and I wasn’t

no good to her or anyone if you fall down in exhaustion…just go home, I’m sure it won’t take

looks at me and chips in “Emma is right,

second”

Ava She was still asleep and it didn’t seem like she would wake up anytime soon. Maybe I

don’t leave

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criminals would try to come back and

his eyes on Ava. Emma just looks at me with

about to leave when Emma grabs my forearm and

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

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

them is wrong and the kiss itself is fucking

be feeling this when Emma is the woman I’ve been craving

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

power nap. I haven’t

supposed to sleep for thirty minutes and

I

rush out after reading a message from

and I hate that

minutes. I was just about to enter her

thought I told you not to leave her fucking side” I growl, feeling

out” Emma answers

mean ‘she kicked

way Ava would do that and despite what she feels towards her family she wouldn’t be cruel enough to kick them out in her time

that…she told the nurse that she didn’t want us in

demand we leave”

He was trying so hard to hide

hear her laugh before it’s

there someone in there with her?”

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 left her side since

face harden and jaw lock. That

and enter her

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

face.

the smile slips

“Get out” she demands.

she was back

Ava” I calmly tell her and

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

happened? 2

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

any of

and