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

my breath hitched. I’d been left calling

that Ava’s car had been bombed and that she was badly hurt. I can’t explain how I fucking felt

thoughts and look

because they couldn’t fit here. Most of them were from her students. Those kids adored Ava, no one needed to be

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, which just made me realize how much of her

her soft voice pulls

to her is Travis. Unlike Emma,

Travis asks. His

close to losing his sister and I guess

“No” I reply.

a shower and change clothes then you can come back.

leaving, Emma” I

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

go

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

second”

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

but don’t leave her

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those criminals

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

stand up about to leave when Emma

death” she

on the cheek, chin and forehead. Her lips on mine is a first and even though I’ve dreamed about this for

lips are wrong, the feel of them is wrong and

the woman I’ve been craving for

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

to take a power nap. I

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

my phone, I slept for three

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

I hate

minutes. I was just about to enter her

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

kicked us out”

you mean ‘she

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

the nurse that she didn’t want us in her room, so the nurse had no

demand we leave”

trying so hard to hide it

her laugh before

there

eyes searching

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we were kicked out. He

That fucking

I turn 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 on her face, she was smiling and it transformed

face.

faces me and the

“Get out” she demands.

was back to

happen, Ava” I calmly tell her and take

eyes are blazing. She was okay

happened? 2

here, so you could you just fucking leave,

of you

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