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

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

bombed and that she was badly hurt. I can’t explain how I fucking felt but I

from those thoughts and look at

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

cared 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 but praise for her, which

pulls

to look at Emma. Standing next to her is

up?” Travis asks.

He came close to losing his sister and I guess it’s

“No” I reply.

Rowan” Emma says, “Go take a shower and change clothes

not leaving,

leave. What if something happened and I

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

is right, Rowan, I promise we won’t leave

second”

wake up anytime

leave

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knew if those criminals

on Ava. Emma just looks at me

when Emma grabs my

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

nod and leave. This is the first time 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

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

the woman

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

take a power nap. I haven’t slept in

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

I slept for three

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

I hate that

I was just about to enter her

not to leave her fucking

us out” Emma

do you mean ‘she

and despite what she feels towards her family she

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

to demand we

was an emotion in his voice. He was trying

hear her laugh before

in there with her?” I

she answers. Her eyes searching

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a few minutes after we were kicked out. He

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

and

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

face.

me and the smile slips from

“Get out” she demands.

back to being ice

tell her and take

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

happened? 2

you here, so you could you just fucking leave,

of you

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