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 on

The

my breath hitched. I’d been left

that she was badly hurt.

from those thoughts

them were from her students. Those kids adored Ava, no one needed to be told twice. They visited her in groups each day and

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 just made me realize

her soft voice pulls me

turn to look at Emma. Standing next to her is Travis. Unlike Emma, he looked like

woken up?” Travis asks.

He came close to

“No” I reply.

take a shower and change clothes then you can

not leaving, Emma” I

fucking leave. What if something happened and

down in exhaustion…just go home, I’m sure it won’t take

in “Emma is right,

second”

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

don’t leave her

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if those criminals would try to come back and finish the

Ava. Emma just looks

about to leave when Emma grabs my forearm and

surrender to death” she says with her smile before pecking my

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

wrong and

is the woman I’ve been

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

to take a power nap. I haven’t slept

I was supposed

phone, I

and rush out after reading a message from Travis. Ava

I hate that I

forty minutes. I was

not to leave her fucking side”

us out” Emma answers

mean

what she feels towards her family she wouldn’t be cruel enough to kick

didn’t want us in her room, so

demand we leave” Travis

in his voice. He was trying so hard to hide

hear her laugh before it’s followed

someone in there with her?”

Her eyes searching mine,

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few minutes after we were kicked out.

feel my face harden and jaw lock. That fucking

I turn and enter

is 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 her face, she was

face.

the smile slips from

“Get out” she demands.

guess she was back

gonna happen, Ava” I calmly tell her

contorted in fury and her eyes are blazing.

happened? 2

you could you just fucking leave, and take those two with you…I

of you

and Travis. Something