1. Dinner date

Ava

I was a nervous wreck as I prepared for my date with Ethan. It’s been two weeks since I was discharged from the hospital and I was all better. The doctor gave me the clear and I even gotten

back to work a few days ago.

In the two weeks, a lot has changed. Letty and I have gotten closer and so has Ethan and I. He’d

asked me out a couple of days ago. I had agreed whole heartedly.

Ethan was good for my ego. He made me laugh and relax. With him I was at ease. When I was

around him I forgot about Rowan. I forgot about my broken heart.

“Hair up or down?” I ask Letty.

We were on video chat and she was helping me get ready.

If I was being honest, this is the first time I’ve ever gone out on a date. Like I mentioned before, I

wasn’t the kind of girl that boys asked out before.

When I was married, Rowan never took me out. In fact we never did the normal things couples did.

when they were in love. There was no dinner dates for me. It would be a surprise if Rowan even

made it home for dinner most days.

“Definitely up, you have a beautiful long neck, you should flaunt it.” Letty says pulling me out of

my thoughts. “Ethan will definitely imagine kissing it and running his tongue down it the entire

time.”

My cheeks color at the picture she painted. I was married for fucks sake, yet such a comment.

made me blush.

“I’m sure you’re exaggerating” 1 mumble, trying to Hide my embarrassment.

“No I’m not. You’re a beautiful woman and any man would be lucky to have you”

“I’m not beautiful” I say automatically. It was sort of a knee jerk reaction.

I wasn’t beautiful. I knew that. Hearing everyone tell you how beautiful your sister is, nails in that fact. It also didn’t help that other parents used to tell my mother that I wasn’t poised, elegant, neat or put together like Emma was

“Yes, you are…you’re the only one who doesn’t see it. All you need is a confidence boost and I

swear men will be scrambling and falling over themselves to have you”

I put my hair up in a messy bun, with loose tendrils framing my face.

I really wanted to believe what she said, but it’s hard to break years of beliefs Beliefs that were

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I sigh and push back the painful memories

“If you say so”

“I say so, now turn, I want to see how you look” she commands.

I didn’t want to go all out incase things didn’t go as planned, so I settled on a little black dress Something that I wasn’t used to. Rowan never took me out when we were married so there wasn’t any need to dress up.

black heels and did a

able to take

Letty”

have to go, but I hope you have a wonderful time” she smiles

and thanks

up just in time, because my door bell rings a second

look, I take my purse and head downstairs. I open my door to find a smiling and dashing

and looked mighty

look beautiful, Ava” he stares at me as if seeing me

you” I say softly,

you’ve guessed, I’m not good at

chin with his finger before handing me the

roses feeling grateful. Rowan has never once

important to him. In his

with.

just put them in water and then we can leave” I turn

in

know what to do or say. I mean what do you do during dates? What do you talk about? And who

element that I was afraid I was going

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that I’m scared shitless, though I’ve gone on

breaking the silence.

laugh. Feeling relieved. The anxiety that had

at all…I was also hyperventilating. I’ve been nervous the whole

to focus

students were happy to have me back. They could tell that

me out

to file a report repeatedly because I kept messing it up” he chuckles and

anxiety knowing that I wasn’t the only one

days were and I couldn’t help but think how easy things were between

have been with Rowan Instead he decided that the only

He decided that

“We’re here” Ethan says.

the place where we had parked. The restaurant’s name

before. I was also curious

here was great so I thought we could try it” he tells me as he turns off

rounded the car then came and opened the door.

hand at my

for Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks the twenty

checks her list before speaking. “Right this

us, she keeps throwing glances at Ethan. I don’t blame her thought.

Maybe if we were in a relationship, I

a waiter arrives

our orders after pouring us each

afford such a high end restaurant?” I wasn’t being

curious.

place

answering “You could say my

“Parents?” I ask confused.

remember correctly, he told me his dad

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was a drug addict and she overdosed after I was born. When the FBI took out my dad, I was put into the system. I

got lucky and got adopted

The more I got to know him,

trust fund baby?” I joke

but if we are being honest, then you’re also a trust fund baby” he fires

him.

it’s forced. How do I tell him he couldn’t

my past

Emma and Rowan went down, he cut me off

took my trust fund and cut me off his will. According to

after what

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