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 nude make

won’t be able to take his

you, Letty”

you have a wonderful time” she smiles kindly

and thanks

time, because my door bell rings a second

and head downstairs. I open my door to find

cleaned up well and looked mighty fine in his black

he stares at me

you” I say softly,

at taking compliments.

lifts my chin with his finger before handing me the flowers. “These are for

sniff the roses feeling grateful. Rowan has never once bought me flowers. Hell,

In his mind, I was an inconvenience that he had

with.

water and then we can leave” I

flowers in a vase, we

to do or say. I mean what do you do during dates? What do you talk about? And who is supposed to start the

was afraid I

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it weird that I’m scared shitless, though I’ve gone on more dates than I can count?” Ethan

breaking the silence.

laugh. Feeling relieved. The anxiety that had caged

also hyperventilating. I’ve been nervous the whole day.” I confess.

to focus on my

back. They could tell that my mind

me out on

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

that I

our days were and I couldn’t help but

was how things should have been with Rowan Instead he decided that the

He decided that I didn’t

“We’re here” Ethan says.

where we had parked. The restaurant’s name was familiar

also curious

heard the food here was great so I thought we could

he rounded the car then came and opened the door. He helps me down and

at

Anderson” Ethan

before speaking.

throwing glances at Ethan.

in a relationship, I

A minute later, a waiter arrives with a bottle of

after pouring us

does a cop afford such a high end restaurant?” I wasn’t being rude or anything. I

curious.

of place where Rowan had

before answering “You could say my parents are well

“Parents?” I ask confused.

me his dad wasn’t in the

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

lucky and got adopted

The more I got to know

trust fund

are being honest, then you’re also a trust fund baby” he

him.

forced. How do I tell him he couldn’t

up my past was.

shit between me, Emma and Rowan went down, he cut

me off his will. According to him, I

what I did

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