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.

matching black heels and did a nude make

look amazing Ava, Ethan won’t be able to take his eyes off you” Letty says with her

Letty”

hope you have a wonderful time” she smiles

will and

just in time, because my door bell

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

and looked mighty fine in his

stares at me as if seeing me

I say softly,

not good at taking compliments. Especially from

before handing

feeling grateful. Rowan has never

In his mind, I was

with.

me just put them in water and then we can

flowers in a vase, we

same time. I didn’t know what to do or say. I mean what do you do during dates? What do you talk about? And who is supposed to start the

that I was afraid I was going

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

breaking the silence.

The anxiety that had

nervous

focus

have me back. They could tell that

even called me out on my

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

my anxiety knowing that I wasn’t the only

were and I couldn’t help

have been with Rowan Instead he decided that the only

He decided that I didn’t deserve a

“We’re here” Ethan says.

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

was also curious because

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

rounded the car then came and opened

hand at my

for Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks the twenty something

checks her list before speaking.

glances at Ethan. I don’t blame her thought.

a relationship, I would feel jealous but right now

leaves. A minute later, a waiter arrives with a bottle

pouring us each

end restaurant?” I wasn’t being rude

curious.

place where Rowan

answering “You could

“Parents?” I ask confused.

he told me

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

adopted by a really

The more I got to

trust fund baby?”

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

him.

do I tell

up my

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

my trust fund and cut me off his will.

him after what I

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