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

be able to take his

Letty”

wonderful time” she smiles kindly at me.

and thanks

in time, because my door bell rings a second

head downstairs. I open my door to find a smiling and dashing Ethan with a bouquet

looked mighty fine in his black

Ava” he stares at me as if

you” I say

at taking

his finger before handing me the flowers.

feeling grateful. Rowan has never once bought me flowers. Hell, he

was important to him. In his mind, I was an

with.

put them in water and then we can leave”

putting the flowers in a vase, we

and excited at the same time. I didn’t know what to do or say. I mean what do you do during dates? What do you talk

that I was afraid I was going

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scared shitless, though I’ve gone on more

breaking the silence.

laugh. Feeling relieved. The anxiety that had caged

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

focus

to have me back. They could tell that my mind was else

called me out on my abnormal

file a report repeatedly because I kept messing it up”

that I wasn’t the only one that

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

should have been with Rowan Instead he decided that the only one

was Emma. He decided that I

“We’re here” Ethan says.

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

before. I was also curious because it

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

and opened

at my lower

Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks the

her list before speaking. “Right

she keeps throwing glances at Ethan. I

a relationship, I

waiter

pouring us

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

curious.

of place where Rowan had his business

before answering “You could say my parents

“Parents?” I ask confused.

me

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

got lucky and got adopted by a really wonderful

The more I got to know him,

words, you’re trust fund

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

him.

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

my past was.

Emma and Rowan went

me off

him after what I did to

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