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

to take his eyes off you” Letty

Letty”

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

will and

hang up just in time, because my door

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

up well and looked mighty fine

me as if seeing me

you” I say softly,

at taking compliments. Especially from attractive

finger before handing me the

grateful. Rowan has never once bought me

In his mind, I was an inconvenience that

with.

then we can leave” I turn

the flowers in a

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 about? And who is supposed to start the

was afraid I was going to

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shitless, though I’ve gone on more

breaking the silence.

anxiety that had caged me fades

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

focus on

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

out on

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

that I wasn’t the only one

days were and I couldn’t help

with Rowan Instead he decided that the

He decided that

“We’re here” Ethan says.

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

also curious because it looked

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

rounded the car then came and opened the door. He

at my

Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks the twenty something

checks her list before

keeps throwing glances at Ethan. I don’t blame

in a relationship, I

later, a waiter arrives with a

our orders after pouring us each

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

curious.

of place

chuckles before answering “You could say my parents are

“Parents?” I ask confused.

correctly, he told me his

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

got lucky and got adopted by

him. The more I got to know him, the more I liked

you’re trust fund baby?”

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

him.

laugh but it’s forced. How do I tell him he

up my past was.

when shit between me, Emma and Rowan went

cut me off his

him after what I did to his

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