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

to take his

you, Letty” I

but I hope you have a wonderful time” she smiles kindly at me. “Let me know how

will and thanks

hang up just in time, because

I open my door to

well and looked

stares at me as if seeing

say softly, looking

not good at taking compliments. Especially from attractive

lifts my chin with his finger before handing me the flowers.

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

was important to him. In his mind, I was an inconvenience that he had

with.

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

flowers in a vase, we

what do you do during dates? What do you talk about? And who is supposed to start the conversation.

that I was afraid I

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I’ve gone on

breaking the silence.

Feeling relieved. The anxiety that had caged

been nervous the whole day.” I

to focus on

to have me back. They

out on my

repeatedly because I kept messing it up” he chuckles and I grin

eased my anxiety knowing that I wasn’t the

I couldn’t help but think how easy

Rowan Instead he

was Emma. He decided that I didn’t deserve a

“We’re here” Ethan says.

parked. The restaurant’s

I was also curious

food here was great so I thought we could try it”

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

hand at my

Ethan asks the

list before

she keeps throwing glances at Ethan. I

were in a relationship, I

minute later, a waiter arrives with a bottle of

after pouring us each

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

curious.

like the kind of place where Rowan had his

answering “You could

“Parents?” I ask confused.

told me his dad wasn’t

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

got lucky and got adopted

I got to know him, the more I liked

you’re trust fund baby?” I joke

but if we are being honest, then you’re also a trust

him.

do I tell him he couldn’t

my past

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

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

from him after what I did to

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