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.

and did a nude

won’t be able to take his eyes off you” Letty

Letty”

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

will and thanks

just in time, because my door bell rings a

I take my purse and head downstairs. I open my door to find a smiling and dashing Ethan

looked mighty

Ava” he stares at me as if

I say

not good at taking compliments. Especially from

lifts my chin with his finger before

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

to him. In his mind, I was an

with.

water and then we can leave”

putting the flowers in a vase, we

say. I mean what do you do during dates? What do

was afraid

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gone on more dates than I can count?” Ethan

breaking the silence.

laugh. Feeling relieved. The anxiety that had caged me fades

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

to focus on my

were happy to have me back. They could tell that my

called me out on my abnormal

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

anxiety knowing that I wasn’t the only one that was

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

with Rowan Instead he decided that

was Emma. He decided that I didn’t

“We’re here” Ethan says.

look at the place where we had parked. The

before. I was also curious because

I thought we could

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

His hand at my lower

for Ethan Anderson” Ethan

her list before speaking. “Right

she keeps throwing glances at Ethan. I

I would feel jealous but right now

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

after pouring us each a

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

curious.

of place where Rowan had his business

before answering “You could say my

“Parents?” I ask confused.

correctly, he told me

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dad, I was put into

got adopted by a

I got to know him,

words, you’re trust fund baby?”

are being honest, then you’re

him.

laugh but it’s forced. How do I tell him he couldn’t be anymore wrong without revealing

my past

father was rich but when shit between me, Emma and Rowan went down, he cut me

cut me off his will. According to him,

from him after what I did

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