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.

heels and

Ethan won’t be able to take his eyes off you” Letty says with her jaw

you, Letty” I

hope you have a wonderful time”

and

in time, because my door bell rings a second

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

up well and looked mighty fine in his black

me as if seeing me

say softly,

guessed, I’m not good at

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

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

his mind, I

with.

and then we can leave” I turn around

the flowers in a vase,

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 conversation. I

my element that I was afraid I was going to mess

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shitless, though I’ve gone

breaking the silence.

anxiety that had caged

I’ve been nervous the whole day.” I

focus on my

me back. They could

even called me out on my abnormal

because I kept messing it up” he chuckles and

knowing that I wasn’t the only

were and I couldn’t help but

things should have been with Rowan

Emma. He decided that I didn’t deserve

“We’re here” Ethan says.

at the place where we had parked. The

I was also curious because it looked

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

opened the door. He helps me down and

hand at my

Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks the twenty

checks her list before

keeps throwing glances at Ethan. I don’t blame

a relationship, I would feel jealous but right now

waiter arrives with

orders after pouring us each a

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

curious.

place where

“You could

“Parents?” I ask confused.

he told me his

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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.

and got adopted

more I got

trust fund baby?” I

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

him.

it’s forced. How do I tell him

my past was.

when shit between me, Emma and

fund and cut me off his will. According

what I did

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