Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Chapter 21

  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

take his eyes

you, Letty”

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

and

because my door bell rings

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

looked mighty fine in

stares at me as

you” I say softly, looking

guessed, I’m not good at taking compliments. Especially

lifts my chin with his finger before handing me

has never once bought

to him. In his

with.

put them in water and then we can leave” I turn around and head to the

putting the flowers in a vase,

to do or say. I mean what do you do during dates? What do you talk about? And who is supposed to start the

element that I was afraid I was going to mess

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I’m scared shitless, though I’ve gone

breaking the silence.

Feeling relieved. The anxiety that had caged me fades

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

focus

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

me out

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

that I wasn’t the only

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

with Rowan Instead he decided that

was Emma. He decided that I

“We’re here” Ethan says.

where we had parked. The

was also curious because it looked

could try it” he tells me as he

the car then came and opened the door. He

hand at my

for Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks the

before speaking.

she leads us, she keeps throwing glances at Ethan. I don’t blame her thought.

we were in a relationship, I would

then leaves. A minute later, a waiter arrives

pouring us each

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

curious.

kind of place

before answering “You could say my parents

“Parents?” I ask confused.

me his dad wasn’t in the

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I was born. When the FBI took out my dad, I was put into the system. I thought that was the end

got lucky and got adopted by a really wonderful

The more I got to know

words, you’re trust fund baby?” I

being honest, then you’re also

him.

I tell him he couldn’t be

my past

shit between me, Emma and Rowan went down, he cut me off

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

from him after what I

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