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 a

be able to take

Letty” I

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

will and

hang up just in time, because my door bell rings a second

I open my door to find

and looked mighty fine

at me

you” I say softly, looking

I’m not good at taking

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

sniff the roses feeling grateful. Rowan has never once

like I was important to him. In his mind,

with.

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

in

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.

my element that I was afraid I was

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that I’m scared shitless, though I’ve gone on more dates than I can count?”

breaking the silence.

Feeling relieved. The anxiety that had caged me

I’ve been nervous the whole day.” I confess.

focus on

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

out on

file a report repeatedly because I kept

I wasn’t the only one that

couldn’t help but think how easy

with Rowan

He decided that

“We’re here” Ethan says.

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

I was also

thought we could try

then came and opened the door. He

His hand at my lower

Ethan asks the twenty

her list before speaking.

throwing glances at

Maybe if we were in a relationship, I would feel jealous but right now

a waiter arrives with a bottle of wine.

after pouring us each

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

curious.

looks like the kind of place where Rowan

“You could say my parents are well

“Parents?” I ask confused.

he told me his dad

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was born. When the FBI took out my dad, I was put into the system. I thought that was the end for me but it wasn’t. A few

adopted

got to know

fund baby?”

then you’re also a trust fund baby”

him.

I tell him he couldn’t

up my past was.

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

cut me off his will. According to him,

from him after what I

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