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 make

Ethan won’t be able to take his eyes off

you, Letty”

to go, but I hope you have a wonderful time” she smiles

and thanks

in time, because my door

open my door to find

up well and looked mighty fine in his

he stares at me as if

I say softly, looking

at taking

with his finger before handing

grateful. Rowan has never once bought me flowers.

important to him. In his

with.

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

flowers in a vase,

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

element that I was

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I’ve gone on more dates than I can count?”

breaking the silence.

Feeling relieved. The anxiety that

been nervous the

to focus

were happy to have me back. They could tell

even called me out on my

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

eased my anxiety knowing that I

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

should have been with Rowan

was Emma. He decided that

“We’re here” Ethan says.

parked. The restaurant’s name was

also curious because it

I thought we could try it” he

then came and opened the

at my

Ethan asks the twenty something

her list before speaking. “Right this way”

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

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

later, a waiter arrives

pouring us each

does a cop afford such a high end restaurant?” I

curious.

the kind of place

before answering “You could

“Parents?” I ask confused.

he told me his dad wasn’t in

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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 for me but it wasn’t.

lucky and got adopted

more I got to know

fund baby?”

then you’re also

him.

but it’s forced. How do I tell him he couldn’t be anymore

my past

Emma and Rowan went down,

cut me

him after what I

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