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 did

be able to take his eyes off you” Letty says with her

Letty” I

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

will and thanks

just in time, because

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

up well and looked

look beautiful, Ava” he stares at me as if seeing me for the first

you” I say softly,

not good at taking

finger before handing me the flowers. “These are

never once

I was important to him. In his

with.

water and then we can leave” I turn around

the flowers in a vase, we

both nervous and excited 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

out of my element that I was afraid I was

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it weird that I’m scared shitless, though I’ve gone on more dates than

breaking the silence.

anxiety that had caged me fades

all…I was also hyperventilating. I’ve been nervous the

to focus on my

me back. They could tell that my mind

out on my

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

that I wasn’t the only

talk about how our days were and I couldn’t

with Rowan Instead he

that I

“We’re here” Ethan says.

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

was also curious because

heard the food here was great so I thought we could try it” he tells me as he

out, he rounded the car then came and opened the door.

at my lower

Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks

list before speaking. “Right this

she keeps throwing glances at Ethan.

relationship, I would feel jealous but right

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

after pouring us each

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

curious.

place where Rowan had his

answering “You could

“Parents?” I ask confused.

correctly, he told 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 for

adopted by

mesmerized by him. The more I got

fund baby?” I

we are being honest, then you’re also a trust fund baby”

him.

do I tell him he couldn’t be anymore wrong

up my past

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

and cut me off his

after what I did

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