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.

wore matching black heels and did a nude make

able to take his eyes off you” Letty

you, Letty” I

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

and thanks

because my door bell rings

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

up well and looked mighty

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

I say softly, looking

not good at

with his finger before handing me the flowers. “These

never once bought me flowers. Hell, he

I was important to him. In his mind, I was an inconvenience

with.

just 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

was afraid I was going to

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that I’m scared shitless, though I’ve gone on

breaking the silence.

anxiety

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

to focus on

happy to have me back. They

called me out on my

because I kept messing it up”

I wasn’t the only one

talk about how our days were and I couldn’t help

should have been with Rowan Instead he decided that

decided that

“We’re here” Ethan says.

parked. The restaurant’s name was familiar

also curious

great so I thought we could try it”

and opened

hand at my

Ethan Anderson” Ethan

before

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

were in a relationship, I would feel jealous but

waiter arrives with a bottle of wine.

our orders after pouring us each

a high end restaurant?” I wasn’t

curious.

the kind of place where Rowan had

before answering “You could

“Parents?” I ask confused.

correctly, he told me

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my dad, I was put into the system. I thought

lucky and got adopted

I got to know him, the

fund

that but if we are being honest, then

him.

tell him he couldn’t be anymore wrong

my past

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

He took my trust fund and cut me off his will. According to him, I

after what I did to

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