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

be able to take his eyes off you” Letty says

you, Letty”

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

will and thanks

up just in time, because my door bell rings a

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

up well and looked mighty fine

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

I say softly, looking

at taking compliments.

finger before handing me the flowers. “These are for

roses feeling grateful. Rowan has never once bought me flowers. Hell, he

was important to him. In his mind,

with.

we can leave” I turn around and head to the

flowers in a

mean what do you do during dates? What do you talk about? And who is supposed to start

was

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gone

breaking the silence.

anxiety that had caged me

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

to focus on my

happy to have me back.

me out on my

kept messing it up” he chuckles

that I

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

how things should have been with Rowan Instead he decided that the only

that

“We’re here” Ethan says.

parked. The restaurant’s name

also curious because it looked

here was great so I thought we could try it” he tells me as he turns off

and opened the

His hand at

Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks

her list before

glances at Ethan. I don’t blame her

we were in a relationship, I would

later, a waiter arrives with a bottle of wine. He

pouring

high end restaurant?” I wasn’t being rude or anything.

curious.

place where

could say my parents are

“Parents?” I ask confused.

me his dad wasn’t in the

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after 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. A few

adopted by

I got to

other words, you’re trust fund baby?” I joke making him

say that but if we are being honest, then you’re also a trust fund baby” he

him.

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

up my

me, Emma and

fund and cut me off his

him after what I did to his

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