Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Chapter 21

  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.

matching black heels and did

take his eyes off you” Letty says with her jaw

you, Letty”

wonderful time” she smiles

and thanks

up just in time, because my door

I open my door to find a smiling and dashing Ethan

up well and looked mighty fine

Ava” he stares at me as if seeing me

you” I say softly,

you’ve guessed, I’m not good at taking compliments. Especially from

with his finger before handing

has never once

In his mind, I

with.

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

flowers in

what do you do during dates? What do you talk about? And

I was afraid I

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I’ve gone on more

breaking the silence.

The anxiety that

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

focus

back. They could tell that my mind

even called me out on my abnormal

file a report repeatedly because I kept messing

eased my anxiety knowing that I wasn’t the only one that was

I couldn’t help but think how easy things were between

was how things should have been with Rowan Instead he decided

was Emma. He decided that I didn’t deserve a

“We’re here” Ethan says.

parked.

was also

we could try it” he tells me as he

and opened the door. He helps

hand at my lower

for Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks

checks her list before speaking.

she leads us, she keeps throwing glances at Ethan.

a relationship, I would feel jealous

leaves. A minute later, a waiter arrives with a bottle

pouring

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

curious.

place where Rowan had

“You could say my parents are well

“Parents?” I ask confused.

told me his dad wasn’t in the

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and she overdosed 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

got lucky and got adopted

I got to know him,

fund baby?” I joke making

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

him.

do I tell him he

my past

me, Emma and Rowan

cut me off his will. According to

from him after what I did to

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