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

won’t be able to take his eyes off

you, Letty”

wonderful time” she smiles kindly at

and thanks

time, because my door bell rings a

take my purse and head downstairs. I open my door to

and looked mighty fine in his black

stares at me as

say

guessed, I’m not good at taking

before handing me the flowers.

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

In his mind, I

with.

and then we can leave” I turn around and head to the

putting the flowers in a vase, we

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

I was

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though I’ve gone on more dates

breaking the silence.

anxiety

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

to focus

back. They

called me out

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

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

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

things should have been with Rowan Instead he decided

that

“We’re here” Ethan says.

place where we had parked. The restaurant’s name was familiar

before. I was also

could try it” he

opened the door.

at

Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks the twenty something

before

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

in a relationship, I would feel jealous

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

our orders after pouring us each a

high end restaurant?” I

curious.

like the kind of place where Rowan had his

before answering “You could

“Parents?” I ask confused.

I remember correctly, he told me his dad wasn’t

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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

got lucky and got adopted

I got to know him, the more I liked

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

could say that but if we are being honest, then you’re also a

him.

forced. How do I tell him he couldn’t be anymore wrong without

my

was rich but when shit between me, Emma and

my trust fund and cut me off

him after what I did

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