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

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

you, Letty”

have a wonderful time” she

and thanks

because my door bell rings a second

last look, I take my purse and head downstairs. I open my door

looked mighty fine in his black

at me as if seeing me for the

I say softly, looking

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

with his finger before handing

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

like I was important to him. In his mind, I was an inconvenience that he had a

with.

in water and then we can leave”

the flowers in a vase,

what do you

out of my element that I was afraid I was going to

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shitless, though I’ve gone on more dates than I can count?” Ethan

breaking the silence.

anxiety that had caged

nervous the whole day.” I confess.

to focus on

were happy to have me back. They could tell that my mind was else

out on my abnormal

had to file a report repeatedly because I kept messing

eased my anxiety knowing that I wasn’t

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

things should have been with Rowan Instead he

Emma. He decided that I didn’t deserve

“We’re here” Ethan says.

we had parked.

I was also curious

we could try it” he tells me as he turns

the car then came and opened the door.

His hand at

for Ethan Anderson” Ethan

before speaking.

she keeps throwing glances at Ethan.

if we were in a relationship, I would

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

after pouring us each a

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

curious.

like the kind of place where Rowan

could say my parents

“Parents?” I ask confused.

he told me his dad wasn’t

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my dad, I was put into the system. I thought that was the end for me but it wasn’t. A

adopted by a

The more I got to know him, the more I

you’re trust fund

we are being honest, then you’re

him.

do I tell him

my past was.

me, Emma and Rowan went down, he

my trust fund and cut me off his will. According

what I did

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