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.

black heels and did

amazing Ava, Ethan won’t be able to take his eyes off you” Letty

you, Letty” I

time” she

and

up just in time, because my door bell rings a

purse and head downstairs. I open my door to find a smiling and dashing Ethan

up well and looked

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

you” I say softly,

at taking compliments.

finger before handing me the flowers. “These are for

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

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

with.

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

flowers in a vase, we

same time. I didn’t know what to do or say. I mean what do you do during dates? What do you talk about? And who is supposed to start the conversation.

my element that I was afraid I was going to mess things

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weird that I’m scared shitless, though I’ve gone on more dates than I can

breaking the silence.

The anxiety

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

to focus

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

even called me out

file a report repeatedly because I kept messing it up” he chuckles and I

that I

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

was how things should have been with Rowan Instead he

decided that I didn’t

“We’re here” Ethan says.

the place where we had parked.

I was also curious

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

opened the door. He helps me

His hand at

Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks the

before speaking.

she keeps throwing glances at

relationship, I would feel jealous but right

waiter arrives with a bottle

orders after pouring

end restaurant?”

curious.

place

answering “You could say my parents

“Parents?” I ask confused.

he told me his dad wasn’t in the

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was a drug addict and she overdosed after I was born. When the FBI took out my dad, I

and got adopted by

got to know him,

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

being honest, then you’re also a trust

him.

tell him he

my

Emma

He took my trust fund and cut me

him after what I did to

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