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.

and

able to take his

Letty” I

time” she smiles kindly at me. “Let me know how

and

hang up just in time, because my door bell

one last look, I take my purse and head downstairs. I open my door to find a smiling and dashing Ethan

looked mighty fine in

beautiful, Ava” he stares at me as

say

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

chin with his finger before handing

roses feeling grateful. Rowan has never once bought me

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

with.

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

in a vase,

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

out of my element that I was afraid

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

breaking the silence.

laugh. Feeling relieved. The anxiety that had caged me

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

focus on my

students were happy to have me back. They could

me out on my abnormal

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

knowing that I wasn’t the only

and I couldn’t help but think

have been with Rowan Instead he decided that the only

that I didn’t deserve

“We’re here” Ethan says.

place where we had parked.

also curious

we could try it”

opened

at my

for Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks the twenty something

her list before speaking. “Right this

leads us, she keeps throwing glances at Ethan. I

we were in a relationship, I would

minute later, a waiter arrives with

pouring us each

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

curious.

the kind of place where Rowan

before answering “You could say my parents

“Parents?” I ask confused.

he told me his dad

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drug addict 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

and got adopted

him. The more I got to know him, the

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

if we are being honest, then you’re also a

him.

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

up my past

between me, Emma and

me

him after what I did to his

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