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 a nude make

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

you, Letty”

you have a wonderful time” she smiles kindly at me.

and

time, because my door bell rings a second

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

cleaned up well and looked mighty fine

beautiful, Ava” he stares at me as if seeing

you” I say

at taking compliments.

his finger before handing me the flowers. “These

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

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

with.

then we can leave”

the flowers in a vase,

both nervous and excited at the same time. I didn’t know what to do or say. I mean what do you

out of my element that I was afraid I was

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though I’ve gone on more dates than

breaking the silence.

Feeling relieved. The anxiety that had caged

hyperventilating. I’ve been nervous the

focus on

have me back. They could tell that my mind

called me out on my

report repeatedly because I kept

I wasn’t the only one

and I couldn’t help

things should have been with Rowan Instead he decided that

decided that I didn’t

“We’re here” Ethan says.

where we had parked. The restaurant’s name

also curious because it

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

came and opened

hand at my

Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks

before

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

relationship, I would

A minute later, a waiter arrives

our orders after pouring us each a

such a high end restaurant?”

curious.

like the kind of place where Rowan

answering “You could say my parents

“Parents?” I ask confused.

he told me

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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

lucky and got adopted by a really wonderful

him. The more I got to know him,

you’re trust fund baby?”

then you’re also a trust fund

him.

do I tell him he couldn’t be anymore wrong without revealing

my

was rich but when shit between me, Emma and Rowan went down, he

fund and cut me off his will.

from him after what I did to

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