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

won’t be able to take his eyes off you” Letty

you, Letty” I

have a wonderful time” she smiles kindly

will and

hang up just in time, because my

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

up well and looked mighty fine

Ava” he stares at me as if seeing

I say softly,

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

chin with his finger before handing me the flowers. “These are for

Rowan has never once bought me flowers.

to him. In his mind,

with.

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

the flowers in

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

element that I was

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

breaking the silence.

Feeling relieved. The anxiety

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

focus on my

back.

me out on my abnormal

report repeatedly because I kept messing it up” he chuckles

anxiety knowing that I wasn’t the

how our days were and I couldn’t

should have been with Rowan

that I didn’t deserve

“We’re here” Ethan says.

parked. The restaurant’s name was familiar

was also curious because it

we could try it” he tells me

opened the door. He helps me down

His hand at my lower

Ethan asks

checks her list before speaking. “Right

keeps throwing glances at Ethan. I

if we were in a relationship, I

later, a waiter arrives with a bottle of wine. He then

after pouring us

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

curious.

kind of place where Rowan had his

“You could say my parents

“Parents?” I ask confused.

he told me his dad

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

adopted by a really

more I got

fund baby?”

if we are being honest, then you’re also a trust fund baby” he fires

him.

tell

my past

me, Emma and Rowan went

cut me off his will. According

what

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