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 a

able to take his eyes

Letty” I

wonderful time” she smiles

and

in time, because my door bell rings

take my purse and head downstairs. I open

looked mighty fine

stares at me as if seeing me

I say softly,

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

before

grateful. Rowan has never once

In his

with.

in water and then we can leave”

putting the flowers in a vase, we

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

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gone on more dates than

breaking the silence.

The anxiety that had caged

nervous the whole day.” I confess.

focus on my

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

me out

to file a report repeatedly because I kept messing it

I wasn’t the only one

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

was how things should have been with Rowan Instead he decided that

was Emma. He decided that

“We’re here” Ethan says.

look at the place where we had parked. The restaurant’s name was familiar but I’d

was also curious because it

I thought we could try it” he tells

out, he rounded the car then came and opened the door. He helps me

hand at

Ethan asks

before speaking.

throwing glances at Ethan.

if we were in a relationship, I would feel jealous

later, a waiter arrives with a bottle of wine.

our orders after pouring

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

curious.

place where Rowan

before answering “You could say my parents are well

“Parents?” I ask confused.

me his dad

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

got lucky and got adopted by a

got to know him, the

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

are being honest, then you’re also a trust

him.

do I tell him he couldn’t

my past

me, Emma and Rowan went

took my trust fund and cut me off his will.

him after what

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