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

be able to take

you, Letty”

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

will and thanks

hang up just in time, because

purse and head downstairs. I open my

looked mighty fine

Ava” he stares at me as if seeing me for the

I say softly,

at taking compliments. Especially from attractive

finger before

roses feeling grateful. Rowan has never once bought me

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

with.

me just put them in water and then we can leave”

flowers in

at the same time. I didn’t know what to do or say. I mean what do you do during dates? What do you

that I was afraid I was going to mess

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gone on more dates

breaking the silence.

relieved. The anxiety that

was also hyperventilating. I’ve been nervous the whole

to focus on my

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

even called me out

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

my anxiety knowing that I wasn’t the only one that

days were and I couldn’t help but think how easy things were between

things should have been with Rowan Instead he decided that the only

was Emma. He decided that I didn’t

“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

so I thought we could try it” he tells

car then came and opened the door.

His hand at my lower

Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks the twenty

checks her list before speaking. “Right this way”

keeps throwing glances at Ethan. I don’t

if we were in a relationship, I

later, a waiter arrives with a bottle of

pouring us

end restaurant?” I wasn’t being rude

curious.

looks like the kind of place where

“You could say my parents

“Parents?” I ask confused.

me his dad wasn’t

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took out my dad, I was put into the system. I thought that was the end for me

got lucky and got adopted

by him. The more I got to know him, the more

fund baby?” I joke making him

could say that but if we are being honest, then you’re also a trust

him.

it’s forced. How do I tell

up my

me, Emma and Rowan went down, he cut

took my trust fund and cut me

him after what

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