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

Ethan won’t be able to take his

you, Letty” I

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

and thanks

because

head downstairs. I open my

cleaned up well and looked mighty fine in his black

he stares at me as if

I say softly, looking

good at taking compliments.

his finger before handing me the flowers. “These are

has never once

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

with.

and then we can leave” I turn around

flowers in a vase,

I mean what do you do during dates? What do you talk about?

that I was

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I’ve gone on more dates than I can

breaking the silence.

laugh. Feeling relieved. The anxiety that had caged

also hyperventilating. I’ve been nervous the whole day.” I confess. “It made

focus

to have me back. They could

called me out on my abnormal

I kept messing it up” he chuckles and I grin at

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

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

should have been with Rowan Instead he decided that the only

Emma. He decided that I didn’t deserve

“We’re here” Ethan says.

place where we had parked. The restaurant’s name was familiar

also curious because

the food here was great so I thought we could try it”

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

hand at my lower

Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks the twenty

checks her list before speaking. “Right this

glances at Ethan. I don’t

a relationship, I would

A minute later, a waiter arrives with a

after pouring us each

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

curious.

place where Rowan had

could say

“Parents?” I ask confused.

he told me his

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

lucky and got adopted by

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

fund baby?” I joke making

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

him.

forced. How do I tell

up my

shit between me, Emma and Rowan went

me off his will. According

from him after what I did to

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