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.

wore matching black heels and

Ava, Ethan won’t be able to take his eyes

Letty”

time” she smiles kindly at me. “Let me know how

will and

because my

open my door to find a smiling and dashing Ethan with a bouquet

up well and looked mighty fine in

he stares at me as if seeing me for the

you” I say

not good at taking

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

never once bought me flowers. Hell, he has

me like I was important to him. In his mind, I was an

with.

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

putting the flowers in

was both nervous and excited at the same time. I didn’t know what to do or say. I mean what do you do during dates? What do you talk

out of my element that I was

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weird that I’m scared shitless, though I’ve gone on more dates than I can count?”

breaking the silence.

relieved. The anxiety

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

focus

to have me back.

even called me out

report repeatedly because I kept

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

and I couldn’t help

with Rowan

that I didn’t

“We’re here” Ethan says.

where we had parked. The

I was also

I thought we could try it” he

came and opened the

hand at my

Ethan Anderson” Ethan asks the

before speaking. “Right this

us, she keeps throwing glances at Ethan.

I would feel jealous but right now I

a waiter arrives with a bottle

our orders after pouring us each

a cop afford such a high end restaurant?” I

curious.

place

“You could say

“Parents?” I ask confused.

I remember correctly, he told me his dad wasn’t in

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was born. When the FBI took out my dad, I was put into the system. I thought that was the end

lucky and got adopted by a

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

trust fund baby?” I

honest, then you’re

him.

do I tell him he couldn’t be anymore

my

when shit between me, Emma and Rowan went down, he cut me off

fund and cut me off his will. According to him, I didn’t

what I did to his

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