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 did a

able to take his eyes off you” Letty says

you, Letty”

wonderful time” she smiles kindly

will and

hang up just in time, because my door bell rings

I open my door

up well and looked mighty fine in his black

me as if seeing me for the first

I say softly, looking

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

his finger before handing me the flowers. “These are

has never once bought

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

with.

them in water and then we can leave” I

putting the flowers in

the same time. I didn’t know 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.

out of my element that I was afraid I

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

breaking the silence.

The anxiety that had caged me fades

hyperventilating. I’ve been nervous the whole

focus on my

to have me back. They could tell that

called me out on my abnormal

repeatedly because I kept messing it up” he

my anxiety knowing that I wasn’t the only one

I couldn’t help but

with Rowan Instead he decided that the only

He decided that I didn’t deserve a

“We’re here” Ethan says.

the place where we had parked. The restaurant’s name was familiar but I’d never

before. I was also curious because it

we could try it” he tells

then came and opened the door. He helps me

at my

Ethan asks the twenty something

before speaking. “Right this

us, she keeps throwing glances at Ethan.

I would feel jealous but

waiter arrives

orders after pouring us

end restaurant?” I wasn’t

curious.

the kind of place where Rowan

answering “You could say my parents are well

“Parents?” I ask confused.

me his dad wasn’t

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

got lucky and got adopted

more I got to

other words, you’re trust fund baby?”

then you’re also a trust fund baby”

him.

forced. How do I tell him he

my past was.

when shit between me, Emma and

He took my trust fund and cut me off his will. According to him,

him after what I did

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