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 eyes

Letty”

have to go, but I hope you have a wonderful time” she smiles kindly at me.

and thanks

just in time, because

look, I take my purse and head downstairs. I open my

up well and looked mighty fine in his black

stares at me as if seeing me for the first

you” I say

not good at taking

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

has never once bought me

to him. In his mind, I was

with.

just put them in water and then we can leave” I turn around and head

in a vase, we

to do or say. I mean what do you do during dates? What do you talk about? And who is supposed

my element that I was afraid I was going

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

breaking the silence.

Feeling relieved. The anxiety that had

I’ve been nervous the whole day.” I

to focus on my

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

called me out on my

repeatedly because I kept messing it up”

I wasn’t the

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

how things should have been with Rowan Instead he decided that

He decided that

“We’re here” Ethan says.

look at the place where we had parked. The restaurant’s

was also curious because it looked

so I thought we could try it” he tells

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

His hand at

Anderson” Ethan asks

before speaking. “Right

glances at

in a relationship, I would feel

A minute later, a waiter arrives with a bottle of wine. He then

pouring us each

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

curious.

place where Rowan had his

could say my parents

“Parents?” I ask confused.

he told me his dad wasn’t in the

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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 for me but it

and got adopted

The more I got to know

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

are being honest, then

him.

but it’s forced. How do I tell him he couldn’t be anymore

up my

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

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

what

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