Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

7. Dead man

Ava

I wake up with a stiff back and an aching arm. I am in bed with Noah since he refused to leave me

after we finished watching TV. I smile when I remembered him saying that he was taking his job seriously and that he would take care of me throughout the night.

With a bit of difficulty. I manage to move him without waking him up. It was around eight and I needed to prepare breakfast before he woke up.

After doing my morning routine, I went downstairs I stood outside the kitchen for a while wondering how I was going to manage making breakfast with one arm.

As I moved to get the ingredients needed for pancakes, memories of yesterday flooded my mind. Everything that happened seemed so surreal that part of me wonder if it had happened. If it wasn’t for the fact that my shoulder was bandaged and my arm was in sling, I would have thought it was all a bad dream..

When I woke up in the hospital after I fainted I panicked. It took both the doctor and nurse to calm.

me down and reassure me that everything was okay. She told me that the bullet was lodged in my shoulder but it hadn’t done any serious damage. I was lucky because according to them if it had hit lower then it would have struck my heart.

They removed the bullet, cleaned the wound, stitched me up and then put my arm in the sling I was given antibiotics and pain meds. They instructed me to keep my arm elevated till my next appointment.

As I cooked the pancakes, I thought about the man that tried to save me. I made a ment*l note to find out who he is so I could thank him. He was the only one that looked out for me when my

family couldn’t care less if I was safe or not.

My thoughts are interrupted when a knock sounds on my door, making me wonder who it was.

I highly doubted there was anyone I wanted to see right now. The events of yesterday soured my feelings towards the people I once considered family.

I walk to the door and gently open it. I’m surprised to find the man from yesterday standing on my doorstep. The first thing I notice is his blue eyes. They were the bluest eyes I’ve ever seen.

I hadn’t noticed this yesterday. Probably because I was in shock and in pain, but the man was

in a body builder type of way, a strong jaw and a flawless complexion. His dark brown

confidence demanded attention.

croaked out sounding

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smiled at me and I was struck by how beautiful it

stepping out of the

door behind him. I watch him as

home” he says

mumbled. “I made some pancakes, would you like

and I lead him to the kitchen. Before I can go back to making breakfast, he stops me, making me

been formally introduced, I’m Ethan” he gently grabs my hand, turns

kisses it.

reason I feel flushed. I wasn’t used to this kind of attention and

one that was always looked

“I-I’m Ava” I stammered.

already know that, beautiful” he says giving me a wink while taking a seat at

didn’t know how to behave. He oozed masculine energy and it was directed at me. I’ve never been in such as spot

name…what were you doing at my father’s burial?” I asked while placing a cup of coffee before serving

and sit next

chief wanted us on the look at incase the same people tried anything with the

I’ve never seen

moved here a couple of months back. I’ve been swamped

had much time to

you can consider me one

just this morning actually.”

“What for?”

my life. I don’t

wound and shouting

rushed towards me. I actually believe that if he hadn’t

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not every day you get to have a beautiful woman in your arms

he behaves I just know he’s a charmer. It’s obvious with his smiles and winks. He’s also a breath of fresh air. Something