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 nude

Ava, Ethan won’t be able to take his eyes off you” Letty says with her jaw

you, Letty”

go, but I hope you have a wonderful time” she smiles

will and thanks

time, because

my purse and head downstairs. I open my door to find

and looked mighty fine in

he stares at me as if seeing me for the first

say softly, looking

at taking compliments. Especially from attractive

before handing me the

roses feeling grateful. Rowan has never once bought me flowers. Hell, he has

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

with.

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

putting the flowers in a vase, we

or say. I mean what do you do during dates?

my element that I was afraid

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gone on more dates than I

breaking the silence.

Feeling relieved. The anxiety that had caged me fades

all…I was also hyperventilating. I’ve been nervous

to focus on

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

even called me out on

to file a report repeatedly because I kept messing it up” he chuckles and I grin at

anxiety knowing that I wasn’t

I couldn’t help but

how things should have been with Rowan Instead he decided

that

“We’re here” Ethan says.

parked. The restaurant’s name was familiar but I’d never

was also

could try it” he

the car then came and opened the door. He

hand at

Ethan

checks her list before speaking. “Right

keeps throwing glances at Ethan. I don’t blame her thought.

I would feel jealous but right

waiter arrives with a bottle of wine. He then

after pouring

high end restaurant?” I wasn’t being rude

curious.

like the kind of place

chuckles before answering “You could say my parents

“Parents?” I ask confused.

told me

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and she overdosed after I was born. When the FBI took out my dad, I was put into the

got lucky and got adopted by a

The more I got to know him, the

trust fund baby?” I joke

could say that but if we are being honest, then you’re

him.

laugh but it’s forced. How do I tell him he couldn’t be anymore wrong without revealing

my past was.

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

me

from him after what I

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