Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Rowan.

I see the moment she shuts her emotions down. The moment the warm look she had just a few

seconds ago turns cold. Which leaves me cold.

“What are you doing here?” Ava asks her voice monotonous as I push my way into her house.

It’s like she was talking to a stranger. Like I was nothing but a speck of dust and nothing more. I stare at her unable to come up with anything. I’ve lived with this woman for almost a decade and

yet right now I can’t find the right words.

I look at her hand still in a sling. I came to check up on her and also to pick Noah. It was the

weekend so it was my time with him.

Remembering the man that I saw leaving, my brows furrow. He must be who the smile was for.

That little piece of realization makes my jaw clench.

“What was he doing here?” I ask instead of answering while trying to hide the unreasonable anger

I was feeling.

I get the guy is an officer and that he saved her life but he was crossing a line. I didn’t fucking like

him and I didn’t want him anywhere near Ava.

“That’s none of your business” she retorts.

“It is my business when you’re entertaining.men this early in the morning with my son in the house….did he sleep over? Is that why I saw him leaving?”

The thought of that leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. The last thing I want is for her to be exposing Noah to men months after we separated. It wouldn’t leave a good impression on the type

of woman she is.

She gives a humorless laugh, pulling me back to the present.

“It’s not any of your fucking business…do you see me meddling in your life while you’re busy entertaining Emma? And isn’t it hypocritical of you to stand there judging me?”

I glare at her. “Emma is different”

“How so?” she first feigns puzzlement and then her face lights up as if she figured out something. but I know it’s mockery. “Oh, I forgot she’s the love of your fucking life”

I grind my teeth She was starting to piss me off. What the hell was wrong with her? It’s like she

has something against me.

“I’ll never do anything that would affect Noah but I’m a single woman and I will have whoever!

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bound to start dating I’m not planning

starts rising up in my core making me

I take time to breathe in and calm

honesty I’ve never been here. It looked different from the house we shared So very different that I

walking. I find her in the kitchen wiping down the

had hoped you would leave. In case you haven’t guessed it,

out of her mouth these past few days is nothing but pure venom? It’s like

I came for Noah”

yet and you could have done what

come in”

one of the barstools She frowns at me and opens her mouth to speak I was sure she was about to say something that would probably piss me off so I

can wait for him

she fists the dish towel in her

about As long as we follow the terms of

difficult all of a sudden? It was getting on my fucking nerves Where the fuck was the agreeable and subdued woman I

to be out of your

the bridge of my nose in frustration “I’m not the one who asked

her house. It seems all she wants to do is light. I wasnt in the fucking mood. Not when I was supposed to meet with kanta

and look, it came at the perfect time, just when Empia comes back to town Now you can be with her the

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never lied to her.

for the mistake nine years ago, then she is the one that would have been

You know I never lied

hate you. I don’t know what I

did sleep together during our marriage but it was just to scratch an itch. I took vows and despite the fact I didn’t love her. I wasn’t going to break them by

talk about the past, I’m here to talk about Noah” I say

say what I came

something I would

name gets her attentions. She doesn’t fire back.

Uncapping it using one hand, she pops two pills into

and swallows.

label, I

the arm?”

Rowan… we both know you don’t care about me so quite with

concern” she snaps.

hand and all but yell.

you going to talk? If not you can leave. I’ll text you

Noah is wakes up”

my hand around her uninjured hand. She immediately wrenches

me!”

hand. Damn it! Is this how she was going to behave from now on? Are we forever going to be at each other’s throats? We had a son for

Emma. Why I fell in love with her” I ground out, my temper getting the better

face twists. Her eyes growing colder than

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have you insulting me

behaviors go give them to the love of

say anything for a while. We glare at each other. Each one refusing