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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start dating I’m not planning

hands clench into fists at the last part. For some reason heat starts rising up in my

and calm myself. I follow the sounds of pans banging while

different from the house we shared So very

continue walking. I

at me. “I had hoped you would leave. In case you haven’t

Why is it that everything out of her mouth these past few days is nothing but pure venom? It’s

I came

not awake yet and you could have done what you always

come in”

I was sure she was about to say something that would probably

wait

she fists the dish towel in her

as we follow the terms of the custody agreement then we can live

stubborn and difficult all of a sudden? It was getting on my fucking

you wanted? For me to be out of your

the bridge of my nose in frustration

coming into 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

the perfect time, just when Empia comes back to town Now you can be with her the you’ve always wanted” she says

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but I never lied to her. Never led her

nine years ago, then she

you want me to say? You know I never

the dishtowel down angrily. “That didn’t stop you from using my body did it? Gosh I hate you. I don’t know what I saw in you to begin with. I don’t know why I wasted so much of

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 cheating

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

I needed to say what I came here to say then

something I would regret

back.

of medicine. Uncapping it using one hand, she pops two pills into her

and swallows.

label, I realize

arm?”

came here to talk, so talk Rowan… we both know you don’t care

she

all but yell. “Damn it

going to talk?

Noah is wakes up”

up and goes to leave but I clump my hand around her uninjured hand. She immediately wrenches her hand from

touch me!” she

from now on? Are we forever going to be at each other’s

childish behavior is one of the reasons why I always preferred Emma. Why I fell in love with her” I ground out, my

colder than I could

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say then get out of my fucking house. I won’t have you insulting me and comparing me to Emma. My

go give

at each other. Each one