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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dating I’m not planning

heat starts rising up in my core making me want to hit

I take time to breathe in and calm myself. I

the house we shared So very different

myself from those thoughts and continue walking. I find her in the

up, glaring at me. “I had hoped you would leave. In case you

out of her mouth these past few days is nothing but

I came for Noah” I

not awake yet and you could have done what you always do Honk

come in”

opens her mouth to speak I was sure she was about to say something that would probably piss me off

can wait

she fists the dish towel

as we follow the terms of

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

wanted? For me to be

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

into her house. It seems all she wants to do is light. I wasnt in the

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

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subject but I never lied to her. Never led her on. She knew that

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

you want me to say? You know I never lied to you. You

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

words angering me. Yes we did sleep together during our marriage but it was just to scratch an itch. I took

past, I’m here to

round. I needed to say what

did something I would regret

attentions. She doesn’t fire back. Instead she opens one of

Uncapping it using one hand,

and swallows.

label, I realize

the arm?”

Rowan… we both know

concern” she snaps.

all but yell. “Damn

I’m just stating the truth. Are you going to talk? If not you can leave. I’ll text you

Noah is wakes up”

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

me!”

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

Why I fell in love with her” I

colder than I could

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of my fucking house. I won’t have you insulting me and comparing me to Emma. My behavior doesn’t concern you, we are divorced…so if you want

on anyone about behaviors go give them to the love of your

a while. We glare at each other. Each one refusing