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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to start dating I’m not planning to

at the last part. For some reason heat starts rising up in my core making me want

turns and leaves me in the hallway. I take time to breathe in and calm myself.

looked different from the

thoughts and continue walking. I find

at me. “I had hoped you would leave.

it that everything out of her mouth these past few days is nothing but pure venom? It’s like all she wants is to strike at

weekend Ava, I came for Noah” I

not awake yet and you could have done what you always do Honk You didn’t have

come in”

barstools She frowns at me and opens her mouth to speak I was sure she

wait for him while we

fists the

talk about As long as we follow

sigh Why was she so stubborn and difficult all of a sudden? It was getting on my fucking nerves Where the fuck

For me to be out

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

has gotten into her but I was beginning to regret coming into her house. It seems all she wants to do is light. I wasnt in the fucking mood. Not when I

didn’t want it and look, it came at the perfect time, just when Empia comes back to

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never lied to her.

years ago, then

know I never lied to you. You always knew

my body did it? Gosh I hate you. I don’t know

angering me. Yes we 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

past, I’m here to

and round. I needed to say what I came here to

did something I

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

medicine. Uncapping it using one

and swallows.

I realize it’s

arm?”

here to talk, so talk Rowan… we both know you don’t care about me so quite with

she snaps.

and all

Are you going to talk? If

Noah is wakes up”

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

me!”

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

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

growing colder than I could

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came to say then get out of my fucking house. I won’t have you insulting me

give them to the love

We glare at each other. Each one refusing to back