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

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

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

honesty I’ve never been here. It looked different from the house we

thoughts and continue walking. I find her in the

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

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

the weekend Ava, I came

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

come in”

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

can wait for him

the dish towel in her

As long as we follow the terms of the custody agreement then we can live like the other doesn’t

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

what you wanted? For me to be out of your

frustration “I’m not the one who asked for

coming into her house. It seems all she wants to

that doesn’t mean you didn’t want 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

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

my heart and if it wasn’t for the mistake nine years ago, then she is

me to say? You know I

body did it? Gosh I hate you. I don’t know what I saw in you to begin with.

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

here to talk about Noah” I say

going round and round. I needed to say what I came here to say then leave

something I

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

medicine. Uncapping it using one hand, she pops

and swallows.

the label, I realize it’s

the arm?” I

both know you don’t care

she snaps.

and all but yell. “Damn

to talk?

Noah is wakes up”

her uninjured hand. She immediately wrenches her hand from me as if

me!”

Damn it! Is this how she was going to behave from now on? Are we forever going to be at each other’s

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

twists. Her eyes growing colder than I could ever thought

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of my fucking house. I won’t have you insulting me and comparing me

give

say anything for a while. We glare at each other.