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

at the last part. For some reason heat starts rising up in my

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

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

shake myself from those thoughts and continue walking. I find her in the kitchen wiping down the

would leave. In case you haven’t

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

I came for Noah” I

is not awake yet and you could have done what

come in”

of the barstools She frowns at me and opens her mouth to speak I

can wait for him while

and she fists the dish towel

As long as we follow the terms of the custody agreement then we can

It was getting on my fucking nerves Where the fuck was the agreeable and subdued woman I was used

what you wanted? For me to be out of your life” she

my nose in frustration “I’m

wants to do is

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

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know it’s always a sour subject but I never lied to her. Never led her on. She knew

years ago, then she is the one that would have

know I never

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 my time and energy on

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.

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

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

or did something I would regret

fire back. Instead she opens

bottle of medicine. Uncapping it using one hand, she

and swallows.

I

the arm?” I

here to talk, so talk Rowan… we both know you

concern” she snaps.

and all

just stating the truth. Are you going to talk? If not

Noah is wakes up”

goes to leave but I clump my hand around her uninjured hand. She immediately wrenches her hand from me as if my touch

touch me!”

Damn it! Is this how she was going to behave from now on? Are we forever going to

childish 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

growing colder than I could ever

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you came to say then get out of my fucking house. I won’t have you insulting me and comparing me to Emma. My behavior doesn’t concern you, we are

behaviors go give them to the love of

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