Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Ava

“I still don’t understand why I have to go. Why can’t I just stay here with you?” Noah complains. A frown marring his handsome face.

He’s been sore about this whole thing since I told him that he’ll be leaving with his grandparents. At first he was excited about it but then he became saddened when he realized that neither I nor his father would be joining him.

His school had been understanding of our situation His teacher even agreed to send lessons to mother so that he isn’t left too behind.

“I already told you baby, this is a grandparents–grandson kind of vacation…it’s just for you and you grandparents.”

After talking to the chief he assured me that they’ll be sent somewhere tropical.

“You’re going to a beach. Haven’t you been begging us to take you for a vacation?” I add with a

mischievous smile.

The word ‘beach‘ immediately catches his attention. All the complaints he had, now lost.

Noah is obsessed with the ocean. He loves beaches so much that he once cried for a whole week

after we returned from a vacation in the Maldives. He’d wanted us to move there. When we refused

he’d pleaded for us to just leave him there.

I smile at the memory. So grateful for the happiness and joy Noah has filled my life with.

“You’re not lying to me are you?” he asks, pulling me back from my thoughts.

“Would I ever lie to you?”

“No” his frown turns into a full blown smile. His grey eyes shining in happiness. “I guess it’s okay then. I’m not mad at you anymore”

“Why were you mad at me?” I ask

“Because you refused to come with me, but it’s okay now. You can always join us later”

I wanted to tell him I won’t be joining him but I stop myself. I wasn’t going to risk him going back.

to being sad and moody again.

“Now, come one let’s go or we’ll be late” I take my handbag and sling it over my uninjured shoulder

While I grab his small suitcase, he grabs his duffel bag and rushes downstairs Carefully, I bring

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I was just about to order an Uber when my door bell rings. I rush to open before Noah can. He has a

tendency to open the door without first asking who is on the other side. No matter how many

times I caution him. No matter how many times I tell him to ask first and not to open if the person

on the other side doesn’t answer or he doesn’t recognize his or her voice. He just never listens.

Opening the door, I groan when I see who is on the other side.

Why did it seem like that the moment I decide to get over Rowan is when he seems to be

everywhere I turn?

“Dad!” Noah rushes past me and throws himself on his father.

“Hey buddy” Rowan greets him then hugs him close.

He sniffs him. Breathing his scent in. I once asked him why he does that and he told me Noah’s

scent just calms him. Like how fragrances calm other people down.

He puts him down and faces me. Noah rushes back to the living room. His excitement making

him hyper.

doing here?” seems like I’ve been asking him this question a

days.

He shrugs his shoulder.

he says as he gestures to my injured

explanation

his face gives nothing away. I now

the only one he looks at coolly. Even with his

them a sort of friendly

I’ve already

wanted was to be stuck with him in a moving car for whatever

us to get

cold voice sending shivers

Rowan and just wonder why I fell

ran for the hills

doing everything in my power to

gonna happen asshole… Now leave, I’ll meet you at the airport” I

to my house and throwing out commands? This was

won’t allow him to rule

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into my space so we’re chest to chest. His eyes flash and his nostrils flare, I

Refusing to let him

fucking order and get your ass into my car” he growls through clench teeth.

fist. Usually I would push it down because

I no longer give a

think you’re, hmm? I’m not some fucking puppy you

to fracture. what I thought we had. But what did it bring me? What did pushing

he says in

fighting again?” Noah’s voice cuts through the tense

sadly. Damn it! I hate Noah

us fighting all the

aren’t. We just can’t agree on something” I side eye

on his face has disappeared. Just like me,

Including tolerating my

an Uber’since she can’t drive but I wanted to

with a

just go

a deep breath and cast my eyes heavenward.

he looks

in defeat. “Alright, fine”

I do for

screams and rushes back to the

then leave to get Noah’s

room a bit and then pick things

was in place before turning

falls from my hand. Rowan wraps an arm around me and steadies me before I can fall. I jump away from

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at

like to be told what to do

“Let’s just go”

Noah’s abandoned suitcase, turns around and leaves I watch him wondering what has gotten into him.

feet moving and lock the door, Rowan and Noah were already seated in

tablet watching. some cartoon. Once he’s focused on something it’s hard to get his

move my hands to turn on the radio but Rowan stops me when

on the road but he looked at

S**y when a man does the one arm driving?

“Fine”

give me more than just a one word answer?” he asks through clenched

I? You’ve never been interested in anything I’ve said before. In fact you would go to great lengths to tune me out” I say as a matter of fact. “So why are you all of a sudden interested in what

rise up but I push it back down. I’m set on healing from

we would just get where we are going

for you, haven’t you spoken to her of

Rowan. Can you just

was getting pissed. Probably because I wasn’t acting like the meek lamb he was used

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everything I could to be the wife he could fall in love