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

days.

He shrugs his shoulder.

to take you to the airport” he says as he gestures

explanation

him. Like always, his face gives nothing

I’m the only one he

give them a

for that. I’ve already called for an

last thing I wanted was to be

us to get to

it” he commands. His cold voice sending shivers

just wonder why I fell for him. He is cold,

have ran for the hills

doing everything in my power to make him

gonna happen asshole… Now leave, I’ll meet

to my house and

allow him to rule

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we’re chest to chest. His eyes flash and his nostrils

let him

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

and I clench my fist.

but I no longer

arrogant son of bitch…who the hell do you think you’re, hmm? I’m not some fucking puppy you think you can fucking command” my voice was starting to rise. I was so

thought we had. But what did it bring me? What did pushing down and containing who I am give? Nothing. It gave me nothing but

says in a

you two fighting again?” Noah’s voice cuts through the

him looking at us sadly. Damn it!

deal with us

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

anger and coldness on his face has

Including tolerating my

she can’t drive but I wanted to drive you two.”

a

we just

a deep breath and cast my eyes heavenward. Damn him for throwing me

he looks at

in defeat. “Alright, fine” I

I do for

back to the leaving room before coming

and then leave to get Noah’s

pick things up. I give the room one last glance

in place

hard a chest, my handbag falls from my hand. Rowan wraps an arm around me

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told you to wait at the foyer”

to do you

“Let’s just go”

handbag but he grabs it before I can. Then he picks Noah’s abandoned suitcase, turns around and leaves I watch him wondering what has gotten into him. Not once

get my feet moving and lock the door, Rowan and Noah

focused on something it’s hard to get his attention. Another ten minutes

to turn on the radio

arm?” he asks His eyes were on the road but he looked at me briefly when he asked.

one who finds it S**y when a man does the one arm driving? Shaking those thoughts from my mind I

“Fine”

a

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

back down. I’m set on healing from those past hurts and it starts by forgetting about it and about

look out the window. Praying that we would just get where

haven’t

it’s getting on my nerve Rowan. Can you just ignore me and pretend like I

the steering wheel tightens. I see his jaw clench. He was getting pissed. Probably because I wasn’t acting like the meek lamb he

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to break my back trying to make him happy. Trying to be what he wants. Trying to be like Emma. I did everything I could to be the wife he could fall in love with. Now I had shed that skin and he didn’t like that I wasn’t falling at his feet like