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.

I’ve been asking him this

days.

He shrugs his shoulder.

the airport” he says as he gestures to my

explanation

Like always, his face gives nothing away. I

only one he looks

them a

for that. I’ve

thing I wanted was to be stuck with him in a moving car

to get to the

His cold voice sending shivers down my

why I fell for him. He is cold, arrogant and

me. I should have ran for the hills screaming when I

everything in my power to make

Now leave, I’ll meet you

he think he was coming to my

allow

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chest. His eyes flash and his nostrils flare, I stand

let him

not leaving. Now cancel that fucking order and get your ass into my car” he growls through clench teeth. A

temper begins to rise and I clench my fist. Usually

I

not some fucking puppy you think you can fucking command” my voice was starting to rise. I was so

I thought we had. But what did it bring me?

in a warning

again?” Noah’s voice cuts

us sadly. Damn it! I hate Noah seeing this side of us.

with us fighting all

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

on his

Including

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

a

can’t we just go

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

at my son and he looks

sigh in defeat. “Alright,

I do for

screams and rushes back to the leaving room before coming

and then leave to get Noah’s suitcase and

tidy the living room a bit and then pick things up.

in place

handbag falls from my hand. Rowan wraps an arm around me and steadies me before I

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at the foyer”

be told what to do you know

“Let’s just go”

he grabs it before I can. Then he picks Noah’s abandoned suitcase, turns around and leaves I watch him

moving and lock the door, Rowan and Noah were already seated in the car. Reluctantly,

to get his attention. Another ten minutes in and I was going crazy. I’m almost tempted to throw

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

the road

does the one arm driving? Shaking those thoughts from my mind I

“Fine”

a one word answer?”

would go to great lengths to tune me

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

we would just

mother was asking for you, haven’t you spoken to her of

Can you just ignore me and

pissed. Probably because I wasn’t acting like the meek lamb he was used to. The tables had turned

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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