Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

10. Cut and about

It’s been a week sitace Noah left and i can’t find a pattern to live life without him This is the

longest we’ve been separated and I’m not ashamed to say that I am not handling it well

Nosh is my anchor and without home feel slightly Best Like I’m just drifting through life like a

stop wreck at sea Every day 1 eagerly wait for his calls because that’s what keeps me calm. Those calls and his sweet voice keep me grounded

I haven’t heard from Rowan since that day at the airport A part of my heart still longs for him but

I know that this is for the best. There was no future between us and I couldn’t go on living with a

man that didn’t love me

So far everything has been quiet. Not that anyone has tried to keep me informed or anything.

Since there hasn’t been any more shoot outs or people dying, then it’s safe to assume that those criminals have gone underground

All of a sudden I bump into someone Jolting me out of my thoughts.

“I’m so sorry, I did not see you” I apologize and bend down to pick up my books

I’m heading home from work Today has been a rather tiring day I just wanted to go home and

sleep

“It’s okay. I was also not paying attention to where I was going”

The familiar voice makes me snap my head in his direction. I wasn’t wrong Ethan was the one [

had bumped into

He helps me pick my books up and we get up together He gives me a charming smile and I find myself smiling back at him

“What are you doing here?” I ask him

He was in his officer uniform and damn did he look good. I might have sworn myself off men but

that didn’t mean I couldn’t look, and there was a lot to look at

report that someone was selling drugs to kids” he pauses before continuing “And I’m guessing you’re a

reply feeling conscious all of

got a high class job like Emma who was

books

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you teach?” Ethan asks, and

time during our marriage that Rowan had been interested in what I did. In

“Biology”

that” he winks,

replied tucking a wayward piece of hair behind my

some reason. Mainly because I wasn’t used to

don’t look at me twice. Unlike Emma

a mouse compared

hair, brown eyes and a petite

into me over and over

payed attention to me when we were growing

close to Emma. It used to piss me off but after a while I accepted the fact that I

to the opposite

call, we’ve just been busy I haven’t gotten any

says after a while.

I reply. “It’s okay, I totally understand…I know being a police

that that was just an excuse. He wasn’t planning on

he left

shifting from

soul. I shift my gaze

Someone calls and I turn to see

Ethan shouts before turning to me. “I’m happy to see you beautiful,

yeah?”

“Yeah” I mumble.

me an unexpected hug before walking away. I’m left there wondering

hell just happened.

myself from the stupor after a while and

wasn’t that far

sling was removed and even though my shoulder was sore and sometime ached, it was still functional. I thought about everything I needed to Buy but

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way he treated me was so different from how Rowan treated me that I wasn’t sure what

I’ve never had anyone tell me I’m beautiful. Nor have I ever had a man even

with Ethan made me feel like I was actually attractive but I also knew I couldn’t count on that. I mean if my own husband didn’t find

being silly‘ I laugh