Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

11. Shooting range

“So how’s your day sweetheart?” I ask Noal

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The phone is between my shoulder and eat I was trying to maximize by talking to him while doing some cleaning. It wasn’t an easy but at least my shoulder was doing so much better now.

“It’s awesome“” he shouts through the phone almost bursting my ent drums “We just had ice cream and now we are going to the slides, they have slides here and they lead straight to the

ocean”

His excited chanter makes me happy. His happines in my happiness The fact that he is safe and enjoying himself was enough for me.

“That’s great baby…see, I told you that you would have lots of fun”

Giving up on cleaning, I take a seat on the couch. It would be better to finish talking to him first.

“What about you mommy, how’s your weekend?”

What could I say? It was boring as hell. My eight year old son was having more fun than I was. I didn’t have anywhere to go or anyone to hang out with since I had no friends.

My colleagues used to invite me to things but they stopped after I kept turning them down Deep inside I knew they invited me as a formality, because I was there when they were inviting others. Not because they genuinely want to know me or hang out with me.

“Uh, it’s okay…just doing some cleaning” I murmur

I hear him sigh. “Mom, you need to go out and have fun like I am. Since I’m not there, I don’t want you to stay at home all alone”

Why the hell did I feel so chastised right now?

“I will, I just have to finish my chores first” I lie.

After cleaning I would probably just watch a movie and drown myself in junk food. Or I would just catch up on sleep. Both options didn’t seem that bad.

“Fine…I have to go mommy, Pa is calling for me”

“Okay my love, talk to you at night”

“Bye, and grandma says hi to you”

Noah calls mother grandma and used to call father grandpa. As for Rowan’s parents, he calls them

Pa and Ma

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“That’s good be careful on the slides” I say, completely ignoring the greetings from my supposed

mother.

so excited about the slides to

escapes his notice. A character he got from his father, but not

decide to go through the biology essays of my students. So far the ones I’ve marked

the

heartbeat lurches when I see Ethan’s name flashing. This was totally

unsure, part of me afraid that he had dialed

you busy?” he

a mistake like I

“Not particularly, why?”

aren’t at the station’s shooting range. I thought maybe we

together”

things he said were making any kind of sense

be at a shooting

They were all

in case they ever got in

I mean having a gun when dealing with

one told me about this but I couldn’t bring myself to care.

themselves for

up?” Ethan asks

to do. Plus this could be fun. Not to mention that I get to

again.

“Sure”

there in ten

bedroom to

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minutes like he said and we

what made you decide to become an officer of the law?” I ask turning

atmosphere was comfortable and I felt at ease around him. It was nice. I haven’t felt

adult for a long

a cop” he answers with a

would turn most

my dad wasn’t a good man and neither was he a good

I was actually relieved.

my dad who thought was untouchable made me want to do the same thing. Make

was living in a

quiet but I can tell there was something more. The way

that his father wasn’t just bad,

such kids in my class. Students who had really abusive parents. I try to help as

parents. Abuse was abuse.

emotional.

you

hold myself back but I find myself opening

surprise.

the best and I was neglected as

She cared, praised me, hugged me when I needed a hug, supported me. She was