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.

up after that. Good thing he’s so excited about the

notice. A character he got from his father, but not today. Today his mind was completely on having

I get back to cleaning but soon I’m finished. Instead of watching a movie like I had planned, I decide to go through the biology essays of my students. So far the ones I’ve marked have done really well! I don’t mean to brag but I am a damn good teacher

subject being the

my phone rings. My heartbeat lurches when I see Ethan’s name flashing. This was totally

me afraid that he had dialed my number by

you busy?” he

a mistake like I had

“Not particularly, why?”

station’s shooting range. I thought

together”

the things he said were

be at a

They were all advised to train in

just in case they ever got in

to me but I guess it did make sense. I mean

wanted to be pissed that no one told me about this but I couldn’t

fuck themselves

come pick you up?” Ethan

Plus this could be fun. Not to mention that I get to hang out with

again.

“Sure”

be there in

to my bedroom to find something descent

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minutes like he said and we immediately

an officer of the law?” I ask turning to face

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

around another adult for a long

a cop” he answers

frown, a bit surprised. “That would turn most people off from

good man and neither was

for selling illegal firearms I was actually relieved. Seeing those cops taking

like my dad who thought was untouchable made me want to do the same

living in a safe

was something more. The way he talked about

his father wasn’t just bad, he was

had really abusive parents. I

Abuse

emotional.

made you

find myself

surprise.

as

my mother to be. She cared, praised me, hugged me