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.

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

and nothing escapes his notice. A character he got from his father, but not today. Today his mind was completely on

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

being the

was almost done when my phone rings. My heartbeat lurches when I see Ethan’s

of me afraid that he had dialed my

you busy?” he

a mistake like

“Not particularly, why?”

shooting range. I thought maybe we

together”

None of the things he said were making

would I be at a

there. They were all advised to train

case

was news to me but I guess it did make sense. I mean having a gun when dealing with a dangerous gang could come

about this but I couldn’t bring myself to care. They

themselves

you up?” Ethan

had nothing better to do. Plus this could be fun. Not to mention

again.

“Sure”

there in ten

to find something descent

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minutes like he

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

atmosphere was comfortable and I felt at ease around him. It was nice. I

around another adult for

by a cop” he answers with a

would turn most people off from

man and neither was he

firearms I was actually relieved. Seeing

made

was living in

there was something

know that his father wasn’t just bad, he was a terrible

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

such parents. Abuse was abuse.

emotional.

made you

but I find myself opening up to him, something that takes

surprise.

as a

hugged me when I needed a hug, supported