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.

Good thing he’s so excited about the slides to realize I

his notice. A character he got from his

movie like I had planned, I decide to go through the biology essays

the best performed

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

I answer unsure, part of me afraid that he had dialed my

Ava…are you busy?”

it hadn’t been a

“Not particularly, why?”

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

together”

confusion. None of the things he said were

be

were all advised to train

case they ever got

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

about this but I couldn’t bring myself to

fuck themselves for all I

pick you up?” Ethan asks interrupting my

better to do. Plus this could be fun. Not

again.

“Sure”

I’ll be there in

up and I rush to my bedroom to find

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in ten minutes like he said

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

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

another adult for a

dad was killed by a cop” he answers with

surprised. “That would turn most

a good man and neither

I was actually relieved. Seeing

made me want to do the same thing.

living in a safe

something more. The way he talked about his

wasn’t just bad, he was

who had really

child needed such parents. Abuse was abuse.

emotional.

what made you become

back but I find myself opening up

surprise.

and I was neglected as a child. When I was around nine years,

hugged me when I needed a hug,