Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Ava

“I missed you mommy, why didn’t you call me?” Noah asks me, sadness in his voice.

I wanted more than anything to hold him in my arms. Just to reassure myself that I was still with him. That I wasn’t going to leave him motherless.

“I’m sorry my love, I lost my phone and I had to borrow your dad’s”

“Can we do a video call? I want to see you” he demands.

I know he senses that something is wrong but I can’t let him see me lying in a hospital bed. He will worry and want to come home. Given that I am now a supposed target, I couldn’t risk whoever is after me going after him.

I still couldn’t believe that there was a chance I was a main target. That someone wanted me dead.

“Not right now baby, they don’t allow video calls where I am” I lie.

“That’s a st* pid rule! Who makes such st* pid rules?” He screams through the phone.

I know that he is frustrated so I was going to let this slide.

“Noah…

“I just want to see you mommy, can’t dad make them leave you alone? He can make them give you permission, I know he can” he was close to tears and it was breaking my heart.

I look at Rowan and he is grinning like a fool. Noah knows how his father operates. He also knows that one word from Rowan Woods, and everyone bows down.

“Not this time… how about I call you tomorrow and we can skype?”

“You promise?”

“I promise”

I was getting discharged today so that would give me enough time to prepare for the call

tomorrow

“Okay mommy, talk to you tomorrow. I love you”

“Bye baby. Love you too”

“Grandma wants to talk…”

I hang up the phone before he can finish that sentence, I know it’s wrong but I just don’t want to

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Rowan stares at me, one of his eyebrow raised A look I can’t explain passes across his face. I’ve

asked him to leave so many times but he won’t budge. I even asked the nurse to throw him out

and he threatened to have the entire hospital shut down.

My unwanted guest is here every day now. Being around him this much is suffocating me

especially after that day when I woke up to find Emma and Travis in my room. Travis left the

room a couple minutes later to get something to eat. The moment he did Emma was on me like a

ravenous vulture.

Three days ago

“Your little trick won’t work Ava” Emma sneers the moment Travis leaves the room.

the hell are

was going on with her. She seemed hell bent

I wasn’t well enough for whatever shit she wanted to stir

of yours, I’m sure you planned it to get Rowan’s attention, but I’m

you to get close

shooting

straight? You believe I planned for my car to be blown up so that I

she delusional. And everyone thought that I wasn’t

Emma and the bullshit

to kill you? What would they gain? Rowan

one bit if you lived or died and we also

you death would mean nothing to us” she looks at me

never wanted to hit anyone like I wanted to hit

me is that it, Emma? Beat the dog while it’s still

plan?”

I wanted her gone. I didn’t want her near me, who knows what she’ll do once

want you to watch as I take everything away from

I know what I did to her was wrong but

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Emma, but know one thing, Noah

you at the airport. You’re nothing to him and you

you and Rowan

taking’over the triumphant look

I will make sure he pumps me so full of his cum that I get pregnant and when I do he will soon forget about you and

he has never loved you, every time he was touching you he was probably imagining me, how many times has he called

she says even though it hurts. My main concern being Noah. I see red when he calls Noah a brat. Taking the flower vase near me, I lunge it at her head. With a scream she ducks and the vase hits the wall just as Travis

you crazy?!”

of my

looking

wrong?” Travis asks gently but I

of his sister. All those times he rubbed his love for Emma

sister” I glare at him and Emma before

I

pounding and my heart monitor was

ask you to leave, your presence is clearly affecting her and she shouldn’t be under any

me out of her room!” Travis

when has he ever

the security if you don’t leave” the nurse says between clenched teeth. All traces of being nice

begs, but I don’t have it in

everything I gave them and kept throwing it back at my face. I had nothing else to give I was empty where my love for

and make sure you and your

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eyes and block them out. It takes a lot of back

leave and I’m left in peace. That

the first time

Rowan voice pulls me

if you’re ready

him for a while wondering if Emma was

that he wouldn’t but I’m not sure. Emma was and is

if her

you doing here, Rowan?” I ask instead

you mean? he

favorite person, so what are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be with Emma at home enjoying your reunion?” I ask bitterly, Emma’s word still playing in my

sighs “You’re looking for a fight and I’m not going to

and get you

a man who hates my fucking guts! Just leave,

rather be

my help? Who are you going to call to help you check out? You

no fucking friends,

me home” It’s true I had no friends, but Ethan would come it