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 you talking

whatever was

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

you planned it to get Rowan’s attention, but I’m telling

you to get close

laugh The vibration shooting

car to be blown up so that

that I

perfect Emma and the bullshit she was

why would anyone want to kill you? What

or died and we also

nothing to us” she looks at me

wanted to hit anyone like I wanted to

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

plan?”

she even here? Who let her in, I wanted her gone. I didn’t want her near me,

are. I hope that gang doesn’t kill you first, I mean, I want you to watch

know what I did to her was wrong but damn haven’t I

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Noah will never see

you at the airport. You’re

you and Rowan

the triumphant look

Rowan is screaming at night, 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 that brat. I

every time he was touching you he was probably imagining me, how many

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 enters the

you crazy?!”

of you, get out of

nurse enters looking

asks gently but I don’t

times made me feel like scum instead of his sister. All those times he rubbed his love for Emma in my face while treating me like

glare at him and

make them leave, I don’t want them

was pounding and my heart monitor was

“I’m going to ask you to leave, your presence is clearly affecting her

can’t kick me out of her

Since when has he ever considered me his

nurse says between clenched teeth. All traces

he begs, but I don’t have it in

and kept throwing it back at my face. I had nothing else

you and your sister stay away

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

and Travis but they soon leave and

makes me laugh for the

voice pulls

asked if you’re ready to

stare at him for a while wondering if Emma

but I’m not sure. Emma was and is important to Rowan

if

Rowan?” I ask instead of the question

you

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

a fight and I’m not going to give it to you.

and get

a man who hates my fucking guts! Just

be somewhere

my help? Who are you going to call to

fucking friends,

take me home” It’s true I had no