1. A mess

Rowan

Today I was hoping to have a wonderful evening with Emma, but that was blown to shits when I

saw Ava out on a date with Ethan.

“Rowan?” Emma calls me but I just can’t get my brain to function.

There, Ava stood in the arms of another man. At first I thought that my eyes were playing tricks

on me. I had been happy because seeing Ethan out with another woman proved he was a weasel.

That was until I realized said woman was Ava

She was stunningly beautiful. A sight I have never seen before. Her flawless skin was on display

and the little black dress she had on showed her curves.

Sure I’ve seen her naked before but this sight hit me differently. She had dressed up, something she never did when we were together. Probably because I never asked her out and never bothered

with her.

I watch as Ethan pushes a piece of her hair behind her ear. That gets my blood rushing, but not

like watching him caress her cheek before kissing her forehead. Seeing him doing that has me

seeing red

She smiles at him. A smile that for an unknown reason almost brings me to my knees.

“Rowan, you’re hurting me!” Emma snaps.

It’s only then that I realize that I had tightened my hand around her. I loosen it before turning in the direction of Ava. Our eyes collide but she quickly averts them, before stepping into Ethan’s car.

I wanted to rage. To destroy something, someone actually. I wanted to hit Ethan to a bloody pulp. I was mad at him and at my reaction at seeing him with Ava

Emma wrenches her arm from mine before stomping away angrily.

her, she hails a taxi and

understand my anger. Now more than anything I understood that there was something going on between Ava and Ethan. I hated

was confused as shit. I know Emma didn’t deserve this after

through, but also I didn’t know how to explain why all of a sudden her

affected me so much.

and head towards her condo because I know that’s where she’ll

take me long before I’m parking outside

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ine a spare key, so I unlock the door and get in. I find her seated on the sofa, staring

nothing.

I call to her

to look. Her blue eyes red and puffy. I feel like an asshole. This is the woman

understood what love is. Yet here I was hurting her,

are you doing here?” she composes herself, Hiding away

fucking sorry

you?” she asks, her eyes piercing mine. “Do

to watch you drool over her then

she was out with

eats at me is ravenous. Either way, I still

have. Seeing her like that wasn’t

cuts me

pace, her hand gesturing wildly. Something she

to deal

with her during your marriage? Is that it? Then why the hell did you ask

demands.

with,

think I would know if I were

sure? Because from where I’m standing, the way your

otherwise”

course I care for her but that’s

case, then why did I feel like I wanted to murder someone every

those thoughts away. I wasn’t ready to answer

fucking admit it” she shouts angrily then proceeds to throw a

and it

you calm down and let me

your st* pid explanation. It’s bound to be lies” she shrieks. “Just leave, Rowan

you

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