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.

I can stop her, she hails a taxi

than anything I understood that there was something going on between Ava

torn, and I was confused as shit. I know Emma didn’t

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

affected me so much.

off and head towards her condo because I

me long before I’m parking outside

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a spare key, so I unlock the door and get

nothing.

I call

Her blue eyes red and puffy. I

is. Yet here I was hurting her, after promising

are you doing here?” she composes herself,

fucking sorry

asks, her eyes piercing mine. “Do you know

sister? How hard it was to watch you drool over her then get pissed off

that she was out with

Either way, I still

her like that wasn’t something I was prepared

me

her hand gesturing wildly. Something she does when she’s pissed but

how to deal

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

demands.

with, Ava” I growl

if I were in love with

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

otherwise”

of course I care

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

any other man? I shake those thoughts

with her, just fucking admit it” she shouts angrily then proceeds to throw a book at

and it hits

you calm down and let me explain” I snap, feeling my

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

you

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