Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

4 He’s hurting

Ava

I’m still reeling from Rowan’s actions a couple of days ago. I don’t get what the hell has the inte him. Was he trying to jeopardize his relationship with Emma? Did he want to get me trouble with her?

She already thought that I was out to get her man That I was doing everything can to take hu away from her. What she didn’t understand is that I just wanted peace I didn’t want Rowan I’ve been there, tried that and learned my lesson the hard way.

“Are you sure about that?” an annoying little voice asked me. “You can’t deny that you liked the kiss. That’s how you always imagined him kissing you. With nothing but want and passion”

I shake the thought away. It was wrong. I was determined to move on from Rowan and find a life and love of my own. Just because my body betrayed me didn’t mean anything. My re pons- was purely biological. There was nothing more to it

“Keep lying to yourself” the voice argued

I wasn’t lying to myself. Or maybe I was, bottom line is I wasn’t going to read into Rowan

uncharacteristic behavior or his unexpected kiss.

Pushing thoughts of Rowan completely to the back of my mind, I focus on the door to the coffee

shop. It was five and I had just gotten out of work. Letty and I had made plans to meet up before

going home.

I take a bite of my cake just as the door opens and Letty walks in. Her eyes searches the sea of

people before finally landing on me. She rushes towards me, a smile on her face.

“I’m so sorry I’m late, we had a last minute meeting at the office” she says as she takes a seat

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I smile back at her. “It’s okay. No worries”

“I see you’ve already ordered” she points out.

“I missed lunch so I was a bit hungry”

She nods her head before making her order. When that’s done, she turns and faces me. Giving me

her full attention.

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“So tell me, how did your date with Ethan go?”

the short time we’ve known each other. She is the best friend I never knew I needed. The one I never got to have in high school because I

well” I tell her

a grin takes over. “Tell

went to dinner at this fancy restaurant and then he took me out for ice cream. Which was my favorite

he kiss you?” excitement was written

that. It’s like nothing else I said to her registered. All she

her. “I could tell he wanted to, but he didn’t. I don’t know whether I am still disappointed by that or

“Why?”

it, just to know how it feels to be kissed by someone who actually wants me, but the other part was glad he didn’t kiss

ready for that yet”

stares at me. I see the wheels in her mind turning as she thinks

just told

kissed you?” she

it. I saw him kiss Emma when we were

the taste of her lips on his. Like he could do it over

breath. “He

her eyes because I don’t want her to see my shame. This

marriage to Rowan in my heart for

to know just how much his

that last Friday” that same

fluke. It didn’t mean anything. Besides it can’t erase all the times I wanted him

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that always hurt me like you wouldn’t believe That my husband found me so unattractive that he didn’t even

end in the next minute” Letty’s words pull me out of my head. She has my hand

her and sigh in relief. She wasn’t looking at me with pity or sympathy That was

that, everything else was perfect?” she

Rowan and Emma though Looked like they were out on a

“You’re serious?”

sip of my drink Trying to forget how perfect

was right. She and Rowan just made sense Everyone saw it then

to see it now,

I

beauty”

was good for my ego For once there was another

someone

rubbing her beauty in

Nothing else interesting happened?”

shake

her about Rowan’s visit, but I stop myself. Don’t

people slip up and say things they aren’t supposed

ever finding out that Rowan came to my house after their

that he kissed

easily, but I

her.