Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

45. Threats

I was shopping for furniture, but my mind wasn’t in it. I bought a new house. It was perfect for me

and it suited my style. Simple yet cozy. It was in a great neighborhood and was even closer to

Noah’s school. I loved it the moment I saw it. It also had a big backyard where Noah could play

unlike our previous house.

“Are you even paying attention?” Letty asks in annoyance.

She was helping me pick furniture my new home. It has been three days since I bought it and yet

it was sitting completely empty. I didn’t even have a bed for heaven’s sake. I’ve been sleeping on a

make shift bed on the floor.

“I’m sorry, Letty…I just have too much on my mind” I apologize.

When you have someone trying to kill you, most other things usually take a back seat. They don’t

seem as important as trying to stay a live long enough to see you child grow up.

I still get chills knowing that I was close to dying. Again. That someone deliberately set a fire to

my house. That they wanted me burned alive. What kind of a sick person does that?

Plus it can’t be a coincidence that the day of the dinner party someone chased me. Only to have

my house burned down the next day. 1

“Is it because of your house?” her voice is full of sympathy.

I clench my hands in fist. “Yes! And not only that, it’s everything. It just makes me so angry. Four

times, Letty! They’ve tried killing me four times and from what I see they don’t plan on stopping

until i’m dead. I just want to be left the fuck alone” I take a deep breath.

The people around as stare at us at my outburst, but I don’t give a shit about the scathing looks.

I sometimes felt so lost. I can’t bring my son back home even though I miss, because I don’t want

to put him in any danger. I haven’t held or kissed my baby boy in weeks.

“What terrifies me is what if they succeed? I haven’t see Noah in three months, Letty. Seeing him

on video calls isn’t the same as holding him in my arms. What if they succeed and I never get to

see or hold him again?” I ask, fighting the tears that threatened to fall.

“Uh…I don’t know what to say” she looks at me awkwardly

“You’re really not good at pep–talks are you?” I ask chuckling, wiping away my tears

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“Hell No!” She all but shouts then sighs “I don’t know what you’re feeling but I get you. I know

how frustrating this must be for you, but don’t let them get to you, cause the moment they do, you

give them power over you”

I think for a second about what little she’s told me. She was right. I can’t lose it right now. Who

knows? Maybe that is what they’re counting on. Making me lose it, so that I can be careless and

make a mistake.

“Thank you, Letty” I give her a side hug.

Her pep–talk however small, is exactly what I needed.

“Good. Now, have you gotten everything you need?” she asks. “We’ve been at this for hours and I’m

starving”

“Yeah…we can go get something to eat. Let me pay and then I’ll came back and rive the U–Haul

back to my place”

just hire them to deliver the furniture right? They’ll even

don’t have to do it by yourself” she folds

like strangers in my space. Beside, I’m just driving it. Ethan will be by

help move the

bit before shrugging her shoulders. We head to the cashier

we’ve chosen.

near the furniture store so we don’t

and greasy?” I ask her

greasy…is that something you even have

I grin at her.

enough, we

same thing. Fries, burger,

anything important. We joke, we eat and

each other’s company. For a moment, I forget

so full I can barely think straight” Letty says, making

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had this satisfied look in her eyes and it

you just had an orgasm”

I had a

I tell her that there is nothing like that. Food and orgasms

sentence.

pleasure and even if it’s not the same as the pleasure I get when Travis‘

you ever had of TMI” I look

I want is to hear what you and Travis do behind

“Oops” she says sheepishly.

about their brother having S**. They especially don’t want

described.

and I

have to go…Ethan will be leaving work soon and I want to

place”

about time I head out too. My

our

for your help

“Anytime, Ava”

and she leaves. I walk the

didn’t see them until it was too late. Mainly

be home by the time

voice makes

at the parking lot. She was

murder.

kind of drama so I turn

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happy now? bitterness and anger

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back around and face her. Travis just stood

like a damn statue

ask het, my eyebrows

dumb with me! Are you happy now that Rowan broke things off with me” she

was your plan all along wasn’t

had happened between them, but I never expected or thought that

things off. He loved her after

I would be happy about that

emotionlessly

drawing the

mind controlling your hysterical sister? The last thing I want

me because she thinks I had something to

her and her man”

sister, Ava” he says

Travis. Or have you forgotten the many

me that yourself”

quiet and looks down. I wait for the pain, but it doesn’t come. I heave a sigh

is short lived when Emma takes a step

wrong Ava. Rowan is mine and

to take him from me. I am not going to let you win. This time

she

take a step back and raise my hand. “Whoa, first of all, Rowan isn’t a

fighting to the death. If you want him

Keep him for all I care, marry him, fuck him, and give him a whole lot of

fucking head

thing over and over again. Why was it

I no

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me to believe that bullshit? You were always obsessed with him” she