Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

47. That night

Rowan

“What the hell happened to you?” Gabe asks looking at the ice pack that was plastered to my face.

“Ethan” I just grunt. Not in the mood to deal with my brother.

Fuck! I still can’t believe that I got into a fight with the fucking idiot. I was just so pissed and I let

his words get to me.

“The cop?” He asks curiously. “Ava’s new man?”

At that I blow. I take the ice pack and throw it against the wall.

“He’s not her fucking man” I snap standing up.

My emotions were raw and close to the surface. I still don’t understand why Ava can’t see that the

fucker is a fraud.

I haven’t been able to get anything deeper about him. The reports paint him as an okay guy.

Nothing out of the ordinary, but my gut tell me otherwise. There was just something about him

that rubbed me wrong. Something that he was hiding. My gut has never been wrong before.

“From what I hear, he is…what happened?”

I take a deep breath, trying to cool down the fire burning inside me.

“We were helping Ava move furniture into her new house and he told me to back off. Said that she

was his and he wasn’t going to allow me to ruin things” I admit finally.

Gabe stares at me like he can’t believe what I just said. Like I was trying to figure out what the

hell was wrong with me.

“Seriously? That’s what made you get into a fight with him”

“Yes!”

He sighs before sitting down. “In case you haven’t noticed, she’s no longer your wife and given that

he is dating her, he has every reason to ask you to back off. Isn’t that the same thing you asked of

when you started dating

it that no one saw what I

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not about that” I seethed. “There is just something about the man that isn’t fucking right.

none of you

to the surface. I was almost losing it. First I hear that Emma threatened Noah and that Travis did nothing. Then I had to watch while

Ava made googly eyes at each

thing. What the hell was wrong with her? She’s the most cautious person I know, yet

question anything.

about?” he asks

don’t stop pacing. I just couldn’t sit down with all the fucking emotions inside

to fucking explain it, but there is

doesn’t feel

any fucking sense, but I can’t ignore the feeling. That’s why

investigating him.

says nothing for a while and when he does, I feel

it be that you’re jealous

am” I bellow. “Why the hell would I be jealous

for Ava, remember?”

absurd. I could never be jealous when it comes to Ava.

I’m looking after him. That’s

were married to her for nine fucking years, it’s hard to stay with someone

towards them. Especially someone who isn’t truly

before shaking my head. “There’s no fucking way

to her because of

that. That’s the reason I couldn’t

his fucking mind. It’s not unusual for people to

change

pulled to get

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explain to me why you feel so strongly

have cared if she dated

fishy with that cop”

it was only making me more pissed. I thought at least

understand but looks like he doesn’t. Instead he has this stupid notion

I have feelings for Ava and

first to admit that what Ava did nine years ago was wrong. We treated her horribly for it, but what if she wasn’t lying when she said she was drunk? What

“That’s impossible”

wanted you with Emma. We’ll except for Ava. After what

to blame the girl who had been obsessed with you for years

both of you had

him quietly, I stand frozen. What the

takes out his phone and dials a

doing?” I question