Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

70. A kindred Spirit

Today was a chilled day. I didn’t have much to do. Noah was already at school, and I was here at

home just relaxing.

After my mental breakdown, I decided to take some much needed break from work. My students

weren’t happy about it, but they understood that I hadn’t been myself the last couple of weeks.

I planned to resume after I give birth. My focus now was my kids and the Hope Foundation.

I’m still trying to come to terms with all that happened these past few weeks. Including

everyone’s change in behaviour.

The only one who seemed to be consistent with her hateful personality was Emma. The rest seem

to have had an overnight change of heart.

Instead of focusing on those thoughts. I push them away and pick up my phone and dial mom’s

number. She picks up on the first ring.

“Hey mom” I greet her. I wasn’t completely used to calling her that, but I was slowly getting there.

“Ava!” She screams through the phone, always excited to hear from me. “Theo, my love, our

darling daughter is on the phone“.

I hear shuffling before a sort of echo fills the phone. I just know that she’s put me on loudspeaker.

“Hey dad” I greet him too.

Their love honestly fascinated me. They were together since they were thirteen and they’re still

together years down the line. More than thirty–five years later.

If I was still chasing after love, then their kind of love is what I would have been looking for.

Instead, I’ve accepted that love is just not for me. I’m now set and prepared to spend the rest of my

life alone.

“Hey darling, how are you doing?”

“I’m doing good. Not much going on. I just wanted to check up on you guys“.

I still haven’t told them that I am pregnant.

Even though I’m starting to show, it’s easy for me to hide my bump with oversized t–shirts. I just

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I know deep down it hurts them even though they try hiding it.

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them is wrong, but I also understand where he is coming

after what he did. He was hiding from them because he felt like he didn’t deserve

him the picture of my recent ultrasound. He wrote back and told me he was thankful. He couldn’t stop saying how he was dying to meet his baby. He was also okay with waiting

me back

out a bit” I

know if you’ll be coming

won’t be joining us this time. It’s his weekend with his father

used to have a

rare, I was treated like I didn’t exist. Like I didn’t matter. I was completely ignored

only one who used to talk to me during the gatherings was Noah. Most

guess now that the parents are back,

that he won’t come but I am still happy that you’ll make it” dad

about to say something, but something takes my focus away. I hear

since there aren’t any dogs in the area. That is until I

again.

you guys back, dad, I have to check on something” I

“Okay honey”

seemed to be coming from. Going to

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nothing left except a whole

in shock. My mouth hanging

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took me to plant those, and you just ruined

ground, giving me puppy eyes, but I wasn’t going

the damn garden in the first place and let me tell you,

not going to get out of this by flashing your cute, adorable eyes.” Shaking my head I stare at him. Atleast I assume

I stare at him, the more my heart begins to melt. He is big, fluffy and completely adorable. He had thick black

so fast when it comes to my dog. Most people usually find him annoying as hell” the warm voice makes me whip my head so fast, I almost break it in

jaw line, lips that begged

he knew it.

what you’re thinking. ‘Slow down Ava, you got fooled once by great looks, don’t

same mistake again‘. 3

love and men, but that doesn’t mean that

I’m not blind.

my mouth before I can stop them. “It’s just

you look familiar“.

before answering. “Yes, we used to

behind me”.

remember him, but it still doesn’t ring much of a bell. Probably because I was

I

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Garcia” he supplies when I still continue

he mentions his name, it hits

you’re Nerdy Cal” for some weird reason, I shriek

the name he used to go by when he was in school.

big fucking glow up” I stare

slipping down his nose. He had braces and

He was also a

the library while

someone you would look

good. I am glad that everything worked out for him. He changed into someone any woman would die to have. He was now in

well, thanks”