Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Chapter 71

  1. Making a promise

“Noah, are you done with your homework?” I call, but I don’t get an answer.

It was Friday afternoon and I was dead tired on my feet. I had forgotten when you’re pregnant how

easily you get tired. Every single thing tired me out.

The only thing I’m grateful for is that I never experienced morning sickness unlike when I was

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“Noah?” I call him again.

I wonder what the hell he is doing. I usually get an answer immediately. Unless something has

caught his attention and distracted him.

Before I can carry my tired body to go upstairs to check on him, my doorbell rings.

I release a heavy sigh. It’s not that I didn’t want to see anybody, I just wanted to take a break.

Maybe have a long bath.

I spent the whole day at the Hope Foundation going through tons of documents that needed my

attention. My eyes were dry, My mind was burnt out and my body was aching all over.

Dragging myself, I open my door and I am surprised to find Calvin and Gunner at my doorstep. It’s

been two days since that day in my backyard.

When Gunner didn’t show up when Noah got back from school, I assumed that maybe Calvin

didn’t want anything to do with us. After all, he was really grumpy during our whole encounter.

“Hi” shock was clearly in my voice and I couldn’t hide it.

“Hi Miss Ava” Gunner tells me sweetly with a smile. “These are for you”

It’s then that I notice he has a bouquet of flowers. Pink roses to be exact. He hands them to me and

I take them gratefully.

“Thank you Gunner. These are beautiful” Without thinking, I bend down and kiss his cheeks.

When I straighten, he gives me a shy smile. Just like with Noah, I could already tell that Gunner

was a sweet boy.

I shift my eyes to his father, “Would you like to come in?”

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He looks hesitant at first, but when Gunner pulls his hand, he agrees.

I lead them straight to the kitchen where I had been baking cookies and cupcakes. Noah had

requested for them and though I was tired, I couldn’t refuse him.

“You’re just in time to eat some goodness” I tell them as the oven timer pings.

I look for a vase and place the beautiful flowers Gunner brought me.

again as I place

coming mommy” he

Then his footsteps as

comes

visitors.

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my love. I want you to meet someone” he

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a bit shy at first glance. That is before you get to know him better. When

he’s the same boy. He’ll talk your

and Gunner,

telling you about”

honest, I thought things will be awkward

Gunner smiles “Hi”

room?” Noah asks at

“Sure”

cookies and hands them

get a couple of

to

surprised by his actions. I thought it would take a bit of pushing to

Gunner. I guess I

Gunner made the first move. He’s

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that too at first. He

say that Gunner is reserved I mean, he likes his own company. He

himself”

“Seriously?” I ask shocked.

point I think Rex and I are his

was a teacher. Even I knew that that wasn’t typical behaviour

a child to be that withdraw, then there is probably a problem. I know it

at

was wrong. If Gunner is as

that way.

his shell” I mumble, handing him

barstools, I exhale in relief that I

of the cupcake. My mind completely

apologize” Calvin says after a

“For what?”

as rude the

hands dismissively, I face him. “In your defence, I was being too extra,

about it”

of the pain I saw

to

can tell he is not. I recognize the struggle

through the same

the

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do for a living?” He

on leave for the next few months”

back, but I decided against it. Even though I was bored being

Not only because of the

my mental state. O

you got together with Rowan? Noah is his doppelgänger. It’s so

I snort. “Everyone in this damn city knows what happened with Rowan. I

was a drunk night

that night when I think of how my life would

I remember that if it wasn’t for that night, then I wouldn’t have Noah. In

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