Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

73. Undiluted jealousy

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My head was swirling with the new revelation. I always thought my love for Emma was eternal. Realizing that it wasn’t, was doing things to my head and heart.

I move quickly and sit down next to Noah. Now more than ever I wanted this whole thing over. I was desperate to get out of here. Already feeling like my skin was crawling.

“What were you talking about with Emma?” Noah asks the moment I sit down.

The disdain in his voice is very clear. No one needed to be told twice that the woman I had

planned to spend the rest of my life with was his least favorite person.

This hate is another thing that made me put a pause on my relationship with Emma. How could I date her? How could I be with her when my son clearly hates her? How could I consider a relationship with her when she also doesn’t seem to like Noah?”

Based on the things she said about him. It’s clear she resents him for either being Ava’s son or being the reason I had to marry Ava. Maybe it was both.

“Nothing important” I mumbled, feeling lost in thoughts.

We are quiet for a while until he opens his mouth again. The things he spews has be clenching my fists.

“I have a best friend now. Just like you and Uncle Gabe have Uncle Travis as your best friend” he begins.

“That’s good”

I was in no mood to chat. My mood was soured. Noah didn’t seem to get the hint though. He kept talking.

“His name is Gunner and he is our new neighbor. They moved in about a week ago”

I just nod my head distractedly. It’s not that I wasn’t interested in what he was saying. I just had a

lot on my fucking mind. His mother being at the center of everything.

“You know” he pauses “He has a really good looking dad.” He finishes.

That piece of information immediately catches my attention. I turn to him and it’s then I notice

his mischievous smile.

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and when Gunner and I were playing mom and Mr Calvin were downstairs talking and eating cupcakes. He even promised to help mommy plant her

about and who the fuck was this Calvin guy? Why would

continues. Smirking at me triumphantly as if he hadn’t just woken up a

lot. When Gunner and I came down for dinner, they were standing really

stop myself from lashing out at my own son. My fucking heart was pounding

like her, but you can marry her

Noah gives me an

siblings, we’ll have to talk to them first but I’m sure

up. My

my hand on the fucking picnic

look at us. Confusion in their faces. They were all wondering what the hell was happening. This was the first time

he hadn’t just unleash a raging inferno inside me.

me

my mother and

that about?” Gabe asks, sitting down next to me.

joins us.

was still fuming. Unable to control the rage

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couldn’t get the fucking image of Ava laughing while setting at the table with another man. It brought havoc. Tearing

around her, she rarely smiled. Let alone laugh. If she smiled, it was cold and detached. The fact that someone else was making her laugh was a fucking hard pill

Noah say to make you so mad?” Travis jumps

about their new neighbor being cozy in Ava’s

look at each other before laughing. I didn’t care

turmoil.

and it was fucking strong.

red.

this primal part of me that wanted to scream that she was

come close

of me took me by surprise because I never considered her as

trying to make you jealous” Gabe states after their laughter dies down. “It’s not a secret that he wants you and Ava back together. He wanted to see your reaction and from how you’ve reacted it just proves to

want to deny what he just said, but I can’t. If I was being honest, then I would admit that

want Ava to smile at me. To laugh a lot around me. I want to be the one in her house helping her set the damn table. Heck, I want to be the one

whole world to a stand still. I am Rowan Woods for fucks sake, yet I don’t mind getting down on my knees, with my hands in the dirt to help Ava plant her garden. As long as I was next to her, as long as I was the only man near

as those thoughts cross my mind. I never would have imagined wanting

you want Ava back?” Travis