1. She deserves better.

Rowan.

My eyes snap open. Rays of light hitting me square in the face. I groan in pain. My head was

pounding as if there was someone using it as a fucking drum.

It takes a while to register that I am in my room, in Gabe’s house. It’s something we both did. He

has a room at my house, and I have one in his.

Groaning, I stand up and head to the bathroom. I turn on the shower and step under it. Using my

hands for support, I lean against the wall and try to put my jumbled thoughts in order. I don’t

remember much of last night except drinking.

Fuck! How the hell did I get here? How is it possible that I fell in love with Ava and didn’t realize it

sooner?

The moment the realization hit me, I went straight to the club. I rarely get drunk. I promised

myself not to ever get butt drunk after Noah was born. Normally, I just take a class or two, and

that’s enough. Yesterday, though, I needed it. I needed it badly.

There is no remedy for what I was feeling. No fucking cure. How do you even begin to deal with

the realization that you love the woman that you hated? The same woman you spent nine fucking

years hurting?

I sigh and get out of the bathroom. Feeling like I have aged at least thirty years. I haven’t been this

out of sorts in years.

After getting dressed, I head downstairs. I find Gabe having breakfast.

“Where is June?” I ask, referring to his housekeeper.

“She’s made us breakfast and left. She said that she wanted an early start to the market so she

could get fresh veggies.”

June had a thing against buying from grocery stores. For some reason, she believed that they

weren’t as fresh or organic as they wanted us to believe. She buys all vegetables, fruits, meat,

eggs, and milk from the local market, which is owned by a bunch of farmers.

“How are you feeling?” Gabe asks as I pour myself some coffee.

“Like I’ve been hit by a truck.”

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loved Ava, part of me wanted to rush back to her house and tell her immediately. I would

me

scared, but with this new awareness, I was fucking terrified. Is this how she

also

“I thought you swore never to get drunk ever

You can’t understand how difficult it was to realize that

may have lost my chance with her all because I couldn’t let go of my

Noah up, and she frowns at me in disapproval. Or

her. I follow her around like a damn lost puppy, begging for any scraps

only way to

thought of what she went through at my hands. What she is dishing out is nothing compared to what I did to her. Yet it still fucking hurts. How the hell did she survive

nine fucking years?

to do with me. Wants me to be completely out of her life

but I can’t let her go no matter how I fucking

happen? The last

asks me, looking puzzled.

you were in

weren’t you the one that insisted that I had suppressed feelings

he was about that. He wouldn’t

wasn’t in love with Ava. I guess he just knows me better than I

I didn’t want to

your insistence at times

was wrong.”

sigh. “You were fucking right. My only wish is that I

have been easier to

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in the bitter memories.

her. My actions and words chipped at her heart slowly

there was

honestly don’t wish to be in your shoes” Gabe whistles and I

know when it happened. When did

know. I can’t pinpoint the exact time. Maybe it happened when we were still married, or

recent thing. All I know

was frustrated and fucking scared. What a

you love someone!

Probably came after Noah was born.

to the memory of Emma. She was your first love, so

live with someone for nine years and not

wouldn’t even have touched her if

I just got what I needed from her while still

times I imagined she was Emma.” I tell him, feeling sick to the core

treated her. 1

1

imagine you were fucking Emma because you missed her or because

you back? Something that would guard you from enjoying

and Ava because you felt that enjoying S**

of Emma that you held on to for dear life?”

on the stool completely

I

that.

how the

I used Emma as an escape from what I

the love of my life once; how then could I

Ava’s body? It

that Emma was never

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