Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

98. The fight

I slowly turn in the direction of the sound to find Rowan seated next to me It’s like I’d wished him into existence. That wasn’t all. For the first time since I’ve known him, Rowan wasn’t wearing a suit. He had a black V–neck t–shirt and blue jeans.

“What are you doing here?” I stammer, still not believing he was here.

“Noah mentioned you’d be here, so here I am” he shrugs his shoulder casually as if what he just said wasn’t insane.

Unable to withstand his presence anymore, I stand up and walk away without saying another word. I hear him calling my name, but I ignore him.

I go to the bathroom and try to calm myself. Why now? Why couldn’t he have been like this years ago? Just when I’ve decided to move on, he gets a change in character? It doesn’t work like that.

Splashing water on my face, I harden my heart. It doesn’t matter why he all of a sudden wants to be part of my life. He and I are done. We were done before we even began.

After I feel more anchored, I step outside only to bump into someone. The scent of the cologne immediately alerts me to who the person I bumped into is.

I rip myself away from his body as if he’d scorched me. With my hormones all over the place, I didn’t want him to get the wrong idea.

“Ava” he calls, his voice husky and deep.

“What do you want, Rowan? What game are you trying to play?”

I still don’t understand him and parts of me doesn’t want to. All I know is that he caused me pain. I

don’t want to experience th

ain.

“I’m not playing any game. I just want to talk. There’s something important I have to tell you” he

says hesitantly.

I become curious. Rowan is a lot of things except hesitant and unsure. I’ve known him all my life

and he has never been this hesitant. He usually gets straight to the point. Whether you like what

he has to say or not, that was none of his business.

I study him closely. His grey stare at mine in a way I’ve never seen him staring at me. There was

something about him. Something had changed in him. I just couldn’t tell what it is.

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Apart from that, he looked almost fearful. Like he didn’t know how to tell me what he wanted to

say and also he afraid of my reaction to it

I get more curios when I notice how he keeps shifting from one foot to another He was nervous.

His nervousness was another thing out of character.

“What is it?” I fold my hands on top of my belly and tap mu foot impatiently against the floor.

Before he can say anything, Calvin joins us.

asks standing near me in a protective

Rowan.

with you salivating over what’s mine? First it was Emma when we were in high school. Following her around like

away from her.

pissed at what he said. He had no right to

Never have

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talking about Ava as if she’s a piece

all but snarls.

hands were fisted

side. His

clenched and he looked ready to pounce on

him to

unable to believe that they were behaving like kids.

hatred,

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he used to crush on Emma when she was

so did hundreds of other boys. The

it was years ago. So why the hell did

out of this. This is between Ava and

behind them.

doesn’t even stumble, but

that

please don’t do this?”

responds. There are too far gone to hear

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some

A small crowd was already forming Given Rowan

had the

touch me Rowan says. They were now

Calvin, but

you controlling my fucking life. Why don’t you just drop

all the trouble” Calvin tells

unable to believe what he just said. There was malice in his

would associate with Calvin. Anger and bitterness sure, but malice?

that? Even after all these years

never be me. Emma didn’t

because her heart belongs to me”

like the push Calvin needed because

doesn’t take long to recover before he’s retaliating.

stand there watching them, wishing

get hit in the process.

outside. Before leaving, I go and pick the boys. I find them

bench and

go home” I tell them as gently as

dad and Calvin were fighting.

if they don’t like each other shouldn’t they try to

looking as disappointed in his

“Sometimes adults fight

my anger and frustration.

their differences” I

in time to see Rowan arguing with

fucking am?” he snarls. “I can by this whole damn

a fucking job!”

was pacing a few feet from Rowan. He occasionally

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