Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

100. Her fury

Rowan

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“Is Noan coming?” my mother asks me.

“Not today, mom. I forgot to let Ava know, and I didn’t want to spring this on her all of a sudden,” I

tell her as I walk into Kate’s home.

It was our monthly get–together. Just like the last one, I didn’t want to be here. The only reason I

was there was because I’d promised Mom that I would attend.

“I’ve missed him so much, and so has Kate. She really wanted to see him.” She pauses. “Now that

she and Ava are estranged, the only time she gets to see Noah is during these get–togethers.”

I wanted to feel sorry for her, but I don’t. That makes me a bastard, sure, but I believe that we were

all getting what we deserved. This was our punishment for how we treated Ava.

“Maybe next time,” I say as I walk past her.

Mom and Kate have been friends for years. She would do anything for her best friend. The last

thing I want or need is to stand there for almost thirty minutes just listening to how Kate was

suffering.

I didn’t need to hear about someone else’s suffering when I was dealing with one of my own.

She follows me as I make my way to the backyard. I know Kate’s home like the back of my hand.

After all, they’ve lived here for years. This is the same house where Ava and I got married. The

same house she tried to escape when she found out she was pregnant with Noah.

I stop dead in my tracks. I

who was following behind me, collides with my back.

“What the hell, Rowan?” she asks, but I don’t turn around. Nor do I answer.

She comes to my front when I don’t answer. My eyes stare at her, unseeing.

“Rowan? What is it?”

My throat bobbles as I try to form the words.

“I just remembered the day I caught Ava trying to escape. Looking back now, I can’t imagine how

my life would have turned out had she managed to escape me.” I tell her.

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“Rowan darling. Don’t think about such things. It didn’t happen and we should be grateful to God

for that ”

how foolish I had

me to let her

and I did. I broke her

I don’t know what to even think. Part

be as broken as she is right now, the other parts is grateful I’d

have gotten to know Noah or

that descends on me every time I

maybe then I wouldn’t have this much

down on me.

Sure, you hurt her, but you forget that we

families have a hand in destroying

her broken pieces.” Mom puts a hand

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to find my father standing next to

in hurting, Ava. We forgot that she came into our lives as

she brought us. We forgot

girl who needed our love. That is on us. We

followed suit. If anyone is to

us,” he finishes, clasping my shoulder in

they said was meant to make me feel

her like she was invisible. I did worse. So much fucking worse, and that shit

on me.

give them a small smile. I didn’t

must have believed me because she takes

others start wondering what’s taking

dad follows

spot Emma. I knew she

different things.

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you came.” Kate kisses

master, given that I’m not really glad to

I see that as my

head straight to

things going?” he

remembering the fight between me and Calvin the

he just reminded me of the time he used to

that

That, more than

has a chance if he were

far?” he asks.

that I managed to piss her off

“What

with Calvin. Turns out he

don’t need to explain who Gunner is. Noah talks about

his new best

Calvin?” Gabe asks, looking

Cal. You remember

a while,

it downs on

“That Nerdy Cal? The one that used

time.”

“Yes, the same one”

believe it. It’s such a damn coincidence that I don’t know

Travis asks

Emma hadn’t followed him. In fact, thinking about it

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away from Ava, then I didn’t mind at

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and Ro got into a fight

me.