Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Her fury

Rowan Chapter 101

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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 ”

sigh, remembering how

and scared, mom. She begged me to let her go

I would destroy her if she stayed, and I did. I broke her heart more times

count. Right now, I don’t know what to even think. Part of me wishes I had let her go

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

to know Noah

every time I remember all I put her through is

maybe then I

down on me.

taking too much on your shoulders, Rowan. Sure, you hurt her, but you forget that

our roles in breaking her. Both families have a hand in

one to blame for her broken pieces.” Mom puts a

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right.” I turn to find my father standing

We forgot that she came into our lives as a tiny

us. We forgot

love. That is on us. We

her, and so you followed suit. If anyone is to

and that is on us,” he finishes, clasping my shoulder in a

what they said was meant to make me feel better, but

her like she was invisible. I did worse.

on me.

I didn’t want to dwell on

me because she takes my hand in

the others start wondering what’s

while dad follows

I spot Emma. I knew she would be here, but knowing and seeing

different things.

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came.” Kate kisses

the only response I can master, given that I’m not really glad

distracted by my parents, and I see that as my

head straight to my

going?” he asks after the

remembering the fight between me and Calvin the weekend

wasn’t one of my greatest moments, but he just reminded me of the

because I was afraid that he

Calvin is a good guy. That, more than anything,

actually has a chance if he were to

so far?” he asks.

that I managed to piss her

sighs. “What did

with Calvin. Turns

Gunner is. Noah talks

his new

is Calvin?” Gabe asks,

You remember

takes a while,

it downs

yells. “That Nerdy Cal? The one that used to follow Emma around all

time.”

“Yes, the same one”

a damn coincidence that I don’t know what to

Travis asks as he

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

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is Gunner’s dad, and Ro got into a fight

to me. “Why? Was it because of Emma?

hear the front door