Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

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Calvin

I wait. I wait patiently for her to come back. I didn’t know where she went, but I can take a pretty

damn good guess. She was mad; I understand that more than anything. If anyone is pissed off and

hurt at what Emma has been doing, then it’s me. She has caused me and Gunner more hurt than

I’m ever willing to admit.

I hear the door unlock, but I don’t move. I’m not even sure what the hell I am doing here. The boys

are at my house with the nanny. For some reason, I feel like I should be here.

Ava stops dead in her tracks. “Cal, I didn’t expect you to still be here.”

Her eyes were red and puffy. She has been crying; that much is clear. Words honestly fail me. I

have no fucking idea what the hell to tell her.

“I thought I would wait for you,” I say as she takes a seat. “Where have you been?”

I knew where she went after she realized that Emma was Gunner’s mom. That was hours ago. I

don’t know where she went after. I’m sure confronting Emma didn’t take almost three hours.

“I needed to think, so I just drove around,” she whispers. “Gosh! This is so hard for me. Not only

because I love Gunner like my own and it kills me to watch him hurt, but

also because I see

myself in him.”

I don’t know much about Ava. I was about two years ahead of her in school. We weren’t friends

back then, and I didn’t pa ention to any girl that wasn’t Emma.

Even now, I don’t know much about her. I kept myself closed off. I felt it would be unfair to dig

deep into her life when I barely told her anything deep about mine. All I know is that Rowan hurt

her pretty badly. Just like Emma destroyed.

“Why?” I ask curiously.

Because I suffered the same fate as him when I was younger. I was unwanted. For me, it was

nuch harder because I was unwanted by both my family and Rowan’s family. I didn’t understand

why they didn’t like me. I tried so hard to get them to love me, but they never did. In fact, it got

Jorse as I got older.”

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I didn’t know that about het. Unlike other boys who tried getting close to her so they could get

close to Emma, I didn’t I thought their tactic was downright cruel Using one sister to get another

was utterly disgusting

“I’m soony, Ava.”

There was nothing else I could say to comfort her. I don’t even know how to comfort Gunner when

was

Emma, so how can I comfort

and I’m slowly starting to heal,” she pauses.

to know the truth. How did Emma end up being

this question. Not because I don’t want to tell her what happened,

to remember the

for her from high school,” I start and

Everyone knew it, just like everyone

was so messed up. We both somehow ended up with the people we wanted, but in the

of us

from them. It seems like Rowan and Emma were meant to be.

for getting in

notice me,

to compete against was Rowan. Like you said when we met again, I

nothing S**y about me,” I began, but

you seen yourself in glasses? You’re like a woman’s nerdy

dreams as either a

at

now, but not back then. Emma was probably disgusted with

admit I looked terrible back then. I wouldn’t have wanted

in the summer before college, I decided to work

I was actually proud of

appreciative glances from girls.”

my life at that age. It felt

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further on myself I became

and booze. Life was great. I had girls all over me. I had my pick from a large pool. Soon, I started

could have someone

in understanding. I know she didn’t enjoy college life. Not

a mother and wife.

worries or responsibilities. At least

back in my

until my grandfather had a stroke and

in an accident. He was

changed schools so that I could be

to take care of him that

swings her finger back and forth. “You transferred to

Emma and Rowan were”

around campus, but unlike before,

want trouble, and besides, I had a lot going on. I didn’t have any

except for hookups, and that was totally fine with me. I had locked my heart

constant rejection. I wasn’t

loved her, and it killed me seeing her and Rowan almost every day, but I accepted it.

didn’t want me. There was nothing I could do

it was the most challenging time of my fucking

back to the news that the campus‘ IT couple had

that Rowan had cheated on Emma. It

honestly unbelievable.”

never expected that. Everyone was sure of their love. Sure

that Rowan would

person. It was like she was dead on the

her outside her dorm, she looked like a fucking zombie. I

she wouldn’t let me near her. It

out to be her best

want to be involved with anyone in Emma’s

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Like she couldn’t even remove her

I had been back in high school ! realized you couldn’t force love and Emma

a sad realization, but a

like you did. It would’ve probably saved me from

work out for me… One day, out of the blues, Emma showed up at my dorm room and kissed me. It was unexpected, but it was the best kiss I’ve ever received. I thought it was

day like it was yesterday. She had been a virgin, and even though I’d slept with

to sleep thinking that finally it happened. That, finally she had noticed and wanted to build something with me. Only I had been wrong. We woke up the next morning, and she was disgusted with herself. I tried talking to her. I tried telling her that I still loved her, but she said. she’d been

found out that the girl Rowan slept with and knocked

the pain that hit me. I felt crushed. I loved her with my body, only to find out that she didn’t feel a thing. That she was only using me. The betrayal I felt nearly destroyed me. We kept our distance ag hat is until she told me

been scared, to say the least. I didn’t know how to be a father. For heaven’s sake, I’d never even been near any babies. It was overwhelming, but I knew I loved the baby

I take a deep breath, feeling my throat close tightly against the bubbling emotions. “I took her to my grandfather’s house. I’d hoped things would get better. That she would learn to