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

asks about Emma, so

and I’m slowly starting

I want to know the truth.

sigh. I was dreading this question. Not because I

to remember

her

knew it, just like

messed up. We both somehow ended up with the people

us

seems like Rowan and Emma were meant to be. It’s

getting in the

notice me, but she

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

was nothing S**y about me,” I began, but Ava interrupted

like a woman’s nerdy fantasy. You probably

a hot professor or a

laugh at

was probably disgusted with me. I mean,

then. I wouldn’t have

high school, and in the summer before college, I decided to work on

point where I was actually proud

appreciative glances from girls.”

of my life at that age. It felt good to be attractive. It

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college and continued working further on myself I became unrecognizable I

all over me. I had my pick from a large pool. Soon, I started to forget about Emma. There was no use crying over

I could have someone else”

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

a mother and

no worries or responsibilities. At least I

back in

until my grandfather had a

my parents died in an

family member alive. I changed schools so

to take care of him

she swings her finger

Emma and Rowan were”

around campus, but

besides, I had a lot going on. I didn’t have

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

constant rejection. I wasn’t willing

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

didn’t want me. There was nothing

most challenging time of my

to come back to the news that the

I learned that Rowan

honestly unbelievable.”

of their love. Sure that they would

that Rowan would sleep

as a totally different person. It was like she was dead

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

wouldn’t let me near her. It was a coincidence that

out to be her

Emma’s life. When Molly

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captivated Like she couldn’t even

way. I didn’t want to be a nuisance like I had been

a sad

you did. It would’ve probably saved

at my dorm room and kissed me. It was unexpected, but it was the best kiss I’ve ever received. I thought it was a dream

still remember that day like it was yesterday. She had been a virgin, and even though I’d slept with countless girls, she had been by far the best. Probably because I had feelings

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

was the first time I found out that the girl Rowan slept with and

can’t imagine 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

to say the least. I didn’t know how to be a father. For heaven’s sake, I’d never even

I couldn’t let that happen, so I threatened her.” I take a deep breath, feeling my throat close tightly against the bubbling emotions. “I