Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Gabe.

"Mom!" I yelled and rushed to her.

She was lying motionlessly on the floor. No one had to tell me that it was the shock of seeing Lilly that caused her to faint. Just like with me, she only had to take one look at those grey eyes to know Lilly was a Wood.

I gently slap her cheek, but it does nothing to wake her up. Sliding one hand under her shoulders, and the other one under her knees, I lifted her into my hands and carried her to the nearest sofa. "Dad! Rowan!" I shouted for them, afraid to leave my mother alone.

"Is she okay?" Lilly asks in a small and vulnerable voice. "Did I do something wrong? Is she unconscious because of me?"

The tears swimming in her eyes were my undoing. In such a short time, she had become embedded in the very fiber of my being. Seeing her crying hurt me. I honestly don't fucking think I've ever loved someone as much as I loved Lilly. Even my own twin couldn't compete in my heart with her.

Before I could answer, Harper stepped in.

"No, darling" she answered as she placed a wet towel on my mom's forehead. I had not even realized that she had gotten one.

"Then why did she faint after seeing me?" Lilly demanded; her eyes firmly fixed on her grandmother.

"It's just a shock", Harper pulled our daughter into her arms. "Remember how I told you Gabriel didn't know about you? His family also didn't know. She was just shocked to see you, baby. You did nothing wrong."

I pulled her from Harper's arms and into mine, before kissing her forehead. "Your mother is right. You did nothing wrong. Seeing you just came as a surprise to your grandmother."

is going on here?" My dad's booming

to just disappeared into thin air. My

asked what the hell is going on here?" he asked again, moving to kneel

Lilly, because his whole focus is on my mother. He ran his finger gently down her cheek,

I am not in the fucking mood to answer him yet. Not when Lilly was scared out of her mind and Harper was nervous and

on darling, open those beautiful eyes," my dad begged, in a very

mother's eyes snap opened. Shooting up on the sofa,

am

I was supposed to be in the kitchen" she began while looking at my dad. She then shook her head as if to clear it "I had the strangest dream. Gabriel showed up with a little girl that sort of looked like him. She had

clamp my mouth shut to stop myself from laughing. It's fucking hilarious even though the matter at hand is

to come forward.

thank fuck

and exhales. "Or maybe it still

twisted his body to

voice. There was no denying the shock that was plastered on his face. His eyes widened in the same way mom's

to do" he all

you can't really blame him, Grandpa. Is it alright if I call you Grandpa? And don't blame mom. Dad said she had her reasons." Rowan and I stared at Lilly

Lilly to meet her cousins, Rowan?" I asked, almost

explain

as