Ex-Husband's Regret

Vicious Ava
Rowan.

I see the moment she shuts her emotions down. The moment the warm look she had just a few

seconds ago turns cold. Which leaves me cold.

“What are you doing here?” Ava asks her voice monotonous as I push my way into her house.

It’s like she was talking to a stranger. Like I was nothing but a speck of dust and nothing more. I stare at her unable to come up with anything. I’ve lived with this woman for almost a decade and

yet right now I can’t find the right words.

I look at her hand still in a sling. I came to check up on her and also to pick Noah. It was the

weekend so it was my time with him.

Remembering the man that I saw leaving, my brows furrow. He must be who the smile was for.

That little piece of realization makes my jaw clench.

“What was he doing here?” I ask instead of answering while trying to hide the unreasonable anger

I was feeling.

I get the guy is an officer and that he saved her life but he was crossing a line. I didn’t fucking like

him and I didn’t want him anywhere near Ava.

“That’s none of your business” she retorts.

“It is my business when you’re entertaining.men this early in the morning with my son in the house….did he sleep over? Is that why I saw him leaving?”

The thought of that leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. The last thing I want is for her to be exposing Noah to men months after we separated. It wouldn’t leave a good impression on the type

of woman she is.

She gives a humorless laugh, pulling me back to the present.

“It’s not any of your fucking business…do you see me meddling in your life while you’re busy entertaining Emma? And isn’t it hypocritical of you to stand there judging me?”

I glare at her. “Emma is different”

“How so?” she first feigns puzzlement and then her face lights up as if she figured out something. but I know it’s mockery. “Oh, I forgot she’s the love of your fucking life”

I grind my teeth She was starting to piss me off. What the hell was wrong with her? It’s like she

has something against me.

“I’ll never do anything that would affect Noah but I’m a single woman and I will have whoever!

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to start dating I’m not

part. For some reason heat starts rising

leaves me in the hallway. I take time to breathe in and calm myself. I follow the sounds of pans banging

never been here. It looked different from the house we shared

thoughts and continue walking. I find her in the

“I had hoped you would leave.

days is nothing but pure venom? It’s like all she wants is to strike at me and her

the weekend Ava, I came

you could have done

come in”

mouth to speak I was

can wait for him

deepens, and she fists the dish towel in her small

long as we follow the

sudden? It was getting on my

me to

in frustration

wants to do is light. I wasnt in the fucking mood. Not when I was

just when Empia comes back to town Now you can be with

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always a sour subject but I never lied to her. Never led her on. She knew that

nine years ago, then she is

say? You know I never lied to you. You

throws the dishtowel down angrily. “That didn’t stop you from using my body did it? Gosh I hate you. I don’t know what I saw in you to begin with. I don’t know why I wasted so much

together during our marriage but it was just to scratch an itch. I took vows and despite the fact I didn’t love her. I wasn’t going

not here to talk about the past, I’m here to talk about Noah” I

and round. I needed to say what I came here

something I would regret

gets her attentions. She doesn’t fire back. Instead she opens

bottle of medicine. Uncapping it using

and swallows.

label, I realize it’s

the arm?”

talk, so talk Rowan… we both know you don’t care about me so quite

concern” she

and all but yell.

the truth. Are you going to talk? If not you can leave. I’ll text

Noah is wakes up”

her uninjured hand. She immediately wrenches her hand from me as

touch me!”

she was going to behave from now on? Are we forever going to be at each other’s throats? We had a son for

always preferred Emma. Why I fell in love with her” I ground

Her eyes growing colder

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I won’t have you insulting me and comparing me to Emma.

go give them to the