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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start dating I’m not planning to stay

clench into fists at the last part. For some reason heat starts rising up in my core making me want to hit something or

in and calm myself. I

honesty I’ve never been here. It looked different from the house we shared So very different that I was

shake myself from those thoughts and continue walking. I find her in

you would leave. In case

nothing but pure venom? It’s like

weekend Ava, I came

awake yet and you could have done what you always do

come in”

She frowns at me and opens her mouth to speak I was sure she was about

can wait for

deepens, and she fists the dish towel in her small

the thing Rowan, we have nothing to talk about As long as we follow the terms of the custody agreement

It was getting on my

what you wanted? For me to be out of your life”

nose in frustration “I’m not

beginning to regret coming into her house. It seems all she wants to do is light. I wasnt in the fucking mood. Not

you didn’t want it and look, it came at the perfect time, just when Empia comes back to town Now you

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lied to her. Never led her on.

the mistake nine years ago, then she is the one that would have been

me to say? You know I never lied to you.

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

her words. Her words angering me. Yes we did sleep 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 to break

talk about the past, I’m here to talk about Noah” I

round. I needed to say what I came here to say then leave

or did something I

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

using one hand, she pops

and swallows.

the label, I realize it’s

arm?” I

here to talk, so talk Rowan… we both know you

she

my hand and all but yell.

the truth. Are you going to talk?

Noah is wakes up”

goes to leave but I clump my hand around her uninjured

me!”

Damn it! Is this how she was going to behave from now on? Are we forever going to

one of the reasons why I always preferred Emma. Why I fell in love with her”

colder than I

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

go give them to the love of your