Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 8

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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dating I’m not planning to stay

heat starts rising up in

in the hallway. I take time to breathe in and calm myself. I follow the sounds

It looked different from the house we shared So very different that I was momentarily

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

you would leave. In case you haven’t guessed it, your presence

out of her mouth these past few days is nothing

the weekend Ava, I came for

yet and you could have done what you always do Honk

come in”

one of the barstools She frowns at me and opens her mouth to speak I was sure

I can wait for

deepens, and she fists the

about As long as we follow the terms of the custody agreement then we can live like the other

and difficult all of a sudden? It was getting on my fucking nerves Where

you wanted? For me to be out

nose in frustration “I’m not the one who asked for a

all she wants to do is light. I wasnt

when

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always a sour subject but I never lied to her. Never led

if it wasn’t for the mistake nine years ago, then she is

I never

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

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

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

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

or did something I

She doesn’t fire back. Instead

medicine. Uncapping it using one hand, she pops two

and swallows.

I realize it’s pain

the arm?” I

here to talk, so talk Rowan… we both know you don’t care about

she snaps.

all but yell. “Damn it

the truth. Are you going to talk? If

Noah is wakes up”

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

me!” she

Are we forever going to be at

I always preferred Emma. Why I fell

growing colder than I could ever

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insulting me and comparing me to Emma. My behavior doesn’t concern you, we are divorced…so

give

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