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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I’m bound to start dating I’m

For some reason heat starts rising up in my core making me want to hit something or

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

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

and continue walking. I find her in the kitchen wiping

up, glaring at me. “I had hoped you would leave. In case you haven’t guessed it, your

nothing but pure venom? It’s

the weekend Ava, I

awake 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 she was about to say something that would probably piss me off so I cut

okay I can wait

frowns deepens, and she fists the

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

sudden? It was getting on my fucking nerves Where the

me to be out of your life”

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

into her but I was beginning to regret coming into her house. It seems all she wants to do is

want it and look, it came at the perfect time, just when Empia comes back to town Now you can be with her the

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I never lied to her. Never led her

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

I never lied to you. You always knew

hate you. I don’t know what I saw in you to begin with. I don’t know why I wasted so

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.

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

say what I came here to say then leave

or did something I

doesn’t fire back. Instead she opens one of the

of medicine. Uncapping it using one hand, she pops two pills into

and swallows.

I realize it’s

the arm?” I

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

she snaps.

and all but yell.

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

Noah is wakes up”

my hand around her uninjured hand. She immediately wrenches

me!”

how she was going to behave from now on? Are we forever going to

always preferred Emma. Why I fell in love with her” I ground out, my temper getting

colder than I could ever

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won’t have you insulting me and comparing me

go give them to the love