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 not planning

part. For some reason heat starts rising up in my core

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

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

thoughts and continue walking. I find her in

had hoped you would

that everything out of her mouth these past few days is nothing but pure venom? It’s like all she wants

I came

is not awake yet and you could have done what you always do Honk

come in”

take a seat on one of the barstools She frowns at me and opens her mouth to speak I was sure she

okay I can wait for him while

she fists the dish towel in

As long as we follow the terms of the custody

sigh Why was she so stubborn and difficult all of a sudden? It was getting on my fucking nerves Where the fuck was the agreeable and subdued

to be out of

in frustration “I’m not the one who asked

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

it came at the perfect time, just when Empia comes back to town Now you can be with her the you’ve always wanted” she

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subject but I never lied to her. Never led her on. She

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

I never

I don’t know what I saw in you to begin with. I

but it was just to scratch an itch. I took

I’m here to talk about Noah”

I needed to say what I came here to say

or did something I

fire back. Instead she

a bottle of medicine. Uncapping it using one hand, she

and swallows.

the label, I realize it’s

arm?” I

both

she snaps.

clench my hand and all but yell.

truth. Are you going to talk? If not you

Noah is wakes up”

clump my hand around her uninjured hand. She immediately wrenches her hand from me as

me!” she

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

I fell in

eyes growing colder than I could ever thought

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came to say then get out of my fucking house. I won’t have you insulting me and comparing me to Emma. My behavior doesn’t concern you, we are divorced…so

on anyone about behaviors go give