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!

+15 BONUS

to start dating I’m

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

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

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

thoughts and continue walking. I find

you would

days is nothing but pure venom? It’s like all she

weekend Ava, I

and you could have done what you always do Honk You

come in”

on one of the barstools She frowns at me and opens her mouth to speak I was sure she was about to say something that

I can wait

she fists the dish towel in her small

Rowan, we have nothing to talk about As long as we follow

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

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

pinch the bridge of my nose in frustration “I’m not

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

mean you didn’t want it and look, it came at the perfect time, just when

+15 BONUS

I never lied

wasn’t for the mistake nine years ago, then she is the one that would have

to say? You know I never lied to you. You always knew I loved

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

words. Her words angering me. Yes we did sleep together during our marriage but it was just to scratch an itch. I took

to talk about the past, I’m here

going round and round. I needed to say what I came

or did something I

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

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

and swallows.

label, I realize

the arm?” I

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

she snaps.

clench my hand and all

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

Noah is wakes up”

leave but I clump my hand around her uninjured hand. She immediately wrenches

me!”

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

one of the reasons why I always preferred Emma. Why I fell

eyes growing colder than I could ever thought

+15 BONUS

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 if you want

behaviors go give them to the love of your