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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bound to start dating I’m not planning to

fists at the last part. For some reason heat starts rising up in my core making

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

It looked different from the house

thoughts and continue walking. I find her in the

looks up, glaring at me. “I had hoped you would

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

weekend Ava, I

could have done what you always do

come in”

mouth to speak I was sure she was about to say

wait for him while

deepens, and she fists the dish towel in

follow the terms of

of a sudden? It was getting on my fucking

me to be out of your

of my nose in frustration “I’m

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

look, it came at the perfect time, just when Empia comes back to town

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

for the mistake nine years ago, then she is

do you want me to say? You know I never

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 why I

teeth at 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 past, I’m here to talk about Noah” I

needed to say what I came here to say then leave

or did something I

fire back. Instead she opens one of the cabinets

a bottle of medicine. Uncapping it using one

and swallows.

the label, I realize it’s pain

arm?” I

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

concern” she

my hand and all but

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

Noah is wakes up”

uninjured hand. She immediately wrenches her

touch me!”

to behave from now on? Are we

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

face twists. Her eyes growing colder than I could

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

go give them to the love of your