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 not planning to stay single

clench into fists at the last part. For some reason heat starts

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

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

thoughts and continue walking. I find her

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

these past few days is nothing but

Ava, I came

is not awake yet and you could have done what you always do Honk You didn’t have

come in”

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

wait for him

and she fists the

we have nothing to talk about As long as we follow the terms of the custody agreement then we can live like the other doesn’t exist

It was getting on my fucking nerves Where the fuck was the agreeable

what you wanted? For me to be

nose in frustration “I’m not the

coming into her house. It seems all she wants

time, just when Empia comes back to town Now you can be with her the you’ve

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

mistake nine years

I never lied to you. You

body did it? Gosh I hate you. I don’t know what I saw in you to begin with. I don’t know why

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

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

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

something

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

Uncapping it using one hand, she pops two pills

and swallows.

I realize it’s

the arm?”

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

she snaps.

all

going to talk? If

Noah is wakes up”

around her uninjured hand. She immediately

touch me!” she

Damn it! Is this how she was going to behave from now on? Are we forever going to be at each other’s throats?

behavior is one of the reasons why I always preferred Emma. Why I fell in love with her” I

colder than I could ever thought

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of my fucking house. I won’t have you insulting me and comparing me to Emma. My behavior doesn’t concern you,

on anyone about behaviors go give them to