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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to start dating I’m not planning to stay single

fists at the last part. For some reason heat starts rising up

time to breathe in and calm myself. I follow the sounds of pans banging while

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

walking. I find her in the

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

few days is nothing but pure venom? It’s like all she wants is to strike at me and

the weekend Ava, I came for

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

come in”

I was sure she was about to say

wait for him

she fists the

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

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

to be out of your life”

bridge of my nose in frustration “I’m

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

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

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

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

You know I never lied to you.

I hate you. I don’t know what I saw in you to begin with. I don’t know why I wasted so much of my time and energy on

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 fact I didn’t love her.

I’m here to talk

I needed to say what I came here to say then leave

something

back. Instead she opens one of

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

and swallows.

the label, I realize it’s

arm?”

we both know you don’t

concern” she

all but

the truth. Are you going to talk? If not you can leave.

Noah is wakes up”

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

me!” she

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

childish behavior is one of the reasons why I always preferred Emma. Why I fell in love with her” I ground out, my temper getting the better of

growing colder than

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you 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,

behaviors go give them