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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dating I’m not planning to stay

reason heat starts rising up in my core making me want to hit

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

honesty I’ve never been here. It looked different from the house we shared

and continue walking. I find her in the kitchen wiping down the

“I had hoped you would leave.

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

I came for

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

come in”

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

can wait

deepens, and she fists the dish towel in her

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

was getting on my fucking nerves

For me to be out

frustration “I’m not the

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

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

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lied to her. Never led

heart and if it wasn’t for the mistake nine years ago, then she is the one that

me to say? You know I never lied to you. You always

I don’t know what I saw

grind my 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 fact I didn’t love her.

here to

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

something I would regret

fire back.

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

and swallows.

I realize

the arm?” I

both know you don’t care

she snaps.

hand and all but

stating the truth. Are you going to talk? If not you

Noah is wakes up”

and goes to leave but I clump my hand around her uninjured hand. She

me!” she

now on? Are we forever going to be at each other’s throats? We had a son for fuck’s

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

growing colder than I could ever

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you insulting me and comparing me to Emma. My behavior doesn’t concern you, we are

give them