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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start dating I’m not planning to

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

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

the house we shared So very different that I

continue walking. I find her in the

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

mouth these past few days is nothing but pure venom? It’s

the weekend Ava, I came for Noah” I

you could have done what

come in”

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

I can wait

she fists the dish towel

to talk about As long as we follow the terms of the custody agreement then we can live like

all of a sudden? It was getting on my fucking nerves Where the fuck was the agreeable and subdued woman I was used

you wanted? For me to be out of

frustration “I’m

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

it came at the perfect time, just when Empia comes back to town Now you can be with her

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lied

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

do you want me to say? You know I never lied

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

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

here to talk

I needed to say what I came here to say

or did something I would

back. Instead

medicine. Uncapping it using one hand,

and swallows.

I realize it’s

the arm?” I

both know you don’t care about me so

she snaps.

all but yell.

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

Noah is wakes up”

my hand around her uninjured

touch me!” she

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

I

Her eyes growing colder

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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

give them to