Ex-Husband's Regret

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Rowan.

“How is she doing, Rowan?” Kate, Ava’s mother asks.

The concern in her voice is genuine. You can hear how hard she’s trying to stop herself from

crying. It’s been a very hard couple of days and I still can’t over how we almost lost Ava

“She woke up yesterday for a few minutes before going back to sleep and before you start

worrying, the doctor said it’s normal for patients with head injuries”

I hear her sigh with relief. Kate has been different since the death of her husband She wants to

get close to Ava only now Ava has decided she doesn’t want anything to do with her family. In fact

she doesn’t want anything to do with all of us.

“Will she be okay? Will she make a full recovery?”

“Yes, the doctors are confident, but they’re not sure if she will be completely okay. It’s still too

early to tell but they say with this type of head injury there might be complications”

That was one of the things I was fucking afraid of. In all honest I just wanted her to be okay.

“Don’t worry though, Ava is strong I’m sure she’ll pull through. I got to go but I’ll call when she

wakes up, the last time she did, she was asking about Noah”

“Okay, Rowan, please keep me informed and make sure she’s getting the best treatment”

“I will”

I hang up after that and watch her. She looks so peaceful and beautiful. Why have I never noticed

how flawless her complexion is? Or how naturally long her eye lashes are? Or how full and red her

lips are

‘Because you never wanted to, you were so focused on hating and blaming her that you never

noticed anything good about her‘ my inner voice whispers. *

I sigh because I know that it’s the truth. I never wanted her so I went to great lengths to block her

out and it had worked until now. This new version of Ava demands attention. Demands to be

noticed.

I take her hand in mine. It’s so small and so soft. I’ve been doing this a lot. Rubbing her wrist and

feeling her pulse just to assure myself that she was still alive. That that bombing had not taken

her from us

Whenever I think of that Sunday, my heart squeezes and I feel like I’m fucking dying. I had called

her to warn her to stay away from Emma. Emma had come to me crying. She told me that Ava had

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to lay it on her.

The

heard the booming sound and people screaming my breath hitched. I’d been left calling

someone called me and told me that Ava’s car had been bombed and that she was badly hurt. I can’t explain how I fucking felt but I know that it went beyond fear, beyond anguish. Something

from those thoughts and look at

taken to her house because they couldn’t fit here. Most of them were from her students. Those kids adored Ava, no one needed to be told twice. They visited

failure but seeing her students lavish her with love changed my perspective. They wouldn’t do all that if she wasn’t a great teacher. Her colleagues also had nothing but praise for her, which just

soft voice pulls me

next to her is Travis.

she woken up?” Travis asks. His

thing had shaken him. Not only him but everyone. He came close

“No” I reply.

to go home, Rowan” Emma says, “Go take a shower and change clothes then you can come back. You look like

not leaving, Emma” I

What if something happened and

fall down in exhaustion…just go home, I’m sure it won’t take long

“Emma is right, Rowan, I promise we won’t leave her

second”

at Ava She was still asleep and it didn’t seem like she would wake up anytime

leave her side” I

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attacked so who knew if those criminals would try to come

Ava. Emma just looks at me with

up about to leave when Emma grabs my forearm

surrender to death” she says with her smile before

try again it’s been pecks on the cheek, chin and forehead. Her lips on mine is a first and even though

is wrong and

feeling this when Emma is the

get to my house and take the quickest shower known to man. I was dressing when I received a

to take a power nap. I

I was supposed to sleep for thirty minutes and according to the

I slept for

on my shoes and rush out after reading a message from Travis. Ava woke

and I hate that I

I was

leave her fucking side” I growl,

out” Emma answers

mean ‘she kicked you

would do that and despite what she feels towards her family

that she didn’t want us in

to demand we leave”

was an emotion in his voice. He was trying so hard to hide it but

I hear her laugh before it’s followed by

there someone in there

at me when she answers. Her eyes searching mine,

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a few minutes after we were kicked out.

harden and jaw lock. That fucking bastard, what the hell was

another word, I turn and enter

on her right with a bunch of open cards. Ava is seated slightly upwards. Despite the bandage on her

face.

the smile slips from

“Get out” she demands.

back to

happen, Ava” I calmly tell her

eyes are

happened? 2

don’t want you here, so you could you just fucking leave, and take those two with

any of

referring to Emma and Travis.