Ex-Husband's Regret

A dream
Ava

“I missed you mommy, why didn’t you call me?” Noah asks me, sadness in his voice.

I wanted more than anything to hold him in my arms. Just to reassure myself that I was still with him. That I wasn’t going to leave him motherless.

“I’m sorry my love, I lost my phone and I had to borrow your dad’s”

“Can we do a video call? I want to see you” he demands.

I know he senses that something is wrong but I can’t let him see me lying in a hospital bed. He will worry and want to come home. Given that I am now a supposed target, I couldn’t risk whoever is after me going after him.

I still couldn’t believe that there was a chance I was a main target. That someone wanted me dead.

“Not right now baby, they don’t allow video calls where I am” I lie.

“That’s a st* pid rule! Who makes such st* pid rules?” He screams through the phone.

I know that he is frustrated so I was going to let this slide.

“Noah…

“I just want to see you mommy, can’t dad make them leave you alone? He can make them give you permission, I know he can” he was close to tears and it was breaking my heart.

I look at Rowan and he is grinning like a fool. Noah knows how his father operates. He also knows that one word from Rowan Woods, and everyone bows down.

“Not this time… how about I call you tomorrow and we can skype?”

“You promise?”

“I promise”

I was getting discharged today so that would give me enough time to prepare for the call

tomorrow

“Okay mommy, talk to you tomorrow. I love you”

“Bye baby. Love you too”

“Grandma wants to talk…”

I hang up the phone before he can finish that sentence, I know it’s wrong but I just don’t want to

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Rowan stares at me, one of his eyebrow raised A look I can’t explain passes across his face. I’ve

asked him to leave so many times but he won’t budge. I even asked the nurse to throw him out

and he threatened to have the entire hospital shut down.

My unwanted guest is here every day now. Being around him this much is suffocating me

especially after that day when I woke up to find Emma and Travis in my room. Travis left the

room a couple minutes later to get something to eat. The moment he did Emma was on me like a

ravenous vulture.

Three days ago

“Your little trick won’t work Ava” Emma sneers the moment Travis leaves the room.

“What the hell are you talking about?”

whatever was going on

enough for whatever shit she

it to get Rowan’s attention, but

allow you to get

The vibration shooting pain to my

believe I planned for my car to be blown up so that I could end up in hospital in order to get

everyone thought that I wasn’t the brightest in the family,

their perfect Emma and the bullshit

kill you? What

so he wouldn’t care one bit if you lived or died and we

you death would mean nothing to

never wanted to hit anyone like I wanted

it, Emma?

plan?”

the hell was she even here? Who let her in, I wanted her gone. I didn’t want her near me, who knows what she’ll do once I’m a

doing anything, just saying things like they are. I hope that gang doesn’t kill you first, I mean, I want you to watch as I take everything away from you just like you did me,

were we even related? I know what I did to her was wrong but damn haven’t

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a nasty bitch Emma, but know one thing, Noah will never

he ignored you at the airport. You’re

you and Rowan

up. Anger taking’over the triumphant look she had seconds

fine…at least it’s my name Rowan is screaming at night, I will make sure he pumps me so full of his cum that I get pregnant and when I do he will soon forget

know he has never loved you, every time he was touching you he was probably imagining me, how many times has

red when he calls Noah a brat. Taking the flower vase near me, I lunge it at her head. With a scream she ducks and the vase hits the wall just

crazy?!”

of you, get out of my room now!” I scream

nurse enters looking at

what’s wrong?” Travis asks gently but I don’t want

feel like scum instead of his

sister” I glare at him and Emma before turning to

them leave, I don’t

and my heart monitor

leave, your presence is clearly affecting her and

me out of her

Since when has he ever considered

don’t leave” the nurse says between clenched teeth. All traces of being

but I don’t have

at my face. I had nothing else to give I was empty where my love

and make sure you and

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eyes and

leave and I’m left in peace.

me laugh for the first time since

voice

if you’re ready to leave” he

while wondering if Emma was right Would Rowan really

wouldn’t but I’m not sure. Emma was and is

don’t know if her importance

I ask instead

you mean? he

here? Shouldn’t you be

“You’re looking for a fight and I’m not going to give it to you. let’s

and get you

a man who hates my fucking guts! Just leave, Rowan, we both know

rather be

my help? Who are you going to call to

no fucking

Ethan can take me home” It’s true I had no friends, but