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

+15 BONUS

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?”

in no mood to deal with whatever was going

and I wasn’t well enough for whatever shit she wanted to

of yours, I’m sure you planned it to get

allow you to

laugh The vibration shooting pain to

me get this straight? You believe I planned for my car to be blown up so that I could end up in hospital in order

everyone thought that I

perfect Emma and the bullshit

want to kill you? What would they gain? Rowan doesn’t

wouldn’t care one bit if you lived or died

would mean nothing to us” she looks at me

hit anyone like I wanted to hit her right

came here to insult me is that it, Emma? Beat the dog while it’s still

plan?”

wanted her gone. I didn’t want her near me, who knows what she’ll

gang doesn’t kill you first, I mean, I want you to watch as I take

even related? I know what I did to her was wrong but damn

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

you at the airport. You’re

and

face scrunches up. Anger taking’over the

me so full of his cum

loved you, every time he was touching you he was probably imagining

brat. Taking the flower vase near me, I lunge it at her head.

you crazy?!”

out of my room now!” I

nurse enters looking at

what’s wrong?” Travis asks gently but

help remember all those times he treated me like trash. All those times made me feel like scum instead of

you ask you fucking sister” I glare

I

was pounding and my heart monitor was

you to leave, your presence is clearly affecting her

can’t kick me out of

scoff at that. Since when has

call the security if you don’t leave” the nurse says between clenched

he begs, but I don’t have it

at my face. I had nothing else to give I

sure you and your sister

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side, close my eyes and block them out. It takes a lot of back and

the nurse and Travis but they soon leave and I’m left in peace. That is until Ethan

laugh for the first time since

did you say? Rowan voice pulls me back

if you’re ready to leave” he

at him for a while wondering if Emma was right Would Rowan really

but I’m not sure. Emma was and is important to

know if her importance

you doing here, Rowan?” I ask instead of the question

do you mean? he

know that I’m your least favorite person, so what are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be with Emma

for a fight and I’m not going to give it to

get you

my fucking guts! Just leave, Rowan,

be

You don’t need my help? Who are you going to call to help

fucking

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