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?”

deal with whatever was going on

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

you planned it to get

you to get

shooting pain to

believe I planned for my car to be blown up so that I

she delusional. And everyone thought that I wasn’t the brightest in

and

would anyone want to kill you? What would they gain?

bit if you lived or died and we also don’t care much

would mean nothing to us” she

to hit anyone like I wanted to

me is that it, Emma? Beat

plan?”

in, I wanted her gone. I didn’t want her near me, who knows what she’ll do once I’m a sleep.

like they are. I hope that gang doesn’t kill you first, I mean, I want you to watch

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

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Emma, but know one thing, Noah

he ignored you at the airport. You’re nothing to him and you will be

and

Anger taking’over the

fine…at least it’s my name Rowan is screaming at night, I will make sure he pumps me so full of

time he was touching you he was probably imagining me, how many times has he called my name while you two were

of what she says even though it hurts. My main concern being Noah. I see red when he calls Noah a brat. Taking the flower vase near me, I lunge it at

crazy?!” Emma

you, get out of my room

looking

what’s wrong?” Travis asks gently

those times made me feel like scum instead of his sister. All those times he rubbed his love for Emma in my face

glare at him and Emma

I don’t want

my heart monitor was speeding

to ask you to leave, your

can’t kick me out

that. Since when has he

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

he begs, but I don’t

back at my face. I had nothing else to give

Travis, and make sure you and your sister stay

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my eyes and block them out. It takes a

but they soon leave and I’m left in peace.

makes me laugh for the first

Rowan voice pulls me

asked if you’re ready to leave” he

wondering if Emma was

not sure. Emma was and is important to

know if her importance weighed

here, Rowan?” I ask instead of the

do you mean?

you be with Emma at home enjoying your reunion?” I ask bitterly, Emma’s

and I’m not going to

and get

from a man who hates my fucking

rather be somewhere

my help? Who are you going to

no fucking friends,

home” It’s true I had no friends, but Ethan would come