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?”

with whatever was going on with her.

for whatever shit she wanted to

sure you planned it to get Rowan’s attention, but I’m telling you,

to get

vibration shooting pain to my injured

me get this straight? You believe I planned for my car to be blown up so

that

perfect Emma and

course…I mean why would anyone want to kill you? What would they

care one bit if you lived or died and

nothing to us”

wanted to hit anyone like I wanted to hit her

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

plan?”

she even here? Who let her in, I wanted her gone. I didn’t

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, including your son. He will

were we even 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 will never see you as his

airport. You’re

you and

Anger taking’over the triumphant look she

screaming at night, I will make sure he pumps me so full of his cum

loved you, every time he was touching you he was probably imagining me, how many times has he called

concern being Noah. I see red when he calls Noah a brat. Taking the flower vase near me, I lunge it at her head. With

crazy?!”

of my room now!”

enters looking at

wrong?” Travis asks gently but I don’t

can’t help remember all those times he treated me like trash. All those times made me feel like scum instead of his sister. All

sister” I glare at him

I don’t want them

my heart

to face them. “I’m going to ask you to leave, your presence is clearly

kick me out of her room!” Travis

I scoff at that. Since when has he

security if you don’t leave” the nurse says between clenched teeth. All traces of being nice completely gone.

he begs, but I don’t have it in

and kept throwing it back at my face. I had nothing

make sure you

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eyes and block them

and Travis but they soon leave and I’m left in

the first time since everything

Rowan voice pulls

you’re ready to leave”

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

not sure. Emma was and is important to

if her importance weighed more

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

you

Shouldn’t you be with Emma at home enjoying your reunion?” I ask bitterly, Emma’s word still playing

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

and get

who hates my fucking guts! Just leave,

be

need my help? Who are you going to call to help you

no fucking friends,

true I had no friends, but Ethan would come it I asked