Ex-Husband's Regret

I don’t like her
Rowan.

I stare at my hands. My mom speaks softly to me. “I’m sorry Ro, but he refuses to come to talk to

you”

I’ve never been this hurt. Not even when Emma broke up with me and left. Noah is angry with me

and has refused to answer my calls. Ava was right, Noah should come first and yet I let him down.

I’d decided to take Emma out on my yacht. It was to afford us privacy to talk. She wasn’t very happy after she learned that I had left her to rush to Ava’s side. It was my way of making it up to her. Unfortunately I’d lost complete track of time and my phone’s battery died.

I’ve never seen Ava angry, and yesterday she took me by surprise. The fact that she stood up for Noah and called me out on my behavior left me feeling sort of proud of her. She had a back bone.

after all. It was nice to see that.

“Rowan?” my mom calls out. “I’m going to hang up now”

“No, please bring him to the phone. I want to apologize to him”

Never has Noah ever refused to talk to me. It was crushing me to know that I had let him down. That I had broken my promise to him.

Mom sighs. “You hurt him, Rowan. He was so excited yesterday. He was looking forward to you hearing all his accomplishments.

He cried while he was talking to Ava after the meeting. Noah never cries and yet you managed to bring forth tears from him”

I stare at the wall feeling like the worst scum of the world. I didn’t have a fucking excuse. I should have been in school like I had promised. Instead I was enticing Emma into forgiving me yet again.

“I know that…I heave a breath out, feeling defeated.

“Do you? You’re not the one who had to watch him cry and console him. I’m happy that Emma is back so you can stop hurting and I understand you two are trying to work things out but that doesn’t mean you neglect your responsibilities. You have a son Rowan, he should always come first

“You don’t have to tell me that, Ava already chewed my ear off yesterday” I ran my hand through

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“As she should. She’s a mother and we mothers will do anything for our child even if it means going up against their dad” she finishes, shocking me completely.

Never and I mean never has my mother ever taken Ava’s side. If there was someone who was

against Ava from the start, it’s my mother.

“I get it, but can you please try and coerce him into talking to me?” I beg her, something I’m not

used to.

for a while before agreeing. I stay on the phone. Minutes pass and I

comes Noah’s

really sure what to tell him. “I’m so sorry I didn’t make it to your school yesterday. I got held up somewhere and lost track of time, but I

me off before

her isn’t it? Mommy’s sister. She’s the reason why you didn’t go to

tell him about Emma? Was

is it your mother?” I

tell me anything” I hear

“What do you mean?”

your girlfriend? I asked mommy and

my home twice, I didn’t know that during one of those times, Noah had seen het 1 thought that I

“Buddy

know that I don’t like her, I will never accept her if

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did I think that Noah would accept her? He was loyal to

loves her more.

your mother?” maybe he just had a problem with Emma because

just feels like she’s taking his

that’s just wrong dad” he says as a

coincidence that Noah shares the same dislike Ava has for

son against Emma? I wouldn’t be surprised if she was.

expect you to treat her

be your step mother. You’ll have to get used to

whatever was growing inside him. Noah had to understand

going anywhere.

he shouts defiantly

“Noah…”

will never accept her. I

be any kind of mother to

again but it’s switched off. I stare

for some reason he

doesn’t even know. 3

feel like I’ve just made everything worse. That he was now

don’t get the time to dwell on those thoughts. The door to my mansion opens and Emma walks

were finally together after such a long fucking

place and yet the opposite