Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 37

Having a breakdown
The warm light on my faces wakes me up. At first I’m confused as to how I ended up in my room, but then the heavy hand around my waist brings the memories of what happened back.

I start to internally panic so much so that I’m afraid I’ll wake Ethan up. I didn’t want him up now. Not when I was having a nervous breakdown. Not while my head was a mess. As slowly as I can, I

get up and leave the bed.

He turns and murmurs something in his sleep, but he doesn’t wake up. I heave a sigh of relief even as I put some clothes on and pick up my phone from the dresser.

Tip toing to the door, I wince a little when I open it and it creeks. I look back, my heart in my

mouth. I’m immediately thankful when I see Ethan still in bed.

The sheets were down to his waist, exposing his very well defined abs and an arm was thrown

over his face. Swallowing loudly, I leave the room.

I walk down my stairs feeling like I was doing the walk of shame even though I was in my own

house. The soreness between my legs, a testament of how Ethan took his job at remedying my

pain seriously.

The moment I get the kitchen I let loose. All the panic and anxiety I tried stifling in my room

rushes through me like an Avalanche.

“Call down, people have sex all the time” I try telling myself but instead of calming down it only

increases the pace of my wildly beating heart.

I start pacing the tiled floors. Still unable to believe that I had sex with another man. I always

thought that the only man who would ever touch me or see me naked is Rowan. Here we are

though, not only did I let Ethan kiss me, but I also allowed him into my bed.

Tired of pacing, I sit on the kitchen stool. My feet tapping nervously on the floor. What am I

supposed to do now? How am I supposed to act? I didn’t know what the protocol after these type of

things happened is.

Am I supposed to make him breakfast? Would he even want breakfast? Is it something that will

happen again or is it a one nightstand?

I place a hand on my beating heart. I felt like my chest was going to explode. I’ve never done

something like this before. Even if I hadn’t been in love with Rowan, I always believed that I would

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currently not strong.

“You don’t have to love someone to have sex with them…you just have to be attracted to them” A

voice whispers.

I want to argue with it but my phone vibrating stops me. I unlock it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

I read the simple message, wondering who could have sent it. That is until I lift my eyes and see it’s from Rowan. I’m shocked and then angry. 4

He has no right at all to send me that stupid message. Not when he has never wished me a happy birthday during our marriage and especially not after the disgusting things he said to me.

I stand up and go back to pacing. I mean why now? Why now when we are divorced? Why today of

all day? A few hours after I have slept with another man.

I don’t think it’s fair to compare two men sexually, but Ethan thoroughly fucked me. Simple and clear. There was passion and heat, something that lacked with Rowan Ethan took me in positions I didn’t even know were possible. I loved that but I also hated it because it proved how stale my

sex life with Rowan was.

The only time Rowan ever took me like that was the first time we had sex and it was only because he thought he was sleeping with Emma, the love of his fucking life.

I always wanted it to be like that between us. Always thought that something was missing. It wasn’t bad, but I just wanted more.

Now after my night with Ethan I realize what has been missing between Rowan and I was the passion. I also realize that it had been missing because I wasn’t who he had wanted

to think that Rowan was holding back even when we were having sex simply because he’d wanted another woman

Just to distract myself from the turmoil of what was

more text wishing me a happy birthday. They were

lignore the rest and make a mental note

understand. Why now? What did they wish to

forgiveness?” the

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Such a simple

them when they broke me? How am I supposed to let

right. Both Rowan and I were drunk but I’m the only one who got punished. The only one who got blamed was me. I was

the emotional and verbal abuses. I took all of it. I took the blame even though I shouldn’t

I thought about it, the more I got angry. I can feel the angry tears trying to

I lost just as much as Rowan did because of that

see how I was breaking or how I

always about him. How come I had to break just to keep us working? How come I had to break for them to feel good about themselves? They broke me

that I have been holding back. All the pain I’ve been pushing down I can’t contain it anymore. It all comes rushing to the surface as

to my own ears. It reverberates off the walls,

fills the air Mirroring the chaos within my soul. My fragile heart was breaking all over again. The pain swallowing me.

passing moment, the anguish that had been buried deep continues to surface

hate them I hate Rowan

turn at his

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shirtless He looks at me in shock. The kitchen

barstools.

on my knees in surrender,

physical pain compared to an

left me with nothing Ethan. I’m empty, so dark and cold. How do I live like that? How do I let go. I’m

weights I’m carrying are getting

I was trying to hold on to something that wasn’t supposed to

me. “Let it all go, let the pain go, Ava. It’s the only way” he says

his flesh as I cry my heart out and I transfer

doesn’t say a word. He doesn’t

past, my unhealed scars, lay scattered on the floor A physical manifestation of

breakdown and all the pain I have

up bridal style and leads me up the stairs. My eyes were beginning to close as I feel a certain peace settle deep

me

sins, I think I’ve already paid enough for those mistakes. It

hiding. It was time to come out of the shadows

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light on my faces wakes me up. At first

the heavy hand around my waist brings the

panic so much so that I’m afraid I’ll wake Ethan up. I didn’t want him up now. Not when I

up and

murmurs something in his sleep, but he doesn’t wake up. I heave a sigh of

put some clothes on and

wince a little when I open it and it creeks.

thankful when I see Ethan

to his waist, exposing his very well

his face. Swallowing loudly, I leave

down my stairs feeling like I was doing the walk of shame even though I was in my own. house. The soreness between my legs, a testament of how Ethan took his

pain seriously.

I get the kitchen I let loose. All the

me

all the time” I try telling myself but

pace of

had sex with another man. I always thought that the only man who would ever touch me or see me naked is Rowan Here

I let Ethan kiss me, but I also

supposed to do now? How am I supposed to act? I didn’t

I supposed to make him breakfast? Would he even want breakfast? Is

I felt like my chest was going to explode. I’ve never done something like this before. Even if I hadn’t been in love with

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currently not strong.

don’t have to love someone to have sex with them…you just have to be attracted to

voice whispers.

with it but my phone

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

simple message, wondering who could have sent

I’m shocked and then

right at all to send me that stupid message. Not when he has never wished me a

marriage and especially not after the disgusting things he said

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