Ex-Husband's Regret

A kindred Spirit
Today was a chilled day. I didn’t have much to do. Noah was already at school, and I was here at

home just relaxing.

After my mental breakdown, I decided to take some much needed break from work. My students

weren’t happy about it, but they understood that I hadn’t been myself the last couple of weeks.

I planned to resume after I give birth. My focus now was my kids and the Hope Foundation.

I’m still trying to come to terms with all that happened these past few weeks. Including

everyone’s change in behaviour.

The only one who seemed to be consistent with her hateful personality was Emma. The rest seem

to have had an overnight change of heart.

Instead of focusing on those thoughts. I push them away and pick up my phone and dial mom’s

number. She picks up on the first ring.

“Hey mom” I greet her. I wasn’t completely used to calling her that, but I was slowly getting there.

“Ava!” She screams through the phone, always excited to hear from me. “Theo, my love, our

darling daughter is on the phone“.

I hear shuffling before a sort of echo fills the phone. I just know that she’s put me on loudspeaker.

“Hey dad” I greet him too.

Their love honestly fascinated me. They were together since they were thirteen and they’re still

together years down the line. More than thirty–five years later.

If I was still chasing after love, then their kind of love is what I would have been looking for.

Instead, I’ve accepted that love is just not for me. I’m now set and prepared to spend the rest of my

life alone.

“Hey darling, how are you doing?”

“I’m doing good. Not much going on. I just wanted to check up on you guys“.

I still haven’t told them that I am pregnant.

Even though I’m starting to show, it’s easy for me to hide my bump with oversized t–shirts. I just

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I know deep down it hurts them even though they try hiding it.

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As for Ethan. What he’s doing to them is wrong, but I also understand where he is coming from.

what he did. He was hiding from them because he

the picture of my recent ultrasound. He wrote back and told me he was thankful. He couldn’t stop saying how he

pulling me back

out a

just wanted to know if you’ll be coming this weekend like we

joining us this time. It’s his weekend with his father so it’ll just be me and

family used to have a monthly get together. I

rare, I was treated like I didn’t exist. Like I didn’t matter. I was completely ignored and was treated like

me during the gatherings was Noah. Most of the time, I ended

together in months. I guess now that the

but I am still happy that you’ll make

was about to say something, but something takes my focus

think I’m imagining things since there aren’t any dogs in the area. That is

again.

back, dad, I have

“Okay honey”

to where the sound seemed to be coming from.

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left except

shock. My mouth hanging wide

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me to plant those, and you just ruined every

chastised. Laying on the ground, giving me puppy eyes, but I

why I started the damn garden in the first place and let me tell you, it took a lot of time and effort.” He whines, but

going to get out of this by flashing your cute, adorable eyes.” Shaking my head I stare at him. Atleast I assume

is big, fluffy and completely adorable. He had thick black and white far and piercing grey eyes. For some weird reason they reminded me of Rowan and

my life have I seen a person’s heart melt so fast when it comes to my dog. Most people usually find him annoying as hell” the warm voice makes me whip my head

man was hot this close up. Black hair, green eyes, high cheekbones, a chiselled jaw line, lips that begged to be kissed and a body that enticed you to

hot and he knew

you’re thinking. ‘Slow down Ava, you got fooled once by great looks, don’t

same mistake again‘. 3

wasn’t. I swore off love and men, but that doesn’t mean that I

one. I’m not blind.

out of my mouth before I can stop them.

you look familiar“.

used to go to the same

behind me”.

but it still doesn’t ring much

I didn’t see anyone

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he supplies when I still continue

mentions his name, it hits

my goodness, you’re Nerdy Cal” for some weird

used to go by when he was in school. He glares at me, but it doesn’t faze me

fucking glow up” I stare at him

remember was skinny, with too wide glasses that kept slipping down his nose. He had braces and his face used to be covered in big red

He was also a

while others his age were

someone

now. Really good. I am glad that everything worked out for him. He changed into someone any woman would die to have. He was now in the same category