Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 71

Making a promise
“Noah, are you done with your homework?” I call, but I don’t get an answer.

It was Friday afternoon and I was dead tired on my feet. I had forgotten when you’re pregnant how

easily you get tired. Every single thing tired me out.

The only thing I’m grateful for is that I never experienced morning sickness unlike when I was

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“Noah?” I call him again.

I wonder what the hell he is doing. I usually get an answer immediately. Unless something has

caught his attention and distracted him.

Before I can carry my tired body to go upstairs to check on him, my doorbell rings.

I release a heavy sigh. It’s not that I didn’t want to see anybody, I just wanted to take a break.

Maybe have a long bath.

I spent the whole day at the Hope Foundation going through tons of documents that needed my

attention. My eyes were dry, My mind was burnt out and my body was aching all over.

Dragging myself, I open my door and I am surprised to find Calvin and Gunner at my doorstep. It’s

been two days since that day in my backyard.

When Gunner didn’t show up when Noah got back from school, I assumed that maybe Calvin

didn’t want anything to do with us. After all, he was really grumpy during our whole encounter.

“Hi” shock was clearly in my voice and I couldn’t hide it.

“Hi Miss Ava” Gunner tells me sweetly with a smile. “These are for you”

It’s then that I notice he has a bouquet of flowers. Pink roses to be exact. He hands them to me and

I take them gratefully.

“Thank you Gunner. These are beautiful” Without thinking, I bend down and kiss his cheeks.

When I straighten, he gives me a shy smile. Just like with Noah, I could already tell that Gunner

was a sweet boy.

I shift my eyes to his father, “Would you like to come in?”

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He looks hesitant at first, but when Gunner pulls his hand, he agrees.

I lead them straight to the kitchen where I had been baking cookies and cupcakes. Noah had

requested for them and though I was tired, I couldn’t refuse him.

“You’re just in time to eat some goodness” I tell them as the oven timer pings.

I look for a vase and place the beautiful flowers Gunner brought me.

I call again as I place some cookies in front of our

mommy” he

door close. Then his footsteps as he runs down the hallway and then the

He comes to a stop when he sees

visitors.

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want you to meet someone” he hesitantly takes a

me.
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shy at first glance. That is before

the same boy. He’ll talk your

is Gunner. He lives next door and Gunner, this is my son Noah. He’s the

telling you about”

will be

Gunner smiles “Hi”

room?” Noah

“Sure”

cookies and hands

couple of

to show you”

would take a bit of pushing to get

guess

surprised Gunner made the first move.

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I had completely forgotten that he

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too at first. He has to get comfortable

his own company. He doesn’t like making friends or meeting new people. Even in school,

himself”

“Seriously?” I ask shocked.

this point I think Rex and I

at that. I wasn’t a child psychologist but I was a teacher. Even I knew that that

that withdraw, then there is probably a problem. I know it

to take one look at them to

Gunner is as withdrawn

that way.

his

the island. Taking one of the barstools, I exhale

cupcake. My

to apologize” Calvin says

“For what?”

rude the

your defence, I was being too extra, so

about it”

reminds me of the pain I saw in his

to

okay, but I can tell he is not. I recognize the

go through the same

hurt to see the

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a living?” He asks, probably trying to

on leave

I decided against it. Even though I

I knew I needed this time to myself. Not only because of the

my mental state. O

you got together with Rowan? Noah is his doppelgänger. It’s

that I snort. “Everyone in this damn city knows what happened with Rowan. I didn’t get

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