Ex-Husband's Regret

The fight
I slowly turn in the direction of the sound to find Rowan seated next to me It’s like I’d wished him into existence. That wasn’t all. For the first time since I’ve known him, Rowan wasn’t wearing a suit. He had a black V–neck t–shirt and blue jeans.

“What are you doing here?” I stammer, still not believing he was here.

“Noah mentioned you’d be here, so here I am” he shrugs his shoulder casually as if what he just said wasn’t insane.

Unable to withstand his presence anymore, I stand up and walk away without saying another word. I hear him calling my name, but I ignore him.

I go to the bathroom and try to calm myself. Why now? Why couldn’t he have been like this years ago? Just when I’ve decided to move on, he gets a change in character? It doesn’t work like that.

Splashing water on my face, I harden my heart. It doesn’t matter why he all of a sudden wants to be part of my life. He and I are done. We were done before we even began.

After I feel more anchored, I step outside only to bump into someone. The scent of the cologne immediately alerts me to who the person I bumped into is.

I rip myself away from his body as if he’d scorched me. With my hormones all over the place, I didn’t want him to get the wrong idea.

“Ava” he calls, his voice husky and deep.

“What do you want, Rowan? What game are you trying to play?”

I still don’t understand him and parts of me doesn’t want to. All I know is that he caused me pain. I

don’t want to experience th

ain.

“I’m not playing any game. I just want to talk. There’s something important I have to tell you” he

says hesitantly.

I become curious. Rowan is a lot of things except hesitant and unsure. I’ve known him all my life

and he has never been this hesitant. He usually gets straight to the point. Whether you like what

he has to say or not, that was none of his business.

I study him closely. His grey stare at mine in a way I’ve never seen him staring at me. There was

something about him. Something had changed in him. I just couldn’t tell what it is.

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Apart from that, he looked almost fearful. Like he didn’t know how to tell me what he wanted to

say and also he afraid of my reaction to it

I get more curios when I notice how he keeps shifting from one foot to another He was nervous.

His nervousness was another thing out of character.

“What is it?” I fold my hands on top of my belly and tap mu foot impatiently against the floor.

Before he can say anything, Calvin joins us.

“Ava, is he disturbing you?” he asks standing near me in a protective stance while glaring at

Rowan.

mine? First it was Emma when we were in high school. Following her

the fuck away from her. She’s

what he said. He had no right to talk to

was. Never have been.

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Ava as if she’s a piece of meat

all but snarls.

were fisted at

side. His

he looked ready to

him

two of them unable to believe

but hatred, Rowan looked at him in

WG

look. Sure, he used to crush on Emma

but so did hundreds of other boys.

Besides, it was years ago. So why the

of this. This is between Ava and me” Rowan growls, his eyes

behind them.

forward and pushes Rowan back. He doesn’t even

more that

please don’t do

one responds. There are too far gone to hear

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some

was already forming Given Rowan was

the phones

Rowan says. They were now head to

bit taller than Calvin,

of you controlling my

the

believe what he just said. There was malice in his

Calvin.

after all these years you’re still trying to prove that you’re

you’re not. The truth is you’ll never be me. Emma didn’t fucking love you then and Ava

because her

like the push Calvin needed because he swings his fist

recover before he’s retaliating.

them, wishing I could be

almost get hit in the process.

pick the boys. I find them in the park.

and completely

home” I tell them as gently as

and Calvin were fighting. Why were

if they don’t like each

as disappointed in his father as Noah was in

“Sometimes adults fight

my anger and frustration.

aside their differences” I tell them trying