Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 100

Her fury
Rowan

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“Is Noan coming?” my mother asks me.

“Not today, mom. I forgot to let Ava know, and I didn’t want to spring this on her all of a sudden,” I

tell her as I walk into Kate’s home.

It was our monthly get–together. Just like the last one, I didn’t want to be here. The only reason I

was there was because I’d promised Mom that I would attend.

“I’ve missed him so much, and so has Kate. She really wanted to see him.” She pauses. “Now that

she and Ava are estranged, the only time she gets to see Noah is during these get–togethers.”

I wanted to feel sorry for her, but I don’t. That makes me a bastard, sure, but I believe that we were

all getting what we deserved. This was our punishment for how we treated Ava.

“Maybe next time,” I say as I walk past her.

Mom and Kate have been friends for years. She would do anything for her best friend. The last

thing I want or need is to stand there for almost thirty minutes just listening to how Kate was

suffering.

I didn’t need to hear about someone else’s suffering when I was dealing with one of my own.

She follows me as I make my way to the backyard. I know Kate’s home like the back of my hand.

After all, they’ve lived here for years. This is the same house where Ava and I got married. The

same house she tried to escape when she found out she was pregnant with Noah.

I stop dead in my tracks. I

who was following behind me, collides with my back.

“What the hell, Rowan?” she asks, but I don’t turn around. Nor do I answer.

She comes to my front when I don’t answer. My eyes stare at her, unseeing.

“Rowan? What is it?”

My throat bobbles as I try to form the words.

“I just remembered the day I caught Ava trying to escape. Looking back now, I can’t imagine how

my life would have turned out had she managed to escape me.” I tell her.

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“Rowan darling. Don’t think about such things. It didn’t happen and we should be grateful to God

for that ”

I sigh, remembering how foolish I had been.

“Ava was eighteen and scared, mom. She begged me to let her go because, deep down, she

and I did. I broke her heart more

think. Part of

as broken as she is right now, the other parts

know Noah or

every time I remember all I put

I should have tried harder; maybe then I wouldn’t have this much

down on me.

your shoulders, Rowan. Sure, you hurt her, but you forget that

in breaking her. Both families have a hand in destroying her heart. You’re not

her broken pieces.” Mom puts a hand around my forearm, trying to

I turn to find my father standing next to the

our part in hurting, Ava. We forgot that she came into our lives as a tiny baby

We forgot how she used to make us all laugh.

needed our love. That is on us. We were the parents,

We shunned her, and so you followed suit. If

that is on us,” he finishes, clasping my

what they said was meant to make me

and treated her like she was invisible. I did worse. So much fucking

on me.

I didn’t

believed me because she

others start wondering what’s taking us so

while dad

I knew she would be here,

different things.

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came.” Kate kisses both

only response I can master, given that I’m not

my parents, and I

head straight

he asks after the

the fight between

one of my greatest moments, but he just reminded me of the time he used

That scared me because I was afraid that

is a good guy. That, more than

has a chance if he were to shoot

so far?”

is that I managed to piss her

“What

with Calvin. Turns out he is Gunner’s

to explain who Gunner is. Noah talks about him all the

his new best

Calvin?” Gabe asks,

You remember

a while,

it downs

yells. “That Nerdy Cal? The one that used to follow

time.”

“Yes, the same one”

can’t believe it. It’s such a damn coincidence that I don’t know what

asks as he walks towards

thankful that Emma hadn’t followed him. In fact, thinking about

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