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

I would destroy her if she stayed, and I did. I broke

I don’t know what to even think. Part of me wishes I had let her

she is right now,

I wouldn’t have gotten to know Noah or

time I remember all I put

have tried harder; maybe then I wouldn’t

down on me.

shoulders, Rowan. Sure, you hurt her,

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

Mom puts a hand around

right.” I turn to find my father

We forgot that she came into our lives as

forgot how much joy she brought us. We forgot how she used to make

was a girl who needed our love. That is on us. We

her, and so you followed suit. If anyone is to blame, then it’s

adults and that is on us,” he finishes, clasping my shoulder in

make me feel better, but

she was invisible. I did worse. So much fucking worse, and that shit

on me.

didn’t

believed me because

wondering what’s taking

while dad follows

knew she

different things.

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came.” Kate kisses

only response I can master, given

gets distracted by my parents, and I see that as my

straight to

going?” he asks after the initial

fight between me and Calvin the weekend

wasn’t one of my greatest moments, but he just

scared me because I was afraid that he was doing the same to Ava. Regardless

guy. That, more than anything, scared the crap out of

a chance if he were to shoot

progress so far?”

that I managed to

sighs. “What did you

a fight with Calvin. Turns

Gunner is. Noah talks about him all the damn

is his new

Calvin?” Gabe

You

a while,

moment it

me!” he yells. “That Nerdy Cal? The one that used to follow

time.”

“Yes, the same one”

believe it. It’s such a damn coincidence that

Travis asks as

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

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away from Ava, then I

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