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

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

wouldn’t be as broken as she is right

to know Noah or the wonderful

every time I remember all

should have tried harder; maybe then I

down on me.

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

our roles in breaking her. Both families have a hand

Mom puts a hand around my forearm,

to find my father standing next to the sliding

We forgot that

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

a girl who needed our love. That is on us. We were the parents, and

We shunned her, and so you followed

and that is on us,” he finishes, clasping

make me feel better, but it doesn’t. The

I did worse. So much fucking worse, and that shit is

on me.

didn’t want to dwell on this for

must have believed me because she takes

on, let’s go before the others start wondering what’s taking

dad

spot Emma. I knew she

different things.

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Ro. I’m glad you came.” Kate kisses both

can master, given that I’m not

distracted by my parents, and I see that as

straight to my

things going?” he asks

I mumble, remembering the fight between

greatest moments, but he just reminded me

me because I was afraid that

more than anything, scared the crap out of me because

has a chance if

progress so

progress is that I managed to piss her off

“What did

fight with Calvin. Turns out he

Noah talks about

he is his

Gabe asks, looking confused as

You

a

the moment it

Nerdy Cal? The

time.”

“Yes, the same one”

It’s such a damn coincidence that I don’t

going on?” Travis asks

look behind him, thankful that Emma hadn’t followed him. In fact,

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away from Ava, then I didn’t

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