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

that 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 go

right now,

gotten to know Noah or the

me every time

harder; maybe then I

down on me.

on your shoulders, Rowan. Sure, you hurt her,

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

one to blame for her broken pieces.” Mom puts

is right.” I turn to find

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

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

love. That is on

her, and so you followed suit. If

us,” he finishes, clasping my shoulder

know what they said was meant to make me feel

she was invisible. I did worse. So

on me.

I didn’t want to dwell on this for

have believed me because

start wondering what’s

while dad

groan when I spot Emma. I knew she

different things.

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came.” Kate kisses both of

given that I’m not

distracted by my parents, and I see that as

straight to

he asks after the initial

fight between me and Calvin the weekend

but he just reminded me of the

was afraid that he was doing the same to Ava. Regardless

is a good guy. That, more than anything, scared the crap out of me because

a chance if he were to shoot his

so far?”

I managed to piss

sighs. “What did you

with Calvin. Turns

who Gunner is. Noah talks about him all the damn time. He

is his new best

is Calvin?” Gabe asks, looking

You remember

takes a

it downs

shitting me!” he yells. “That Nerdy Cal? The

time.”

“Yes, the same one”

a damn

going on?” Travis asks as he

hadn’t followed him.

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