Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 102

Her side of the story
Mom collapses in the chair after my admission. The heartbroken look in her eyes was undoing

me. The disappointed look she gave me nearly made me crumble on the spot.
Travis, who had been holding me, lets go as if I had burned him. He backs away from me slowly

until he’s a few feet away.

I know the rest had varying degrees of shock, but they didn’t matter to me right now. Not when

my family was looking at me like they didn’t know me. Like I was a stranger.

“Please tell me you’re playing a sick joke on me,” Mom pleads. “Tell me you didn’t have a child and

kept him hidden from us all these years.”

I want to lie to them just so the heartbroken and disappointed look in their eyes will disappear. I

know that I can no longer do that. There was no hiding from this. There was no more running from

the truth.

“I’m sorry. So sorry,” I cry as I stumble towards her. “I wanted to tell you, but I was so ashamed.”

I go to take her hand, but she flinches and pulls it away.

This is what I’ve been so afraid of. Ava was right. I was the perfect daughter. The one who never

made any mistakes.

The one that thought things through before, except for that one time. Now their image of me is

tarnished. Now they know that I am just like them. Human. The Ace card I had over Ava was gone. 2

I was in the same boat as Ava. I made mistakes that are now hunting me. Sleeping with Calvin

remains the greatest mistak

y life.

“H–How did this happen? When did it happen…did dad now?” Travis asks as he paces, frustration

clear in his steps.

“Dad didn’t know. No one except Calvin and Molly knew.” I look at the ground, unable to face the

look on my mom’s face.

“Start from the beginning and don’t leave a single thing out. I want to know why the hell you’ve

kept my grandson a secret from his family,” Mom growls, her eyes turning fierce.

I didn’t want to rehash the past, but at this point, I don’t think I had any choice. If I didn’t want

them to be even madder than they were right now, then I had to spill it.

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“When Rowan married Ava, I was broken I tried not to let it show. Tried to make you, dad, and

Travis believe I was okay because you were all so worried about me. I felt like I was drowning,

been left with nothing. When I went back to

tell any of you, but I fell into

I did back then when I learned that Rowan had

with Ava.

I didn’t eat, I didn’t sleep, and I didn’t attend classes. In fact, I rarely

when I

guys to let you know. I didn’t want you to know how I was struggling.

how tough things

had so much bitterness and resentment towards Ava back then.

ever found out how far I’d fallen, she would have been

discovered she had been going through her

Molly became my anchor. My grades were improving,

think about Rowan every second.” I take

out we went to the

assignment partner.” 2

didn’t really talk to him. After all, we weren’t friends. I tolerated him

he didn’t show any remnants of the

of him. We co–existed. He stayed out of

wanted to stop, but now more than ever, I knew

said, things were going well for some time. They weren’t perfect, but they

the night m alled me to let me know that

at first sight. Everything

the surface.” I try to breathe through the pain of the memories, but it

so fucking hard.

in pain, and I was really angry. Angry at myself for turning down

getting drunk and sleeping with Ava, angry at Ava for getting

I loved and angry at the baby for being

I don’t need to turn to know that

everything had gone the way I wanted

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knew word would probably get back to Rowan, and that would have hurt him. That’s why I slept with Calvin that night, because I counted on Rowan’s

was saving it for Rowan and in the end I gave it

guy I didn’t even like just to get back at the man I loved. I told Calvin that it was a mistake and that he should forget about what happened between

I been wrong. I hadn’t planned for what

didn’t exist, that is, until my period was late. A cheap test. and later, a doctor’s appointment confirmed that

that one day Rowan and I would get back

mistake to always be in my

you get an emergency pill the morning after?” mom asks, making

new to me.

time I’ve ever h–had s–sex so I didn’t

really enough to get me pregnant. Looking back, maybe if

would have aused me to get one, but like I said, I

anyone to know.”

the years

virgin?”

we started dating, which was at

a vagina. When I’d

ready. My biggest regret was

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“Can we not talk about

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answer your question, yes I was still a virgin. Anyway,” 1 paused. “I told Calvin

the child and I wanted to get rid of it, but he wouldn’t

abortion?” Mom asks, her voice ringing with horror

nod my head. “Calvin threatened to

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