Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 103

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Calvin

I wait. I wait patiently for her to come back. I didn’t know where she went, but I can take a pretty

damn good guess. She was mad; I understand that more than anything. If anyone is pissed off and

hurt at what Emma has been doing, then it’s me. She has caused me and Gunner more hurt than

I’m ever willing to admit.

I hear the door unlock, but I don’t move. I’m not even sure what the hell I am doing here. The boys

are at my house with the nanny. For some reason, I feel like I should be here.

Ava stops dead in her tracks. “Cal, I didn’t expect you to still be here.”

Her eyes were red and puffy. She has been crying; that much is clear. Words honestly fail me. I

have no fucking idea what the hell to tell her.

“I thought I would wait for you,” I say as she takes a seat. “Where have you been?”

I knew where she went after she realized that Emma was Gunner’s mom. That was hours ago. I

don’t know where she went after. I’m sure confronting Emma didn’t take almost three hours.

“I needed to think, so I just drove around,” she whispers. “Gosh! This is so hard for me. Not only

because I love Gunner like my own and it kills me to watch him hurt, but

also because I see

myself in him.”

I don’t know much about Ava. I was about two years ahead of her in school. We weren’t friends

back then, and I didn’t pa ention to any girl that wasn’t Emma.

Even now, I don’t know much about her. I kept myself closed off. I felt it would be unfair to dig

deep into her life when I barely told her anything deep about mine. All I know is that Rowan hurt

her pretty badly. Just like Emma destroyed.

“Why?” I ask curiously.

Because I suffered the same fate as him when I was younger. I was unwanted. For me, it was

nuch harder because I was unwanted by both my family and Rowan’s family. I didn’t understand

why they didn’t like me. I tried so hard to get them to love me, but they never did. In fact, it got

Jorse as I got older.”

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I didn’t know that about het. Unlike other boys who tried getting close to her so they could get

close to Emma, I didn’t I thought their tactic was downright cruel Using one sister to get another

was utterly disgusting

“I’m soony, Ava.”

There was nothing else I could say to comfort her. I don’t even know how to comfort Gunner when

was

so how can

time ago, and I’m slowly starting to heal,” she pauses. “In

me. I want to know the truth. How did Emma end up being Gunner’s

sigh. I was dreading this question. Not because

I don’t want to

for her from high school,” I start and

just

We both somehow ended up with the people we wanted, but in the end,

nightmare. Both of us

them. It seems like Rowan and Emma were meant to

getting in

me, but she never did. It wasn’t

person I had to compete against was Rowan. Like

sexy about me,” I began, but Ava interrupted

yourself in glasses? You’re like a woman’s nerdy fantasy. You

either a hot professor

at that

then. Emma was probably disgusted with me. I

looked terrible back then. I wouldn’t have wanted to

in the summer before college, I decided to work

point where I was actually proud

appreciative glances from girls.”

the highlight of my life at that age. It felt good

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and continued working further on myself

all over me. I had my pick from a large pool. Soon, I started to forget about Emma. There was no use crying over a girl

I could have someone

understanding. I know she didn’t

She then became a mother and wife. She didn’t have time to be a

or responsibilities. At least I got

appeared back

was going great until my grandfather had a stroke and became

both my parents died in an accident. He was all that

any other family member alive. I changed schools so that I could be closer

take care of him that

her finger back and forth. “You

Emma and Rowan were”

answer. “I saw them around campus, but unlike before, I kept my distance.

had a lot going on. I didn’t have

that was totally fine with me. I had

rejection. I wasn’t willing to let

and it killed me seeing her and Rowan almost every

was nothing I could

grandfather passed away, and it was the most challenging

back to the news that the campus‘ IT couple had

learned that Rowan

honestly unbelievable.”

that. Everyone was sure of their love. Sure that

thought that Rowan would sleep

totally different person. It

her dorm, she looked like

she wouldn’t let me near her. It was a

her

with anyone in Emma’s life. When

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BONUSMy eyes shift to Ava She looks captivated Like she couldn’t even remove her eyes from mine, even

of her way. I didn’t want to be a nuisance like I had

had been a sad realization, but a much–needed

sadly. “If only I’d realized that earlier, like you did. It would’ve probably saved

and kissed me. It was unexpected, but it was the best kiss I’ve ever received. I thought

though I’d slept with countless girls, she had been by far the best.

she had noticed and wanted to build something with me. Only I had been wrong. We woke up the next morning, and she was disgusted with

the first time I found out that the girl

didn’t feel a thing. That she was only using me.

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