Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 104

Something wrong with me

Ava

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My brain cells were totally fried.

I’ve been sitting here since Calvin left about an hour ago. I asked him if Noah could stay the night

at his house today and he agreed.

I was still trying to grasp all that I learnt today. It was too much information all at once. I didn’t

know how to handle all of it.

My phone rings. For a second I think of ignoring, but decide against it. It might be an emergency.

I swipe the screen sightlessly. I put the gadget to my ear, but don’t say a thing. My mind was

completely blank so I wait for whoever was on the other side to speak.

“Ava” she breathes. “Thank God. Are you okay? Travis told me what happened today”

Immediately I recognize her voice. Letty.

“I’m not sure, honestly” I reply in a whisper.

I still didn’t understand how Emma could be so cruel to Calvin and Gunner. I know that she always

wanted to carry Rowan’s children, but to reject her own flesh and blood because he doesn’t have

Rowan’s DNA is downright malicious.

“Travis told me you’re the one that discovered the truth and exposed Emma’s lie”

Knowing how a parent’s rejection feels like, I completely understood Gunner’s pain. I took his pain

as my own because he r ded me so much of myself.

He didn’t choose Emma to be his mother, yet she hurt him as if he was nothing. That pissed me of

and broke my heart at the same time.

“Yes. It was just by coincidence I guess”

“How? How were you able to figure it out” she asks, her voice in disbelief.

I don’t know whether it’s from finding out that Emma has a son or it’s from her inability to

understand how I came by the truth.

“His smile” I breathe. “He’s smiled at me many times before, but there was this day it just hit me

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was young snapped in my head His smile was similar to hers

“Cal never said anything before?”

“Never but when I mentioned Emma’s name, he completely froze. That gave everything away.

Also the fact that he didn’t correct me”

It still seems so surreal. I can’t imagine my life without Noah so I don’t understand how Emma

was able to live like her son didn’t exist.

proceed to tell her everything from how

got here.

done, I’m crying once again. I didn’t want to project my pain,

hard.

I was going until I was at Kate’s house” I tell

angry on his behalf and mine. I wanted to

me when I was little and they

him and

was growing up.

said nothing. Hell, even Rowan’s parents kept quiet and

lead. No one stood up for me or what was right. So I

through how your

You were right for exposing what a bitch

There was this part of me that felt like maybe I

could have handled it

I was so angry that I couldn’t even think

I drove is; Like mother, like daughter 2I was about to say

Letty. I

tired and drained.

it has been a tiring day

say our goodnights and hang up. I consider ignoring the person on

tired. I didn’t want to

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and ge

what are you doing here?” I ask

being honest, I

I’m shocked that he in here

he asks

I step aside and let him in. He

he enters my

asleep?” he asks while

he’s not here. Today he’ll be

name. For a moment I think he’s going to start a fight over

down. I almost

crazy how today turned out.” He pauses. “How are you

know and I’ve seen some massive changes in him recently, but today it’s just sort of hitting

have cared. In fact he would have lashed out at me for

possible that he has

away those thoughts. I’m

to have a change of heart all

then take a while to consider what I just said. “Scratch

I feel like I’ve been scraped

walks closer

I feel his body heat. I feel him

where I am

him away, but for some reason I am not. My

been thinking clearly, I would have told

pain? I know this must be hard for you

concerns Gunner”

shocked that he understands that

but also because of

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look at his feet, but he cups my cheek and makes me look

know,

fingers skimming over my cheek and neck. He

grey eyes clash with mine. He stares at me in a way that I used to dream about.

he wants. Like I am his world,

of one way to distract you” he starts. “If I bend and take those pretty pink lips, will

stare

I

Ava. Push him

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