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.

she insists and I proceed to tell her everything from how it started to how

got here.

I didn’t

hard.

I was at Kate’s house” I tell her. I

angry on his behalf and

me when I was little and they treated

up for him and call Emma out on her

was growing up. Other parents noticed how

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

lead. No one stood up for me or what

child should suffer through how your

for exposing what a bitch

felt so relieved. There was this part of me that felt like maybe I shouldn’t have done it. Like

could have handled it

I was so angry that I couldn’t even

like daughter

at my door, Letty.

and drained. Both

I know it has been a tiring

both say our goodnights and hang up. I consider ignoring the

didn’t want to

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up and ge

you doing here?” I ask in

I am being honest, I was expecting him to

I’m shocked that he in here

he asks instead of

I step aside and let him in. He gives me a small

enters

he asks while

he’s not here. Today he’ll be sleeping over

eyes at his name. For a moment I think he’s going to start

to calm down. I almost clap

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

changes in him

fact he would have lashed out at me for

possible that he

thoughts. I’m

have

while to consider what I just said. “Scratch that.

feel like

closer to

me in his arms. I feel his body heat. I feel

place where I

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

thinking clearly, I would have told him to

pain? I know this must be hard

concerns Gunner”

shocked that he understands that not all of what

but also because

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at his feet, but he cups my cheek and makes

don’t know,

cheek and neck.

stares at me in

wants. Like I am

“If I bend and take those pretty pink lips, will you let me?” he ask, as my heart

stare

him no‘ I whisper

Ava. Push him

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