Ex-Husband's Regret

His confession
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I’ve been obsessing for the last few days over the note. I just wanted to nail whoever this person is so

that I could move on peacefully with my life.

I hated that I was now jumpy and scared all the damn time. Noah has even noticed that I haven’t been

myself. Every time he asks, I just tell him that I am okay when I am clearly not.

My life was so simple back when I was married to Rowan as compared to now. The only thing I worried

about was whether or not he would come for dinner or if he would ever love me. I know I used to be in

constant pain, but I’d pick that over dying any day.

I haven’t had a moment of peace since I divorced Rowan. An attempt on my life was made three times.

My car was blown up, my house burned down, and I was kidnapped twice. After I agreed to Reaper being

in my life, I thought that things would settle down, but no… Now someone was after me. Again.

“Mom, can I go over at Gunner’s?” Noah asks, scaring the crap out of me.

I try to calm my heart down. See what I mean when I say I’m jumpy?

He looks at me funny, but I ignore it and force my lips into a semblance of a smile.

“Sure, use the back door, though, okay?”

He nods his head, and I stand up. I wanted to make sure that he crossed over to Calvin’s side safely and

that he got inside his house.

“Today we are going to play games. Last time I won, this time Gunner hopes that he wins,” he tells me as

we walk.

“That’s good”

I haven’t seen Calvin since that day in my kitchen. He has been avoiding me as much as he can. I’m not

sure if it’s because he’s embarrassed or because he was hurt by my rejection. Maybe it is both.

Anyway, I’ve been giving him space because I didn’t want things to be even more awkward than they

already were.

“See you later, mom,” Noah says as he crosses over to Cal’s.

I’ve made sure he is in their

even a minute later, there is a knock on my door. I approach it

it wasn’t

I’d forgotten that

happened, the talk was the least of my

he asks, shoving his hands inside

Again, this was something I wasn’t used to when it came

him while scanning the

last thing I needed was a note

me a

“What?” I ask.

you would

to come in or not?” I ask in

look before he enters my house. Without waiting too

is watching

past few days that sometimes

issue the better

in my recliner. I bought it a few

it

want to talk to me about?” I stare into his eyes. “It

Noah?”

takes a deep breath before releasing. “No. It’s

lost his mind. What the hell was he even

no us, Rowan. You seem to be

do this with him.

listen to me, please,” he pleads,

stops me. I don’t know what it is, but I don’t want to put too much

for a while, as if he were struggling to find the right words.

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you, he

gape at him like a fish out of water. He wasn’t seated that far from

feel his forehead for a

Running a fever? Or maybe I just

his features soften. He grabs my hand, turns

few months, it’s been hard to be without you. Seeing you in pain or hurt destroys me every time. It has taken me time to realize that I’m in love with you, but here I am, begging you to give me a chance to show you the

and kneels before me. This all seems like a dream. It’s like I am

I start, trying to make my brain function. “You don’t love me. You’ve never loved me. Emma is your one

bad for him, but I know that maybe

can he be in love with me

he says as the

one that’s confused, Rowan. How can you be in love with me now? You’ve hated me up until a few months ago. You have proven over and over again how little you care for me. You have hurt me more times than I can count, all in the

creeps back up, but I force it down. I have no

heartache.

you’ll never know how much I regret hurting you,