Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 119

Hoping against hope
I stare at my son. I’m so proud of him and of the bond he has with his mother. No one, not even her best

friends and her parents, knew the name she had chosen, yet she had told Noah.

“That’s really good,” Mary says, smiling at Noah. “You’re already shaping up to be a great big brother.”

Noah just nods, then looks up at me.

“One day we were on her bed while eating ice cream because she wanted it so much. I asked her what

name we were going to give to the baby. We spent hours going through baby names until we settled on

those two. It was so much fun, and we laughed a lot.”

Tears start filling his eyes once again, and I pull him to my side. It physically hurt to see him hurting. To see him in pain. I wanted to ease his heartache, but I didn’t have the power.

“When will she get better? I miss her so much,” he continues to cry.

I kept quiet because I have no answer to that. Not even the doctors know when or if Ava will wake up.

Mary kneels down to his level. She gently tugs at him a little. Noah doesn’t let me go, but he twists his

head to face her.

“Tell you what? How about I let you visit your sister? You’ll be the first person to see her,” she tells him.

“Really?” he asks as he wipes away his tears.

“Really” she smiles. “Just give me a few minutes, and I’ll come to get you. Is that okay?”

Noah nods his head as a small smile takes over his lips. The sadness is still there, but it’s been pushed

back.

When Mary stands up, I give her an appreciated nod. It may seem like a small thing, but she has done

something huge. She has given Noah hope. Something, or rather, someone to hold on to while he waits

for his mother to recover.

She nods to the rest and then turns to leave. Taking Noah’s hand, I lead him to the seats. I was damn

exhausted. Mentally, psychically, and emotionally. I could use some sleep, but I won’t get it until I see

both mother and child.

To my surprise, Calvin, Gunner and Kate walk in. Gunner’s hand is held firmly in Kate’s. They were chatting

while Calvin walked behind them. I can’t really tell whether they’ve told Gunner the truth.

I watch as Gunner’s eyes land on Emma. They become huge. I don’t understand that part, because I’m

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He let’s go of his grandmother’s hand and literally launches himself at Emma. Emma doesn’t have it though. She gently pushes him away from her with a look of disapproval. Gunner’s face falls, and tears start filling his eyes.

at Emma, as do Kate,

into herself but doesn’t

shoulder and was holding my hand. His eyes were closed, but

makes me look up, only to find Kate pointing a finger at Reaper as hatred and

here for Ava,” I tell her

face twists into something ugly. “I didn’t know that Ava was

you didn’t, since you know nothing about my

have a stare down. Sure, Kate is a powerhouse, especially as the matriarch of

“If

like the fact that he is here, then you’re free to leave. Personally, I don’t get why the

given that you treated Ava like shit

seems to shut Kate up, but it also drenches up something that I wasn’t

snap open. He looks at the rest

say the words loudly, but it was

everyone’s attention.

passes over all their faces. It’s like they’d completely forgotten that Noah was

you to worry about,” I try to

doesn’t buy it.

shit means, and grandpa is talking as

it nears the end

this day would come. I notice that everyone except for Calvin and Gunner stiffens.

I tell him that Theo was right without making him hate us? Without making him hate me for

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ready to see your baby sister?” Mary comes back out with a smile on her

heave a sigh of relief and thank the heavens for the distraction. Noah seems

you’ll have to accompany him,” she says, turning around as

nod my head and

done, we are then taken to the NICU unit.

us. “Noah, meet

me wrapped around her tiny fingers. She wasn’t my blood, but she already has

had her eyes closed, so I couldn’t see her eye color, but everything else, from her nose to her lips and the piece of hair that was sticking out of her pink

She didn’t deserve this. She should still be cushioned in her mother’s

She’s alive.

Right. That’s what matters.

Noah asks

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be a great big brother.

over his face. There is no fucking way you

can touch her only

helps him get his hands inside the incubator. He softly touches

she

stay inside for a while until the nurse lets us know

we get out of the protective gear. I felt like

present, but not

ask my brother while taking a

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was by herself, and she looked so

nurse couldn’t let both

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