Ex-Husband's Regret

I knew that their reaction would be explosive. It's not every day that you're told you have a daughter-in-law and a granddaughter you didn't know about.

My father starts pacing, and I just fucking know what he's thinking. Dad trained both me and Rowan. We always know what he's thinking because we think in the same way.

He was probably wondering how this happened. Wondering if I took a paternity test to make sure that Lilly was indeed my daughter. He would also be thinking if Harper had managed somehow to fool me, trap me. He's in a thinking mode, trying to work all the angles.

"H-How did this happen? How do you have a wife and daughter all of a sudden?" mom stammered, trying to form the words.

Her face was still etched in shock. Her eyes shifting from me to Harper who was staring at the floor silently. She was nervous. Panicking on the inside. There was this strong push to hold her. To give her reassurance through my touch.

My strong reaction towards her puzzled me. It wasn't like this before when we were married, so what the hell changed? Why is it that all of a sudden, I wanted to do things I never wanted to do before? "Answer your mother, Gabe" dad's authoritative voice pulled me from my thoughts.

few years back" I started. "I didn't know that I'd gotten her pregnant when I kicked her out of my life. It wasn't until

me. I know my parents; I especially know my mother. She doesn't take kindly to those who mess with her boys. What Ava went through by

crush on me. After all, we did move in the same circle. I'm still convinced that she was in on it, but

years?" mom demanded,

it's because I wasn't

taking a seat next

so I took it out on her. If I were in her shoes, I would have done the same. I'm glad she didn't tell me because looking back at that younger version I'm fucking sure I would not have

done speaking. Harper is looking at me with wide eyes, dad's look is

"I'm not like Rowan, who immediately took responsibility when Ava got pregnant. With how was then, I would