Ex-Husband's Regret

I am in a trance as pick up the mug and bring it to my lips. Well, that is until its taste hits my mouth and I end up spitting the liquid out.

"That's disgusting. How do you even stand it?" I question, wiping my mouth.

For the first time, I hear Gabriel laugh. It's a deep and sultry laugh that does things to my body. The kind of laugh that makes you forget your name. Am I the only one who finds laughs attractive? He shrugs his shoulders, "It's something you acquire a taste for over time. It's not for everyone."

It's like I've lost my damn voice, so instead I just nod my head. I'm still stuck on the fact that Gabriel laughed. His laugh then turns into a beautiful genuine smile. One that I have never seen before. It's captivating and part of me hates that it captivated me.

"Are you okay?" he pushes himself close. "You look awestruck."

"You have a beautiful laugh and smile"

The moment those words are out of my mouth, I feel like punching myself. Why would I say that? Why would I let those words slip from my lips? The last thing I wanted was for him to think that I still had something for him.

"What?"

and grabbing a kitchen rag to wipe the small droplets that

could feel my cheek burning from embarrassment. I let my head fall, so my

different. So

the

I continue wiping the counter,

and my head back in the game. There was no time for old feelings. I couldn't allow myself to get lost in him like I did years

a one-woman kind of man. There was also so much history between us. So much pain and hate for us to ever work out. Falling for him again would only lead to disaster. Getting involved with him will lead to my heartbreak. I

out. It would kill me to go through that a second time. I had Lilly to think of, and she deserved a mother who was not nursing a heartbreak. Throwing the rag in the sink, I was about to leave when he grabbed my hand,