Ex-Husband's Regret

I was just getting out of the car when, out of nowhere, he grabs my hand, pulling it harshly. I'm startled by the action and I lift my head in confusion only to find his eyes blazing.

"Where the fuck is your ring?" he spits, his eyes glaring at me.

Shit! What the hell?

I slowly look from him, to my empty ring finger. Have you ever been confused about a situation? Like you know what you're being asked, know the answer, but you're still confused? Well, that's me right now. "Harper, where is your ring?" he grits out while getting out of the car.

I watch his body unfold from the car, and then he is towering over me. His overwhelming presence renders me mute.

A little shake from him brings me back to the present.

"I don't understand what's happening right now," I mutter, still not sure why the hell he was livid over something so insignificant.

His face grows darker if that's even possible. It's like my answer just snapped something inside him.

"What's happening is that you're not wearing the ring I gave you and I want to know why," he growls, his face tight.

Dumbly I reply, "I didn't see the need to."

In my defense, my brain cells were already short-circuited from what happened in the gym and the car just a few minutes ago.

"You don't see the need?"

I nod numbly, still staring, as his face grew even tighter.

Sensing the danger, I try to step back, but it's of no use. His hands shoot out to stop me from my retreat.

wear it. Now where is it?" he pushes out

"In my bag"

my bag. I watch silently and in shock as he rummages through it, before pulling his hand out. When

hand, he pushes the ring onto my finger

clear, so instead of antagonizing him anymore, I just

walks past me and leaves me in the underground parking lot alone. Sighing in tiredness and frustration, I follow

***

this day sucked. Like

able to pay attention to anything since I started working. If my head wasn't obsessing over

and I could barely focus on my work. I kept checking the time because I couldn't wait for five o'clock

Gabriel for permission, but I though against it. I needed to learn as much as

lunchtime, Gabriel had asked me to join him for lunch when I'd gone to hand him some documents. Let's just say that I'm a coward. I didn't want to face him, so I told him that I was

say a word, but with the way his jaw clenched, I knew he didn't like my answer. I didn't wait around, instead I fled to my office. It's alarming the number of times I've fled away from Gabriel. "Look at what we

me to now. It's about four thirty in the afternoon and looking at Milly, I know that my day is about to get even

her, "What

has been cornering me every chance she can get. I let the snide remarks go,

tried to

behind her. Two women

my hand. Her eyes widen and I'm confused

god, you're married!" she practically screams the

the common area and there were a few of us there. They all turn and look at me at

woman and yet you have no shame sleeping with Gabriel just to advance in life. How disgusting

her in shock. Unable to believe she would say such things about me. That she would

snap when I finally get over my shock at