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.

expected you to fucking wear it. Now where is

"In my bag"

grabs my bag. I watch silently and in shock as he rummages through it, before pulling his hand out. When he does, the ring he gave me is in

hand, he pushes the ring onto my finger

it off," his warning is clear, so instead of antagonizing him anymore, I

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

***

sucked. Like

If my head wasn't obsessing over my

was tired and irritable and I could barely focus on my work. I kept checking the time

I needed to learn as much as possible. I couldn't ask for sick leave just because it

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 busy and didn't have time to eat lunch with

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

afternoon and looking at Milly, I know that my day is about to get

"What do you want,

me every chance she can get. I let the snide remarks go, but I don't know~~~

I thought it was cute I how she tried to intimidate me,

behind her. Two women who were as mean

disgust, before landing on my hand. Her

my god, you're married!"

in the common area and there were a few of

to advance in life. How disgusting can you be?" she shrills as if she's actually

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

know nothing." I snap when I finally get over my shock at her