Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 0487

"Hi, Calvin," her cheery voice pulls me from my thoughts.

I smile and stand up. I give her a hug and then peck her rosy cheeks.

I met Kinley by chance at a convention building and construction convention. She's an architect. We just clicked in a way I never saw coming. Her witty and charming ways drew me in the moment she sat down beside me.

She was bold when she asked for my number after the convention was over. I was still trying to heal from cutting off Emma from my life, but for some reason I ended up typing in my number on her phone.

"I hope I didn't keep you waiting," she says in a sweet voice while I pull out the chair for her.

I smile before taking my own seat, "Not at all,"

asks, leaning forward, adoration in her gaze. "I miss

out as friends. Texting once in a while. She would send me random funny videos that would always put a smile on my face.

each day instead of just a few days a week. Then we graduated to calls... and before I knew it, we were meeting

around her. I felt free. I felt like I could be myself around her. In her presence, I felt at peace. I didn't have to worry about whether

loved being around her and when I was around her, I didn't have to think about my pain or heart break. I didn't have to think about

time, I could see myself loving Kinley. She was warm and the complete opposite of

that drew me to her. Sometimes I think she wants more... And there are times I think I want more, but I hold back because I don't want to give her false hope

*Calvin?"

I am a bit distracted today," I mumble before pulling myself together. "Gunner is doing great. He was