Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

Ava

“I still don’t understand why I have to go. Why can’t I just stay here with you?” Noah complains. A frown marring his handsome face.

He’s been sore about this whole thing since I told him that he’ll be leaving with his grandparents. At first he was excited about it but then he became saddened when he realized that neither I nor his father would be joining him.

His school had been understanding of our situation His teacher even agreed to send lessons to mother so that he isn’t left too behind.

“I already told you baby, this is a grandparents–grandson kind of vacation…it’s just for you and you grandparents.”

After talking to the chief he assured me that they’ll be sent somewhere tropical.

“You’re going to a beach. Haven’t you been begging us to take you for a vacation?” I add with a

mischievous smile.

The word ‘beach‘ immediately catches his attention. All the complaints he had, now lost.

Noah is obsessed with the ocean. He loves beaches so much that he once cried for a whole week

after we returned from a vacation in the Maldives. He’d wanted us to move there. When we refused

he’d pleaded for us to just leave him there.

I smile at the memory. So grateful for the happiness and joy Noah has filled my life with.

“You’re not lying to me are you?” he asks, pulling me back from my thoughts.

“Would I ever lie to you?”

“No” his frown turns into a full blown smile. His grey eyes shining in happiness. “I guess it’s okay then. I’m not mad at you anymore”

“Why were you mad at me?” I ask

“Because you refused to come with me, but it’s okay now. You can always join us later”

I wanted to tell him I won’t be joining him but I stop myself. I wasn’t going to risk him going back.

to being sad and moody again.

“Now, come one let’s go or we’ll be late” I take my handbag and sling it over my uninjured shoulder

While I grab his small suitcase, he grabs his duffel bag and rushes downstairs Carefully, I bring

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I was just about to order an Uber when my door bell rings. I rush to open before Noah can. He has a

tendency to open the door without first asking who is on the other side. No matter how many

times I caution him. No matter how many times I tell him to ask first and not to open if the person

on the other side doesn’t answer or he doesn’t recognize his or her voice. He just never listens.

Opening the door, I groan when I see who is on the other side.

Why did it seem like that the moment I decide to get over Rowan is when he seems to be

everywhere I turn?

“Dad!” Noah rushes past me and throws himself on his father.

“Hey buddy” Rowan greets him then hugs him close.

He sniffs him. Breathing his scent in. I once asked him why he does that and he told me Noah’s

scent just calms him. Like how fragrances calm other people down.

He puts him down and faces me. Noah rushes back to the living room. His excitement making

him hyper.

doing here?” seems like I’ve been asking him this question a lot in the

days.

He shrugs his shoulder.

to the airport” he says as he gestures to my injured arm

explanation

him. Like always, his face gives nothing away. I now understand that he

I’m the only one he

give them a sort of friendly

need for that. I’ve

lie. The last thing I wanted was to be stuck with him in a moving car for whatever long

take us to get to the

His cold

I fell for him. He is cold, arrogant

for the hills screaming

everything in my

gonna happen asshole… Now leave, I’ll meet you at the airport” I whisper

coming to my house and throwing

won’t allow him to rule

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steps into my space so we’re chest to chest. His eyes flash and

to let

get your ass into my car” he growls through clench teeth. A storm brewing behind

and I clench my fist. Usually I would push it

but I

some fucking puppy you think you can fucking command” my voice

years I kept my mouth shut because I didn’t want to fracture. what I thought we had. But what did it bring me? What did pushing down and containing who I am give? Nothing. It gave me

he says in a warning

fighting again?” Noah’s

around to find him looking at us sadly. Damn it! I hate Noah seeing this side of us.

us fighting all the

can’t agree on

the anger and coldness on his face has disappeared. Just

Noah. Including tolerating

to go with an Uber’since she can’t drive but

with a lazy

can’t we just

my eyes heavenward. Damn him for

my son and he looks at

sigh in defeat. “Alright, fine”

things I do for

the leaving room before

here” I tell Rowan and then leave to get Noah’s suitcase and my

pick things up. I give the room one last glance to

was in place

a hard a chest, my handbag falls from my hand. Rowan wraps an arm around me and steadies me before I can fall. I

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wait at the

be told what to do you

“Let’s just go”

to take my handbag but he grabs it before I can. Then he picks Noah’s abandoned suitcase, turns around and leaves I watch him wondering what has gotten into him. Not once has he helped me before.

and lock the door, Rowan and Noah were already seated in the car. Reluctantly, I approach the car and get

atmosphere is awkward. Noah was busy on his tablet watching. some cartoon. Once he’s focused on something it’s hard to get his attention. Another ten minutes in and I was going crazy. I’m almost

the radio but Rowan stops me when he

eyes were on the road but he looked at

the only one who finds it S**y when a man does the one arm driving? Shaking those thoughts from my mind I

“Fine”

a one word

you would go to great lengths to tune me out” I say as a matter of fact. “So why are you all of a sudden interested in what I have

say anything. He knows that I’m right. The familiar pain threatens to rise up but I push it back down. I’m set on healing from those past hurts and it starts by forgetting about it

Praying that we would

was asking for you, haven’t you

awfully chatty and it’s getting on my nerve Rowan. Can you just ignore me and pretend like I don’t exist

Probably because I wasn’t acting like the meek lamb he was used to. The tables had turned and he

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be the wife he could fall in love with. Now I had shed that skin and he didn’t like that I wasn’t falling at his feet like a dog. I smile at that Pissing him off eased. something inside