Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

We find one pretty quickly and soon enough, we are settled. Our food arrive about ten

minutes

later. We basically ordered the same thing. Fries, burger, chicken wings and milkshakes.

Our conversation flows easily. We don’t talk about anything important. We joke, we eat

and have a

fun in each other’s company. For a moment, I forget about my troubles and it felt nice.

“I’m so full I can barely think straight” Letty says, making me laugh.

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She had this satisfied look in her eyes and it was just adorable.

“You look like you just had an orgasm” I joke.

She smirks. “I did, I had a food orgasm”

Laughing I tell her that there is nothing like that. Food and orgasms shouldn’t be used in

the same

sentence.

“There is…food brings pleasure and even if it’s not the same as the pleasure I get when

Travis‘ dick

I gag. “Don’t you dare finish that sentence…haven’t you ever had of TMI” I look at her in

horror. ”

The last thing I want is to hear what you and Travis do behind closed doors”

“Oops” she says sheepishly.

No sister wants to hear about their brother having S**. They especially don’t want it being

described.

My phone beeps and I check the incoming message.

“I have to go…Ethan will be leaving work soon and I want to be there when he gets to my

new

place”

“Okay. It’s about time I head out too. My feet are killing me”

We pay our bills and leave.

“Thanks for your help today”

“Anytime, Ava”

We say goodbye and she leaves. I walk the short distance to the furniture store.

I didn’t see them until it was too late. Mainly because I was focused on texting Ethan to let

him

know that I’d be home by the time he gets there.

“Seriously!” her annoying voice makes me lift my head.

Emma was standing next Travis at the parking lot. She was staring at me like she

contemplated

murder.

I didn’t want her kind of drama so I turn about to move around them but her words stop

me.

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“Are you happy now? bitterness and anger laced her voice

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Against my better judgement. I turn back around and face her. Travis just stood there

stoically.

like a damn statue

“Happy about what?” I ask het, my eyebrows furrowed.

“Don’t play dumb with me! Are you happy now that Rowan broke things off with me” she

seethes.

“This was your plan all along wasn’t it?”

I knew something had happened between them, but I never expected or thought that

Rowan

would break things off. He loved her after all.

“I don’t know why you think I would be happy about that when it doesn’t concern me” I

answer

emotionlessly

“Stop pretending” she shouts drawing the attention of others.

I look to Travis. “Would you mind controlling your hysterical sister? The last thing I want is

her

attacking me because she thinks I had something to do with whatever drama is going on

between

her and her man”

“You’re also my sister, Ava” he says softly.

“I haven’t been your sister in a long time, Travis. Or have you forgotten the many times

you told

me that yourself”

He keeps quiet and looks down. I wait for the pain, but it doesn’t come. I heave a sigh of

relief.

My happiness is short lived when Emma takes a step towards me.

“If you think you’ve won then you’re wrong Ava. Rowan is mine and I’ll go through anyone

who

tries to take him from me. I am not going to let you win. This time I will fight you to the

death if I

have to” she spits. (2)

I take a step back and raise my hand. “Whoa, first of all, Rowan isn’t a possession. He’s a

living

breathing person. Second of all, there will be no fighting to the death. If you want him you

can

have him. Keep him for all I care, marry him, fuck him, and give him a whole lot of babies.

Just

get it in your fucking head that I. Do. Not. Want. Him”

I was getting tired of repeating the same thing over and over again. Why was it so hard to

believe

that I no longer wanted Rowan?

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“You expect me to believe that bullshit? You were always obsessed with him” she says

sneering

and I snort in return

*And now it looks like you’re the one obsessed with him now if you’ll excuse me, I have to

go.

You’ve already wasted enough of my time”

“I’m not done talking to you, you bitch”

I ignore her but her next words make me freeze.

“I swear, Ava, if you walk away, I will find that bastard son of yours and make him pay for

everything. After all, he is the other reason I lost everything”

I hear a sharp gasp from Travis, but it doesn’t register in my mind.

I don’t think when I move.

I twist around and push her Slamming her against a van. I use my forearm on her neck,

pinning

her to the van and choking the daylights from her.

The self–defense classes I took were paying off and as of a week ago, I was a licensed gun

holder.

Ethan advised me to start carrying it around after the fire at my house.

Nothing registers when I take my gun and point it to her temple. (1)

“If you ever and I mean ever threaten Noah again and I will end you. I will bury your body

so deep

it will take a century to dig it up. Don’t fuck with me Emma. I’ve tolerated you enough and

it ends

today” I snarl, feeling crazed.

“Avalet her go” Travis pleads with fear in his voice.

“If you ever so much as look at my son wrong or I find out you’ve hurt him, I will destroy

you

Emma. There won’t be a place in this world you’ll be able to run from me. Am I

understood?”

I see the fear in her eyes as she nods. After a minute I let her go and she begins chocking.

“How could you do this to your own sister? You make me sick” Travis shouts at me as he

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“She’s not my fucking sister” I hiss catching him by surprise. “You told me to stay away

from her

and I’ve done that. Now am asking you to keep her away from me. I won’t have anyone

threatening

my son and I will burn the whole fucking world to the ground if it means protecting him.

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“You heard what she said concerning Noah. She threatened him yet you have the guts to

stand

there and scold me?” I glare at both of them.

“Ava…” he begins to say, apology in his eyes but I interrupt him.

“Shut your fucking mouth, I don’t want to hear what you have to say. As of this day

forward, you’re

no longer a part of Noah’s life. He doesn’t need a pathetic excuse of an uncle who can’t

even stand

up for him against his bitch of a sister” (2)

He looks heartbroken but I don’t give a fuck. He made his views known when he tried

making me

feel bad and completely ignored the threat Emma made.

“As for you” I turn to Emma. “Think long and hard about ever going against me. I’m not

the same

pathetic girl you left behind, push me too hard and I’ll push back. Trust me when I say you

won’t

like it when I retaliate”

She’s shaking. Looking at me with wide and terrified eyes. Her eyes are drawn to my hand

when I

put the gun back inside the waist band of my jeans.

I turn to leave but before I do, I give her one last look.

“What have you became? Going around threatening innocent children and all for what? A

man?

You’ve changed so much I hardly recognize you and despite being jealous of you when we

were

younger, I also admired you. Ask yourself, are you still the woman Rowan fell in love with

years

ago? Or have you become someone he can never love?”

With that I walk away. Hoping that Emma will realize what she’s become before it’s too

late and

she does something she can’t take back or worse, hurts someone innocent.