Ex-Husband's Regret (Ava and Rowan) novel Chapter 18

“The fact that you’re glaring at your ex-wife and her hero” he states.

“He’s not he fucking hero!”

“He is…in case you’ve forgotten he did try to save her so, that makes him a hero in her eyes”

She turns to him and gives him a look I’ve never seen in her eyes before and it didn’t sit well with me.

“Shut the fuck up Gabriel” I growl.

He chuckles, obviously finding all this funny.

“Look, you have to pull yourself together. You came here with Emma so you can’t spend the entire fucking time staring at Ava. Emma is the one you want remember plus she’s noticed your attention is divided”

That snaps me back to my senses. I look at Emma to find her sitted down, her hands on her lap and face turned down. Shit! Gabe was right. Emma didn’t deserve this, we were supposed to be starting over and here I was obsessed with Ava, who seemed to have moved on.

I place down my gun then sit down next to Emma.

“I’m sorry Emma, my head is just not in the right place today”

It wasn’t a lie. For some reason, Ava had me all twisted up today which was unusual.

She places her hand in mine and then kisses my cheek. “I understand. You’ve been married to her for nine years so it’s understandable you would be watching after her, after all we don’t really know this Ethan guy. He’s a cop but he could also be bad news.”

I sigh in relief and nod. She was right. I was just looking after Ava. She was after all Noah’s mother. There was nothing more to it.

About thirty minutes later, I watch Ava leave the arena. This was the first time that the cop wasn’t attached to her hip. I excuse myself and follow. This might be the only chance I get to make her see some fucking sense.

“What the fuck Rowan?” she all but screams when I enter the ladies room and lock it behind me.

I walk towards her, my steps controlled and measured.

“What the fuck was that out there?” I snarled at her.

“I have no idea what the hell you’re talking about” her brows are furrowed as she answers.

I was in the mood for her stupid games. I needed to say what I was supposed to say and go back to Emma.

Her breath hitches letting me know that she probably wasn’t unaffected. I get close. So close that I can taste her breathe on my lips. I completely forget where we are and who we were here with.

All of a sudden she shoves me away. Snapping me back to the present.

“What are you doing Rowan?” she whispers, tears start filling her eyes. “You can’t do this to me, I won’t let you. Emma is back, she’s right here so if you want to kiss someone, kiss her and stop whatever game you’re trying to play with me.”

With that she side steps me and leave. Banging the door behind her.

I take a deep breath and run a hand through my hair.

Why the hell did I do that? And what the hell was I thinking?

“Fuck” I yell before punching the wall I had pinned her on.

Again, Ava was right. I finally had Emma with me so why the hell was I about to sabotage that by almost kissing her sister?

Emma is the one I’ve always wanted yet for some reason I can’t seem to get my unwanted ex-wife out of my head.