Ex-Husband's Regret (by Evelyn M.M) novel Chapter 10

Ava

“I still don’t understand why I have to go. Why can’t I just stay here with you?” N oah 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 bec ame 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 vacatio n?” 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 l ife 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 gue ss 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 u s 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 C arefully, I bring 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 o pen if the person on the other side doesn’t answer or he doesn’t recognize his or her voice. He ju st 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 see ms 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. 
“What are you doing here?” seems like I’ve been asking him this question a lot i n the past few days. 
He shrugs his shoulder. 
“I’m here to take you to the airport” he says as he gestures to my injured arm as a way of explanation I stare at him. Like always, his face gives nothing away. I now understand that h e is like that when it comes to me. I’m the only one he looks at coolly. Even with his business partners, he manages to give them a sort of friendly gaze. 
“There’s no need for that. I’ve already called for an Uber” It was lie. The last thing I wanted was to be stuck with him in a moving car for whatever long it would take us to get to the airport. 
“Cancel it” he commands. His cold voice sending shivers down my spine. 
Sometimes I look at Rowan and just wonder why I fell for him. He is cold, arrogant and a jerk especially towards me. I should have ran for the hills screaming when I first started to have feelings for him instead doing everything in my power to make him notice me “Not gonna happen asshole… Now leave, I’ll meet you at the airport” I whisper yell Who the hell did he think he was coming to my house and throwing out commands? This was my domain. I won’t allow him to rule here.