Ex-Husband's Regret

Rowan seemed happy right now, so like I said, I'm assuming he got back together with Emma. That was the only possible scenario. From what Gabriel used to tell me, Rowan had hated Ava with a passion, just like Gabriel hated me.

My eyes move to the little girl. She looked a bit familiar, but I couldn't place her face. Maybe she's Rowan and Emma's daughter though she looks nothing like the Emma I remembered. Then again, genes can be weird sometimes.

"And the little girl?"

"Her name is Iris” he answered, his proximity doing some weird things to me.

Moving away, I tried to keep a little distance between us.

I continued watching Iris, who was a ball of energy. She had these pretty blue eyes that I could see shining all the way to where I was standing. She didn't look like Emma, but if I remember correctly, Emma had blue eyes, so Iris probably got them from her.

"So, Rowan finally got together with Emma" I said softly. "When did they get together and how did Ava handle it?"

Emma wasn't really a bad person. We all went to the same school though she was older than me. Ava was the one who was my age.

Unlike other popular girls, she wasn't a mean girl who was bitchy and looked down on others. She was kind, smart and down-to-earth. That was what made her even more popular in school. She was friends even with the unpopular kids who nobody would talk to or associate with.

That being said, I felt a more kindred spirit with Ava. We both weren't popular. Both of us loved two brothers who didn't give us the time of day. Both of us got married to those same brothers and were treated like shit... and we both got pregnant due to a drunk night. The only difference with us, was that I had a family that loved me while Ava didn't.Copyright by Nôv/elDrama.Org.

My heart went to her, knowing how Rowan getting back together with Emma must have caused her pain. I saw the wedding ring on his finger, so he must have married Emma.

Is it weird that I want to look for Ava? To comfort her for the pain she must be going through. I, more than anyone, know how painful unrequited love is.

The reason why I left this city, apart from the fact that I'd lost my entire family, is that I didn't want to see Gabriel move on. I didn't want to see him find his match and slowly fall in love didn't want to see him getting married to the woman that was able té capture his heart and start a family with her.

It killed me just imagining that, so how could I live it? How could I live here in this city knowing he'll never, be mine? This was also the very reason why I stopped reading gossip magazines and watching gossip shows. I just didn't want to know. I didn't want to see him give some other woman what he couldn't give me. His heart.

So, I'm guessing this must be hard for Ava. Everyone knows how long she has loved Rowan. She loved him just as long as I loved Gabriel. It must hurt knowing Rowan was now with his one true love (this is what Gabriel used to call Emma; Rowan's one true love)

"I didn't catch that" Gabriel's voice sounded right next to my ear.

Pulling away, I looked back at Rowan. "I asked when Rowan and Emma got back together"

"What are you talking about?"

I turn to him only to find his face awash with confusion.

"Rowan looks happy now, something that I never saw after he got married to Ava. He looks like he did back when he was with Emma so I'm assuming they got back together, married and had Iris given her blue eyes which are similar to Emma's"

For some weird reason, he looks at me like I'd grown two heads. Maybe I was mistaken and Rowan was married to someone else? "What are you talking about?" he asked, confusion still evident in his voice. "Rowan isn't married to Emma. He's married to Ava" My eyes widen at that revelation. Well color me shocked. I did not see that coming. I guess a lot has changed since I was gone.