NovelOnlineTook at Ava’s house, and i's Just as remember it. Nothing has changed, and it's still the same. I know this is a different house, but looking at it takes me back to years ago, when things changed after dad died.
Tremember coming to her house to spesy nonsense because felt like was losing Rowan all over again, and it was her fat, (God, 1am ashamed of the bullshit I aid and did to her. The way I instigated her and when she stood her ground and fought back, went back to Rowan and lied Thad been jealous of her. Jealous that even though Rowan had’ treated her well, he had spent almost a decade ‘married to her. Italso grated me that he had been faithful to her despite the fact that he didn’t love her, We never slept together when we were dating, but
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJnow men. There is no way he would have been celibate for nine years. @ Back then, it felt like daggers in my heart ‘when thought of them sleeping together. newt happened even without Ava rubbing it in my face, In my.
ead thought t would ave been beter ifhe had cheated on her and had mistresses. It would ave hurt ess Iwanted to cause trouble because [as hurt There we were with a second chance, yet i seemed ike Rowan's thoughts were consumed by Ava. He tried hiding but knew him, and knew he thought of her most ofthe time. It rated on me the way he would run to he every time there was trouble, She tried pushing him out of her life except when t concerned Noah, but he stood stil.
The day he almost crushed my hand after we had dinner, and he saw Ava and Ethan had been the worst It's on that day that 1 started realizing that maybe 1d already
Jost him. It pained me to see him so jealous of Ethan. Jealous in a way I've never seen Rowan before. Sure, he'd get jealous when boys flirted with me back when we dated, but not on that evel Rowan looked livid and ready to tear Ethan's head for merely touching his ex- wife. © The fact that also kept going back to Calvin for sex behind Rovan's back should have been proof that maybe | wasn't invested in our second chance as 1 thought 1 was. After all, i truly waned things to work out with Rowan, shouldn't Ihave given up Calvin? Yet 1 didn’t 1 didn't stop sleeping with Calvin until he.
ended things between us. € Looking back, I think that the reason I held on to Rowan even when the signs were there that we didn't belong together i because 1 wanted him 2s. trophy. A trophy to prove to Ava that she hadn't taken him away from me. That Rowan still belonged to me. Low it’s horrible,
but deep down 1 know that its the truth.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmRowan was like toy Ava stole from me.
‘wanted him back Afterall, even as a child, Inever liked sharing, nor did like others getting what's mine.
Tlaugh internally at how absurd things were. held on to Rowan for almost a decade only to realize at the end that didn’t actually love him and neither did he. 1's sad that we lost a decade running aftera dream when we could have been with the people we belonged to. €.
“Emma?” Lam pulled out of my thoughts by Travis’ voice, “You've been zoned out, just staring at the house. asked if you wereready.” ‘Taking a deep breath before releasing it, | pull my mind back to the present. “Just gotlost down in memory lane fora bit.” His brows furrow as he looks at me fn concern, 1 didn’t want him tostress, thinking was reverting (0 a depressed.
“Iam okay, I promise,” 1 assure him by grabbing and squeezing his hand in “Like Travis asked," mom pauses, her eyes searching mine. “Are you ready for this? Case if you are ot, we can ust go backhome right now.” Ichuclde, “I know what you are trying to do, and it won't work. Lam coming back.
tolive with you, mom.” “But ve gotten used to having you around. Twill be lonely,” she pots, and that just makes me and Trevor laugh because t's a first. She looks cute, though. © 1 was always in my room and rarely left i. You were basically ving alone.” ‘She waves her hand, dismissing what 1 said, “That doesn't count. t's your energy that does, 1 elt your energy and presence and that was enough.”
“I'm staying. Remember, why am I doing this?" tell her, genning, Before she can come up with more abst notions, Lopen the door on my side and getout.1approach the house before using the key Ava gave me to pen the door and letmyself in.
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