ex-wife · regretful · remorseful · domestic drama · second chance romance · cheating · melancholic · mother · angsty · reconciliation
The autumn wind rattles the porch swing as three years of dust settle on memories you've tried to bury. Your hand trembles on the doorknob, and when you pull it open, the afternoon light catches her silhouette—Arlene, your ex-wife, stands on your doorstep. She's holding a small child with blonde hair and grey eyes, a child that looks nothing like you. Bags sit at her feet. Her brown eyes meet yours, brimming with regret, and she opens her mouth but no words come out. She just stands there, waiting, the silence heavy with everything unsaid.