"You Were Mine"
By: Kasey
(c) 1999
Its just a piece of fiction!! Not real, in other
words. But it's still copyrighted and any attempt to
steal it or make it your own will be met with heavy
disapproval.


‘ I cant find a reason to let go...even though you've
found a new love...and she's what your dreams are made
of...I can find a reason to hang on...what went wrong
can be forgiven...without you it ain't worth
livin'...alone’

	She pressed the play button on the answering machine
and placed the suitcase she was
carrying on the floor. As the messages started
playing, she slumped to the ground and wrapped her
arms around her knees, hugging them to her chest,
trying to stem the hurt.
	" Kase? Hun, its Victoria. I thought I'd call to see
how you were." there was a pause then," Well, call me
okay? Bye." The tears started at that. BEEP
	" Kasey, this is Dan. I received the papers earlier.
You got everything you asked for, he didn't
even fight it. All you need to do is come in and sign
them. Then we'll go to court and it will be all over.
I know that this has been tough on you but its nearly
over. Call me." It had happened that quickly? Kasey
felt as though her chest was going to collapse. BEEP
	" Kase honey, its Anne. I'd like for you to come and
visit soon. I don't know why that son of
mine did what he did, but you know you're always
welcome here in my home. Please call me." Anne.
She had come to mean much more to Kasey than just her
mother-in-law. A friend, a surrogate
mother...everything Kasey had ever needed. BEEP	
	" Kasey its Maree. I think you need to get out of the
house. Why dont we get together with
Victoria and Kristine and have a nice quiet dinner. We
can talk, drink...whatever. Call me okay?" Kaseys
tears ran down her face faster than she could wipe
them away. Four calls, one she hadn't ever expected to
hear. Three from friends she had come to cherish and
love over the years. How could this have happened to
her? So many people knew. She was embarrassed and
ashamed. Her husband had walked out on her, and their
five year marriage for  some...floozy he had met while
in New York almost a year ago. When he had told her,
she had felt her heart being ripped out. But she had
been willing to give it a chance. She loved him enough
for two. He would come to love her again. It was going
to be all right. But he had said no. This woman he was
in love with now was what he had wanted all along.
Someone beautiful and ambitious. She understood his
dreams. So he wanted a divorce. That had been three
months ago. He had packed a few things and moved in
with the other woman. And had filed for divorce that
same day. She had been desperate, asking for an
outrageous
settlement, hoping he'd at least fight, prolonging the
marriage so she would have a chance to talk to him.
But he had given her everything she had asked for,
everything she didn't want. Who needed the money, the
house or the car if he wasn't here with her? Living
without him was hard, a lot harder than she had
expected.
	The phone rang and, as per her usual behaviour, she
let the machine pick it up. She had
always screened her calls, even before she had married
him but lately it had become a necessity. Once
the press had gotten word that one of the biggest
producers in Florida had filed for divorce, they had
immediately started to call the house and her friends.
So she had put the machine on and let it deal with all
the calls. The message she and Kevin had recorded four
months ago started playing. She should've changed it
the minute he had walked out but she hadn't been able
to. She desperately wanted their marriage to work and
by holding onto the tenuous lines of things like the
answering machine message she had kept the hope alive.
	" Kasey? Are you home?" her heart lept when she heard
Kevins voice through the machine.
She jumped up and picked up the phone, holding it away
from her ear when the line screamed in protest. She
hit the stop button on the machine and whispered a
hello.
	" Kevin?" she asked and there was silence.
	" Are you all right?" he asked hesitantly.
	" Just dandy," she choked out and pressed her hands
to her mouth to stop the sobs from
escaping.
	" You sound like you've been crying." What did he
care anyway? He had made her cry.
	" I'm just fine Kevin. What do you want?" she asked,
strengthening her resolve.
	" Did you call your lawyer yet?"
	" I know the papers are in Kevin. Anything else?"
	" Damn it Kasey! I'm sorry this happened but this is
the best way. Annabel understands what I need and..."
	" I dont. Is that it Kevin? I'm awfully busy right
now," she knew she was being a bitch but this was the
only way she could cope with his betrayal.
	" Fine. You want to play it this way then I'll go
along with it. I'll be around tomorrow to pick up the
rest of my things. Can you pack them up for me?" he
asked, his voice cold and hard.
	" I'm in the process of doing just that. What time
will you be around?" she asked him and she
heard him sigh.
	" In the morning. Before noon. Thats the only time I
can say right now. I have a meeting at nine that may
run long. Just have the stuff ready okay?" he asked.
	" Fine. Is that everything now Kevin?"
	" I'll see you in the morning," he said and hung up.
Kasey hung up slowly and stared at her
reflection in the mirror that hung above the phone.
She would never be able to compete with the beautiful
Annabel. She was record company executive. Young and
pretty. Only twenty-five and 
already at the top of her field. Kasey laughed
bitterly. She had a feeling she knew exactly how that
marriage wrecking whore had gotten to the top of her
field. The same way she had broken up this marriage,
that was how. Kasey sighed and headed back into the 
bedroom, where she was packing Kevins clothes and
other personal items. His books, CDs, videos...five
years of marriage, two years of dating...all gone
because he wanted to move on, start a new life with a
new woman. He didn't want his old life anymore. So as
much as Kasey hopes held out, the more they were
shattered by every passing day.

*****

‘ Took out all the pictures of our wedding day...it
was a time of a love and laughter...happy ever
after...but even those old pictures have begun to
fade...please tell me she's not real...and that you're
really coming home to stay...’

	The next morning Kasey was out of bed earlier than
usual. She hadn't finished packing last
night so she was determined to do that this morning.
She went into the living room and started packing the
things of Kevins in there. She was searching through
that bookcase for some of his books when her hand
rested on their wedding album. She hovered over it for
several seconds, not knowing what to do with it.
Should she look at it and then pack it for him, or
should she look at it and then pack it away on the
basement? She snatched it up and sat down on the
floor, holding the white silk covered photo album. The
photos were burned into her memory. She and Kevin had
spent many a night sitting right here, looking through
the album. She opened it to the first page and ran her
fingers over the photo of her and Kevin. It was her
favourite one, the one they had enlarged and hung on
their wall. They both looked so happy and in love. he
looked so handsome in his tuxedo, so
dignified and sophisticated. He had been twenty-nine
when they had married, she had been twenty-four. And
he had already been settled in his career as a
producer, having set up his own studio not long before
they had met. For the seven years they had known each
other, he had become even more well known than he had
been as a singer. 
	She turned to the next page and stared at the photo
of the two of them with the bridal party.
There was Maree, Victoria and Kristine on her side,
Nick, Brian and AJ on Kevins side. They all looked
like a really cozy, friendly group. That day had been
full of nothing but laughter and love, with a cake
fight ending the reception. The memories came flooding
back as she turned each page, smoothing her hand over
the pages reverently. Some of the photos had started
to fade and curl but they were faded and curled with
love. She was so engrossed in looking at the photos
that she never heard Kevin sneak up behind her. She
didn't even know that he was there until his hand
moved in front of her to prevent her turning the page
again. She looked up at him in surprise. 
	" Kevin. You're early," she said and he nodded, his
eyes glued on the photo in front of them.
	" You looked so beautiful here," he said, his finger
resting on the photo she hated the most. It was taken
when she had been looking at him, but he had been
looking elsewhere. The love for him was shining out of
her eyes and it had been so obvious then that maybe
his feelings hadn't run as deep as hers.
	" I dont like this one," she said stubbornly and he
sighed.
	" You're determined to be a bitch about this aren't
you? I said that I was sorry. I cant help what
happened. I gave you everything you asked for. What
more do you want?" he asked.
	" You! I want you, back here at home with me! You are
my husband. You belong here, with me, not with her!
What the hell can she give you that I already
haven't?" she asked him. He wasn't looking at her.
	" Annabel and I are good together. I love her and she
loves me. What more can there be? I
dont love you anymore. Please accept that!" Kevin said
and Kasey bowed her head, trying to hide the
tears she knew were coming.
	" I cant! I wont! You promised me on our wedding day
to love me until death us do part. Now you're telling
me that this woman you met a year ago, this...child,
is the woman you want to spend the rest of your life
with?"
	" Annabel is not a child! She's a grown woman. And
she's not as bitchy as you are. Where
the hell are my things?" he asked, turning away from
her abruptly. 
	" In the bedroom. If you want anything else, pack it
yourself. I am no longer your slave," she said coldly.
Just the she heard a sound she had been dreading.
 
*****

‘ I can give you two good reasons...to show you loves
not blind...he's 2 and she's 4...and you know they
adore you...so how can I tell them...you changed your
mind...’

	" Daddy! You're home! Nathan, daddys home!" four year
old Carissima Anne came barrelling into the living
room and threw herself at her fathers legs. Two year
old Nathaniel Kevin came in a little slower, yet no
less enthusiastically. Kevin crouched down and unwound
Caris arms from his legs and lifted her up. She
burrowed her face into his chest and Kaseys heart
broke again. They loved their father. How was she
going to explain that he no longer wanted a life with
them?
	" I'm only here for a little while Cari baby," Kevin
said and put Cari down onto the floor and
picked up his son. 
	" But Daddy! Why cant you stay here? Mummy cries
every night without you. I want you to
stay!" Caris lower lip jutted out in her trademark
pout and Kasey could see a temper tantrum coming on so
she hurried over to the little girl and gathered her
in her arms.
	" You remember that talk we had baby? How daddy lives
with his friend? Well, daddy has to
go back to his friend. Its not that he doesn't love
you, its just that mummy and daddy no longer..." Kasey
stopped. Cari and Nathan were looking at her, tears in
their eyes. How was she going to tell them again? Damn
it, it just wasn't fair! Kevin was the one who had
decided to leave. He should be the one to tell them.
	" I'll tell them Kasey. Just let me tell them alone,"
he said quietly and she nodded, putting Cari on the
floor and walking out of the room. She could hear
Kevins low murmurs in the other room and then...
	" Mummy! Daddys leaving! Dont let him go! Please,
dont let him go!" Cari came running into the kitchen,
tears streaming down her face. Kasey bent down and
picked up her daughter and held her shaking body
against her own. She walked into the living room and
found Nathan sitting on the lounge, watching his
father with curiosity. He was too young too understand
what exactly was happening. But Cari was. She knew her
daddy was leaving and not going to be living with them
anymore. Kasey hated Kevin right at that moment. How
could he do this to their children?
	" Kevin, what did you tell them?" she asked him after
placing a sobbing Cari onto the lounge next to her
brother. Cari was very protective of her younger
brother so the instant Kasey let go of Cari, she
wrapped her tiny arms around Nathan.
	" That I would see them every weekend. Cari will get
over it. Nathan’s too young. You understand why I cant
have them stay with me?" he asked.
	" Annabel doesn't like kids. Yes, you already told me
that. Why do this Kevin? Even if you
no longer love me, what about your children? You are
hurting them! They may be young now but what are they
going to think when they understand why you left us
alone? I dont want to tell them that you left them so
you could further your career!" Kasey said, watching
as Kevin loaded the boxes and suitcases into the boot
of his car.
	" I'll tell them," Kasey snorted, " I will! Believe
me, those children are the most important
thing in my life and I will not abandon them."
	" You are abandoning them now! You wont have time to
see them! It will take Nathan until he's thirty to
confront you. Cari...how can you do this to your
daughter?" 
	" I have to do it. Please dont make this any harder
that it already is," Kevin said as he got into his
car. He started it up and rolled down his window, "
I'll be around on the weekend to take the kids out."
	" Daddy! Please dont go!" Kasey jerked her head
around when she heard Caris voice from behind her. She
was running down the driveway and just before she
reached the car, Kasey scooped her up and held her to
her body. Cari pounded her little fists against her as
Kevin reached out to her, " I want you to stay Daddy!"
	" I cant baby. But Mummy will be here for you. I'll
be here on the weekend for you and Nathan. I promise!"
Kevin said but Cari wouldn't listen.
	" Go."
	" Kasey..."
	" Get the hell out of here. Just go before you hurt
her anymore than you already have. Just
leave us alone!" Kasey said and Kevin sighed. With one
last final look at the house, Kevin drove away. Cari
screamed out her fathers name as he did so and Kaseys
tears began again. It was going to be a very rough
time now. And she hated him more than she ever thought
she would. Her children had been hurt. She would never
forgive him for that. No matter how much she still
loved him, she hated him for hurting the children.
 
‘ Sometimes I wake up crying at night...and sometimes
I scream out your name...what right does she have to
take your heart away...when for so long you were
mine...I remember when you were mine...’


The End


** Song used ‘You Were Mine’ - Dixie Chicks**