Disclaimer: I forgot the disclaimer in the first chapter, I apologize. I DONT OWN ANYTHING,
not the people, not the song...
I Learned That From You by Sara Evans
I remember the windows rolled down
And the wind in my hair
Driving around in your Daddy's old Chevy
Like we were going somewhere
We thought that summer
Would last us forever
Going steady was just something you do
I didn't know much about love
And I learned that from you
Caitie sat on the couch, holding two-year-old Sara in her arms. The child slept and she wasn't that lucky. She could hear Jamie arguing over the phone. Something about not wanting a certain patient. She knew nothing was the same anymore. Ever since he got that job at the hospital, he had no time for her. Her cell phone rang.
"Hello?" Caitie asked, putting the phone to her ear.
"Hey Caitie, how's everything going?" It was the voice of her best friend, Val.
"Hi Val." Caitie sighed. She couldn't find it in her to be friendly tonight. "Everything is fine."
"Oh, I hear something in your voice. What's wrong?" Val asked, toying with her.
Caitie laughed a moment. "Nothing's wrong, Val. What do you want?"
"Can't a girl call to talk to her best friend?" Val joked.
"Of course, but you never do. You always need something or want to ask me something."
"Okay, okay. I give up. You caught me. I wanted to invite you to a New Year's Eve party Tyler and I are throwing."
"Sounds like fun." Caitie lied. "I'll ask Jamie about it and call you back, okay?"
She quickly hung up with Val and sighed. She wouldn't ask him tonight. His mood sucked.
Now those were some good times
But lately, they don't seem to last
And I guess I'm not nearly as strong
As the drink in your glass
And the nights just get later
I could stay up and wait or just
Go on to bed like I do
I never knew nothing about lonely
I learned that from you
Caitie was awakened by the door. She sat up, then remembered she put Sara to bed hours ago. Rubbing her eyes, she looked at the clock. 2:00 AM. She got out of bed and creeped down the steps. Jamie stumbled around the living room and finally passed out on the couch. She sighed and returned back to bed.
"Val, he's never around anymore." Caitie whined, wiping her eyes.
They sat on a park bench as the children played in the sandbox at the local park.
"Caitie, I'm sure there's an explanation...being a doctor is stressful, I'm sure."
"I'm not saying it isn't!" She sobbed. "Every weekend it's the same thing...he goes out drinking with his friends and returns in the middle of the night! And now, it's more then the weekends...he's about to lose his job for Christ's sake!"
All Val could find herself to do is hug her best friend and tell her that everything will work out and be okay.
And I learned how to kiss on a Ferris wheel
And I made wishes at wishing wells
And I fell into that fairy tale too
And now I know
That love ain't so easy
But we tried, didn't we baby
It's all right
Some dreams weren't meant to come true
I learned that from you
Caitie shoved Jamie back and he hit the wall. He just looked at her, his eyes glassy and his breath wreaking of the scent of alcohol.
"I can't take this anymore Jamie!" Caitie sobbed. "We hate each other! This isn't what I expected! I thought I loved you...but I guess I don't! I never did! I was with you because everyone wanted it to be that way!"
"Oh, stop whining." Jamie's words slurred together.
"No! I don't want to be with you anymore, Jamie. And I don't want my daughter growing up in this kind of household!"
"Well, what are you going to do about it?" He screamed, stumbling away from the wall.
Caitie took a minute to think. She could hear Sara crying in the kitchen and she knew it was because they were screaming. Caitie knew what she had to do.
"I'm leaving you, James Waite!"
One night while the whole world was turning
I left you a note
I told you that I'd always miss you
Then I let you go
I'm living outside of
Some town I ain't heard of
And I think about the boy that I knew
I didn't know you could fall out of love
I learned that from you
Jamie never believed her. He knew she couldn't find it in herself to leave him. Where would she go? No one is better than him. He walked in the door after a night of work and for the first time, the house was quiet. He plopped down onto the couch and reached for the TV remote. Maybe Caitie took the baby out for a while. What he found, instead of the remote...was a note. He picked it up and turned on the light.
And I learned how to kiss on a Ferris wheel
And I made wishes at wishing wells
And I fell into that fairy tale too
Now I know that love ain't so easy
But we tried
Didn't we baby
It's all right
Some dreams weren't meant to come true
I learned that from you
Jamie cried. For the first time since Sara was born he cried. This was worse, he was sobbing until his head hurt. How could he let the only things that mattered to him slip away? What was he going to do now? He fell asleep, remembering the good times with the love of his life.
I remember the windows rolled down
And the wind in my hair...
not the people, not the song...
I Learned That From You by Sara Evans
I remember the windows rolled down
And the wind in my hair
Driving around in your Daddy's old Chevy
Like we were going somewhere
We thought that summer
Would last us forever
Going steady was just something you do
I didn't know much about love
And I learned that from you
Caitie sat on the couch, holding two-year-old Sara in her arms. The child slept and she wasn't that lucky. She could hear Jamie arguing over the phone. Something about not wanting a certain patient. She knew nothing was the same anymore. Ever since he got that job at the hospital, he had no time for her. Her cell phone rang.
"Hello?" Caitie asked, putting the phone to her ear.
"Hey Caitie, how's everything going?" It was the voice of her best friend, Val.
"Hi Val." Caitie sighed. She couldn't find it in her to be friendly tonight. "Everything is fine."
"Oh, I hear something in your voice. What's wrong?" Val asked, toying with her.
Caitie laughed a moment. "Nothing's wrong, Val. What do you want?"
"Can't a girl call to talk to her best friend?" Val joked.
"Of course, but you never do. You always need something or want to ask me something."
"Okay, okay. I give up. You caught me. I wanted to invite you to a New Year's Eve party Tyler and I are throwing."
"Sounds like fun." Caitie lied. "I'll ask Jamie about it and call you back, okay?"
She quickly hung up with Val and sighed. She wouldn't ask him tonight. His mood sucked.
Now those were some good times
But lately, they don't seem to last
And I guess I'm not nearly as strong
As the drink in your glass
And the nights just get later
I could stay up and wait or just
Go on to bed like I do
I never knew nothing about lonely
I learned that from you
Caitie was awakened by the door. She sat up, then remembered she put Sara to bed hours ago. Rubbing her eyes, she looked at the clock. 2:00 AM. She got out of bed and creeped down the steps. Jamie stumbled around the living room and finally passed out on the couch. She sighed and returned back to bed.
"Val, he's never around anymore." Caitie whined, wiping her eyes.
They sat on a park bench as the children played in the sandbox at the local park.
"Caitie, I'm sure there's an explanation...being a doctor is stressful, I'm sure."
"I'm not saying it isn't!" She sobbed. "Every weekend it's the same thing...he goes out drinking with his friends and returns in the middle of the night! And now, it's more then the weekends...he's about to lose his job for Christ's sake!"
All Val could find herself to do is hug her best friend and tell her that everything will work out and be okay.
And I learned how to kiss on a Ferris wheel
And I made wishes at wishing wells
And I fell into that fairy tale too
And now I know
That love ain't so easy
But we tried, didn't we baby
It's all right
Some dreams weren't meant to come true
I learned that from you
Caitie shoved Jamie back and he hit the wall. He just looked at her, his eyes glassy and his breath wreaking of the scent of alcohol.
"I can't take this anymore Jamie!" Caitie sobbed. "We hate each other! This isn't what I expected! I thought I loved you...but I guess I don't! I never did! I was with you because everyone wanted it to be that way!"
"Oh, stop whining." Jamie's words slurred together.
"No! I don't want to be with you anymore, Jamie. And I don't want my daughter growing up in this kind of household!"
"Well, what are you going to do about it?" He screamed, stumbling away from the wall.
Caitie took a minute to think. She could hear Sara crying in the kitchen and she knew it was because they were screaming. Caitie knew what she had to do.
"I'm leaving you, James Waite!"
One night while the whole world was turning
I left you a note
I told you that I'd always miss you
Then I let you go
I'm living outside of
Some town I ain't heard of
And I think about the boy that I knew
I didn't know you could fall out of love
I learned that from you
Jamie never believed her. He knew she couldn't find it in herself to leave him. Where would she go? No one is better than him. He walked in the door after a night of work and for the first time, the house was quiet. He plopped down onto the couch and reached for the TV remote. Maybe Caitie took the baby out for a while. What he found, instead of the remote...was a note. He picked it up and turned on the light.
And I learned how to kiss on a Ferris wheel
And I made wishes at wishing wells
And I fell into that fairy tale too
Now I know that love ain't so easy
But we tried
Didn't we baby
It's all right
Some dreams weren't meant to come true
I learned that from you
Jamie cried. For the first time since Sara was born he cried. This was worse, he was sobbing until his head hurt. How could he let the only things that mattered to him slip away? What was he going to do now? He fell asleep, remembering the good times with the love of his life.
I remember the windows rolled down
And the wind in my hair...
