A Heart Adrift and Bereft of Love
On our seventh wedding anniversary, Harrison Drummond arrives with the woman he's been seeing behind my back.
Tears fill Kate McCauley's eyes. Before I even have a chance to speak, she drops to her knees in front of me.
"Ms. Kershaw, love isn't about who came first or last. Harrison and I care for each other with all our hearts. Please, let us be together."
I turn to look at Harrison.
With a heavy heart, he lifts Kate into his arms. The man who's always obsessed with cleanliness now wipes her tears away, not caring about the mess she leaves behind.
Without raising his gaze, he says, "Kate has been by my side without any official name or title. I owe her that much. Don't worry, she's not after anything else. Having her here is no more than adding an extra pair of cutlery at the table."
With that, he carries Kate into the bedroom and closes the door behind them.
He seems to have completely forgotten that today is our wedding anniversary.
Does he even remember the other woman who followed him without status seven years ago?
I stare at the glowing "Happy Anniversary" sign resting on the table.
In that instant, I realize there is no future left for us.