Love shouldn't hurt - You deserve better!

The piece that follows is something I wrote to try to show how easy it is to fall victim to domestic violence. So many outsiders think that an abusive relationship is only about abuse, so it's easy for them to say, "Why doesn't she just leave?" I wanted to convey an inside look at the turmoil that goes on inside the mind of an abused woman.

Be assured, that though it may start out as a love story, it is anything but.

This is not love....

She felt her panties slide off her hips, their smooth silk caressing her legs as they fell to the floor. She knew she was making a mistake, yet she felt helpless to stop herself. How could she resist this man that had been hers for so long?

"Won't you forgive me?" he asked, kneeling on the ground in front of her. He kissed her knee, then her thigh, then moved to the other side and did the same. His big brown eyes looked at her, pleading. "You know I'd never hurt you," he whispered as he kissed her shaking hand......read more.