I know this is kind of short but I'm not sure how I feel about the story or if I will continue it so I'm open to hearing people's thoughts on it and if I should continue the story.

Slowly and carefully she climbed out of bed before shuffling the few short steps to the bathroom.

After relieving herself she went to wash her hands in the sink, as she lifted her head after washing her hands she gasped at the sight she saw before her.

Quickly drying her hands off she slowly lifted her one hand and touched her broken lip hissing gently at the contact. Tracing the cut on her lip briefly she then moved her hand further up her face tracing the bruise that now surrounded her left eye.

Sighing softly she dropped her hand to her side before twisting to grab a wash cloth behind her but immediately wincing at the action. Stepping back away from the sink she lifted her pyjama top slightly and gasped in horror at the purple bruise that adorned part of her stomach and went around her side.

Quickly dropping her pyjama top back down she opened the medicine cabinet and pulled out some aspirin before she shuffled the short distance back to her bedroom. Sitting down on the edge of the bed she opened the bottle of water from beside her bed and placed the aspirin in her mouth before she downed some water swallowing the tablets. Placing the cap back on the bottle she put it back on her bedside table before she climbed into bed and lay down pulling the covers up around her wanting to forget the last 24 hours had even happened.

Partial flashback:

Walking into the bar in a short black dress that hugged her curves in all of the right places and topped off with a nice pair of black heels Stephanie was excited to have an evening out with her boyfriend.

As she stepped into the bar her eyes connected with his immediately and she smiled brightly walking over to him and wrapping her arms around him, "oh my God!"

Hugging the pretty brunette he couldn't help but smile, "hello baby."

Laughing as she pulled back from the hug she shook her head at the man in front of her, "baby? Really?!"

Shrugging he waved his hand dismissively, "you know what I'm like."

Smirking she nodded her head, "oh yeah I do, you lurve me and you want to marry me."

Before he had a chance to answer he saw a man step up behind her and wrap his arms around her waist.

Jumping a little in shock as someone wrapped their arms around her waist she turned her head and smiled seeing their face, "Stuart I'd like you to meet Paul, Paul this is Stuart."

The two men shook hands before she went to take a seat with her boyfriend.

End Flashback

Sighing heavily Stephanie curled up deeper under the covers closing her eyes to try to get some sleep so she would wake up in less pain later she relaxed before she slowly drifted off.

Flashback:

"Bitch how could you do that? Be all over him allowing his hands to wander over my body. You know nobody is allowed to touch you but me."

Turning to face him she gulped, it wasn't the first time he had gotten angry with her but she always managed to placate him and make him relax. Sighing softly she looked at the floor briefly before she looked back up at him, "I'm sorry, it's just that I hadn't seen him in so long and I forgot that nobody was allowed to touch me but you."

Before she knew it her head was snapping to the side as he slapped her, "don't give me those bullshit excuses. You just did it to tease me and wind me up and you know I hate it when you do that."

The next thing she knew she felt his fist connect with her cheek before she stumbled back and then she fell to the floor. As she went to climb to her feet she felt his foot connect with her side as he kicked her.

End flashback

Sitting bolt upright in bed immediately regretting the action as her ribs protested at the sudden movement she wiped at her sweaty brow with her hand, it was all coming back to her now and she didn't like anything of what she was remembering.

Across town the sun was starting to rise peeking through the curtains streaming onto the man's face slowly waking him from his peaceful slumber. Groaning as he became more aware of his surroundings he placed his arm over his face to shield his eyes from the sun.

Slowly removing his arm from across his eyes he pushed himself up so he was sat up in bed before his hand went back to his eyes to continue to shield them until he adjusted to the brightness of the room. He currently had what felt like the hangover from hell and couldn't remember a thing about the night before.

After a minute he lifted his hand to run through his hair but as he did his eyes caught sight of the knuckles of his hand and he frowned seeing the grazes there. Tracing them lightly with his finger he couldn't remember anything about how he got them, he never normally drank that much but last night was clearly an exception to the rule as his mind was blank and he was unable to recall anything, even the smallest of details.

Swinging his legs over the side of the bed he stood up and padded into the bathroom to have a nice relaxing shower to wash away the smell of drink and also to take some aspirin to cure the killer headache that was a part of his hangover

Shutting the bathroom door behind him he turned on the shower before he turned to the medicine cabinet removing the bottle of aspirin, tipping two into his hand before he swallowed them he then dropped his boxers and climbed into the shower.

As he stepped under the spray of the shower he tipped his head back and closed his eyes letting the water wash over his head and down his body relaxing him and washing away the sins of the night before. A few minutes into this relaxation vague details of the night before started to come back to him and his head snapped up and his eyes widened, "Stephanie, oh shit Stephanie."

Showering in record time he was soon out with a towel wrapped around his waist and heading back in the direction of his bedroom to get dressed. It may unwanted but he had to go and see her and make sure she was okay.