It was only a brief moment when she�d begun to realize what he was doing to her before it ended and things returned to the way they once were.

In that time, she saw the truth.

She saw him for who he really was, the scheming low-life that he really was; the trouble that seemed to follow him around.

A man who could weasel anything out of any situation that he�d found himself in. A man who could talk anyone into trouble before they could change their minds. A man who could convince someone to give up even his or her most precious prize possession.

It was one brief moment that said more to one lone struggling woman than any other moment in her life. It was a moment that transformed her into a woman that she barely recognized� someone she didn�t want to become.

Yet, before she could blink, the moment was gone. She was devoid of any doubt and misgivings; she trusted him once again.

If only the moment would stay.

She�d later wish that she�d remembered the moment when it�d really mattered.

~Finished