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Walking into the bathroom, she brushed her hair out, which did nothing what so ever to improve her mess of hair. She removed the concealer under her eyes and mascara on her lashes before she let out a sad sigh as she contemplated her image in the mirror. The concealer that she placed under her eyes earlier that morning did nothing to hide the ever-darkening bags under her eyes nor did the mascara improve her looks in anyway. Her cheeks looked more sullen than ever, to sum it all up she was unable to make herself feel attractive. She took a large step back so she was able to see herself a bit more clearly. She was 5'9 that was extremely tall as all the women in her family seem to be small. She had the huge lump of brown hair that rose over her head and into this giant fluff ball; her hair seemed to be getting curlier every day.

She was an attractive woman many people had said so; it was just the stress of the past year that had gotten to her. As she continued to inspect herself without meaning to she placed a hand over her stomach were just one year ago she had carried a baby girl.

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It was beyond freezing, the wind wailed throughout the night leaves of the large oak tree which towered over the two story home and the rain poured down the stainless glass waking no one. The members of the house, Matthew and his wife Elizabeth were completely unaware of the raging storm outside, but their significant other lying on the opposite side of the bed.

Matthew couldn't sleep, not that he wanted to in the first place. He was too busy watching his most treasured possession, his darling wife sleep. Matt had seen many beautiful things in his life; he'd dated beautiful women in the past. But nothing compared to the view of his beautiful wife lying on her stomach and completely oblivious to her husband's staring or that the purple doona had fallen down during the night for only the top part of her back was showing.

The last year had been difficult for the both of them Elizabeth's agent wasn't getting her any roles and it was taking its toll on her which caused her to experience psychological problems such as depression, anxietyand poor self-esteem.