Within just a few months, Samantha had fallen in love with Ted. He seemed such a sensitive and caring man. Ted adored her beauty (or so it seemed). He admired her slender finger and large breasts. She had beautiful dark brown hair that went down past her shoulders and a magnificent smile to match her tender complexion. Ted showered her with money and took her out to eat at fancy restaurants. Little did Samantha know that all of this wining and dining had it's price - and it wasn't just cooking or cleaning.

In fact, the only hint that there was anything wrong with their relationship (at least from Samantha's point of view) was the lack of sexual arousal on Ted's part. For a young man of 30, it seemed kind of odd that he rarely got it up for her. It was sort of a contradiction because he constantly told her how much he admired her beauty and determination. That aside, love had a strange way of blinding Samantha to the rest of Ted's odd habits.

For instance, he would take long trips to New York and leave her behind for several days without calling or e-mailing her. Then he would pop up out of nowhere and take her out to a movie while down-playing his absence. It didn't exactly drive her nuts, but Samantha found herself missing him more and more each time he went away - usually after one of their photo sessions. He would claim that he was taking the photos to New York to submit to the fashion executives and would be back within a day or so - however it usually took a week. Samantha never saw a single photo - nor did she ever get a glimpse of the so-called fashion magazine that Ted claimed he worked for. But she didn't seem to mind. After all, Ted had been very good to her in a lot of ways. He was never forceful with his convictions or his point of view on issues that they couldn't agree on. He never swore at her and he almost never raised his voice when they had an argument......(cont)