[ Just a few dozen words is all it takes to make her want to curl up in a ball and disappear. She doesn't want to tell him, doesn't want to lay that burden at his feet. And she really doesn't want to dredge up those memories, that night still haunting her dreams sometimes because of how helpless she'd felt. But she'd started and now he deserves the whole truth. ]

It wasn't like that. [ She keeps her voice down, not wanting others to overhear, but also feeling ashamed because of her part in things. ] Our relationship... It wasn't healthy. We were violent, and not good for or to each other. I'm not denying that I was part of that.

[ Pulling in a deep breath, she steadies herself, refusing to give up now. ] That day, you didn't listen when I said no. You forced yourself on me and I just barely managed to stop you.