With plans fully underway now for Chloe's travels, flights and hostels booked for Bali, Chloe was excited to start exploring her new life and finding who she really is again after freeing herself from the grip of her ex.
She awoke one morning in early summer, lying cosily in her bed after an very enjoyable night on the town with some of her old friends.
As she sat up, she suddenly remembered just how much she'd had to drink last night, her head started pounding and the room was spinning slightly. Drinking a lot was not really Chloe's thing, she didn't do it often but in her state of hangover this morning, her mind wandered back to the last time she remembered feeling like this.
It was a few months into her 'loving' relationship with her ex. Months had past since the party incident and weeks had passed since the beach incident.
He was very much still in control of her, still choosing her outfits, still restricting her from seeing her friends and still insisting that the only socialising she did was with his friends, which usually included some form of exposure and humiliation for her.
The night she was recalling was one of her exes mate's birthdays. A big one in their eyes, he was turning 25 and was desperate for a proper night on the town.
It was all arranged, they would meet at his house at 8pm, bringing with them their overnight bags. Chloe, her ex and 8 of his mates, with 2 of them bringing their girlfriends on this occasion.
As Chloe was packing her bag, her ex rung the doorbell and she let him in, leading her into her bedroom were she was getting ready.
He'd left his bag in his car but was carrying a small bag with him. She was excited when he announced he had brought her a gift.
She loved getting gifts from him, she felt all warm inside. She loved him and was so besotted in him she had almost got used to the way he treated her now.
She opened the bag and pulled out an item of clothing. She stretched it out on the bed and was overwhelmed when she saw this elegant, tight dark blue dress.
Shocked by the length of it, an unusual choice for him, she quickly slipped out of the shorts and tshirt she had on, standing in front of him in only a small black thong, she reached for the dress and stepped into it excitedly.
She pulled it up, over her pert little bottom and above her braless tiny chest, hooking her arms into the straps at the top. She spun round with a happy look on her face, peeking at herself in the mirror before turning back to him.
He stared at her lovingly and told her how beautiful she looked. Chloe was so happy, this elegant dress fell just below her knees, hugging her petite, fit body perfectly and showed the small bumps of her chest without any risk of exposing them no matter how drunk she got.
She stared at his loving eyes, exploring the sight in front of him, she felt all warm inside and happy that she would be able to enjoy the night without worrying that his friends were going to see anything they shouldn't, apart from the outline of her nipples perhaps, but most girls showed those off these days.
They set off, dropping their things at the house they were staying at before all jumping into two taxis and heading into town.
Despite being summer, it was a rainy evening but the pubs were busy, drinks were flowing and the music was banging.
In the first pub, the guys enjoyed a few drinks, Chloe was quite sensible, sipping down a couple of cocktails and feeling happy about how the evening was going.