A stitch in time saves nine

They had courted for five years before marriage and he never laid a finger on her.
Tonight was like evey other night, he had came home drunk. Jason has been jobless for close to two years now and frustration had set in. He got provoked by every little thing she said and would beat her till she lost consciousness .The man she once loved was no longer there but she hoped things would become better with time.
Anne was the breadwinner of the family but never for once made Jason feel less. She did all in her power to make him happy.
Anne woke up one morning feeling sick and decided to go see the doctor who told her she was pregnant. She could not wait to share the news with Jason...maybe this would make him quit drinking and stop hitting her, she thought to herself.
She made his favorite meal and called him to tell him she had good news hoping he would return home early but he came back late as usual and when she tried to ask him why, he started beating her again. She never got to share the news with him.
She lost the baby that night. If only she had left him earlier perhaps things would have turned out differently, she thought to herself.