I drove Quinn to my house and she seemed insanely nervous. "What's wrong?" I asked her as I looked at her through the rearview mirror.

"I'm just nervous." She said and smiled at me briefly once she met my eyes through the mirror.

"You have absolutely nothing to be worried about, trust me. My parents love you." I teased and she giggled softly as she shook her head and turned to look out the window. Her smile started to fade slowly and that worried me a bit. "There's something you're not telling me." I said and she took in a deep breath and continued to look out the window.

"Johnathan, I'm very complicated." She said as she turned to look at me.

"Why are you complicated?" I asked and she just shook her head, clearly not wanting to talk about it. I sighed and pulled over on to a curb a few blocks from my house. "Tell me? I'm not going to judge you, laugh at you, or say anything that will hurt your feelings Quinn." I said softly and she looked up at me nervously. "Trust me." I whispered and she continued to stare at me with a questioning gaze. I could tell she was fighting with herself whether she wanted to tell me or not, but I knew she would.

"Okay," She whispered and looked down at her hands that were intertwined on her lap. "I have to tell you about my family." She said slowly and I sat there patiently, waiting for her to continue. "When I was four years old my Mom, Annie, had gotten full custody from my Father." She said and she looked up to stare out the window. "My Father, he..." She trailed off slowly and I could tell this was difficult for her to talk about. "He used to abuse my Mom, real bad. Which is why my Mother had gotten full custody of me." She whispered and I began to see tears well up in her eyes.

"Did he ever hurt you?" I asked softly and she took in a ragged breath as she looked at me.

"Yeah, he used to beat me a lot whenever I did something that wasn't good enough for him." She sobbed softly and I felt my heart tighten. This poor girl, she's had such a rough life and I didn't have a clue how to help her. "I moved here because my Mom decided that she and I deserved a fresh start, so we picked up and moved as far away as we could from Washington." She said softly and wiped away the tears that escaped her eyes. "And," She continued, "Due to all these horrible things that had happened to me I have trust issues because when you're a little girl and the man that's supposed to teach you what love is and abuses you like you mean nothing in the world really messes up how you trust someone." She said bitterly and tears began to stream down her cheeks like a waterfall.

"I haven't dated anyone, ever." She admitted as she looked at me. "I am completely terrified that if I let myself date you and fall for you that you'll just end up hurting me the way he had." She sobbed and I stared at her with so much sorrow in my eyes.

"Quinn, I need you to understand something okay?" I asked softly and she nodded her head slowly. "I am never ever going to hurt you the way your Father had, no girl deserves that. We don't have to date yet, we will take things as slow as you want because I wanna wait for you Quinn. You're the most special and unique girl that I have ever met and girls like you don't come around very often so I am willing to wait for you till the end of time." I whispered and she smiled a little as she blushed. "I think you're beautiful and you deserve to be treated with respect, honor, and loyalty and whenever that time comes when you want to date me and make it official that we are boyfriend and girlfriend, I'll be right here. I'll always be here for you Quinn, no matter what happens." I said sternly and she giggled happily as more tears fell from her eyes.

"I do trust you Johnathan, that's why I told you about my Father. I have never told anyone about that besides my therapist." She admitted and I felt myself feel relieved that she knew I would never hurt her. "I know you're not going to do anything to hurt me, but I do wanna wait a little while to date." She said and I smiled at her as I placed my hands over hers and squeezed it lightly.

"Take all the time you need beautiful, cause I'll be here when you're ready." I said and her face lit up like a Christmas tree with a huge beautiful smile on her gorgeous face.

*Author's Note*: Hi Beautiful Amazing People.! Well Here's My Update On This Story, I Know I Haven't Updated It In A While But Here It Is And I'm Glad To Hear That Many Of You Like It.! I Hope You Enjoy This Chapter And You Learn Some Insight On Quinn's Life As A Little Girl, I'll Update Again At 25 Reads.! Thank You Again For Taking The Time To Read My Stories And Let Me Know How You're Liking It Or Have Any Questions By Commenting, Voting, Or Even Message Me.! I Love To Get Messages From You Guys.! Love Yous And Have A Great Day.! <3 ~ Ariel ;) xoxo