Pattyn was gone. I was alone.

From the moment I saw her at the gas station, I knew I wanted to be a part of her life. She was the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. I didn't know how old she was. I was guessing by the looks of it that she was around a junior maybe senior in high school. She looked too young for college. I regretted leaving that moment, wondering if I would ever see her again. But when I passed Jeanette's truck and saw her driving, I was psyched. Pattyn. A wonderful name. When I found out she was staying the summer with her aunt, I couldn't stop smiling when I got home. Days turned into weeks that had passed and I got to know her. She was a Mormon even though she wasn't so sure anymore, her dad named her from a general, her favorite color was blue, her mom was a baby-creating machine, and since the gas station, she'd wondered if she'd ever see me again. Me! I kissed her one night and felt as though my entire world was in perfect place. Kissing her was like nothing I had ever experienced. And from that one kiss, that one perfect kiss, I knew she was the one. The one I married, had children with, and spend a lifetime together with. Later on we celebrated her birthday and saw a movie together. We had the most amazing summer together, and soon she wanted to take our relationship to the next level. We made love and I was gentle with her knowing she was a virgin. And giving me her virginity, I knew from that moment that she loved me. I was completely and desperately in love with her and wanted nothing else. Time passed and her aunt was dating my dad. I was okay with that as long as I could still be with Pattyn. But soon the summer was ending and I wished with all my heart that she would stay. I knew, once she got back home, she would suffer the wrath of her father and his alcohol. She didn't deserve it and I wished that I could keep her safe at all times.

But she left. And I was alone. I knew she had a large family but she would feel alone too. I loved her and wondered if I'd ever see her again.

A month passed. I was still thinking of her and no one else. Then I got a call. It was her.

"Pattyn! I've missed you so much! Why haven't you called?" I could hear her sniffling on the other side.

Been busy, was her reply.

"Pattyn? What's wrong? Are you okay?"

Can you come get me?

"What do you mean? What happened?"

She hesitated and took a deep breath. I'm pregnant.

My eyes shot open. "Is it mine?" What a stupid question.

Yes, Ethan. You're the only one I've slept with. Well that's a relief. I'm scared, Ethan.

"I know."

No, you don't know! Then she told me what happened between her aunt, my dad, and her dad. And now I completely understood. She couldn't stay there for long without her and our child becoming the victim of her dad's abuse.

"I'll pick you up Thursday, how's that?" She agreed and I started packing my things. Soon, we were going to become a family and we would get married. We'd run away from her family and never look back as we started a new life together. Things would turn out fine, right?

A/N: I just love this book. It's my favorite book and I don't think there's enough fanfics for this category. I'll come up with more later on but for now this is all I got. I hope you liked the story an please, leave a review telling me what you think I should write next for Burned.