It was Saturday night. Mackenize was at work. She was bringing a high school couple there check. They'd been regulars in there on a Saturday night for the past three years. Mackenize was very friendly with them.

"Ok guys." "Here's your check." Mackenize said.

"Thanks." The boy said. He looked at his girlfriend. "I'm gonna go to the bathroom, then we're out of here."

"Ok." The girl said. He went to the bathroom.

"How's your night going?" Mackenize asked looking at the girl.

"Good." "Mackenize can I ask you a question?"

"Sure Sarah."

"I'm not really close to my family so I can't ask any of them." "How old you were the first time you, um, had sex?"

"I was fifteen." "Why?"

"Well Adam and I have been together for a long time and I think I might be ready."

"That's a very big step." "No matter what you should always use some type of protection." "Nobody thinks a pregnancy can happen to them." "That's what I thought." "My now husband and I had been together for six months at the time." "Then one day I found out I was pregnant." "I've been working here and married since I was your age."

"Wow." "So you had your baby?"

"Yeah she's ten." "Her name's Emily." "I love my husband and daughter but when I was a little girl I never thought I'd be a wife and mother at sixteen."

"Thanks you've given me a lot to think about."

"Glad I could help."

As the night went on Mackenize couldn't help but think how much Adam and Sarah reminded her of she and Gabe when they were that young.

Flashback

Mackenzie was a sophomore in high school. She was going to class. She turned the corner hit something and fell down. She looked and saw a very handsome guy looking down at her.

"Oh, I'm sorry." "Are you ok?" He asked.

"Yes I'm fine."

"Here." He helped her up.

"Thanks." He hands her her books.

"Are you sure you're ok?"

"Yeah."

"What's your name?"

"Mackenize."

"Hi Mackenize, I'm Gabe."

"It's nice to meet you Gabe."

"Would you like to go out with me tonight?"

"Sure."

End Of Flashback

It was Sunday afternoon. Mackenize and Gabe were at the home of there friends Marty and Diane. Marty was also Gabe's partner. They were there for a barbeque. It was also a pool party. Mackenize had a bikini on but a t-shirt over it.

"Mackenize you look you could use a dip in the pool." Gabe said from behind her. He picked her up from behind like a bride.

"Honey no."

"Yes."

"Gabriel if you don't put me down-

"Here we go." He jumped in with her. "See wasn't that fun?"

"Yeah but his water's freezing." He smiled at her. "What?"

"Nothing." "You're just beautiful."

"Aw thank you." They kissed. They got out of the pool. Mackenize sat down in a chair and put a towel around herself.

"You know Gabe." Marty said. "If you hadn't of asked Mackenize out in high school I would've." He said jokingly.

"Then I'd be Mrs. Timerman." She said laughing.

"In your dreams Marty." Gabe said laughing.

As they were going home Gabe didn't say one word to Mackenize. She knew something was wrong. When they got home Mackenize paid the babysitter. She looked in on Emily who was sound asleep. She went in the bedroom to go to bed. Gabe had an angry look his face.

"What's a ma-Ahhh! He punched her in the face. She hit the ground.

"Flirting with my best friend right in front of me!"

"I wasn't."

"Shut up!" He kicked her. "Go downstairs and sleep on the couch!" "I don't wanna see you for the rest of the night!" She went downstairs and cried herself to sleep.

The next morning she called off work. Gabe had given her a black eye. She went to a drawer and got a number she had for about a year. She dialed it on her cell phone.

"California Women's Domestic Abuse Center." "My name is Erin how can I help you?"

"I need to speak with someone." Mackenize said.

"What's your name?"

"Mackenize Andrews."

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