Hold me while we wait

Dawn Newberry was different in a good way. The youngest daughter in a large family she was deemed a genius. Moved through school very fast at eleven she started her first day at college. She had no idea by taking her seat next to the young man in the back her life would change completely. However she had a new friend in Maverick. Would it be the kind that lasts or would it change? Maverick knew he had to stand next to the small girl. She was alone in the world despite being around people all the time. He knew she would change the world. He wanted to be there for that. He also knew he cared for her in a way no one could understand. He had to wait for seven years to let her in on his secret. He had to do so from a far at times but she was the only thing on his mind.