At first, I was beyond nervous about the rumors of our relationship having gotten back to Loretta. How could they not? In hindsight, I knew now I'd also been beyond delusional to believe we'd be able to keep what was going on from anyone. The whole town was still abuzz about it.
Madeline was now the first thing I thought of when I awoke and the last thing on my mind before I passed out—usually to dream of her. So at this point, I was more worried about her mother putting restrictions on how often we could see each other. I'd since looked further into the whole age-of-consent thing, and my dad was right. Loretta couldn't come after me legally. But technically, Madeline was still a minor, so her mother would still have the right to make our lives hell if she chose to. Though Madeline still
