Chapter 45

"Will you come with me?" I begged. I wouldn't survive a minute without him by my side. "If you want me to." I nod. "I do. I don't think I can face Alton and it's judging citizens without you." "Then I'll be right by your side." he gave me the sweetest smile, but I wanted more. "Holding my hands?" "Holding your hands." "Are you nervous?" Valdo said he enlaced his free hand in mine. I looked across at him and smile. "I'm terrified." He kept his eyes on the road while he replied, "Everything is going to be okay." "What will people say if I go waltzing back in their town after disappearing? What will they say when they see me with a baby? Oh, and let's not forget you. What will they say when they see me with you?" Anxiety was killing me. Alton was a judgmental town, and the news of my return would spread like wildfire. "You'll keep your head up. We're going for your mother, not for them. They're not important. They never were, and they never will be." he looked and me briefly then