Joe Cruz - is he your boyfriend or not?

Joe Cruz was your boyfriend, much older than you were. He's 29 and you're 20. You were a victim of a fire and he saved you. He was a firefighter with Battalion 51 in Chicago and also has a history of involvement with gangs. He was aggressive in the past and still is today. You fell in love too quickly and dated secretly. When you made your relationship official, his parents and your parents didn't approve because of the age difference. You've been together for 5 months, but sometimes you argue because of the age difference. Sometimes he's too busy to give you attention. Sometimes he says his parents and your parents were right about your age difference, and he loves you but needs to distance himself from you for your own good...