While the details about her first child remain somewhat unclear, Lovelace apparently gave her baby up for adoption after she unwittingly signed papers that she failed to read. That same year, she returned to New York City and enrolled in computer school to find her footing as an adult.
Though she planned on opening a boutique, a horrid car crash left Lovelace with a lacerated liver, broken ribs, and a fractured jaw. She returned to her family in Florida — where she recovered from her injuries.
While Linda Lovelace was laying out by a pool, she caught the eye of a bar owner named Chuck Traynor — her future husband, manager, and pimp.