Chapter 7 One thing that Jassie was beginning to enjoy about being well past her first trimester was that she wasn’t as ill anymore. The back pain was still there—that was because the development of the baby was faster than what her body could adjust to. At least, that was the explanation that Jalen’s mother had given her over the phone. She hadn’t known what to expect when she spoke to Lydia, but she hadn’t expected the quiet, soft-spoken woman on the other end of the line. Jalen seemed like such a raw force, powerful in all aspects. She couldn’t believe this quiet woman had given birth to someone who was now so...masculine. That word didn’t encapsulate all the energy that surrounded him. Whatever the case, Jassie found herself going outside and enjoying all the time spent away from he