“Adalyn?”
“Hmm?” I drag my attention back to Maggie sitting across from me.
We’re under a tree in the middle of campus, but my attention isn’t on her words or the textbook in my hand—the very thing I should be concentrating on. Instead, I’m lost in memories of last night. Of when Jasper pinned me against a tree and with a few swipes of his tongue, removed all the worries our conversation dredged up.
Children aren’t something I thought I would want, and my question was merely impromptu based on the direction the conversation was moving, but after I asked him, it dawned on me how much I wanted his answer to be yes.
That’s terrifying on its own too. The thought of being a mother now, but also creating that perfect-looking family with Jasper. We’ll appear to be loving, but the reality will
