Chapter 162 - The Straw That Broke The Camels Back (1/2)

Had Abby really lamented the fact that she hadn't been here for Katie's first pregnancy? Because she was about to go crazy from all of the mood swings.

As the Madam Clan Leader, she spent most of the day socializing with people. That made her very grumpy. She complained about all of their complaints constantly.

”A sick chicken? How am I supposed to know what to do about that; do I look like a vet?! Why do they always expect me to fix things I don't know how to fix?” Katie whined. ”Nobles don't have to deal with this when they're pregnant. No, they get to lie in bed THE ENTIRE TIME.”

”Wouldn't you hate that though?” Abby pointed out. ”Since there's no TV and novels here are lame.”

Katie startled her by bursting into tears. ”You're right. I should be lying on the couch with a bunch of pillows and my Lord of the Rings extended edition DVDs and a big bag of potato ch.i.p.s but I can't.”

She immediately panicked. Backtrack, backtrack! Bring up home was definitely the wrong move here. She wracked her brain trying to think of a solution since comforting her using the traditional methods wasn't working.

This conversation was the straw that broke the camel's back but it had been coming on for a while. How on earth had Al managed to handle her alone when she was pregnant with Adam?

Katie fell asleep crying and Abby quietly let her nap, taking Adam outside to play in the snow with Hagan and Iida. Al ran into them on his way back from checking on some of the villagers' livestock.

A worried expression crossed his face when he approached. ”Is Katie asleep again?”

”Yes…after crying herself out. She's homesick. Did this happen when she was pregnant with Adam too?” Abby asked curiously.

He let out a weary sigh and ran a hand down his face. ”Don't get me started. She wanted books, movies, and foods that I couldn't get for her and then bawled her eyes out or got angry every time. Pregnancy makes her temperamental.”

”That's an understatement. I do have an idea that might help her…but it will take a little work.”

”Anything,” Al said desperately. ”I just want her to stop crying.”

Ah, he really was a good guy. Katie may have had to come to a fictional world to find the perfect man for her but she had truly lucked out.

Abby told him her plan and everything they would need to do to make it happen. Al listened intently, nodding along when she told him his role in all of this. He was in charge of recruitment and she would handle the rest.

She left him to supervise the little ones while she went to the bakery. After exchanging pleasantries with Sia, she told her the rather odd request she had.