164 Outsider

The remainder of Katie's pregnancy passed without much incident. The high from a bowl of potato chips and a badly done rendition of Lord of the Rings lasted for weeks.

The village largely shut down when it snowed but as soon as the storm stopped everyone would be outside with their shovels to clear paths to their homes and businesses. Abby couldn't believe how many people it took to do the work of a single snowplow.

Georgia had been colder than Arizona but it had nothing on these mountains, which were piled high with snow for months. Katie was unfortunate enough to go into labor during the middle of a storm.

Al had to brave the weather by himself to fetch the midwife who lived over a dozen houses down the road from theirs. Thankfully, he knew this town like the back of his hand despite being temporarily blinded by the snow and was able to bring her back before anything major happened.