She realized that the conversation had moved on while she was lost in thought, and started paying attention again.
"One to two more days?" her mother asked, sounding quite surprised. "Hell, I'd have had more kids and gladly sucked on your tits to shorten pregnancy by that much!"
"There is a reason pregnancies last as long as they do," Gaia replied. "Shortening it like I have with your daughter runs great risks to both the mother and the child. Not only do I have to supply an extreme amount of nutrients to Shelly, in order to make sure that she doesn't become anemic, or severely malnourished, but I also have to ensure that the fetus develops properly, and without deformities. The process is taxing on my powers in the best of circumstances… And these are not the best of circumstances."
