Chapter 472: Bundle of Joy
Months passed, and Dani was somewhat upset as she placed a hand on her still flat and taut stomach. Somehow, despite near daily and hour-long sessions of lovemaking with Abel, her womb was still without child, and she was honestly thinking if she was a part of the problem or if their luck was just that bad for some reason.
Seriously, how in the world had months passed and she was still not pregnant? It also didn’t help her mood when she always saw her Queen Mineah with her now heavily pregnant belly beaming and smiling like nothing was happening. She was happy for her queen, of course, but just seeing her swelling with life almost taunted her for her own inability to do the same.
"I’m sure it’ll happen sooner or later, Dani," Abel reassured her as he held her by the hand. "We’re just unlucky, that’s all."
"I really hope so too," she sighed as she leaned her head against his chest, her gaze still on her pregnant queen’s stomach. "It’s just not fair seeing that when we’re trying our best to have a child too."
"Hey, at the very least, the act of trying is very much enjoyable," Abel smirked at her. "And I know for a fact that you love it just as much as I do."
Dani blushed at his words. Of course, I do," she admitted. "Why else would we go for hours on end if it wasn’t enjoyable?"
Both her and Abel shared a soft chuckle at their own respective admissions. It was the least they could both do as they waited by the sidelines of the Global Summit. It was a once in a lifetime event where multiple monarchs from different kingdoms convened to talk about the state of the world they lived in. For the first time ever, the world would finally be on the same talking field, and there was a chance that lasting peace could be made within these meetings.
"To think that peace might be just around the corner," Dani absently remarked as they watched the meeting from outside the main tent. "Maybe we can finally stop worrying and start just growing the kingdom in earnest."
"That’s my hope too," Abel admitted. "If the constant wars finally stop, we can stop funding our armies and put all of that money to the people instead."