Grace had mercifully fallen asleep. Matt left with Nikki to check on some apparent new people. This gave Kat some privacy to feed Grace once she woke. She was still breast feeding but knew that soon her baby would start teething and then she would have to be placed on more solid food. Where were they supposed to get baby food in a highschool? And she didn't have any supplies for Grace, no diapers (she had torn her shirt and jacket to make makeshift diapers), no toys, no blankets, no pacifiers, no socks, no baby soap or shampoo...

There was no way around it. She had to make a supply run to the shopping center and see if there was any baby items left to scavenge. It had probably been picked over by looters, but she had to try.
Using a large piece of her torn jacket that was left, she tied it around herself to make a baby sling and left the safety of the room.

Instead of going to Matt, which she probably should have done, she went to find Nikki. The teenage girl was wearing the pants around here and no one else had stepped up to fill them. To be honest Kat was impressed with her. She reminded Kat of herself when she was that age : take no prisoners and no shit.

Grace gurgled and turned her head to peek out of the sling. [color=6ecff6]"Yes baby girl, let's go see Auntie Nikki."[/color]
At the mention of her Aunt's name the baby grinned and started chewing on her fist. Kat could swear sometimes that the baby understood far more then they gave her credit for...