Erik has wanted to be a father for as long as he can remember -- but now that the day is finally here, he's terrified. Surely a ham-fisted Viking of a man like Erik shouldn't be allowed to handle things as tiny and delicate as his new baby girl?<br><br>But it's not just his daughter that's come into Erik's world. His partner has finally returned too. After nine months of watching Andreas struggle with the mental and physical toll of being a man and being pregnant at the same time, the birth of their daughter is both a beginning and an ending.<br><br>Erik is a father for the first time -- but not everything that comes next is new.

Erik the Pink

“Going to pose for me and Daddy?” Andreas murmured to her in Spanish. She snuffled but didn’t open her eyes. When he tweaked a tiny hand with his thumb, she closed it gently around his nail. “I’ll take that as a no. I don’t feel like it either.”


Bottle emptied, he lifted her onto his shoulder and rubbed gently at her back until the deafening belch was released. She grumbled as he laid her back down in his arms, snuggling into his chest for hopefully another nap. Sighing, Andreas leaned his head sideways against the back of the sofa and closed his eyes. Gently, he lowered her to rest against his belly and lap, so he could n—


Nope. She began to cry again at once. Andreas groaned.


“What is it?” he asked. “Eh? Is it that you like it up here, or you like the sound of my voice? Hm?”


He lifted her back to rest against his heart, and she settled contentedly. That hand was still locked about his finger. The grip was powerful, and he smiled to himself as he closed his eyes again.


Chapter 7