Matthew J. Metzger

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

“Yes!” Erik shouted from the inside of the fridge.


“I’m just knackered,” Andreas admitted. “It was worth it, in the end. She’s everything we wanted.”


“And I’m done,” Andreas added, propping his chin on his hand. “That part was the worst. I already got the doctor to send the referral to the endocrinologist. Minute they say I can, I’m going on the T.”


“You’ve earned it,” Jo agreed. “Oh my God, what if your voice ends up even lower than Erik’s? And you’ll go all fuzzy! You can be beard twins.”


“Nobody beats my beard,” Erik said. “Not even my boyfriend.”


“Oh yeah, that reminds me, when’s the wedding?”


Erik laughed. “Excuse me? You’re not my mother, good God.”


“You always said you wanted to have the baby first, then get married. So, baby, check. When’s the wedding?”


“When I can pass properly, and Beatriz can be a flower girl,” Andreas said around another gargantuan yawn.


Chapter 10