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

“It’s just there’s a nest in the armchair, and a bottle of wine with your name on it…”


Andreas barked a laugh. “Oh, you’ll be lucky. I’m not having sex for six months, minimum. You might put another monster in me.”


“Would you accuse me of being cheesy if I said actually I got a bottle of your favourite massage oil, too and I wanted to soothe you into a coma?”


“Yes. And I’d be suspicious. Why?”


“You’ve not been yourself since the three-month mark. And I miss you, and I know I can’t make it better because it’s all tangled up with your body and how it makes you feel, but I love you and I hate seeing you down, so I want to make you feel good for a bit, even if it’s just surface good. So…”


“Thank you,” he said softly, and leaned up for a quick kiss. “You’re right, you can’t fix it. But a massage and a bottle of wine does sound good.”


Chapter 13