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

And judging by the sly smirk on Erik’s face, it had been entirely on purpose.


“Git,” Andreas said, but didn’t have the heart to inject much venom into it.


“Guilty,” Erik said, and beamed up at him. “You want to resolve this screaming, or shall I?”


The minute Andreas had tucked the pram safely behind the table, Erik held out his hands.


Andreas rolled his eyes, but did as he was told.


They’d walked round to the carvery. It had been cold and windy, and Andreas had bundled Beatriz up in a puffy parka, so she resembled a fat starfish. It was the cutest thing Erik had ever seen in his entire life, and he itched to hold her.


Chapter 15