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

“Can I get a picture of that?” Erik asked as he cleared the tray off to the top of the chest of drawers.


Andreas laughed and hefted her up to his shoulder. She clapped, beaming widely, and Erik took a snap on his phone before tossing it aside, crawling over the bed like a predator, and blowing a noisy raspberry into Beatriz’s belly. She giggled shrilly, grabbing at his hair. He chuckled as he worked himself free, then offered Andreas another bristly kiss before grunting and levering himself back off the bed.


“I’m full. But pass me some clothes for Beatriz.”


“Uh-uh,” Erik chided. “You only get to lounge around today. She’s all my responsibility, except for cuddles. You can open your presents while I stuff her into her clothes.”


Chapter 57