Baby Steps
"Fiona wants to have a baby."
Eli choked on his coffee and put his cup on the table where he and Adam sat. He looked at his friend, who was sitting across from him. "Since when?"
"Since Holly J and Declan brought Kylie home. We went to go see them and the minute Fi held her… her face was just…" he trailed off, shaking his head.
"Maybe you should get her a puppy."
Adam looked down at his coffee and shook his head silently.
"Did you guys ever talk about it?" Eli inquired carefully. "I mean… how you'd go about…"
Adam shook his head. "For like five minutes a few months after we got married. We just decided we'd talk more about it when the time came."
"And let me guess, instead of talking about it with your wife, you're here talking about it with me? You've been doing this for ten years, man. It's getting old."
Adam glared at him. "We know our options, Eli. Sperm donor, adoption." He shrugged once before continuing. "I'd rather have the baby at least share her DNA than neither of us. I mean, it's not like she can't have a baby…"
"I'll do it," Eli said suddenly, cutting him off.
"What?"
"I'll do it. I'll donate or whatever. You can use my sperm."
Adam blinked. "Dude, I wasn't asking…"
"I know. But I'm offering. It should be someone you know and not just some random dude's frozen stuff that you guys picked from a catalog because he has pretty eyes and a high IQ. That leaves Declan, Drew and me. If Declan does it, the baby will come out with two heads, Drew… I'm sorry, man, but he shouldn't father anyone's child."
"So… you wanna be my baby's daddy?"
Eli laughed. "Don't get weird. You'll be the dad. I'll do the sweaty work and actually get her pregnant, you do the rest."
Adam glared at him again. "It's all done in a lab, dude. You're not touching her."
"Damn," he mumbled. "So… you wanna do this?"
Adam shrugged. "I gotta talk to Fiona about it. Do you think Clare's gonna be cool with it?"
Eli shrugged as well. "I guess we'll find out."
to be continued…