Author's Note: Hi everyone! It's been a while since I updated, I'm so sorry! I had finals, surgery, and my other story "Marry Me?" take time away from this story. But now it's summer so hopefully I'll have more time to update. Special shout out to pawneeg0ddess, who asked about Ben and Leslie having a son and Ron's reaction to them naming their boy after him.

Disclaimer: I do not own Parks and Recreation in any way; I'm just a simple fan.

Chapter Twenty Nine: Names

"Ron, we need to talk to you." The older man's eyes darted between the married couple and the door, trying to find an escape, but he frowned when he found none.

"What do you want?" He said uneasily and halfheartedly gestured to the seats in front of his desk. Ben and Leslie sat down and Ron's frown grew when he noticed how giddy Leslie was; it was never a good sign.

"As you know, I'm pregnant," Leslie declared. Beside her Ben chuckled as Ron shot her an incredulous look.

"Of course you are Wyatt," he replied dryly. "The whole town and I have known this for five months now." It was true; practically everyone in Pawnee knew that Leslie was pregnant. She was so exuberant and hormonal that it was hard to miss.

"Anyway, we went to an ultrasound appointment yesterday and found out that we were going to have a boy," Ben said.

"Congratulations," Ron said sincerely.

"Thanks! Anyway, we had already decided on a possible boy's or girl's name before the appointment," he continued.

"After talking about potential names, we decided that we wanted to name him after you. You mean so much to us Ron and you're such a big part of our lives. We came here today because we wanted to ask if you would be alright with that," Leslie interjected. She was looking at Ron excitedly and she was practically bouncing on the seat while she waited for his response. Ben was also eagerly awaiting his answer.

Ron's moustache briefly twitched but beyond that his facial expression didn't change. He sat silently behind his desk and stared at them for a couple of moments as if he was evaluating them. Ben and Leslie glanced at each other, unsure of what to do, and Leslie's excitement died down a little.

"If you don't want us to do that, it's okay," she mumbled after a while. A moment later the older man got up, went around the desk, and gestured for them to stand up. Without saying a word he gently kissed Leslie's cheek and then turned to Ben and shook his hand.

"That would be acceptable," Ron responded stiffly and the pair knew that he was trying to maintain his stoic reputation. Leslie smiled at his reaction and she threw her arms around him. Ron stiffened and awkwardly patted her back twice, obviously uncomfortable by the physical contact, but accepted the hug.

"Thank you, thank you! I'm so glad that you agreed," the petite blonde exclaimed. "

"I am too," Ben said honestly. "We weren't sure how you would respond."

"However, there are conditions," Ron stated seriously. "Any child that bears my name must abide by the Swanson code. Your son will become a real man and learn everything that a man should." He gave them a pointed look. "Do you accept those terms?"

Ben and Leslie looked at each other, obviously amused, and nodded. Ron's chest puffed out proudly and he seemed rather pleased with himself.

Despite his tough shell, we all know that Ron's a big old softie :) Thanks for reading! Please review!

Shout outs:

-SJ Apostolos: Thanks, I'm glad you like it so far :) Haha I actually thought I didn't have enough details! Okay I'll definitely try to work on that in future chapters; not sure how I did on this one though. Thanks for the review and constructive criticism!

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