DADDY, WHERE DO BABIES COME FROM?

DUO'S VERSION:

It was a peaceful afternoon at the Maxwell's residence. Hilde had gone out shopping leaving little Beth with her father.

Duo was in his workshop repairing some machine and his daughter was looking at what he was doing.

Duo was very proud: he could sense that Beth would be a really good mechanic and would inherit his ability of fixing almost every possible thing. Today, poor Duo was going to have the shock of his life.

His little girl opened her mouth to ask the question that Duo had been fearing ever since Heero had that 'incident' with the bees' explanation that had almost caused him to get kicked out from the house by his very angry wife.

"Daddy, where do babies come from?"

Right. There it was. THE question. Thankfully Duo was well prepared for this. He had done lots of research and had made an essay about the topic. He had read many books about this matter and he felt he could cope with this.

Oh. Yes. He was going to, for once in his life, do better than Heero Yuy. He was going to explain his daughter in plain English where babies come from and she was going to understand every single thing.

"Daddy?"

Ah! He had got distracted. Not a good way to start. Ok. There it went.

"Ok. Beth. I knew that you were going to ask that," Duo said smiling softly.

"Did you daddy?" she said curiously.

"Yes. You see, you are a big girl now, so I knew that sooner of later we would have this conversation. And I have to tell you that daddy is well prepared so you can ask as many questions as you like." Oh yes baby, this felt good. He was in perfect control here.

"Ok. So where do they come from?" Duo's daughter repeated.

"Ok. Babies, you know, are small human beings. They are the result of a union. You know, they only come from two people that love each other. If you don't love someone you cannot get a baby from him or her. So, we can say that babies are the result from two people loving each other," Duo finished the sentence feeling incredibly clever. He was an accomplished father. He had just solved one of the trickiest situations with his daughter in a matter of minutes.

"Ok. So, where do I come from?" Ah. Ok. This was planned. She has not fully understood his explanation. No problem. Duo had a plan B. As a Gundam Pilot, he always had a plan B.

"Ok. So, what happened is that, one night, your mum and I loved each other so much that after not too long, you came to bless our lives. So, you were a prize that was given to us because we love each other so much. See? It is simple, really. Babies come from two people loving each other. Got it?"

"Aha…Ok. That was simple. Thanks daddy…"

Then they just busied themselves repairing the machine and Duo was happy enough to explain all the processes that that had to be followed in order to turn a scrap of metal into a perfectly operational toaster.

Duo went inside the house walking happily with his daughter holding her little hand. He was smiling because he had gone through it with no major problems. He was a genius.

Hilde came back home and unpacked the shopping. She cooked a wonderful dinner and then took little Beth to the bathroom so her daughter would get her usual bath.

Then she tucked her little girl in bed and, after reading her a story, kissed her forehead and said:

"Sleep tight sweetie…love you lots and lots my angel…"

Hilde then got up from her daughter's bed and went towards the door and was about to shut it behind her when she heard Beth's very sleepy voice ask:

"Mum, according to daddy, if you love me so much, this means we are going to make a baby, doesn't it?"