85. Surprise Attack
The first time Maes had shoved a newborn Elysia into Roy's arms, gushing enthusiastically all the while, Roy had been pleasantly surprised by the feel of the baby's slight weight in the crook of his arm.
He found himself thinking, I wouldn't be such a bad father, really, and then caught himself wondering what Hawkeye would look like, holding a child. It was a reflexive thought and it haunted him for weeks afterward, an unguarded image of the stern lieutenant made softer by a small, real person. Roy blamed it all on Maes, of course, but he noticed also that the girl he was currently dating, this week, resembled Hawkeye in her own small way: bright hair, dark eyes, a long look that he could follow from across the room.