Father
Father. He was going to be a father. Helen had pointedly looked at him when she visited him and handed him the test. John felt a surge of elation as he saw the results. He beamed at his wife. "Helen."
She slapped him. "Do you know where I'm living at the moment?"
John blinked and gave her his sweetest smile. "I love you forever."
Helen's face softened. "You had better be home when he's born."
John ruffled her hair. "How do you know? Could be a girl."
Helen glared at him. He was going to be a father. A father!
Fin
Based on a prompt by Zyzyax (see story summary). This is the 79th work in the Winds of Change 2022 Alex Rider Prompt event, where a new prompt (plus a short 1-3K work) is posted every day. For more details, see the AO3 collection :) Want to discuss? Leave a comment beneath, or join the discord (Link on AO3 Fics or just PM me, lol). Want to take part in our Alex Rider anniversary celebrations in September? Join the WoC discord to take part in a fanfic event! Want to showcase your work to your fellow fans and authors? The WoC server has a new feature! Any author who joins can ask to join our authors' feed, which shows all the fics from the authors who opt in, including non-AR fics!
