AN: Implied sex at the bottom half of this chapter. Just a quick warning! Enjoy!

Due to the new development of their babe sitting up on his own, Alexander and Hephaestion decided it was time to introduce solid foods during the day. Using a mortar and pestle, they would prepare warm, soft cereals for their baby.

"You're going to get it all over you, Xander," Hephaestion held Darko on his knee one morning, while Alexander held the bowl and a small spoon.

"I know."

"Just fair warning," Hephaestion smiled in a way that had Alexander suspicious of him. After all, you could never be too careful when feeding your son new foods for the first time, whereas your spouse had done it several times already.

"Darko," he called, getting his son's attention, "Do you want to eat? I have yummy food for you."

Darko opened his little mouth, curious to taste this food his father so highly praised. His father wouldn't lie to him, would he?

As the spoon touched his tongue and moved against his lip, and finally exited again, Darko swallowed his treat. And promptly began to cry and spit up. All over his father.

His mother began to laugh, and he looked at her as his father swore in shock.

"Hey, Darko's here. No swearing," Hephaestion cautioned between giggles, "Oh Zeus, that was good," he wiped tears from his eyes.

"You find this funny, do you?" his father glared at his mother.

"Extremely. Good boy, Darling," he praised the baby in his lap.

"Don't encourage him! Great, now I need a bath."

"So it would seem, Love. Hey! I have Darko!"

"And?" his father crouched and growled at his mother.

"Oh no! Save me, Darling!" his mother stood and ran out of the room, he tucked safely against her breast.

Darko began to giggle along with his mother while his father chased them around the house, laughing.

His father finally cornered them in his room.

"What are you going to do to us?" his mother asked.

"To Darko? Nothing. To you? Something of the most pressing need. As soon as you feed Darko a bottle, you better be ready to run."

Darko's mother fed him a bottle and put him in his crib with his stuffed lion that reminded him of his father, and then disappeared in the bathroom with his father. They were there a long time, but Darko wasn't worried. His belly was full, his diaper was clean, and he had his lion. So he promptly fell asleep.