Alfred still couldn't stop smiling. "You know, you're probably the only person in the world who thinks so," he pointed out. Probably reformed cannibal wouldn't have made the top of most people's lists as an ideal parent, and even those who didn't believe (or at least partially believe) any tall tales about him still probably didn't consider him prime father material. He wasn't traditional by any definition, so his approach to raising a child would most likely be equally unconventional. But just the word Papa had sent him into a fit of nervous delight, so he knew he'd be doing at least one thing right.
"But I think you're right," he said with a grin. "I hope so, anyway. I love you."
"But I think you're right," he said with a grin. "I hope so, anyway. I love you."

MJ made the most Alfredy of sets and then two years later she made it EVEN BETTER