All about the triumph of intellect and romance

Title: if inconvenient, come all the same
Author: wildcard_47
Characters/Pairing: Lane Pryce/Joan Harris, Peggy Olson, Ken Cosgrove, Don Draper, Rebecca Pryce, Roger Sterling, Gail Holloway, Stan Rizzo, Michael Ginsberg, Original Male Character
Rating: R
Chapters: 13/?
Summary: A mid-S4 AU. "Joan presses her lips together, glancing away for a brief moment. In any other situation Lane's confusion might be funny, but her stomach is tied in knots waiting for his reaction. He's so quiet that Joan feels she has to elaborate, in case it hasn't sunk in yet. “My cycle is late."

He bolts upright in his chair, posture rigid, pencil in his hand falling to the desk. “You—you're—”

"She manages to nod, once."

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