She watched him leave again. She watched the way his long blonde hair swayed between his shoulders. She closed her eyes and could see his cocky smile that he flashed before he turned around and walked down that path. She loved him. She knew that now, after so many years of denying it.
Every time she loved someone, they left her, how could she fall in love with Ed who never stayed anywhere? This love was different though. He was different. Unlike everyone else, he always came back. Every time she watched him leave she told herself he wasn't coming back and to let go, but every time just before she gave up hope, she would see him unexpectedly limping up the dirt path, his automail broken, and she fell for him all over again.
It hurt to love him. It tore her heart apart, but it also made it more whole than it had ever been. This love left marks on her heart, but she needed it. She loved him. Her heart broke every time she saw the depth of pain and sorrow in those golden eyes, the pain that he tried cover. She knew what haunted him. She wanted him to know that she was there for him, the same way he tried to be there for her.
She let go of him, thinking he was gone forever, but he came back.
Winry Rockbell put a hand to her heart. She knew no matter how long she lived she would never stop loving Edward Elric. She needed his love, and he needed hers.