Chapter One

Breakfast

Ed woke up to soft kisses on her neck and smiled softly. "What are you doing? Aren't you going to be late?"

Roy just smiled at her and spoke softly between kisses. "I"ll just...tell Riza...I had...family issues...to take care of. Besides...it's still...early."

Ed couldn't help but smile at the 'family issues' comment. "And what if she figures out that our 'family issues' mean trying for baby number three?" She wrapped her arms around her husband and kissed his jaw.

Roy chuckled. "Then Fuhrer or not, she'll have my head."

Ed placed her hand on his cheek and moved his face to hers before kissing him innocently. She heard him whine a bit when she rolled over and got out of bed. "Think of it this way, now you have something to to look forward to when you come home."

Roy groaned and buried his face in the pillow. "That's not fair, Ed, and it's a bit of a dirty trick. Even for you."

Ed pretended not to hear him while putting on her bathrobe over her pajamas, well actually ROY's pajamas, and heading for the bedroom door. "I'm gonna go get breakfast started. At least the girls won't have to worry about you using all the hot water this morning." As she closed the door and headed down the hall she couldn't help but laugh at the muffled 'fuck you' she heard from the other side of the door.

She stopped at the bedrooms near the top of the stairs to check on their daughters, Alex, who was 7 and Avery, who was 5. Both girls were still sleeping soundly. Ed decided to let them sleep since it was spring break and they were up late playing board games with Roy the night before. She was still amazed that he could find a way to let the girls cheat at Candyland.

She made her way to the bottom of the stairs and nodded to the guard in the living room. Since Roy had been coronated as Fuhrer there was always one guard in the house. There were several posted outside but always one somewhere in the house. Roy had been adamant that none be allowed upstairs, so usually at night they were in the living room. Ed understood the reason for having them there and never argued. But she found them annoying as all hell.

Ed was putting the eggs, toast and bacon on a plate when Roy came into the kitchen. "Ed, I don't understand why you don't let the cook do that." He gave her a soft kiss and took the plate from her.

"Let him cook for me and the girls later. I like cooking for you, Bastard." She poured two glasses of orange juice and sat one in front of where Roy was sitting at the table before sitting down next to him. "Besides, if the cook were in here he'd be making a huge racket and we wouldn't be getting this quiet time together now would we."

Roy smiled around his toast as his wife nestled into his side. He couldn't imagine life without her and the girls. They completed him in a way he never thought possible. "So what do you and the munchkins have planned for the day?"

"Al and Mei invited us over for a play date and after that the girls and I are going to 'surprise' you with lunch. I think Mei is considering our girls practice for when their little one comes. I still can't believe she's so cute when she's pregnant. Talk about unfair." Ed sighed against Roy's chest as he rubbed her back with one hand and ate breakfast with the other.

Roy laughed. "You are pretty cute yourself when your knocked up, Ed." He laughed when Ed playfully hit his chest. "It's true. Well, Jean will be here later to take his guard duty. I know he'll look forward to seeing Al."

Ed just nodded. Most of the time during the day if they had to have a bodyguard with them it was one of his original team, this made both him and Ed feel more comfortable. They were almost like family anyway. "Good. I always feel like I'm bringing an uninvited guest to the party when it's one of the new guys." Roy gave her 'that look' and she knew he was going to go into all the reasons it was needed so she stopped him. "Roy, I know, if someone wants to get to you he can easily do it through us. I would hate it if they weren't here and something happened to the girls. So I'm not going to argue. I just don't have to like it."

Roy swallowed the last of his breakfast and kissed her. "That's my girl. I love you and I'll be home before you know it." With that he winked at her and headed for the door.

"I love you too, Roy."

As soon as he was gone she nodded again to the guard as she made her way upstairs to shower and get dressed before the girls were up.