Background information: This takes place after the end of the manga series, so I guess it has some spoilers, but I don't remember which chapter. It's in volume 23 though.
The inspiration for this came from a Lyle Lovett Song I listened to in the car.
All credit for the characters and stuff goes to Hiromu Arakawa. I don't own any of it.
It had been two months since Edward had left to study abroad. Everything had gone back to normal in Central, or as normal as it possibly could after all that had happened.
The colonel and his lieutenant were the only two people left in the office. It was getting dark outside, and it was almost time for them to go home.
The colonel yawned widely and sat back in his chair. "It's getting dark out. Shall we call it a day, Lieutenant?" he asked.
"I suppose, sir," she replied. Riza began to clean up around the office, putting away things that had been left sitting out, stacking papers, etc. After finishing her tidying, she walked to the front of the office and was about to open the door so they could leave, but Roy stopped her hand before she put it on the door handle.
"Wait," he said.
"Yes, sir?" she replied, "Is something wrong?"
"No, it's just… There's something I've been meaning to ask you." He paused before continuing. "A couple months ago, when we were beneath central, before Envy killed himself… When you had your gun to my head, you said something to the effect of 'I do not intend to live on alone.' I was wondering, what exactly did you mean by that?" He tried to keep from sounding too concerned; he wanted to sound as if he regarded this as a trivial matter that he was only a little curious about.
Riza hesitated before answering. "I… I meant that… I can't live without you." She looked down and to the right a little, and Roy could see the faintest glow of red on her cheeks.
He cupped her chin in his hand and positioned her head so that she was looking at him. He smiley wryly, saying, "Silly, if you love me, just say 'I love you.'"
Riza looked up at him and opened her mouth to speak, but before any words escaped her lips, the colonel said, "Never mind. You don't need to say anything." He leaned forward and kissed her. They stood there that way for several minutes.
They pulled apart, and Riza said, "I'll say it anyway." Roy smiled and leaned in for another kiss, but before their lips met, she whispered, "I love you."