Hearing Granny's footsteps made me panic, not only had I gotten over expressing my feelings to Winry, at least in the physical sense. I was straddling Winry's half naked body. While the knew development was exciting, I was not ready to share it with Granny. I wasn't even sure if I was ready to share this with Al, although he had been prodding me about Winry since the day we walked back home with our original bodies.

"Ed are you here?"

Granny's voice, instead of her footsteps seemed to set everything in motion. We both were suddenly snapped back to reality by her words and I leapt of her, while she made a little yelp and grabbed some of her sheets to cover herself. Of course, none of this happened before we had that awkward moment where we stared at each other as we realized what might happen if we were caught.

"Winry? Is Ed here, I could swear that's his suitcase."

"I'm here ya old hag, quit your yelling!"

"Edward!" She smacked me lightly on the arm with the back of her hand.

"What are you up there for? Come down and let me see you."

"Yeah yeah, I'm coming."

"And bring Winry down with you."

We stared at each other, and for a moment we were both mortified. The prospect of Granny having a sex talk with us, in the same room, at the same time was far too much for us to handle. I could feel the boldness in me disappearing, like smoke into the air, with every passing second. I could feel it in other ways too, that was the second thing that caught me off guard. My physical reaction to Winry was immense and extremely visible, Winry, to my chagrin, noticed.

"Ed!"

That shot me to attention, "Coming Granny!"

I zipped out of the room, Granny's put a downer on everything, and I mean everything.

"What were you two doing up there?"

"N-nothing." She looked at me and then she looked down.

"Checking your automail isn't 'nothing'," she stared at me for a moment, I hated it when she stared, it made me feel like I was a kid, and was definitely not a kid anymore, "So, are you going to stay here for a while, or are you gonna' punish her some more."

"Punish! She was perfectly okay with me leaving for a while!"

"Glad to hear you'll be staying then…Speaking of Winry what's taking her so long." She glanced up at me, and I grumbled an 'I dunno' her way, while making it a point to avoid eye contact.

"Winry! Come on down! You'd think the girl was already making the specks for your knew leg."

"I'm here Granny."

"Did you notice he's limping?"

"Yeah, I tweaked his leg a bit but he's grown too much, I'll start working on a knew one tonight, at least it's not broken."

"Good. So Ed, how were you're travels," although I knew she meant my travels West, my first thought was of my most recent adventure, Winry's beautiful body lying under me, "Ed? Did you find anything usefull?"

"Huh? Yeah! I've made some great discoveries. I can't wait to see Al, and see how far we can get once we combine our years of research. To be honest, I was a little disappointed with their alchemic advances; most of the alchemists I found worth talking to couldn't provide me with anything I didn't already know. Although, the medical science in the West is far more advanced then ours. The strides they've made in molecular cell biology, combined with the medical properties of Alkahestry could launch us years ahead in the medical use of Alchemy in Amestris."

"It sounds promising."

"I have high hopes for it, but the real test is going to be finding out whether or not we can find a way to use Alchemy or Alkahestry to break the body down to the molecular level."

"Wait, if you're trying to find ways to break the body apart how are you going to test your theories without using real people," I looked at Winry. I could tell she didn't like hearing the words 'Alchemy' and 'body' in the same sentence, it scared her, and I didn't blame her.

"We'll use animals, Al's not going to like it, but we'll have to make some chimeras in order to really test our theory."

"So if your home, does that mean Al's coming home soon? It'd be nice to see him too."

I smiled, "I don't know, but if he does, he's not coming alone, it seems he's looking to become the next Prince of Xing."

"Yeah, he talks about her in every letter he sends me, I keep asking him if they're dating but he won't say."

"That seems to run in the family." I looked at Granny. I knew her comment was directed at me. I was furious and embarrassed. My embarrassment got the best of me though, and that shut me up.

I saw her look back at Winry and then to me and she grinned, "Winry, grab the spare leg from the shop, he shouldn't be walking around limping like that, it might make him short again."

I was concerned. I knew she was getting rid of Winry so she could talk to me privately. I didn't want to be stuck alone with her, "Heh, I couldn't be that short if I tried," as if on cue Granny kicked my automail leg, she seemed to know exactly where to hit me.

"Ah! What the hell, Granny!"

There was a silence, and as I heard Winry's footsteps fade I heard Granny clear her throat, "So, she was checking your automail. Winry wouldn't miss, a missing screw, not after what happened last time."

"Granny, I was just- it wasn't - ", I froze, "wait, what do you mean last time."

"You're avoiding the question boy, next time you two are working on your automail, she better have a ring on that finger."

It was like a bad flashback, Lt. Hawkeye spouting to me about protecting Winry, because I loved her. I started babbling just like I did in Hawkeye's apartment, " - " I was cut short.

"Ed, all I'm saying is grow a pair and ask her out properly that's all, she deserves to be happy. All the pain and tears of her waiting for you, they're over, give her what she's been waiting for."

"She deserves better."

"She deserves what she wants, and she wants to be with you."

"I know, I- it's hard for me, I've never been good with this. I did ask her to be with me, it wasn't much of a proposal."

"Proposal, Ed, I know you two have gotten closer, but you can't even look at each other after a little heavy petting."

"Heavy petting! There was NO petting of any sort."

"My point exactly, how are you two supposed to get married if you can't even be open about you're relationship."

"I'm working on it," the words struck a chord in me. How was I supposed to marry her, when I had barely blurted out a half assed proposal at the train station? Hell, today was a great example of where we were at, and no one would've guessed we were sort of engaged. It just wasn't anyone's business! I got up and walked out.

"Ed, Winry really should take a look at your automail."

"She did!"

"Right," I could hear the sarcasm ooze out of her and at that I slammed the door.

I didn't like the comment about the ring, it had reminded me of Hohenheim, and I had no intention of being anything like that man, or treating Winry like he'd treated mother. Then I realized what Pinako had meant. Despite all of my anger towards him, Hohenheim had loved mother, he didn't abandon her, as we had originally believed. But he still hadn't been there for her when she needed him most. She just wanted me to do right by Winry, and that's all I wanted. Hell I wanted her to have the world, the girl could rob me blind with all of the things she wanted for her automail business and I wouldn't care at all.

"I love her. There I said it. To yourself!" Well it was a step in the right direction. I needed someone to talk to, who wasn't going to make me feel like an ass or embarrass the crap out of me. Al was away and he wasn't going to get here until he got my letter, which probably hadn't even gotten to him yet, although the royal seal did help. I thought back to that embarrassing moment with Lt. Hawkeye, she was right, I hadn't been ready for it at the time, but she was right. I'd have to see Mustang but it was a small price to pay, if it meant getting Granny off his back. Winry would like a trip and she'd love to visit the Hughes family as well as seeing Hawkeye.

"I'll have to call ahead, and make sure they're in Central."

So what did you guys think? I don't think I got Ed's POV right at all, but if you have some good criticism I'd love to hear it! I'm kind of on a roll right now, but I undoubtedly will have weeks where I don't post quickly. And I promise some major fluff in the next couple of chapters!