Love and Life
Chapter 2
Today was a day with a pretty heavy workload and Riza opened the door to her comander's office several hours early. She was shocked to see Roy stretched out on the couch and his uniform scattered around the room. She knew Roy had been dateless for a while now, and she knew why. So to find him this way didn't make sense.
"Sir!" She watched as he rolled off the couch in surprise, the blanket that is normally draped along the back of the couch is now wrapped around him.
"What the hell, Hawkeye?"
She turned her head and walked toward the desk to give him some privacy. Keeping her back to him while he dressed. "I could ask you the same question, Sir. I thought you weren't doing this anymore."
Roy groaned behind her. "How the hell did I get this hangover?"
She looked around at his desk as she heard him shuffling to gather his things. "Hangover? It looks like you didn't even finish one drink."
She turned around to face him after she heard his zipper. He was only dressed from the waist down and sitting with his head leaning against the back of the couch. "The last thing I remember I was waiting for Ed to turn in her report. Maybe..." his face began to light up at the thought of spending the evening with her.
"I doubt it, Sir." She answered. She picked up his uniform shirt and handed it to him. "I don't think this lipstick is Ed's color."
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Roy looked at the shirt and realized she was right. Ed never wore make-up. "Fuck!" He needed a drink. He got off the couch and walked toward his desk. He grabbed what was left of last night's drink.
"Sir! Don't drink that!"
Roy stopped and looked at the glass. Sure enough there was something floating in it.
"I think you were drugged, Sir."
"Damn. So I have a feeling that if we figure out who drugged me we'll also figure out who's lipstick this is." He looked at his desk and realized there was no report on his desk. "At least Fullmetal was never here last night."
Roy put his jacket on and took a deep breath. "I'm going home to clean up. Leave a message for Maes for me ok?"
Hawkeye saluted him as he left.
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Al had been upset when Ed came home so late the night before. But when explained to him why he was happy for her. Of course she didn't tell him everything. There are a few things you don't want to share with your little brother.
She opened his office door with a smile. "Good morning." She looked around and saw that Hawkeye and Hughes were in the office with him.
"Fullmetal! That report was due yesterday. Why isn't it on my desk?"
She looked at him with confusion. Unable to think straight for a moment. She was sure she looked like a fish. "I...I came to turn it in last night, but you...um..." she looked around the office and was too embarrassed to finish her sentence.
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'Oh, shit.' Roy thought. 'She was here last night. Could this GET any worse?'
He looked at her face and couldn't stand to see her get uncomfortable. "I get it. I was busy. Just turn it in now and you're free to go."
Ed nodded, handed him the file, and walked out without saying a word.
Maes raised an eyebrow after the young woman left. As soon as the door closed Roy's forehead banged on his desk. Roy really hadn't meant to be so short with her. None of it was her fault.
"Roy? Do you think she walked in on you last night?"
Roy groaned, "Do you have a better explanation?"
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Ed went up to the roof. She just wanted to be alone and sort through her thoughts. Roy-no, Colonel Mustang, she couldn't call him Roy- had been so sweet and thoughtful last night. So why was he acting like this now? She began to cry as she realized she was just another conquest. And she fell for it. How could she have been so stupid?
She was about to leave when she heard the door open. She was still embarrassed for falling for Roy the way she did and didn't want to face anyone. She ducked behind a chimney before she was seen and listened.
"So what do you think about what happened last night?" She bit her lip as she heard Hughes, glad she was out of sight.
The next voice she heard made her heart drop all over again. It was Roy. "You mean besides the biggest mistake of my life?"
He didn't really mean that? Did he?
She heard Roy continue, this time he sounded like he was trying to hold in his temper and not yell at his friend. "Three years, Maes! Its been almost three years and I fucked it up. I threw everything out the fucking window! Why the FUCK did it have to be Ed to come into my office last night?"
She couldn't stand to listen anymore. She looked to see the men's backs were to her and she snuck out as quietly as possible. She went back home and sat down to cry.
This was how Al found her later.