"Hey Nicole I just wanted to say-" but she was cut off when she noticed what was happening.

Ed bolted up. "Winry!" he yelled.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to… wait a second. Is this why you asked me if I liked Ed last night? You wanted to make a move on him today?"

"I just didn't want you to get hurt, emotionally," I said, ignoring the second question.

"But you wanted to make a move on him today?" she repeated.

I tensed up then finally answered. "No."

"What do you mean? Then what was that?" She looked very confused.

"What I meant was… this wasn't the first move…"

Everyone was silent for a while.

"Does Al know?" Ed and I shook our heads. "Anybody?"

"Besides you, no."

"Why didn't you tell anyone?"

Ed finally began to talk.

"Because I didn't want enemies to find a weak spot for me. And this would be one."

Winry still looked a little shocked. "I never knew that you two felt that way,"

Ed sighed. "Well, it looks like we've been exploited."