A/N: Surprisingly enough, I have been on top of my homework; but because of jet lag and school, I haven't been able to write for the past several days. I think after this there will only be one more chapter, but I think you will all like it.

Winry smiled as warm thoughts passed through her mind. Light appeared through her heavy eye lids. She woke up to find herself outside, and it took her about a moment to remember where she was. It was then that she realized the weight lying against her head and body, and that Edward had fallen asleep. She twisted slightly and began poking him.

"Ed! Ed wake up!" Winry said loudly. He finally stirred after several more pokes and rubbed his eye with his other metal arm that wasn't place on Winry. She continued when he looked back at her. "Why did you let me sleep out in the middle of the park? And why did you sleep!?" She asked in a commanding tone.

"You wouldn't have gone to sleep out in the open if you had gotten enough sleep last night!" Edward retorted. Winry was taken aback by these words because she had no defense for them. "Plus how do I stay awake when the one person I'm with is asleep?" He said lightly answering her second question. Winry let out a sigh.

"Well how long have we been out here?" She asked aimlessly. Edward just shrugged. Winry finally moved from Ed's grip and stood up from the bench and began stretching her arms. "We should head back though." She stated despite the fact that she wanted to stay with Ed longer. Edward simply smiled and stood with her as they began walking together towards home.

The next few days were filled with Winry trying to get her sleeping schedule back to normal, Alphonse taking care of his new kitten, and Edward trying to keep busy. At first their had been plenty of things to do like; clean and organize the storage room, tidy up the front of the shop, and fix the upstairs apartment. Although now that Edward had tended to these jobs a while ago there was only a few things left to do. Cook and talk to Winry and Alphonse, which even that was getting on his nerves.

"Please Ed!" Winry whined.

"No, not yet" Edward replied in a monotone fashion.

"B-but I'm feeling better, my stress is gone! All I have to do is go to bed a little earlier. Why can't I go back to work? I really don't want to be stuck up here all day." Winry complained.

"I know how you feel Winry, but I'm not letting you go back to work until I'm sure that you're okay." Edward said sternly. "Okay?"

Winry faced pinched slightly. "Fine I guess so." She huffed. Edward gave a nod in acknowledgement and left the room to grab something from the storage room below.

Winry sighed loudly and turned to Alphonse. "Gosh, why won't Ed let me begin working again!?" She complained. Alphonse laughed at Winry for this question.

"You already know the answer Winry. It is because he cares about you." He said matter-of-factly and turned to play with Sage once again. Winry's face went blank as she thought about it. She gazed at the ceiling in thought.

"I guess you are right, Al" She finally replied just has Edward came back.

"Have any good discussions?" Edward asked noting the change in Winry's expression. She turned to face him and realized once again how much she cared about him also. She smiled at her thoughts.

"Yep," She replied cheerfully. Edward also smiled when she said this. There was a comfortable silence between the three until Winry decided to break it. "Seriously though, when can I go back to work?" Winry asked in a serious tone. Edward just let out an annoyed sigh.

It was only a couple more days until Edward got sick of Winry's complaints. Winry was just happy to start her work again; it seemed that her customers felt the same way. Everyone asked if she was alright, especially Hannah. The little girl could barely get all her questions out until Winry reassured her that she was well. Also when Winry began working again, she realized that she maybe even more filled with work than before.

Soon after Winry started working Edward went back to his job as well. Even though he was gone for the past week, not much had changed; there was still a lot of work to be done. While Alphonse worked with Winry in her shop, he noticed the change in her attitude. He assumed it had to do with his brother and her stress being gone. As soon as the day had begun, the shop was closing as the sky grew darker.

Alphonse glanced over his shoulder to see Winry about to leave the shop.

"Where are you going, Winry?" Alphonse questioned.

"Oh, I was going out to buy more food and supplies. Don't worry I have a key so you can lock the door behind me. Bye!" Winry replied in a light tone as she left the shop. Alphonse waved goodbye until she finally turned around and walked down the street. He locked the door once she was out of view.

Edward walked in calm silence as the cold air greeted him on his way home. He made long strides, but took his time doing so. The sky grew grayer as the sun seemed to drain the color from it. Soon enough though, stars could be seen. Edward would occasionally stop to watch the little sparkles come into view. He was happy to be returning home despite the late hour. 'Home' was never a defined place when both he and his brother were traveling, but now the word seemed to fit the place. During his thoughts he began to get closer to the shop when he saw a figure walk from the corner of his eye in the same direction. He stopped and turned towards the person and recognized him immediately.

"What do you want Marcel?" He asked in an irritated tone to the slightly taller red-head. Marcel just gave him a glance just before Ed spoke again. "Have you come here to talk to Winry, because she isn't going to want to see you?"

"I know she doesn't want to see me." He replied quickly at the previous statement, and then it grew quiet between the two.

"Then why are you here?" Edward asked breaking the awkward silence.

"I came to talk to you." Marcel answered with some determination which made Ed even more serious about the next topic.

"About Winry?" Edward assumed. Marcel nodded.

"From what I know, you have always left her. She said that she was always waiting for you. Are you going to keep hurting her like you do?" Marcel asked rudely.

"I already told her that I'm not leaving again. She also told me that she has been waiting this whole time and that did probably bring pain to her, which I regret completely. I never meant to hurt her, and I don't plan on doing it anymore." Edward took a pause. "I love her" He said taking another pause. "And even if she doesn't feel the same way, I'll keep taking care of her until she doesn't want me around. So if that is all you came here to talk about, I think I'll take my leave." He finished finally making his way towards the shop door.

Marcel was surprised by his words, but he knew that they came out truthfully. Marcel stood out there for a few minutes thinking it over and knew that he had thoroughly lost to the blonde. Even if he wanted to try it over from the beginning, he knew that he would probably still lose to him a second time. He finally accepted defeat as he took his long walk home.

Edward mumbled a few curse words as he fumbled with his keys trying to unlock the front door to the shop. When he finally found the key he stuck it in the door handle only to hear a noise coming from the side wall of the shop. He left the key in the door and took a couple steps towards the edge of the building to find the source of the noise. It didn't take him long, because the person who made the noise stepped out from behind the shadows from the building.

"Winry?" Edward questioned. At the mention of her name she looked up at him uncovering her eyes to show her tear-streaked face.

A/N: ONE MORE CHAPTER! I always get sad when I'm about to finish a story, but instead I'm excited to start my sequel to Joining You! I think I should have the first chapter out soon, along with the next chapter in this series. Either way I'm happy.

THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS. They were fun to read. I giggled.