A few days had passed since they had brought Ed and Roy to the hospital. During their reunion neither Winry nor Ed wanted to bring up the subject about what had changed; he afraid of what he would hear, she afraid of stressing him out more than necessary at this point. He wasn't in as bad shape as they brought him in, so fewer doctors entered his room. Most of the doctors that had worked on Ed turned their attention to Roy, who still hadn't woken up.

Winry walked into the room and sat down next to him. She grabbed his hand in hers and smiled. He looked at her but she saw something in his eyes that she couldn't quite decipher. He looked down at their intertwined hands and sighed. It was time to talk about the changes that had occurred these past few years.

"So uh… What have you been up to? I sure have missed a lot. Al has a kid, Mustang has kids." He let out a strained chuckle.

Winry looked at him and slightly smiled. "Yeah. A lot has sure changed since you left, but all that matters is that your back now."

He nodded slightly, looking up but instead of looking at her, he looked past her at the wall. "So what changed with you? Surely you're not the same as you were six years ago."

"I will admit that I'm not, but I'm close enough." She ran her thumb across the back of his hand. "I guess during these few years I matured. I'm living basically alone now. Granny died a couple years ago, and Den died a few weeks ago." She bit her bottom lip. It still hurt knowing that they had left. She didn't want to cry in front of him because she knew he hated her tears.

His hand moved to her cheek. "I'm sorry I wasn't there for you."

"Oh it wasn't your fault. So what about you? You surely must've changed after all that happened to you. What do you plan on doing?"

He looked back at their hands. "After I get out of her, I'll probably travel around more, research more alchemy. Then maybe in a few years I'll settle down." He shrugged. "Well that's what I'm planning on doing but you never know."

Winry sighed. 'So that's it. We're just friends again. I knew I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up.' "Well if that's what you want to do, be my guest. All that matters is that you have fun." She pulled on her business smile, not showing her real emotions. She just wanted to leave the room and run away. Far away and then drop to her knees and cry.

Ed nodded. "Well Alphonse was talking to me. He told me that you had a family of your own. I'm happy for you."

Winry's eyes widened. 'Was he saying he knows about Ryan and he doesn't want to be a father… Please let me be mistaken.' "Yeah…"

He looked at her and saw the distress in her eyes. He sighed and looked up at the bright lights. "If you want you can go home. You don't have to waste your days in here with me."

She closed her eyes and sighed. She let his hand slip out of her grasp. Then she stood up and walked to the door. She turned her body to him, her head bowed, hair hiding her eyes from him. Her hair also hid the tears that slid down her cheeks. "If you need maintenance on your leg, you know how to get ahold of me. The number to the shop hasn't changed." She turned and faced the door. "I'm sorry I bothered you with my presence." With that she left the room. When the door closed, she bolted down the hall, away from the room, away from him.

~FMA~

Ryan looked at the clock and sighed. His mother was two hours late. Ryan stood up and saw that Uncle Al was asleep on the bench. He sighed and looked at the direction his mother had walked earlier. He shrugged, 'Maybe I'll find mommy.' He started walking down the hall looking around. When he couldn't find his mother, he started listening into the nurse's and doctor's conversations. When he heard one name his mind stopped. 'Edward Elric. Mommy and Uncle Al keep saying something about him. Maybe she's with him.'

~FMA~

Riza walked into Ed's room and noticed his head hung into his hands. She heard a sniffle and noticed that he was crying. Her eyes softened a bit and she walked over to him, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"What's wrong?"

He looked up, startled from not hearing her enter the room and not feeling her touch through the bandages on his back. "I uh…. Who the hell am I kidding? I fucked everything up with Winry. I acted like a complete ass to her about everything. I should have known she would have found a man who would actually be there for her. She's waited all her life on me, it's about time she stopped waiting. But I never realized it'd hurt this much knowing she has."

Riza looked at him questionably. "What are you talking about Elric?"

"I tried to ask nicely, but I just got so jealous of the man that Winry left me for. But the only one I can blame is myself." He hung his head low again.

"I'm missing something. Winry ever left you for anyone. All she ever did was stay home with Ryan and-." Her eyes widened when she realized. "You must be talking about Ryan. Oh you don't have to worry about Ryan."

Ed rose his head and looked at her. "What the hell do you mean? Obviously I have to worry about him! He took my Winry away from me!"

The two adults looked at the door when they heard a tiny grunt and saw the door open slightly. Riza got up and rolled her eyes. 'This boy has perfect timing, just like his father.' She opened the door and a little boy with golden eyes and hair looked up at Riza.

"Mommy?" Then he looked at Ed. "Where's mommy Aunt Riza?"

Riza smiled at Ryan. Then she looked up at Ed. "This is why you don't have to worry about Ryan. Ryan is your son."

Ed closed his eyes and looked at the ceiling. "Shit."

WOOT! Finally double digits. lol. But i hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. I had fun writing it.

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