Ed and Riza kissed for well over half an hour. "See. Nothing to worry about." Riza said, smiling as she pulled away. She touched her nose against Ed's and kissed him on the cheek.
"I think I know what I'm doing now." Ed smiled. "Thank you for showing me."
"It was nothing." She assured him. "And thank you very much for being a good student." She added with a giggle. "It's getting late and we've both got work tomorrow, if I'm not mistaken, so I'm going to bed. You can sleep next to me if you want. But I do mean sleep. That's not a euphemism."
"I got ya." Ed nodded. "Yeah. I'll stick around. I'll just need to call Al and let him know I'm not going be home tonight."
"That's a good idea. You use the phone and I'll change into my nightwear. Are you ok just to sleep in your clothes?" She asked.
"Yeah, that's fine." Ed smiled, picking up the phone. He dialled the number and waited for it to ring. "Hello, Al? It's Ed. I'm staying over at the Lieutenant's apartment and-"
"I don't want to know!" Al interrupted. "Please, spare me the details."
"What?! No! That's not why I'm calling." He yelled at him through the phone. "I was trying to explain why I wouldn't be home so that you wouldn't get worried." He grumbled
"Oh. That's ok. Do you mind if I put the phone down now? This conversation is making me quite uncomfortable." Al mumbled.
"Fine. Be a baby that way. I'll see you tomorrow." Ed answered, setting the phone down.
Riza returned from the bedroom. She was wearing pink pyjamas with long sleeves and matching slippers on her feet. "Like my pyjamas?" She asked.
"Yes. They look very cozy." He replied, blushing slightly.
"Thank you. Maybe I should buy you a matching set." Riza replied with a chuckle, watching Ed's blushing intensify. "Come on then." She said, nodding in the direction of her room. Ed followed close behind and slid into bed beside Riza.
"So… just sleeping then?" Ed asked, nervously.
"Just sleeping." She replied, opening a crime novel to a bookmarked page in the middle. "Take it one step at a time." She added glancing over to him. "I'm going to read for a little while. Sorry if it seems a little antisocial. It's just how I unwind before I go to sleep. It doesn't mean I can't cuddle with one arm if you want to get over here though." She continued, holding Ed's automail right hand.
"Sure. No problem." Ed smiled, resting his head in the curve of the Lieutenant's waist. It was only a few minutes before he fell asleep. There was something about being curled up with Lieutenant Hawkeye that seemed to clear his mind and let him fall asleep a lot more quickly than usual, even though it was a lot earlier than he would usually go to bed.
He awoke as the sun came through the bedroom curtains. Ed scrunched his eyes closed as best he could. But it was no good. He was awake now. He checked his watch. "Quarter to seven." He thought. "I'll have to get up in a few minutes." Then Ed heard Riza yawn. She stretched her arms out and he knew she was awake now as well. "Morning." Ed said, putting his human arm around her.
"Good morning." She said sleepily. Ed began to trace circles on the bottom of Riza's foot with his toe.
"Stop that." She giggled. "That tickles."
"Stop what?" Ed asked, pressing his lips against her neck. He switched feet so his autotmail foot was now in contact with the Lieutenant's foot.
"That's really cold." Riza laughed with a slight jump as she felt the cold metal against her foot.
"Yes. My feet are cold and I need to warm them against yours." Ed replied with a smirk.
Riza, in a single movement rolled herself over and flipped Ed out of the bed and onto the floor. "If your feet are cold, you can wear my slippers. They should be around there somewhere on the floor." She laughed. "And since you're already up, you can bring me a glass of water too."
"No fair. You caught me off guard." Ed frowned, dragging his sleepy self towards the kitchen, Riza's pink slippers on his feet.
Ed returned with a glass of water and hopped back into bed beside Hawkeye. "Thank you so much." She said, still sounding a bit groggy.
"I take you don't want to go into work today either." Ed said, pulling the duvet over as much of his body as he could.
"What gave it away?" Riza asked, smirking, suddenly yanking the duvet back in her direction. "But you've got to do what you've got to do. So come on. It's time to get up."
"But I don't want to." Ed groaned.
"Ed, you want to get your body back, don't you? Well you can't do that unless you go to command and do your duties. They aren't going to let you continue your research if you're lying around in my apartment." Riza scolded, sounding quite firm. She scooped Ed up and slung him over her shoulder. She was impressively strong, and Ed being so light made it quite easy. "Being the tall one in this relationship has its perks." She laughed, carrying Ed towards the kitchen. She could almost feel him frowning at the comment. "Fix yourself something to eat. I'm using the shower first."
"We'd save a lot of time if there's room in that shower for the both of us." Ed mumbled, his face scarlet as he twiddled his thumbs.
Riza rolled her eyes but couldn't help a slight smile coming over her face. "No. Sorry." She replied. "I don't think I would be comfortable with that just yet." Her tone was gentle, but pretty firm.
"It's fine. Really, I was just asking." Ed retreated, struggling to maintain his eye contact as he blushed.
"That wasn't a 'never', by the way. It's just a bit complicated for me. It's difficult to explain right now."