Sorry this chapter took so long, Spring break ended this week which was a drag, and then to top it off, my computer broke. Like the screen was cracked and all sorts of fucked up, but I got a new laptop, and naturally I made it my first priority to finish this chapter. 10th chapter! We should celebrate or something! Anyways here you go!
NSFW this chapter, just to warn you now…
Disclaimer: I don't own FMA or its characters
Chapter 10
Ed sighed and closed the book he was reading. He smiled at Milo playing with the stuffed dog Trisha had given him. The baby boy whipped his head around to look at his mama. His black curls bounced; that had been a new development in the last couple of weeks Milo's hair began to curl. Neither Ed nor Roy could say where it came from, nonetheless he was adorable. "Hi Milo," Ed said waving to his son. He smiled and gurgled at him, then started crawling towards his mommy.
He plopped himself down in Ed's lap. "Oh, my baby…" Ed said dramatically while running his fingers through Milo's thick black curls. "You crawl so well now!" he said rocking back and forth with Milo who giggled at his mother. After a few minutes, Milo crawled out of Ed's lap to go play with the puppy again. Ed picked up one of the many books he'd been reading and flipped it over in his hands, he sighed, "Oh Milo… your daddy's not going to be very happy with me."
As if on cue, the front door opened and in came Roy. He dropped his things on the floor tiredly. Milo crawled over to him, tugging on his pant leg. Roy stooped down and scooped him up. "So nice to be greeted by my baby!" He tickled Milo gently causing his son to giggle. He spotted Ed on the floor, with his legs tucked under him, now five months along. His swollen belly stuck out obviously. He wandered closer to Ed and kneeled down, "How you doing?" He asked gently placing a kiss across his lips. "This little bugger didn't give you too much trouble today did he?" Roy asked tickling Milo again.
Ed shook his head, "Of course not…"
"You seem a bit down… something the matter…?"
"No." He replied stacking up the books he'd been reading.
Roy set Milo down and then laid his hand gently across Ed's stomach, "How're my babies doing?"
"Fine… we're fine…" Ed said with a smile. He stacked another book which Roy quickly pulled off the pile, examining it, "What's this? This isn't mine… Is it yours?"
"I borrowed it from Oliver." Ed replied trying to pull it out of Roy's hands without success.
Roy flipped to the page Ed had marked, it was a map. He sat up, alert "What's this?"
"It's nothing… just a map…"
"Ed…"
"Where's Milo?" Ed asked trying to change the subject. He stood up looking around.
Roy grabbed his wrist and yanked him back down. "Milo's fine. Edward, what is this?" He asked again irritation seeping into his tone.
"It's… a lead…" He answered quietly.
"You're not actually planning on going are you?"
Ed avoided his gaze.
"You're five months pregnant!" Roy said shaking the book angrily
"I know!" Ed replied still looking away.
"Please tell me you weren't planning on this anytime soon?" Roy asked pinching the bridge of his nose.
"Well, I mean… In a couple months we're going to have three kids Roy, when else am I going to get a chance to do this?"
Roy dropped the book on top of the pile. He stood up, "Milo?" He called for him, and then heard his babbling as a response. He ducked around the other side of the couch, "there you are!" He picked him up, "Are you ready for some dinner?"
"Mmmm!" Milo hummed excitedly kicking his legs. Roy sat him down in his highchair and then found a jar of baby food he strapped Milo's bib on and then took a seat and began spoon feeding him. After a few minutes of silence Ed got up and joined them at the table. He had no words. He kept glancing up at Roy whose full attention was on Milo.
"You can't ignore me forever…" Ed said softly.
Roy's eyes flickered towards him, "I can damn well try."
"I'm sorry…" Ed said solemnly
"What are you sorry for?! It's not like you have a family who cares about you or anything… it's not like you're pregnant with two of our unborn children. Go ahead, run off for all I care!" Roy snapped.
"I'm sorry…" Ed repeated, this time his voice sounded heavier.
"Do you even realize how much you mean to this family? How much you mean to me? If anything happened to you I'd-" Roy fell silent, he dropped his gaze and fed Milo another spoonful, while grumbling under his breath.
They didn't speak to each other the rest of the time Milo was eating. Roy cooed and talked to Milo, leaving Ed with his thoughts. "All done," Roy said, "All gone… You ate it all…" He tousled Milo's hair as he threw the empty jar away and put the spoon in the sink. "Okay baby, time for bed!" Milo reached his arms up towards his daddy and Roy pulled him out of the highchair and carried him away to get ready for bed.
Roy changed Milo's diaper and slipped him into his footie pajamas. He sat down in the rocking chair with Milo in his lap and began reading one of his favorite books. Roy rocked gently, "Then Puppy said to Frog…" Milo pointed at the puppy and looked up at his daddy babbling. "Yes Milo, that's a puppy." Ed appeared in the doorway, watching his husband and son. Roy made eye contact very briefly before he continued to read, "It's not scary to swim… I'll show you…"
Once Roy finished reading the story he closed it and put it down, which caused Milo to hoot at his father and kick in protest. "No more stories Milo. It's bedtime." Roy stood up and he began to fuss. "None of that, now kiss mommy goodnight…" Ed straightened up and walked to where Roy stood in front of the crib. Milo leaned in towards Ed and gave him a big sloppy kiss. Ed smiled and wrapped his arms around him in a quick hug, "g'night baby. I love you." Milo cooed back at his mother.
Roy kissed Milo goodnight and then set him down in the crib. He smoothed over his dark curls, "I love you Milo." He only yawned in response and closed his heavy eyes, laying down on his back. Roy left the door open a crack and then headed to his room. Ed sat on the edge of the bed. Staring down at his hands folded in his lap. As the door opened he looked up at Roy, tears dripping down his face. "Roy, I'm so sorry... I was being selfish… and unrealistic…"
Roy sat down next to him and patted his back, "Ed calm down… it's alright…" His hormones were out of control—again.
Ed shook his head, wiping at his eyes, "No…" He sniffled, "I don't know what was going through my head…" He laughed, through his sobs, "I'm five months pregnant with twins, our son is seven months old… and I don't know… I've just been a bit stir crazy… Al and I used to go on adventures all the time… and now I have responsibilities… I can't run off whenever I want… I realize now it's been kind of a hard transition."
Roy rubbed his shoulders comfortingly and kissed him, "Hey… I can understand feeling restless…" He chuckled, "When you were pregnant with Milo, you walked 20 miles to break me out of a slave camp… so… sitting and doing nothing must feel, awful…" Roy wiped away his tears with his thumbs.
"I love you!" Ed said leaning up and kissing him. "And I'm so sorry…"
"I love you too…" Roy replied kissing him back, "now how many times are you going to apologize?" Roy asked with a smile.
"Just… one more time…" Ed replied pulling Roy back onto the bed with him as he laid down. He nipped at Roy's neck leaving marks as he went. Roy straddled Ed and then gently rubbed his swollen belly. Sliding his shirt up Roy placed a kiss on Ed's navel before pulling off his top completely.
"I love how confident you are…" Roy said while working on pulling off Ed's pants and remaining layers. He peppered his overly swollen belly with kisses, "It's so sexy…"
Ed smiled slightly a blush spreading across his face, he ran his fingers through Roy's hair and then nimbly undid the buttons of his shirt, before moving to the clasp on his pants. He paused and rubbed Roy's impressive bulge eliciting a groan from his husband.
"I want to take you…" Roy purred lustfully, prodding at Ed's entrance causing him to arch his back and whimper. Roy eased a finger inside of Ed, making him tense up, "Relax babe… just relax and enjoy…"
"Tch. Y-You-" Ed was cut off by a moan that had escaped his mouth. Roy leaned in kissing him. He traced Ed's lips with his tongue. While he had him distracted he gradually pushed another finger inside of his husband. Gently he stretched Ed's entrance wiggling his fingers slowly inside.
"Aah. R-Roy," Ed moaned, "I'm… I'm ready now…"
Roy pulled out his fingers, causing Ed to writhe uncomfortably at the empty feeling. Roy placed the head of his cock at Ed's entrance, causing his husband to whimper in anticipation, he lifted his hips impatiently. Roy kissed the center of Ed's chest before he slowly pushed his length inside of Ed, eliciting a loud moan.
After a brief pause Roy pressed himself deeper inside. His cock throbbed uncomfortably within his husband's constricting insides. Ed tensed up and his muscled squeezed around Roy even tighter. Starting slow, Roy began to move, pumping his cock in and out, Ed squirmed as he picked up pace, "You alright?" Roy asked quietly Ed only whimpered and then nodded, his words stuck in his throat.
He moaned passionately, whimpering with lust, driving Roy mad with desire. His fervent cries fueled him and Ed steadily got louder which in turn caused Roy to lose himself, thrusting wildly and quickly. "R-Roy… I'm- I…" Ed panted. He felt a moan swelling in his throat, he couldn't hold it in any longer. With a few more thrusts, Roy came with a groan that slowly shifted into a moan. Ed arched his back and came with him, moaning loudly then going limp as he felt himself unwinding. He laid still, catching his breath. A loud cry sounded through the house.
"Oh, Milo…" Ed whined closing his eyes, "Why can't he just sleep through the night?"
Roy stayed unmoving, panting. Slowly, he pulled out, "We probably woke him up." He pushed himself up, "I'll go…"
"No…" Ed responded, he sat up and rested his hand on his stomach. "I'll be right back." He pulled on a pair of Roy's sweatpants and then walked to the nursery where Milo was crying. He stood holding onto the railing of his crib. Ed picked him up. He sat down in the rocking chair cradling Milo in his arms. "I'm sorry if we woke you up…" Milo gurgled. Ed stared at his heavy lidded golden eyes. Slowly he blinked and his eyes didn't open again. His soft steady breathing gave proof he was fast asleep once again. Ed put him back in his crib and went back to bed.
Roy was sitting up in bed eyes closed leaning against the headboard. Ed slid back into bed next to him, "Back asleep." Ed said with a tired sigh. Roy opened his eyes and moved so he was laying with his head resting in Ed's lap. He placed kisses on his large belly. He rubbed gently feeling Ed's scar, he twitched as Roy began placing kisses up the length of his belly. When he was sure he'd covered the entire surface of Ed's stomach in kisses he laid back down resting his head in his lap
"…Roy?"
"Hmm?"
Ed was silent for a few minutes gathering his thoughts before speaking, "I-I'm scared… I mean, in a little less than four months… we're gonna have three kids… three babies… Milo's hard enough to take care of already… I just… I'm terrified… and what if the other children aren't even like Milo… He's a very quiet mindful baby… and I'm not that great of a caretaker… not good enough to manage three kids at once…" He took a deep shaky breath, "Roy?" Ed sat up a bit to look over his belly and saw Roy, asleep in his lap. A smile spread across his lips as Roy snored. He relaxed back into the pillows, closed his eyes and slowly fell asleep.
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When Ed woke up Roy was still fast asleep in his lap. He ran his fingers softly through his hair. Ed checked the clock; 7:49, Roy had to be at work by 8:30. He shifted ever so slightly. "Roy?" He patted his head gently, "Roy…"
"Mmm." He buried his head in Ed's lap, making Ed squirm uncomfortably in response. Slowly Roy raised his head to peer at his husband over his large belly.
Ed stared at him, "I don't know how you could've been comfortable sleeping like that…"
"Oh, it's very comfortable…" He replied sitting up. He placed a kiss on Ed's nose, then clambered out of bed, pulling a pair of pajama bottoms on, "I'll go check on Milo…" He exited their bedroom and went to the next room over, the nursery. He opened the door just a crack and peered in. Milo's gaze was fixed on him, as he sucked on his fingers. "Good morning." Roy said striding into the room and picking him up out of the crib. He carried Milo back to his and Ed's room. "Look who's awake," Roy said holding Milo in his arms. He squirmed eagerly pushing away from his daddy towards mother. Roy placed him on the bed and sat down near the edge to prevent Milo from falling off the bed.
Milo struggled to crawl up the sheets, he slipped and face planted a few times but eventually he'd made it up the bed. He clumsily crawled onto Ed's thighs. Ed smiled and placed his hands on Milo's hips, holding him steady so he didn't fall off the bed. "Hey Milo." Ed said with a smile he tried to crawl closer to Ed, climbing on his belly. Ed shifted uncomfortably, "That hurts mommy… you can't do that…" He said wincing and pulling Milo off his swollen stomach.
"You have to be gentle with mommy…" Roy said. He started rubbing Ed's belly, he leaned down and softly kissed Ed's stomach... Milo stared at his daddy intently. Roy sat up and smiled at Milo who still stared at his dad in wonder. Milo's gaze shifted to Ed and he placed his hands on his mommy's pregnant tummy. Both Roy and Ed watched him, then Little Milo leaned in and placed a wet kiss on his mommy's stomach, copying the same actions as his father.
Ed ruffled his curly hair, "we have such a sweet boy…"
Milo smiled and then looked at his father for approval, "Very nice… you don't want to hurt your sisters in there."
Ed rolled his eyes. This pregnancy Roy was convinced they were having girls and he had been right about Milo, but Ed was sure that was just a coincidence…
"Be good for your mother today Milo." Roy said getting up and gathering the pieces of his uniform together.
"Actually, I was thinking we'd go to work today too." Ed said sitting up pulling Milo into his lap.
"Oh?"
"Yeah… I have some books I wanted to get from the library… and I'm sure everyone there will be happy to see Milo. Think you can watch him for a bit?"
"Of course, he'll be my ticket out of work."
"You hardly work in the first place." Ed replied with a chuckle.
Roy stared at Ed and Milo in his lap… This pregnancy had been so much easier on Ed and for that he was thankful. He had no nausea, no achy back or feet. Just… Nothing. Though he did have some intense mood swings, and his sex drive was through the roof. Most importantly to Roy, he was comfortable and happy, or at least he seemed so. After last night's outburst Roy wasn't as sure.
"What?" Ed asked catching Roy's lingering eyes.
Roy shrugged casually, "nothing…"
Ed stood up and held Milo on his hip, "We'll go get ready now…" He carried off Milo to the nursery where he changed him and dressed him. He wore overalls with a blue striped shirt underneath. Ed quickly slipped shoes on his feet and then handed him off to Roy who took him to the kitchen for breakfast so Ed could get ready.
Ed dug through the closet pulling out maternity clothes, or anything that looked like it would fit and be comfortable to wear. He dressed hurriedly and headed to the kitchen for a quick breakfast. He drank a glass of milk and ate a piece of toast before fidgeting with eagerness. He waited for Milo to finish breakfast when he was done, Ed excitedly ran out to the car.
Roy carried Milo and slung the diaper bag on his shoulder. He buckled Milo into his car seat and placed the diaper bag in the seat next to him. He walked around the other side of the car to the driver's seat. He started the car and veered off towards HQ.
Ed dropped the diaper bag on the floor of Roy's office. Milo sat on Roy's desk, his father watching wearily in case he fell off. "I'm going to the library now." Ed said excitedly. He smoothed over Milo's black curls and placed a kiss on his forehead, "It's just gonna be you and daddy for a while, okay Milo?" He turned to Roy and standing on the tips of his toes leaned up and placed a kiss on his lips. "I'll be back later… we can all have lunch together?"
Roy curled his arms around Ed's waist, "of course." He stole another kiss from Ed before releasing him. He watched as his husband disappeared through the door of his office. Roy turned to face his son who chewed on a pen. Roy pulled it from his hands and gave him one of his own toys that he couldn't jam down his throat.
The office door opened again, and Roy turned to face whoever was entering. "Oh, Hughes, it's just you…"
"Just me?" He teased dramatically. He spotted baby Milo on the desk, "Ooh! You brought him to work?!"
"Yeah, Ed's at the library now, so he's hanging out with daddy…" Roy replied raising his voice at the end of the sentence, speaking to Milo.
Hughes picked Milo up off the desk and held him close. "So big already…"
"Mmm." Roy replied absently.
"How's Ed doing this time around?"
"Good… well, there was an incident last night that's been troubling me…"
"Oh yeah?" Hughes asked bouncing Milo gently on his hip.
"Yeah, he got this crazy notion that he would run off for some investigation related to his research…"
"What? He's like six months pregnant?"
"Five," Roy corrected shaking his head, "He seemed to understand why it was so crazy, but still… I worry he'll run off."
"He wouldn't do that… as far along as he is, and with one baby to look after already…"
"That's what I'm hoping… I'm hoping it was just because he was feeling restless… He got really emotional and apologized profusely… so I think I got through to him, I mean he seems perfectly fine now… It was my thinking he just needed to get out for a while…"
Milo started to fuss and Hughes placed him in his father's arms, "I'm sure that's all it was, you know how he can be…"
"Yeah…" Roy paused, "…yeah…" he repeated distractedly.
Hughes stayed and chatted with Roy idly, spending all the time he had to spare with Roy and Milo. Eventually he headed back to his office to continue his work on a recent investigation.
The doors to Roy's office opened suddenly and Ed slipped inside, he was frantic, "Roy there's something wrong!"
"What?!" Roy asked fearfully and sounding just as hectic as his husband.
"I was reading, and there's something called Twin-to-Twin transfusion syndrome… it's when the babies share a blood supply and one gets more blood than the other…"
Roy couldn't help but sigh with relief, "Ed, don't worry yourself over that… our babies are fine…"
Ed shook his head, "I really think-"
Roy pulled him close and kissed his temple, "No, Ed. I promise you're fine, and both of our girls are fine…"
"One of them could be weaker, and they could die… The other one could have heart failure and die from that… They could both die! What if I'm not… strong enough for both of them!?" Tears that had been pooling in his eyes finally spilled over.
"So that's what this is really about!" Roy adjusted his hold on Milo and kissed away Ed's tears. "You're the strongest man I know… you've done this once before… You're the only person I trust to carry my babies..."
Ed sniffled and leaned into Roy burying his head in his chest, "You really think I'm s-strong enough?" He mumbled through the fabric of his uniform.
"I know so… now, how about you to stay away from the pregnancy books… alright?" Roy asked rubbing his shoulder comfortingly Ed didn't respond, "Alright?" Roy asked again.
This time Ed nodded, "okay."
"I think, you'll be a lot more at ease that way…" Roy said, reassuringly
"Yeah…" Ed responded inattentively. His free hand moved to his belly.
"Sure you're feeling alright?"
Ed merely nodded, "Yes… I'm fine…"
"Do you want me to take you home?"
Ed was silent, his face stoic with thought, "Yes… I think I'd like to go home… I'm rather tired…"
"I can watch Milo the rest of the day so you can rest…"
Ed nodded, "I would appreciate it…"
Gently Roy placed his hand on the small of Ed's back and they walked to the car.
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Roy carried Milo following Ed into their bedroom. Ed stripped a few of his clothes off and laid down in bed. He turned his back towards Roy, "We're going to go back to work now…" Ed didn't respond at all, "If you need anything call me..." Still no answer, gently Roy leaned down placing a kiss on Ed's cheek, "I hope you feel better…"
"Me too…" Ed replied softly. Milo sucked on his fingers, staring at his mommy curiously. Ed laid still for a few minutes, before he shot upright and bolted out of bed heading towards the bathroom. Roy remained seated, a few minutes passed and Ed returned to bed, wiping his mouth.
"Everything alright?" Roy asked concerned.
Ed nodded, "Just… morning sickness… I guess… it's finally hitting me… and it's hitting hard…"
Ed laid back down in bed, pulling the covers over himself. Roy placed one more kiss on his cheek, "Feel better soon…"
Ed nodded his head solemnly and closed his eyes trying to rest. Roy and Milo headed back to work, for the few remaining hours Roy had to put in. Not that the colonel managed to accomplish much anyways, his thoughts were occupied by Ed's wellbeing. After lunch he found himself sitting with Milo in the library, checking out all the books and reports on twin pregnancy that he could find. With a sack full of a books, a diaper bag slung over his shoulder, and Milo in his arms, Roy trudged to the car to head home for the day.
Roy stepped into the house and placed Milo down on the floor and then dropped the heavy bag of books along with the diaper bag, he watched Milo as he made a beeline for his stuffed puppy dog, he played with it making little "arf" sounds. While he had Milo distracted he slipped into the bedroom. Ed still lay on his side, as though he hadn't moved at all since Roy had left him. Roy sat on the edge of the bed, Ed turned on his back to peer at Roy through heavy lidded eyes. He looked pale and exhausted, like he had in the early months of his pregnancy with Milo.
"I'm glad you're home," He said with a faint smile tugging at the corner of his lips.
"Are you feeling better?" Roy asked, even though the answer was obvious.
Ed shook his head slightly… "I think… all the bad pregnancy symptoms are finally catching up to me…"
Roy leaned down and kissed Ed on the forehead, "You rest… I'll take care of Milo… you take care of these two…" Roy gently placed his hand against Ed's belly, he felt a kick beneath his hand.
Ed nodded with a faint smile, "would you mind running a bath for me?"
"Of course not," Roy walked back to the living room, checking on Milo who still sat playing with his beloved plush. "How you doin' Milo?" The baby boy looked up at his father with a smile. He gurgled happily in response. Knowing his son was fine, he headed to the bathroom and drew a bath. Satisfied with the temperature, he went back out into the living room and picked up Milo, walking to his bedroom.
"Ed…" he said softly, "the bath is running…"
Ed sat up groggily, holding his head, "thanks…" he saw Milo tangled in Roy's arms, a tired smile spread across his lips, "Hi Milo…" He shook excitedly in his daddy's arms cooing and reaching towards his mommy. Roy placed him on the bed and he eagerly crawled towards his mother. Ed hugged him and held him close, pulling him into his lap. He brushed Milo's hair out of his eyes. "Did you have fun with daddy today?" Milo rocked excitedly in his mommy's lap, babbling and making sounds in response.
Ed scooched to the edge of the bed and handed him back to Roy. He stood up and stretched, his swollen belly protruding, his shirt riding up revealing just below his navel. "Thanks for letting me rest today…" Ed kissed Roy on the cheek and exited their bedroom, making his way towards the bathroom. He turned off the water, slipped out of his clothes and eased himself into the bathtub. Roy appeared in the doorway, Milo resting on his hip. "You gonna be alright?"
Ed nodded, "Yes… I'm already feeling much better…" he ran his hands through the water. Slowly he laid back and closed his eyes. His belly stuck out of the water, like an island.
Roy lingered a few minutes, staring at his husband, his eyes drifting over every inch of his body. Quietly he left the bathroom with Milo and headed to the kitchen, placing him in his highchair and feeding him dinner. Once he was finished eating Roy took him to the nursery, dressed him for bed and read him a couple of stories. He laid him down in his crib, Milo fussed, agitated, he was not ready for bed yet. Roy smoothed over his curls, and shushed him, "Shh. Milo it's time for bed." His lip quivered and Roy momentarily panicked knowing his son was about to cry. His mouth fell open, and small sobs escaped from his throat. "Oh no, Milo, shh…" Suddenly his gaze was fixed behind Roy and his sobs stopped.
Roy turned around seeing Ed, bathed and now clothed in baggy pajamas. Some of the color had returned to his face, he looked much better. Ed approached the crib and gently lifted Milo out and held him close. Milo, in turn, nuzzled his head against his mama's neck. Ed cooed to his son, Roy couldn't make out what he was saying. He kissed the side of Milo's head and looked at Roy, "I think he should sleep with us tonight…"
"We shouldn't coddle him… then he'll know he can have his way…"
"One night won't hurt… besides… it would make me feel better to have all of my precious babies close to me…"
Roy stared at Milo in Ed's arms, his eyes half closed peering at him sleepily. Then his gaze flashed to Ed's belly, "alright…" He replied with a sigh.
Content, Ed carried Milo off to their bedroom. Ed crawled into bed, he laid Milo down in the middle, between him and Roy. Ed laid on his side staring at Roy over the top of Milo's head. Roy was staring back at Ed. He smiled and then closed his eyes, drifting off to sleep. When Roy was sure they were both sound asleep, he got up and went to living room. He dug through the bag of books he'd gotten, picked one at random and spread himself out across the couch reading.
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There's nothing wrong with Ed or the babies. He's just now getting his symptoms, every pregnancy is different and I really wanted to highlight that. Anyways, sorry that chapter took so long. Thanks for reading and thank you so much for all your support, I love you all and I'll see you next chapter!