The thought had been nagging at me for quite some time, and then, with the way he had proposed, my emotions had gotten the best of me. I had forgotten a second time and what was more concerning was that Ed seemed to forget every time. Granted three times isn't a lot, but once is all it takes. I had plenty of friends back home that got married because of it. I didn't exactly care if we had a kid before we got married. I mean, we were getting married either way.

"Winry!"

"What?"

"We're here," as I turned my head, I smiled at the familiar site. Rush Valley, my home away from home. I loved it here, and it meant the world to me that Ed was willing to stay here a couple of days just for me.

As I stood up and stretched I looked over to Ed, he looked tired, "you ok Ed?" He grunted in response as he carried our things off the train. We walked in silence. I was worried that Ed was losing sleep over our little mishap(s), but it had just kind of come out. I wasn't really worried, and as Ed had wisely pointed out, I wasn't as worried as I should be. And he was probably right, I wasn't ready for kids, we weren't ready for kids. But the way I looked at it either I was or was not pregnant and worrying about it after the fact wasn't going to change the outcome. We would find out soon enough. Although not soon enough for Ed.

"Winry!" The shrill voice of a flamboyant man interrupted my thoughts, "I'm so glad your here! It was beginning to get too much for me to handle."

"Garfiel, you don't give yourself enough credit." I shooed his comments away with my hand.

"I may be good Winry, but it doesn't compare to your stuff, and your customers keep going to Mr. Dominick in case of emergencies, because I just can't work with such high quality stuff."

"Oh hush. You're a great engineer, now how many do I have to see today?"

As he handed me the schedule, I put my hand on my chin, thinking over how I would go about managing such a tall order of customers. But my thinking was interrupted by a strange sound that sounded like excitement, "Oh Winry! Is that what I think it is? Ed, I can't believe you picked this out."

"Sure is! Isn't it beautiful?!" I spoke over Ed as he attempted to yell something obscene regarding his sense of style.

"Yeah, and its inlaid so you'll never have to take it off for work!"

"Sure is! He thought of everything." I turned, giving him a knowing look.

The day went by without a hitch and by the end of the day my customers were asking to see the ring before I even got the chance to say hello. The best part were my male customers, many of whom were very disappointed at the sight. Leaving a grinning Ed outside, able to hear the protestations of every one of my customers.

"Have a good night Charlie. And remember you need to oil that every day otherwise you're gonna be paying me more and more for all that ground metal!" I waved away my last customer and as I went for the door I felt two hands snake around my waste.

I grinned, "about time, I was beginning to get impatient" he began to kiss my neck as I leaned back into his embrace.

"Hey you two get a room. You're not the only one who lives here you know."

"Give us a break we just got engaged."

"Well as long as there's no baby making going on under my roof-" I cut him off.

"Garfiel, I just spent all day working my butt off to take care of our clientele. There wouldn't be any baby making even if I wanted there to be."

I felt Ed shrug behind me, I smiled, knowing the pouty look all too well. "Winry," he whispered my name protestingly into my ear.

Mr. Garfiel looked at us both quizzically, clearly not knowing if I was kidding or serious but he shrugged it off and said goodnight. I turned to Ed, "now there really won't be any baby making to night" Ed groaned a gruff protest. Ed ignored my comments shutting the store door and scooping me up as I began to turn around headed for my room. "Ed! Put me down."

He ignored my request taking us into my room and gently setting me down on the bed. He leaned over and kissed me lovingly, "lets get you cleaned up". It was like he knew exactly what I needed after a hard days work. He began by removing my bandanna, which was filthy after the hours of working around grease and oil all day. As he put the bandanna aside he ran his fingers through my hair. I closed my eyes as I enjoyed the much needed scalp massage, but just as I was getting comfortable I walked away. When I was about to protest i heard the sound of bath water running. I turned, "how about we take a bath." He gave me a soft smile as I looked up at him in shock.

He guided me to the tub and undressed me slowly, all the while leaving a trail of soft kisses down my body as each bit of clothing was removed. He quickly undressed and joined me in the tub. He washed my back gently, it was different. This was a side of him I had never seen. A gentler side, it was nice. As he finished my back he leaned back in the tub, pulling me with him. I closed my eyes enjoying the warmth of the water and touch of his body, "what brought this on Ed?"

"What? I can't do something nice for my fiancé?"

I smiled, "of course you can. I'm just wondering what made you think of it."

He shrugged, "I dunno, I just wanted to be close to you, that's all." I smiled, settling more into his embrace as I drifted off in the warmth of the water.

I woke up naked in my bed, Ed's naked body next to mine. I smiled as I remembered how gentle and kind he had been last night after that long day of work. As I stirred, a thought came to me. What if I thanked him for the other night with a little surprise of my own. I rolled over, straddling him and began a trail of soft kisses down his chest. I let my fingers follow behind me as I trailed further down. When I reached my goal I was pleasantly surprised by his morning arousal. He wasn't kidding about what he had said on the train. I put my hands to it and began my oral ministrations. He began to groan in his sleep, and I smiled. I could hear him say my name softly and I looked up, he was still asleep. It gave me encouragement, so I began to test what he like. As I worked up and down, I could feel the pressure build. I felt him move beneath me and I looked up to see his golden eyes staring at me. I smiled and continued...