A/N: Posting Saturday's update a day early because of July 4th plans!


Chapter 49 – Too Good


She passed him without meeting his gaze, sitting on the sofa's far end. He joined her, shoving sheets away. Old springs, weak and sagging from years of company, made them lean towards each other, thighs inadvertently falling together.

She didn't notice. "I-I… just wanted… to explain," Winry stared at her lap, fidgeting nervously with a fold on her pajamas.

"Me too," he said quickly, stifling the urge to reach for her hand.

Though she'd initiated this unexpected exchange, she seemed hesitant. "I… thought you'd forgotten me," she said. "I thought you'd changed your mind about… us."

His heart's pound thundered.