It was a cold December in 1919. Edward, Winry, and Ben had their heavy coats and hats on as they walked through Central until they got to the Hughes home. Winry was still uncertain if Ben was ready for this. Or even is she was ready for this but she kept walking. This would be her first night away from him.
They arrived at the Hughes' home and were welcomed by Gracia and Elysia. Ben squirmed down Winry's arms and went to play with Elysia, who had new toys for him to play with. Edward and Winry visited with Gracia while the kids played. Edward looked at his pocket watch and said "Winry, it's time for us to go. We gotta get ready." This was the part Winry was dreading.
Edward and Winry said goodbye to Ben, who had no idea what was going on. He saw them start to leave and ran to them crying. Gracia picked him up and told him "It's okay. They'll be back tomorrow. You get to have a fun sleepover with me and Elysia." Ben sniffled as his crying calmed down.
Edward started to feel bad. He remembered how his father left. He had to do something different than that man. Edward went to his son and put his hand on his head. "It's okay. We'll be back tomorrow. It's just one night, okay?" Ben still sniffled.
Winry kissed Ben's cheek. "We'll be back soon. Don't worry." She took Edward's hand and they left through the front door. Gracia managed to get Ben to wave bye as tears streamed down his cheek.
When Edward and Winry were walking down the street, they held hands and Edward commented "I feel terrible for leaving him."
Winry sighed. She felt awful too. "I know Ed. I feel bad too but we both need this. It'll be fun to go to the Winter Dance together. And it is for your job. You need to keep getting those grants for your research."
"I know. I know," Edward rolled his eyes. Edward did the work in Amestris to work on getting their books published for alkahestory while Alphonse did the leg work. They were almost done with finishing another book for alkahestory focusing on the healing side of it rather than the basics.
They went back to their room, got ready, and headed to the Winter Dance that the military had put together. Winry wore a sleek black dress that showed her curves. She had lost all the baby weight and looked just as good as she did before. She had on gloves to cover her hands as it was very cold out, and a nice warm black coat. She curled her hair and left it down.
When they got in, they removed checked their coats in. They saw Roy and Riza and talked with them. Riza asked "Where's your son tonight?"
Winry told them "He's with Mrs. Hughes for tonight. It's my first night away from him so I feel pretty guilty right now."
"He's in good hands. It'll be good for him and you two," Riza replied.
"I know. How is old is your little girl now?" Winry asked.
"18 months old. She's at our home with a sitter. She'll be asleep by the time we get home. Why don't you bring Ben over and we can have a play date together."
Winry was excited. "That sounds great! I can't wait to see her."
After the play date was organized, the couples sat down at a table with alchemists that also specialized in medicine. They had dinner and danced. They had more drinks than normal. Winry's tolerance had gone down since she had Ben. She felt relaxed as she danced with her husband. Edward and her teased each other. He was starting to feel inebriated as well. He whispered in her ear "I can't wait to get that dress off of you." She felt her cheeks warm up and then she was feeling amorous as well.
After Edward had made some solid connections and dropped a few hints of what his new book would entail, he and Winry headed back to their hotel room. Recently, sex was quick and they fell into their routine since they had a toddler at home. But tonight, there would be no toddler that they would have to be quiet for. They didn't have to get up early with him or worry whose turn it was to get up with him. They loved their son and they didn't regret having him. But it was nice to have an evening and morning to themselves.
Edward closed the door as they stumbled into their room. Winry was more drunk then him. He grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him. He kissed her passionately and moved his hands to her ass and squeezed. Winry smiled and chuckled a little. Her head was up in the clouds. Edward found the zipper on her dress and lowered it. Winry took off his coat. She let her dress fall off her shoulders. They removed the rest of the clothes, and Winry offered him something that they hadn't done in a long time. "Wanna do it this way?" She was on all fours on the bed with her ass pointing at him.
Edward smirked "Hell yes." He was thrilled. They hadn't done this position since before the baby was born. He took her hips in his hands and then wrapped them up to her breasts. He kissed her shoulders. Her back and shoulders were gorgeous to him. He kissed her back and one of his hands went behind her and felt her pleasure spot. She moaned wanting him to go ahead and take her. He was hard and wanted to thrust in her but he wanted to tease her a bit more. He moved his hand from her pleasure spot and went behind her to put a finger to test her to see if she was ready for him and she was. He put two fingers in and moved in and out. She moaned more for him. "Mmmmm.. Ed."
Edward then put himself in her. Winry moved her hips back and forth finding a good rhythm with her husband. They would speed up and then slow their pace. They both wanted to enjoy this for a while not having to feel rushed. Then Edward sped up and his hands were on her hips helping to keep the rhythm he needed. He grunted and groaned. His manly instincts were taking over. He kept up the pace and was thrusting hard into her until his seed spilled out into her. They both grunted as Edward came. He pulled out and they both laid down next to each other. He started pumping his fingers in and out of her and she felt her pink bundle until she felt her release. They both caught their breath and the cold night air caught up with them.
Winry sat up and got the blankets to cover them. "I'm cold," she said.
"Oh sorry," he helped pull the thick winter blankets over them. Their body heat warmed the covers. "Winry, that was fucking fantastic."
Winry rolled her eyes. His pillow talk was awful. "I enjoyed it, too. It's been a long time since we did it that way."
Edward felt great. That position made him feel so natural like an animal. It felt great doing it that way but he did prefer seeing her face. They slept great that night.
The next morning, Winry wakes up first and goes to the bathroom. She couldn't believe that they didn't even bother putting on their sleep clothes. It was cold so she grabbed her sleep shirt and slipped it on. She went to the bathroom and was sitting on the toilet when she saw something on the bathroom counter.
Winry then realized in horror what it was. Her diaphragm was still in its container. She meant to put it in before the dance but had forgotten. 'No no no no. I can't believe it! I forgot to put in. And we had unprotected sex last night!'
After she used the bathroom, she put the diaphragm knowing that Ed might be up for more that morning. 'Well maybe it'll be okay. It's not easy to get pregnant. Maybe we'll be lucky,' she hoped.
Winry got back in bed with Edward and of course, Edward was up for more. They did it again but with Edward on top of Winry because he wanted to see her face that morning.
The next day, Edward and Winry went to the Mustang's for the play date and lunch. The Elrics came in and Edward put Ben down. Winry brought over to the Mustang's little girl, who had dark hair and eyes like her father. "Ben, this is Anne Marie. We're going to play with her today." Ben and Anne Marie played next to each other while Winry and Riza sat on the floor next to them to make sure they were sharing. The men talked about alchemy and alkahestory and when Edward was going to make another research trip.
Riza and Winry went to the kitchen while having the men watch the children. Riza had made chicken salad and Winry was putting the sandwiches together. They had a peaceful lunch talking about where Alphonse was and how he was coming back to Amestris soon. They also talked about parenting and how it had changed them. Riza was a stay at home mom now. A military schedule wasn't possible when raising a young child at home. She and Mrs. Hughes had become close and had lunches together. Edward and Winry were juggling careers and parenting. And they all agreed that life was good and they were grateful to be raising children in a peaceful era.