Either you will,

go through this door

or

You will not go through,

If you go through

There is always a risk,

Of remembering your name.

Things you look at you doubtly,

and you must look back,

and let them happen,

If you do not go through,

It is possible

to live worthly

To maintain your attitude,

to hold your position,

To die bravely,

But much will blind you,

much will evade you,

at what cost?

Who knows?

The door itself

Makes no promises,

It is only a door

- Adrienne Rich.

Chapter Eleven

Glory was not happy by the results of different tests her comrades showed her. To them, Ms. Glory was never happy with results, Good or Bad. They've been working hard. Maybe too hard for the last four months. They were tried and stressed. They listen to her rant about the "Target". Then when she's done. The two men look at each other. "Who gives? can't we just forget about that damned "target" and get a new one? It's bad enough it is in military hands." One of the men said as Ms. Glory finished talking with another group.

"Well, Ms. Glory does have a point. We are kind of laizy, compared to the other groups. " The Second and shorter man said. "Wasn't Ms. Glory a male? once? " The taller man asked and looked to the ceiling as he took a drag on a newly lite cigarette. The smaller man nodded. "yeah, and what the ladies called "A real knockout" . ha. Now she's a 'killer' for men." The men looked at each other and cover a snicker as the female passed by again.

The factory always had rumors. But most of them about Ms. Glory was true. Rumors were in whispers. Everywhere she walked; she heard them, in the halls, the mess hall, and even in the dorms with her door closed. She sighed as she heard more whispers as she walked down the hall.

Edward couldn't reach the cabinets in Roy's kitchen, and it was pissing her off. "God damnit!" Edward yelled as several things fell from the cabinets and landed on her. Her tummy was nicely rounded and big at the fourth month.She was wearing a baggie shirt and a pair of black shorts. "I just want some damned crackers!" She whined as she cleaned up the mess of boxes and puts them on the counter. Ed noticed that one of the many boxes that fell on her was the cracker box. She smirked and grabed them. Opened them and then poped a cracker in her mouth. Her moods bothered her. One minute she could be extremely pissy then the next as happy as a kitten with a yarn ball.

Edward picked up one of Roy's many books and started reading it. Edward sighed as she read the complexed book on fire, oxygen, and air properties - alchemy. Edward had fallen into a trance as she read the book and didn't even notice when Roy opened the door with shopping bags in hand, and snickered. Nor did she notice Roy start dinner, untill the smell reached into the living room and distracted her from the book. who's cooking? Ed wondered as she got up and looked in the kitchen. "Hiyo Edo-koi." Roy said as he stired the substance in the frying pan.

"When did you get home?" Edward asked as she looked to see what Roy was cooking. But her enlarged tummy stopped her from doing so. "Hmm that much mean you also missed Al's daily phone call?" Roy said as he put a lid on the pan and stired something in a medium pot. Edward smiled and kissed Roy on the cheek. "No, I didn't miss that. I was trying to eat crackers when he called, but I had a reach problem. " Edward said and pointed to Roys towering cabinets. Roy smiled and laughed lightly. "Not my problem, your short." Roy teased and got a grunt from the short blonde. "ARE YOU SAYING I'M SO SHORT THAT I'LL NEED A 10FT LADDER JUST TO KISS YOUR CHEEK?" Roy laughed full-heartedly as he turned off the stove and put the food on each of their plates. Roy kissed her forehead. "no, I'm saying your so short, that you can't reach my cabinets; just so you can raid them. " Edward whined but picked up her plate and sat next to Roy at the table.

They actually could talk during dinner. It was the only time they really saw each other. Edward was on pregnancy leave, so She didn't come to the office. Roy was buzy from 8-7, and Ed did really function in the mornings anymore. Edward liked to walk around. She liked to walk to the library and park. Edward wasn't one to sit around and do nothing, so if she wasn't reading a book; she could be out walking around or having a check-up with the doctor. They could carefully cuddle in bed at night. Roy found that he was obsessed with touching Ed's bare tummy at night. Edward loved when Roy touched her stumach, and feel how much the baby grew in the five months of Ed's pregnancy, It wasn't much; for now.

Five months down, four more months to go. Edward thought as she layed down next to Roy, having Roy's arms wrap around her.

Edward growled as the sun hit her eyes and hit her head under the pillow. She heard Roy snicker. Must be a day off. Edward thought as Roy took away Ed's pillow. "nuuu" Edward whined and used the covers to hide. "Come on Edo-koi, It's time to wake up" Roy said in a teasing tone. "Roy-koi, I love you, let me sleep." Edward whined as Roy took the covers. Edward sat up and yawned. She looked at the clock it read 8:38 A.M. Edward glared at Roy. "why do I need to get up?" Edward demanded and rubbed her eyes. "wait, let me answer that. "Cause i'm a sadistic bastard who loves to bother his lover at 8 A.M. Just because it's my day off." Am I right?" Roy laughed. "Close. But not completely right. Look out side."

Edward got up and saw little frozen drops of snow, fall onto the already snowed ground. "It's snowing on your birthday again, Happy Birthday, Edward-koi. " Edward smiled and kissed Roy. "Thank you." Edward said and went to get dressed for breastfast that would be made by Roy.

A garden is a lovesome thing,

Rose plot,

Finged pool,

Ferned grot-

The veriest school

Of peace;

- author unknown