Yea! the next chapter! I hope I haven't turned any of you guys away from my story. This chapter explains many things, like how their relationship got to the point where they were getting their freak on and many other things. Remember, this is an alternate universe where things are manipulated to fit my mental state to bring parts of the characters to life that aren't normally dealt with. Please review. If you don't like it, don't flame me; Black Hayate will eat your shorts. Funny little mental picture I just gave you huh? The munchkins were unsuccessful in bringing me the rights to FMA… so I still don't own any of the characters.
Chapter Two- How we got this way
"I know what's going on with you. I know now why you didn't continue our weekly secret dates and why you didn't come to work those few days. You're pregnant Riza; when did you plan on telling me?" He said, picking up her basket and putting her groceries back in it. She instantly paled and put her hand on the cart, catching herself before she fell to the floor. "Riza? Are you ok? I think you need to get home; I'll walk you there." he said, setting the basket down and taking her arm to walk her home. He knew the way because he had been there many times before on their secret dates. He took her keys from her and unlocked the door, leading her in and down the hall straight to the bedroom. She lay down as he removed her shoes and kept Black Hayate from jumping up on the bed with her. He sat down next to her and kissed her hand, feeling the cool clamminess. He stood up and went to the kitchen for a glass of water for her, but stopped short to look at the two bottles of pills sitting on her counter. He picked them both up and looked at the labels. Pregnancy vitamins and Morning sickness pills. No wonder no one could tell. He said to himself as he got the glass out of the cabinet and filled it with water from the tap. Walking back to her bedroom quickly, he handed her the glass and helped her sit up. She took a few sips before setting it on the nightstand.
"I'm sorry Roy. I'm so sorry I let this happen; I didn't mean to get pregnant, it just happened." She said, sobs wracking her frame. He gathered her into his arms and kissed her forehead as she cried.
"It's not all your fault. I am just as much to blame here. It takes two people to make a child; not one person." he said, stroking her hair.
"I should have stopped our dates during the week I was the most able to get pregnant. I didn't even think about what kind of repercussions our actions could have. I was just happy to have you to myself." she said, her sobs getting less and less.
"It's ok Riza. I just want to know why you didn't tell me when you found out." he asked, tilting her head up towards his so he could see her face. Her face was tear stained and red, but she still was beautiful to him.
"I knew if I told you, you would want one of us to get out of the military so we could raise this baby together. But it would still have caused an inquiry in our department because they would have known something was going on between us before one of us quit. So when my doctor decided it was time for me to stop my work schedule, I ended up getting an honorable discharge for personal matters. No one asked questions when I came in before you did last week and packed my things, leaving you a note that my replacement wouldn't be in until today. I guess you never got that note…" she said in between diminishing sobs.
"I never got it because I wasn't at work either. I got sick of the upper military hotshots here and decided I was going to put in for a transfer to Eastern Headquarters. I spent the last four days packing my home and sending things to storage here so I wouldn't have to see you for the last hours I was still in Central. Then you do this to me; not tell me that you're carrying my child and expect me to still walk away? No; I'm staying here with you and raising our child with you." he kissed her lightly on the lips and smiled suddenly. "So you're not in the military anymore, right?" Riza shook her head no, smiling as she realized what he was getting at.
"Roy, You don't have to stay with me. I can get along just fine without any help." She said, pushing him away from her. He refused to move and drew her in tighter to his chest. He carefully placed a hand on her abdomen and felt the belly that used to be small and sensitive, but was growing larger and filling out. He could feel that her stomach had gotten harder and was harboring his child just by the way her skin got goose bumps when he ran his hand over her swollen body.
"I know you can get along fine without me. But can you and a child get along without me? Do you really want your first-born child to grow up without a father?" he said, hoping he could convince her to let him be involved in the child's life.
"I.. I.. I didn't think of it like that… I guess I could use a helping hand with this, since I've never done it before…" her voice broke off as she looked down at her stomach.
"I know. That's why I said that. Just think about it, ok? I'll help you into some cooler clothes and then I'll leave." he responded, getting up and walking to the closet where he knew she hung all her clothes. He pulled out her favorite pair of shorts and a shirt for her, then glanced in the corner and saw the extra uniform of his he kept there at her house. It's entirely my fault she's ended up like this. She would still be in the military if it weren't for me and my stupid male hormones… he thought, closing the door softly and sitting back down on the bed. He unbuttoned her dress and pulled it off over her head, letting her lie for a moment without any thing between her and the dry Amertris air. He lost the fight between himself and his urges as he looked at her stomach. He leaned down and lightly kissed her swollen abdomen in four places, hoping one of the kisses would land on his child's head. Riza wiggled and smiled as he did this because she was a very ticklish person and the stubble he hadn't shaved off yet was quite entertaining. He placed his lips on her navel and blew a raspberry, causing her to erupt in a fit of laughter and squirming to get away from him. He laughed and sat up, pulling the shorts up her legs and letting them lay untied at her waist. The shirt went on next, but you could clearly tell she wasn't a small person anymore.
"Thank you so much Roy. I think I can take everything from here. I'll give you a call later; if I'm awake that is." she said, rolling onto her side and letting him cover her up with her light blanket. "Just take the spare key to my apartment with you so you have it at all times. And I suggest you…" Her voice trailed off as she began to fall asleep, but he nudged her awake and she finished her sentence. "…you better call and cancel your train tickets, then get your stuff out of storage and make sure you still have a job here in Central."
"I will. I'll get all that done before you wake up. Good-bye Riza." he said as he closed her bedroom door and grabbed the spare key out of the drawer before locking her apartment door and heading off to the office.
A/N: Thanks to those who reviewed on the first chapter. I hope you'll review this one.