Wow. Five chapters already; time flies when you're having fun, messing with people's minds. With Roy and Riza actually get together? Read on and see. Maes is back! And again, the munchkins have failed to bring me the rights to FMA… so I still don't own them.
Chapter Five- You're ready to settle down?
Around 6:00 Roy stood up and left, leaving his new subordinate to close the office and lock it. He rushed home and called Riza, who answered after two rings.
"Hello Riza?" he said.
"Hello Roy. Did everything work out at the office?" she said.
"Yes. Everything's fine; I got the transfer paperwork nulled and the storage place is going to deliver my things back here to my old apartment for me tomorrow. How are you feeling?" he said.
"Other than trying to answer the questions I keep getting from people at the office over the phone, I'm fine. Jean Havoc called a little bit ago to check in on me and Maes is coming with Gracia later to talk to me. I would really like for you to be here." she said.
"Sure. What time?" He said.
"8:30. After Elysia's gone to bed for the night." she said.
"Ok. I'll be there around 8:00. If that's ok with you." he said.
"I'm fine with that. Besides, I have a few things I want to talk to you about." she said.
"Ok. I'll see you then. Bye Riza." he said.
"Bye Roy." she said. They hung up their phones and went about their own business.
Eight O'clock came by slowly for Roy and almost too quickly for Riza. She had barely gotten dressed in something more appropriate when the doorbell rang and she heard the key slip into the lock. Roy poked his head in to find Riza standing in the bathroom, trying to put her hair up in its normal clip. He closed the door behind him and took off his shoes, joining her in the bathroom to help with her hair. It was amazingly soft and had grown a good two inches since the last time he had seen it down. Those vitamins must be making her hair grow. He thought. He wrapped his arms around her stomach and kissed her neck through her hair, something he did often when they were alone. Only this time they weren't alone; there was a tiny baby to worry about and since this was Riza's first birth, they had to think about what this would do to her body and energy. He placed both of his hands on her swollen abdomen and pulled her shirt up, rubbing her stomach in slow, loving strokes. She let go of the ponytail she had made with her hair because she couldn't keep all the hair in the twist. She smiled at him through the mirror and placed her hands on top of his, locking her fingers around his.
"This is how I imagined myself when I started a family. But of course I never would have thought you would be the settling down type, so I never imagined you being the father of my child." she said, laying her head back on his shoulder.
"Well, you never knew my true goals in life then. I wanted a family, but I could only imagine myself with you; no one else would do." he responded, kissing her forehead.
"I never thought you would be the type of person to settle down, get married and have a family. You seem too 'adventurous' for that." She said, tossing down the clip in dismay and turning in his arms to face him. "Are you ready to settle down Roy?"
"Starting a family is a new adventure. One I look forward to settling down and doing." he said, picking up the clip off the counter. He ran his fingers through her hair, pulling it back into a ponytail, twisting it up and putting the clip in.
"That's almost as good as I could've done. Thank you." she said, pushing her fly-aways back.
"Well, once you see the same hairstyle for almost twelve years, you learn how to do it. Plus, I've seen you pull it back up after your hair fell out of it." he responded.
"So you're serious? You would settle down with someone and begin a family?" she inquired, looking into his eyes through the mirror.
"No. I wouldn't settle down with someone. I'll only settle down with you, which is only if you'll have me…" he said, his voice becoming a whisper in her ear.
"Roy; you've genuinely changed my view of you today. I've got many things on my mind right now though. I don't know if I'm ready to get married and stay in one place. I know motherhood is a new and exciting adventure, but I love to feel the adrenaline rush of running towards you when I haven't seen you in a while and to be at the office with the people I call my family. I don't know what I want; I almost don't know if I want to keep this child. I just don't know if this is what I want right now." she said, turning away from him and walking out of the bathroom. He turned off the light and followed her to the living room, where they sat next to each other. Roy pulled her close to him as she began to cry, knowing full well she could never take the life of a child, let alone her own. They sat for a while, letting the steady ticking of the clock on the wall sooth their fears. Roy's mind was a mess, as was Riza's. They didn't know if they were ready to take this new trip into true adulthood, or if they were better off alone without any family or ties to anyone.
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