so anyway! this is chapter four. sorry all the chapters til now have been kinda short. i wrote the story (as much as has been written so far) as a whole unit, so when it was divided into chapters they were kinda short...

anyway, thanks for the reveiws, i was delighted to have them.

"You should get married, Roy! It's the best thing in the world!"

"Ugh, Maes. Come on. Not this again…"

"No seriously! Especially with your career choice, marriage could be the most advantageous thing you can do go rise in the ranks."

"Maybe. But it's not like I'm gonna find a woman I'll want to be with forever... I'm definitely not the settling down kind."

"I dunno Roy… I think you might have already met her…"

"Really? Who?"

"… You'll figure it out."

Roy couldn't move. He was completely stunned, and with good reason.

"SHIT!"

He didn't know what to do. Roy had accidentally confessed his feelings for the Lieutenant, and she had run off.

She had run off.

His entire world was crashing down. One wrong move now and he could lose everything: his protector, the best subordinate he would ever have, and the woman he had only just discovered his own love for. This was certainly not the reaction he would have expected to receive from any woman when he told them he loved them… especially not when he really meant it…

He looked out the window and begged the world for some kind of guidance. He'd go talk to her, he'd tell her it was a misunderstanding, and pray to god that his beautiful subordinate would understand and continue to work by his side.

"I'd better go apologize…. Or something."

The Colonel was certain that he could fall out of love with her eventually if he tried hard enough. Her companionship was worth any amount of heartache, and he was prepared to endure it for her.

He grudgingly marched up the stairs, being careful not to make too much noise, as he didn't want to upset her any further. 'I hope we can still work together without it being awkward…' He'd never forgive himself for this. If she left him now, he didn't know what he would do.

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Riza's head was spinning. Roy Mustang was in love with her. She couldn't believe this kind of euphoria even existed. She was grinning just imagining the wonderful future that was about to unfold for them. She thought for a moment and discovered that she had acted like she was put off by his feelings.

She gasped, her stomach sinking as she imagined him leaving the house with the remnants of his pride before she got a chance to tell him she loved him back.

'He probably thinks I hate him!' Riza realized, standing up quickly. 'I'd better go clear things up.'

She turned around and reached for the handle. At the same moment, the door opened from the opposite side. Riza, who was expecting to grab a doorknob and not empty space, lost her balance and crashed into Roy's chest. He held her to himself for a moment, and he helped her stand upright. Riza was blushing, and she mumbled an apology as she stepped away from him.

"Riza… I…"

"No, Sir, it's… um..."

She didn't know what she was doing. What was she supposed to say, 'hey, great, I love you too?' She blushed an even deeper shade of red and couldn't look into Roy's eyes.

"Riza, I just wanted to apol—"

His words were cut off by a brief, light kiss from his lieutenant. Her lips barely grazed his own, but she wasn't about to let him apologize for loving her. She blushed, and looked at the ground before speaking.

"There's nothing to apologize for, Sir. What I mean to say… is… well…"

She had liked the feeling of his lips against hers. She swallowed her pride and inched towards his face once again. He met her kiss with great interest, and soon she was lost in a world in which only she and Mustang were real.

Riza was in heaven. And she was very pleased with the fact that her voice of reason was being silent for once.

She could feel him smiling, or at the very least, smirking.

"What happened to waiting 'til I achieve my goals?" He asked her, punctuating every word or so with a kiss.

"Mmph I don't care anymore…" Kissing him all the while, she grabbed his coat collar and pulled him into the bedroom.

i smell smut!

i'll probly update sometime this week. thanks again for the reviews!

love emma.