Ed had cried for hours that day, no matter how hard he had tried to stop it. Ed had gone to his bedroom in attempts to be alone, but Winry followed. They ended up in his bed; Ed's head nestled right about her breasts.

"How long until the surprise's done?"

"You're just being nice to me so that I'll spill the beans," Ed sniffled.

"You know me too well," Winry giggled, nuzzling in his hair.

"Tomorrow." He started to cry hard again. Am I really going to be able to do this?

"Hey, hey, hey…" Winry rubbed Ed's back softly. "You really stocked these tears up."

Winry was right; he hadn't cried like this since Izumi held him. What must she think of me? I was trying to be so strong for her… Damnit, I fucked up even more.

"So when do I get to see this thing?"

"Are you free tomorrow night?" Ed propped himself up on his elbow, clearing the tears from his eyes.

"Oh, I don't know…" she smiled coyly.

"Well, I'll probably be tired anyway, so I'll just come back and sleep it off. You free a week from now?"

"You can't sleep that long!"

"Oh, I don't know…" he sniffled but forced a smile.

She glared at his mockery. "How about you show me the morning after tomorrow?"

"I might be busy…"

"Then you won't get your surprise."

"My surprise?"

"I just thought you deserved a gift, too."

"Morning after tomorrow it is!"

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Ed's body was beat, but he still managed to run his way back to Winry's room. He busted through the door, a huge goofy smile on his face, "I'm ready for my surprise!"

"Come here, then."

Ed's eyes finally fell on Winry sitting up in bed, nothing but a sheet wrapped around her. "Why aren't you wearing any clothes!" Ed went into panic mode. "You're going to catch cold!" Ed slipped off his shirt and tried to ply it over her head.

"Edward!" Winry started laughing hysterically, forcing his shirt away. "I'm not cold."

"Do you have a fever?" Ed touched her forehead, her neck, and her cheeks.

"No!" She kept giggling as she chucked his shirt across the room.

"Then what the hell are you doing?"

"Giving you your surprise!"

"Winry…" He swallowed hard as Winry unraveled the sheet. "You're not going to hit me, are you?"

"Not this time…"

Ed took a deep breath. "What should I…?" His eyes caught hers and she smiled brightly. He ran his hand slowly up her thigh, to her hips, to her waist, feeling her still visible ribs under her soft skin. She shivered. "You are cold!"

Winry fell back on the bed, giggling. "Will you stop going crazy if we get under the blanket? Will it make you feel better?" He frowned and lay down next to her, pulling the blanket up.

"I love how you laugh at my worrying," he grumbled.

"I can't help it!"

Ed rubbed his hand along her flat stomach. "You're so beautiful, Winry."

She looked at him, surprised, but soon her features softened to a smile. "Thank you, Ed."

"But it wouldn't kill you if you gained a few more pounds."

Winry glared at him. "The doctor said I was finally at a healthy weight!"

"When did you see the doctor?"

"I asked Al to get him a couple days ago." She watched as the fear rose in Ed's eyes and placed a finger on his mouth before he could go full-flung into terror. "I just wanted to see how I was coming along. No big deal."

Ed took her hand from his mouth and clutched it tightly. "What else did he say?"

"That I'm lucky that there doesn't seem to be any long term damage, and…" Winry looked away from him, a soft blush rising on her cheeks, "I've finally reached a weight were I can get pregnant."

"Pregnant!" Ed stammered. "Why did you ask him about getting pregnant!"

"You don't want children?" She stared at him, a frown spreading across her features.

Ed opened his mouth, about to scream that he was only 14, and that this was not the age he should be having kids! But he wasn't. He had forgotten that time did not stop during his journey with Al. Just because you don't celebrate birthdays, doesn't mean they didn't happen. "I never thought about it."

"I have…" she whispered. "And I want to try."

"Now!" Ed's mind was telling him to run, but his body was frozen in terror. After Winry didn't answer, he forced himself out of fight-or-flight mode and sighed. "Winry, I want to wait."

"Why?"

"I'm just worried you won't make it while you're still ill. I don't want to lose you… and I don't want you to have to go through losing a baby." And I want you to see this surprise first… to know what I want with you. "Just a little longer, Winry… and I won't worry at all."

--

"You sure you don't want me to carry you?"

"Nope!" Winry clutched his hand tighter.

"Well, okay, but no peeking."

"Then stop forgetting to warn me about these potholes!" Winry tripped for the millionth time and cursed, pausing to fix her shoe.

"Stop whining!" Ed chuckled and pulled her to start walking again. "It's just a few more steps."

"Yeah, and twelve more potholes," Winry huffed.

"Alright, stop."

Winry bounced slightly with excitement. "Can I?"

Ed let go of her hand and moved behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. "Go ahead."

Winry's eyes fluttered open and she gasped, not being able to formulate words.

"I was lucky the foundation didn't burn, or else you would have had to wait even longer. But a little alchemy and a lot of hard work, and here she is."

Winry's eyes searched ever inch of the outside of the house, in awe at the fact that it was the same place where, so many years ago, two young boys had burnt a house to the ground to escape their home. But here it was, as if that had never happened.

"I told Al he had to stay here with us, but he said he'd much rather stay with Riza and Roy." He laughed softly against her ear. "Yeah, they're going to move here and take the old house… and this… this will be our home."

"Home?" Winry squeaked, her mind still on overload.

"I burnt this place down… and I burnt down my emotions at the same time." He took a deep breath of her scent. "Now that I rebuilt this place… I can change all the things that I've fucked up."

"But why… bring me here?"

"You once said that it didn't feel like home unless it was with me… here, we can get married, we can have a million kids if you want! Because I'll stay."

"Then this… really is home."

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Oh, so sappy at the end. Regardless, this one is pumped out. I'm sorry again for making Winry naked in this fanfic, too, but I'm a pervert, so I can't help it. I'll be MIA for updating until after the 25th, but I swear I'll have two new stories by the time I come back! And one of them will be RoyxRiza! Arigato!