Riza was up early that morning, far before the sun had risen above Amestris. She looked out of the window to the living room, staring at the buildings stretched out before her. It had been ages since she had been up this early. The last time she could recall, it was the evening when she stayed up the entire night with the man who is now her husband.

A sad smile crossed her lips. She recalled that bittersweet moment. He had almost died on her after they had one of the worst fights of their lives. Never before had she been so heart broken, so torn apart, so empty. However, it was amazing that his near death experience brought them back together.

It was that moment where she realized she never wanted to be without him, that she couldn't live a life without him. She loved him so much, and she had finally realized it.

Riza looked down at the shining ring on her finger as her eyes softened. The morning he proposed…even though he was cringing in pain and she was filled with concern for him, it was the most beautiful moment of her life. Just as beautiful as the day her son was born.

Her son…

The older woman looked back out the window. Her son was grown up, he was making his own choices, but she couldn't help but want to reverse time, turn him into a child again. If he was a child, she could cradle him in her arms, protect him, make sure nothing bad ever happened to the boy. But, she couldn't do that to her adult son.

There was only one benefit to Maes wanting to be in the military. She and Roy could still keep an eye on him. Roy was Fuhrer, and she was working at the military base. At least there, they could make sure nothing bad happened.

However, she couldn't deny that it worried her mostly because of the situation with Drachma. Every day it was common for her and Roy to talk about the issues surrounding the tension between the nations. Roy had promised her he would avoid war at all costs, but you can only avoid war for so long.

A sigh escaped her lips as she leaned back in the chair.

"Riza?" A voice called.

She looked over and saw her husband standing there, "Oh…hey Roy." she replied.

"Why are you out of bed?" he asked as he walked over to her, rubbing his eyes as he sat down.

"I'll be back there soon…I just couldn't sleep." she replied with a smile.

His tired eyes looked into hers. "I don't like waking up without you there beside me." he commented, taking one of her hands, "I got concerned when I woke up and saw you weren't there."

Her smile faded, but she forced it back as she played with his fingers, not looking into his eyes. "I know." she replied, lacing her fingers with his, "I just figured that maybe if I just did some things around the house, I would want to go back to bed soon."

He sighed and looked at his wife. She clearly was lying. He could see that tired, drained expression from her, even if she didn't look at him. He could read Riza better than anyone else on the planet. It was pointless for her to lie to him for he could always tell.

But…

The lie seemed to give her some comfort. He could accept that for this moment in time. All he could see was that this was all his wife wanted: comfort.

He leaned over and kissed her forehead. "Just don't be troubling yourself too much wit your thoughts." he whispered, pulling away from her.

She squeezed his hand gently and nodded in response.

"Why don't you come back to bed?" he suggested, pulling her hand gently as if signaling for her to come with him.

Riza shook her head, "Just a little while longer…than I will come lay back down."

He sighed and nodded, "Alright." he replied, standing as he let go of her hand, kissing her forehead once more before he left the room.

She held her smile up until her husband left and it quickly faded. She looked down at the chestnut table and swirled her finger around the texture of the wood.

A sigh escaped her lips as she stood. She might as well try to ease her mind off of the situation and try to sleep. Besides, Roy was waiting for her and the last thing she wanted to hear was him pouting about having to sleep alone.

The woman made her way down the hall. She stopped right before Maes' room and peered inside. Her son was asleep, bundled up in his blankets like a content child. But…he wasn't a child any longer to the rest of the world. Just the morning before, he had woken up as an adult.

Her boy had grown, her boy was going to leave her soon…

She quickly walked away from his room. She couldn't take the thought any longer. She needed to get her mind off of it, just anything. She wanted to sleep, that way she wasn't stuck with her thoughts for the moment.

There was a soft creak as Riza opened the door to her and her husband's bedroom. She closed it quietly behind her before she crept over to the bed, careful not to wake Roy.

Riza inched her was into the bed, moving slowly as she tried to keep the bed from moving and disturbing the man already laying there. She pulled the blankets over her and laid down.

Suddenly she felt something pull at her waist. Her eyes widened at the initial shock, but soon softened. Roy had wrapped his arms around her and pulled his wife close against him. She looked back to see a content smile on his face. "You idiot." she chuckled.

"I don't care if I am an idiot." he replied back, "I'm just glad you are here with me." He nuzzled his head against her.

Riza smiled and leaned back against him. She loved her husband more than anything, and he seemed to always know what to do that brought a genuine smile to her face, even when she was feeling at her worst.

"I love you." he whispered.

Another smile crossed her lips. She felt warm inside. "I love you too."