Morning came quickly, much too quickly in Roy's opinion. He groaned and turned over and heard a tiny chuckle from above him. He opened his eyes slowly and a smile broke on his face instantly. Ed was sitting next to him smiling that sweet smile the he knew was only for him.

"Good morning; about time you woke up." Ed teased him. Roy pouted and then grinned. He loved waking up this way.

"What time is it by the way?" Roy asked suddenly. Ed smirked. "Around 3 again."

Roy slowly stood up and stretched. He heard a loud crack and winced. "Getting a little old are we?" Ed teased.

Roy turned to glare at his lover playfully.

"Why don't you come over here and let me fry you; then tell me I'm getting old." Roy suggested.

Ed seemed to take this into consideration but Roy knew he was just playing along. "Would you take a rain check on that?" Ed asked.

Roy just chuckled and Ed joined in.

"I think it's about time we heard back. The others are probably worried by now." Roy suggested.

He saw Ed grimace and gave him a concerned look.

"Winry." He answered.

Roy automatically knew what he was talking about. The mechanic could be a little over protective and very, very, annoying when something didn't go her way. In Roy's opinion she was just a bratty girl. She was constantly flirting with Ed, and yes Ed noticed it, but she never got a response from him.

Roy smiled when he thought about that. Ed was a genius. He made it look like he didn't notice but Roy knew he did, yet she never seemed to.

Ed noticed Roy smiling a little and gave him a questioning glance. Roy just chuckled and shook his head as if to say nothing. Ed looked over at him skeptically but then let it drop; whatever it was couldn't have been that important.

They walked to the house in silence, both encased in their own thoughts about their current situation. Roy knew that in the end not everything was going to be right, and Roy knew Ed also knew this; but it was a risk they were both willing to take.

When they arrived they were greeted by welcoming arms and Ed was interrogated by that bitch mechanic. Roy had barely enough self-control to control himself from burning her to a crisp. Ed gave him an apologetic look from the side while Winry was ranting at him. When she was finally out of breath she broke down and started sobbing. Roy nearly gagged; she did this every time Ed came back from somewhere; whether it was a mission or a simple walk and she was always wailing some dramatic stuff like, "I don't want to lose you." And "What if something happened to you?" Roy could tell that Ed's self-control was also slipping. This girl was driving all of their patience.

That night Winry, thankfully, went to bed early complaining that worrying about Ed all night made her tired. As she walked up the stairs I heard Ed murmur something that sounded something like maybe if you didn't over-react you would have to. I chuckled softly to myself; I completely agreed with him but there was nothing we could do, considering that we were in their house so we couldn't necessarily chase her out, though the suggestion did come to both Ed and Roy's minds at times; most of the time.

Roy and Ed stood outside on the patio and looked up at the sky. It was a nice night and the breeze blew softly. There was no noise except for in the house. Den was outside and just sat there with them, quietly watching them. Roy looked over at Ed and smiled. He looked the same as he did when they had stood out here and confessed; only one word would do Ed justice; beautiful, but Roy thought that even that didn't give Ed enough credit. His smile soon faded as he thought of their situation again. He looked over at Ed and noticed he must have also been thinking about the same thing.

"Roy do you think we should ask the others?" Ed asked quietly. Roy took it into consideration. Asking the others also meant telling them about becoming a couple, though they probably already knew; Roy was sure of that. The only ones who didn't know really were Winry and Al.

"Do you want to ask the others Ed?" Roy asked him right back. Ed looked at him and nodded. "It could really help us." Roy smiled softly. Once again Ed was thinking logically. Even though he didn't always do that, when it really mattered you could count on Ed to think it through and not let emotions get through to his head. In a situation that would have everyone else running scared Ed would stand and fight; just one more of the many reasons Roy loved Ed.

Roy turned and faced Ed. "I agree. Alright tomorrow we will tell them everything. But Ed do you also want to tell them about your condition?" Roy asked suddenly worried. Ed thought this over in his head and then nodded. "They have a right to know everything before they get themselves involved in my mess; again." Roy just nodded slightly again. "Alright then it's settled. Tomorrow we will tell the others and see what they say."

Ed then looked at Roy. "But I'm not ready for Al and Win to know yet." Roy laid a comforting hand on his lovers shoulder and smiled lovingly at him. "Then we won't tell them yet. We will take this as fast as you want. I don't want to push you; after all you are still recovering and I don't wanna push you past your limits." Roy was half teasing and half serious.

Ed scowled playfully and then turned to go into the house. He was about to enter before he turned around whispered good night to Roy. As soon as he was gone he started to make plans for tomorrow. After all tomorrow was gonna be a big day, for all of them. The others were going to officially find out everything and they were going to figure out how to help Ed.

Oh nothing big right? You just have to tell your subordinates that you are seeing your youngest subordinate and that he is also dying and try to figure out a way to make sure that no one finds out that he broke the law again let alone the first time as well so that he doesn't get put in jail along with yourself and your whole crew. Other wise not pressure Roy you can do this piece of cake, right. Roy thought to himself and then sighed and hung his head low.

"Yep we are so screwed."