A/N: By the way, I deleted ten chapters from Without You I'm Nothing, so that's why you couldn't read chapter 39 because it's now 29. Sorry.
010. Promise
He lost track of how long they had been waiting here. He wondered how everyone could just sit back and wait. Havoc had told him a million times this evening to take a seat. Falman assured him that she would be fine, but it didn't feel that way. He couldn't believe she had done what she had though. That bullet was meant for him, not her, but yet she took it so willingly. As if taking a bullet for him was effortless. He felt guilty because he had started this war for peace. He didn't want anyone of his subordinates to die in the process of him reaching the top, especially her.
When the doctor had came out, he spoke of good news and all their faces seemed to brighten. He said that the surgery to remove the bullet went fine and she was now resting but they wanted to wait a few hours before letting them see her. The doctor pulled him aside from the rest and suggested that he discharge her or at least until the war was over. Roy took the papers from the doctor's hand. He frowned at the thought of her leaving the battlefield without him.
"It's best for her and the baby," the doctor said, trying to assure him. Roy's thoughts stopped when he hear the doctor say that. Riza was pregnant? He tried to remember if she was seeing anyone. No, of course that wasn't right. Whenever she did go on a date, she would end up coming to his house. Then he tried to count in his mind how many times he had slept with her. He sighed heavily and wondered when the bonderies had faltered.
When they had allowed visitors, they all filed into the room. She smiled when she saw them all standing around her. Her hand searched for his and he let her find it. She also held Havoc's hand, who stood on the other side. Falman, Breda, and Fuery all smiled, hopeful that things would get better. They all eventually left when the visiting hours were up, but he stayed. He told her that he had signed her discharge when she when on the verge of sleep, for she had protested staying up with him.
He smiled when she finally went to sleep. He couldn't help but wonder if the child would be a boy or a girl. Either or, it would still be a promise to him. It would be something that would hold them together. Of course then that would be another reason to work towards the top. He was already a general and he could feel the height of success on the horizon. He wrote her a note on the table on where she could reach him, before he left, but then again, she knew the address and phone number by heart.
A/N: AND...I'm ending it there. It started off good but then it kind of exploded.