A/N: Hey everybody! I guess the last chapter wasn't as popular. Oh well. Hopefully you guys like this one better. More EdxWin fluff. Ugh. I'm pathetic, haha. On with the story!

When Ed and Sig came home, Ed immediately ran upstairs to Winry's room. He stopped outside the door, steeled his nerves, then knocked.

Winry opened the door a little bit, "What do you want, Ed?"

"I know that nothing I can say will help you, and you certainly don't want my pity," Ed told her, "but I'm here anyways, just for the purpose of being here for you, because that's what you do for people you care about."

Ed had put a lot of thought into that sentence, and his faith in it was confirmed when Winry put her arms around him and pulled him into a hug.

"Ed, you must be sad too. It's okay, you don't have to be the tough guy around me, you know. It's okay to hurt. We all do."

Tears started to form in his eyes, "Yeah, I know, Win. Only with you though."

They lay down on Winry's bed and stayed silent, just taking comfort in each other's presence. Finally, Winry broke the silence.

"You blame yourself, don't you, Ed?"

Ed sighed, "Yeah, well, maybe if I had-"

"Don't start that, Edward. I didn't notice either. Neither of us is to blame, Okay?"

"But-"

"No!"

"If I had-"

"Edward, I will hit you with a wrench if you keep talking."

"...Okay, Win."

"Good."

They stayed silent for a while.

"So how's Al doing?" Winry asked.

"He cheered up when I told him Mei was coming back. Speaking of which, she probably arrived by now."

"Do you want to go down and see?"

Ed thought about it, "No, I don't. Do you?"

"Not really, no. Let's stay here for a bit longer."

Silence again.

"Ed, do you remember what we were talking about when we found out about Granny?" Winry asked.

Ed stiffened, "Yeah..."

"Do you love me, Ed?"

"Uh..."

"I know it's hard, but I want to hear you say it. Will it make it easier for you if I go first?"

"I think so..."

"Okay then," she rolled over to face him, "Edward Elric, I love you. I think I always have."

A pause.

Winry giggled slightly, "It's your turn, dummy."

"Right," Ed took a deep breath, "Winry, I love you. And more than that, I care about you more than just about anything else. I don't want to be apart from you."

"What about your research in the West?"

"I'll see if Mustang can fix me up with a job that's a bit closer to home."

"It'll be nice to have you around. I miss you when you travel."

She closed her eyes and snuggled deeper into his arms. For the first time, Ed felt like he knew what real happiness was. This was it.

After a while, he started to get hungry.

"Hey, Winry," he said softly, "I think we should go see about dinner."

She didn't respond, and when he listened closely, he realized that she was snoring softly. Winry had fallen asleep.

I suppose it would be rude to wake her up, Ed thought. He decided that he would just go to sleep as well.

Just before he drifted off, one last thought occurred to him, I really hope no one comes in and sees us like this. That would take a whole lot of explaining...

A/N: Sorry it took so long to finish. Stuff got in the way. Anyhow there's only one more chapter left for the story I had originally, but if you guys want more, feel free to say so. If a lot of people say they want the story to continue, I'll make up more storyline. Thanks for reading! Review etc. *Salutes*