- Daww. -
38. Bittersweet.
"Ed; Winry! Come on in!" Riza said kindly, opening the door. "Alphonse and May couldn't make it?"
Ed hung his coat on the coat rack beside the door. "They offered to watch the kids for us."
"They said they'd be up before the week was out," Winry added, unwinding her scarf from around her neck.
"So where is she?" Ed asked, walking towards the living room.
Riza and Winry followed. "With her daddy. She just woke up, so she might be a bit fussy."
Roy sat on a long couch, a tiny black-haired baby in his arms. Ed sat next to him, and Winry leaned over the back of the couch.
"Oh, she's so beautiful!" she cooed, stroking the baby's head gently.
"Can I hold her?" Ed asked. Roy looked up, worry and protectiveness flashing in his dark eyes. "Oh, please. You forget I had two before you even thought about one." He said, but not unkindly.
Roy handed his baby girl off reluctantly, with a mumbled "I swear, Fullmetal…"
"Relax, Flame. Do you really think I'd drop my own Godchild?"
Before Roy could retort, Winry walked around the couch to sit by Ed. "What name have you decided on?" she asked, letting her finger get snatched by the baby girl.
"Well… we both kind of liked Mae." Riza said softly, putting a hand on her husband's shoulder.
Ed and Winry looked at them with understanding.
"Hughes would have been honored." Winry said, reaching across Ed and Mae to squeeze Roy's hand gently.
"I know." He replied with a bittersweet smile.