Edward found himself biting his lip as he walked into work. He couldn't help it; he was nervous, as he had been for the past few weeks. Though Ed still wore baggy clothing, there was nothing he could do at this point to stop his (still growing) baby bump from showing.

It wasn't that he was ashamed, it was just…the team was going to notice eventually. How would they react?

Edward felt a nudge from behind him. He turned around…Roy. Smiling now, Ed cocked his head to the side in a silent question.

"You need to tell them," Roy murmured, almost silent. "You've been falling to pieces for a while now, just get it over with. Besides, you're going to hurt your lips, and I like them the way they are."

A little pink from the compliment, Edward hissed, "I can't!"

"Yes, you can." Turning, Edward saw Alphonse walking up behind them—if he had heard Roy's earlier comment, he didn't show it, for which Ed was grateful. Him walking in on them had been bad enough. "It's going to be okay, Brother. You've got this."

"He's right," Roy agreed. Ed jumped at the sudden rise in volume. They stood right in the middle of the office, now, and everyone could hear the man, thanks to him half-shouting. "That's an order, Fullmetal."

Glancing nervously at the eyes watching him, Edward gave in. After all, if he didn't tell the curious team now, he'd have to make something up, and that would be pointless…he sighed. "Guys? I, um, have something I need to tell you…"

Everyone leaned in his direction expectantly, though they (thankfully) stayed in their seats. Ed swallowed, and, at another nudge from Roy, began. "About six months ago now, I, um…was caught up in a transmutation. And I'm perfectly fine, just a little…changed?" A deep breath—Al placed his hand comfortingly on Ed's shoulder. "And because of what the transmutation did to me, and, erm, later events, I ended up…pregnant."

Edward would have predicted at least a gasp from everyone present, maybe laughter from Havoc (who would probably think he was joking)…but the room was silent. Everyone sat, openmouthed, just watching him. Just as Ed began to panic—

"Damn." This from Breda, and it seemed to break the spell. Everyone stood up and gathered around him, reaching out to touch his stomach and talking all at once.

"That explains the bump, I was wondering—"

"Who's the daddy, then?"

"How in the hell, this is insane—"

"I didn't even know you were gay—"

"Guys, guys, give him room!" Edward could have hugged Roy, desperately needing to breathe, but they weren't precisely open about their relationship and Ed didn't want to deal with any more reactions today.

"It's really true?" Havoc asked. "You're actually…pregnant?"

"Yeah, it's true."

"Why didn't you tell us?" Fuery wondered.

"Well, to be honest, I was…I was scared, alright?" Edward hated to admit that, but what else was he supposed to call it? "It's not exactly normal, and I didn't know how you guys would react. I didn't want you to think I'm a—a freak."

Hawkeye rolled her eyes. "If you weren't carrying a passenger, I'd think about shooting you, Edward Elric."

"She's right," Falman piped up. "You're still a member of the team, of course you're not a freak. Although, I have to admit, the whole situation is a little freakish. But we're not going to turn our backs on you."

Beaming now, Edward looked around. "Thanks, guys. That—that really means a lot."

"We told you it would be fine!" Alphonse laughed, slapping the back of his head gently.

"So, hang on," Havoc said, "Al obviously knew, I get that, but the Colonel?"

Edward shrugged, hoping he looked suitably innocent. "I was staying at his house because of the whole thing with the barracks, I couldn't exactly hide it."

Fuery piped up, in a welcome and unintentional distraction from any further inquiries. "Can I…?" Fuery hesitated to finish his question, but Ed knew what he wanted.

"Go ahead!" he answered, chuckling. Immediately everyone's hands were on him again, rubbing at his bump. This time, Edward didn't mind; he had no reason to be afraid now. Everything was alright.

"I felt it move!" Havoc gasped, his cigarette falling from his mouth, and of course that only increased the hustle and bustle.

"When's the baby due?" Falman asked.

Edward counted quickly in his head. "Well, like I said, I'm at six months now, so…sometime in mid-August."

"What are you going to name it?" Breda's eyes were still glued to Ed's bump; it was funny to see how awed the man was.

"I don't know," Edward mused. "If it's a boy, I was thinking about naming it after Al…"

"Oh, Brother!" Alphonse squealed, hugging him.

"What about if it's a girl?"

"Ooh, how about Andrea?" Havoc interrupted.

"No, Bridgette is cuter—" Furey argued.

Suddenly, Edward found himself being bombarded by baby names. He didn't know whether to be alarmed or amused by the team's sudden fervor.

"Maybe Erika?"

"I like Gabrielle—"

"Sabrina!"

"Julia?"

"No, no," Ed tried to address every name. "No, those just…don't sound right. I want it simple, but…?"

"Alice."

Edward turned around to look at Roy. "What?"

"I said, 'Alice.' That's a good name; simple, but elegant."

Ed heard Havoc and Breda stifling laughter behind him, probably because it was hard to imagine Roy of all people being so thoughtful about something like this (unless you'd lived with the man the past six months and seen how into this baby thing he was, like Edward had). But Ed ignored their chuckles, instead feeling out the name. "Alice."

A sudden welling of emotion brought him up short. Roy was right, that was a beautiful name. Perfect. It was just, to have Roy come up with exactly the name Edward had been looking for…when the man was the father and didn't even know it…something about the situation was terribly adorable, and he had to fight back tears.

Fucking hormones.

"I think I like that. Alice." Al grinned as he said it. "Yeah, that's a good one."

Edward smiled hugely, staring up at Roy for a heartbeat longer. "I guess it's decided then. If it's a boy, I'll name my baby Alphonse—" Ed poked his brother in the ribs. "And if it's a girl, I'll name her Alice."

Roy winked at him, and then turned to the rest of the team. "Alright, now, I know this is exciting and all, but if Ed can come to work like this, you all can do your jobs too."

There was a little grumbling, but everyone sat down, in a noticeably better mood than before. There was something about babies—especially the miraculous kind growing inside young boys—that made everyone happy.

Edward, meanwhile, went to his work more than a little distracted. He'd thought choosing a name would be hard, but now he had everything settled regardless of the gender.

Rubbing his stomach, Ed smiled. As much as he loved his brother, and as much as Al would love having a baby named after him…he was kind of hoping for an Alice.

Everyone should write an mpreg at least once, just to name the kid. Honestly, this is the one thing that kills me reading mpregs: the name.

So I apologize if you don't think the name Alice is suitable XD Hopefully you can still enjoy the fic. I just like it because it's simple (really complicated names don't fit a couple whose names are Edward and Roy, if you ask me, the parents' names are just too plain to merit a baby named Amethyst or something). So..yes.

Hope you enjoy~