Week Four

"Psst," Edward nudged his wife at two in the morning. "Winry, wake up."

"What?" Winry asked, rolling over with a groan. She was exhausted, especially with the two beings inside of her stomach seeming to suck the life out of her. Cracking her eyes open just a bit, Winry could clearly see the bedside lamp was on its lowest setting and Ed was sitting up in bed, reading from a baby book that they had purchased during their last trip into town.

"This book said that there are some babies that are born without genitals," Ed said. "What does that mean?"

"Ed, you need to leave me alone," Winry mumbled out, rolling back over in bed. "Your spawn is making me exhausted, go call Alphonse."

"Good idea," Edward said. He slipped out of bed, shutting the lamp off, before walking to the dining room, picking up the phone, and dialing his brother's number.

"Hello?" Alphonse asked. He sounded exhausted.

"Al, I heard that some babies are born without genitals. What does that mean?" Ed asked.

"Why aren't you asking Winry that, you night crawler?" Al asked. He stifled a yawn.

"Because she told me to ask you; said something about my spawn making her exhausted. Please help me," the eldest Elric pleaded.

"Alright, alright." Alphonse sighed. "It's like a boy being born without a dick," the younger brother regretfully informed his brother.

"Thank you!" Edward shouted.

"EDWARD GO TO BED!" Winry shouted throughout the house. Ed was surprised Pinako hadn't been the one yelling, yet she also wasn't the one who was pregnant.

"I have to go, thanks, baby bro!" Edward hung up and quickly scampered back to bed with his wife.

Winry groaned upon waking up, feeling more exhausted than usual. She wasn't sure if it was because of the babies or because her husband had awoken her the night before with strange questions. She would have to be careful before allowing another pregnancy book in the man's grasp.

The blonde girl stood out of bed, seeing that the other side was empty. This was unusual, as she and her husband were both heavy sleepers and would sleep all day if they were allowed. Assuming granny Pinako must have woken Edward up, Winry got out of bed and walked to the living room where Edward was enjoying a cup of coffee while continuing to read the pregnancy book from the night before.

"Hey, hun," Ed said, taking another sip from his coffee. "You want anything? You can't drink coffee because it has caffeine, but you can have some bacon. Want me to make you bacon?"

"Sure," Winry said. "Wait, I can't drink coffee?" she asked suddenly. She hadn't agreed to this!

"Caffeine is bad for the babies, Win," Edward told her. He walked to the refrigerator and pulled out raw bacon. "You want eggs with this?"

Winry walked near the kitchen and suddenly smelled something sour and awful. She walked further toward the kitchen to discover where the smell was coming from.

"Win?" Ed asked. Winry pulled a hand to cover her mouth before running in the direction of the bathroom. She made it just in time when she began to vomit. Edward followed her, though groaned a little and stood toward the door. "Oh god, the book said you were gonna do that…" he trailed off.

After vomiting, Winry rested her head on the porcelain. "Water…please…" she asked. Edward quickly left, returning with a towel and a glass of water. The blonde girl wiped her face with the towel and quickly began to drink the water. "How long is this gonna last?"

"I haven't gotten to that part of the chapter yet," Ed answered. "But I will soon, I promise."

Winry decided a shower was in order after her morning vomit session and entered the shower as Edward got back to reading his book. He had become so immersed in the pregnancy book that he began to wonder how he had gotten this far – the same thoughts Winry had been having the week before.

He was going to be a father. A father to two babies. A thought occurred to him – how exactly did he get Winry pregnant with two babies? He tried to ignore the thought, but it bothered him until the very end. He went through the attic to find items on his family history.

When Winry entered her bedroom after her shower, she immediately saw Edward sitting in the middle of the floor with what looked to be hundreds of photos sitting in front of him.

"What are you doing?" she asked.

"Check this out," Ed said. "This is a picture of my mother and her two brothers. Twin brothers. Then there's my grandfather, who's a twin, and his father who's in a group of quintuplets."

"Oh, wow," Winry said. "So I guess this is all your fault, huh?"

"Who woulda thought?" Edward asked, laughing. "So when are we gonna start telling people? For real, I mean."

"Well, thanksgiving just passed, and I'm not due for a while. I don't think we should have to tell someone until I start to show," Winry said.

"This book told us to start thinking about it by at least your fifth week of pregnancy, and since you're four weeks…" Edward trailed off. "Oh, and you should definitely pick a doctor to go to by now. I'm sure we can go to Central and find a nice one-"

"I want granny to handle everything," Winry interrupted.

"Granny? But she's…" Ed trailed off. "She's kinda old."

"I HEARD THAT!" Granny shouted from another area of the house.

"What the fu-"

"She's delivered a lot of babies before, Ed. She delivered me, you, and Alphonse when we were born," Winry interrupted once again.

"What if there's complications?" Edward asked.

"There were complications with you when you were born, and she still managed to do it," Winry reasoned. "You were a preemie and she still delivered you."

Ed sighed. "Fine, if you want granny to handle everything, that's okay with me, but on one condition."

"Anything," Winry said.

"You have to go to a doctor in Central first and they need to confirm with us that it's safe for you to deliver at home with granny as your doctor," Edward said.

"Yes, master," Winry smirked, joking, as she walked away. Her husband jokingly slapped her on the ass and she jumped with a small squeak.

I'm terrible with these late reviews! R&R