A/N: Thank you SO much to those who've reviewed! Alheli, BuggyNess, InconsciousSin, KD14, and Foxflame - you took a chance on this story when there wasn't much to go on, and I appreciate the support. I have 80 chapters finished now, and don't plan on stopping anytime soon :).
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Chapter 14 – First Pathway
Winry advanced on her worktable with angry determination, wrench in hand. Ed struggled not to gulp. Though he'd often thought of this table during his journey, it'd been in terms of what could be done atop it, splaying precious tools distractedly to the floor as hips were grabbed and moans lifted into the air. Actual mechanical maintenance had been far from his mind.
She jutted her chin to his pants. "You know the drill," expectant eyes flicked to his face. "Unless you've forgotten."
He frowned. "I haven't," he started undoing his belt with a boldness he didn't feel. "Have you?"