Okay, so kind of a fluffy chapter, but we get insight from Roy. We see more of the girls and Milo, though they're still a little young to do much interaction with their brother… it'll come, I know a lot of you guys are anticipating it.
Disclaimer: I don't own FMA or its characters
NSFW this chapter.
Chapter 13
Ed held Ollie in his arms. He sat leaning against one arm of the couch. His legs were bent. His daughter rested up against his chest. Oliver sat opposite of him. Roy (who had recently woken up) held Louisa. He was also, miraculously managing to keep Milo entertained.
"So… I had a few questions…" Ed said sitting up a bit.
"Shoot." Oliver replied.
"What happened?"
"Well you went into labor. After I pulled the girls out, I had to extract all the fluids, since they had nowhere to leave your body…"
Ed nodded slightly, "good to know…"
"Oh you'll be fine!" Oliver added with a smile, "You'll probably be a bit sore for a while… but that will subside."
"Well I already feel great…" He said cheerily, adjusting the small hat on Ollie's head.
"Good to know…" Roy purred playfully from the recliner.
"Tch. No way," Ed said a blush spreading across his cheeks.
"I get one full day… A full 24 hours…"
"And that day is not today." Ed replied flatly.
Oliver flailed her arms wildly. Ed offered her his finger, which she latched onto. It gave her some control over her crazy limbs. Piercing blue eyes stared up at her mother lazily. Ed stared back down at her. She didn't blink, just watched her mother waiting for him to break his gaze.
"So… are the girls going to be fine…? Like being born a month early won't bring about any birth defects?"
"Actually, they both seem to have been carried to term. It's my guess that these two were actually conceived sooner than your estimate…"
"Really?" Ed asked surprised. Oliver nodded
Ed looked down at his daughter, she still watched him, her gaze relentless "Why are you staring so much Ollie?" Ed said to her, gently stroking her head. He kissed her forehead and her arms twitched instinctively Ed smiled at her and cradled her in his arms again.
"Ollie?" Trish asked, approaching her uncle on the couch. "Uncle Ollie?" She asked crawling into Oliver's lap.
"No Trisha, one of the babies your Uncle Ed just had is named Ollie too!" Oliver said resting his chin on her head.
"Ollie?" She asked trying to peer at the baby in her Uncle's arms
"Your cousin." Ed added with a smile. "Louisa is over there with Uncle Roy and Milo…"
"Loueeesah…" Trisha paused, "Lulu? My cusssim?"
"Yeah, Lulu is your cousin too. All Uncle Roy and my babies are your cousins…"
Trisha got closer so she could look at the tiny baby in Ed's arms. Oliver now stared at Trisha, her tiny face was stoic. Her tired little eyes shifted back onto her mother, staring curiously. Her small features scrunched up very suddenly and she let out a shrill ear piercing cry.
Ed stood up shakily from his spot on the couch, "What do we have to feed the girls?" He asked
"Oh! I know!" Oliver replied. "Louis!?" He called, walking into the kitchen, where he was chatting with Winry.
He returned a few seconds later holding two bottles. "We've been working on this for a while, but its proteins… and it's all natural, I made it myself... it'd be very good for the girls. Help them to grow as well as, provide them with the right nutrients and vitamins."
Ed took one bottle, offering it to Oliver. She opened her mouth, very slightly and began to greedily suck down the seemingly delicious contents. Her eye lids fluttered shut. Ed sat down on the couch while feeding her. Roy sat down beside him, feeding Louisa.
"I don't know how I'm gonna manage without you…" Ed whined.
Roy chuckled, "I seem to recall you saying the same thing about Milo… stop worrying yourself, I'm not gonna be going back to work for at least another month… and a half…" he added casually.
Ed sighed and rested his head on Roy's shoulder, "Can I give you my leave?"
"What leave? You don't have any leave… you work from home…" Roy teased, "Just stop thinking about it… if you really doubt your caretaking abilities this much, we'll put the children in day-care and you can go back to working at the office."
"No!" Ed protested loudly, "I don't want other people touching my babies..."
Roy smirked and looked back at Lulu, who was sleeping, but still drinking the formula. Milo was hovering close to his parents and new sisters, pacing, stealing quick shy glances.
"Milo…" Ed cooed. Their son looked up sheepishly, he wandered closer.
"What are you doing silly boy?" Roy asked. Milo reached his hands up towards his father's face, Roy leaned in. Milo covered his father's eyes. "Oh… Milo not right now, alright…? We'll play later, I promise… maybe you can ask Trish and Uncle Al to play with you?"
Milo looked behind him, his cousin was playing with dolls and Al was playing with her. "Go on and ask him Milo." Roy said, ruffling his dark curls.
The little boy's face flushed. He stared at his mother and father, pleading with his eyes, hoping that they ask for him.
"Don't be shy… he's your nice Uncle." Ed said
Very slowly Milo paced his way over to where his Uncle and Trisha sat. Al smiled at him, "What's up, Milo?"
Milo sucked on his fingers nervously. He glanced at Trisha who smiled, her hazel eyes matching that of Al's, always twinkling brightly.
Milo pulled his fingers from his mouth and looked back at Uncle Al. He reached up and cupped his hands over Al's eyes, coving one of his eyebrows with slobber.
"You wanna play peek-a-boo?" Al asked pulling Milo's baby hands from his face.
"Hid and Seek Daddy!" Trisha shouted excitedly, "Play Hid and Seek!"
"Shh. Trisha, stop shouting…" She covered her mouth with her hands, still squealing slightly. "Trish, we can't play if you're not quiet…"
"Lulu, and Ollie are…. Are sleeeeeping." She whispered to her father.
Al nodded, "yes they are…" he looked at Milo who was staring at him blankly. "Okay, I'll count."
Milo squealed excitedly, running around inelegantly. He understood what that meant. He ran off down the hall squealing.
"Woah!" you could hear Louis gasp from the kitchen.
"Milo?" Winry said surprised.
Trish ran around behind the curtains. Squatting down low.
Ed watched as Al straightened up. It was silent except for Louis and Winry's quieted voices, and the quiet sucking and little noises from the girls.
"I wonder where Trisha and Milo are…" Al said wandering around the house. After searching in closets and behind chairs, he found Trish tangled in the curtains. "I found you!" He picked her up and swung her around. "Now we need to find Milo," Trisha stifled a giggle, and followed her father around the house skipping wherever he went. Al searched for Milo, rechecking closets and other rooms.
Eventually he approached his brother and Roy seated on the couch holding the newest members of their family. "So… I can't find your son…"
Ed looked up at his husband chuckling softly. "Milo…" Roy cooed.
There was a loud creak a few seconds later Milo appeared, standing in front of them, he smiled, puffing out his rosy cheeks. Ed tousled his shaggy curls, Milo beamed. "So smart…" Ed tutted affectionately.
"Where were you hiding? I really couldn't find you…" Al said. Milo shook his head, holding his finger to his lips. Making a "Shh." Sound to his uncle.
Roy laughed, smiling at his son.
Milo casually tried to lean over his mother's lap to see his sister.
"Milo…?" The little boy jumped, straightening up, and then hiding his face in his mother's lap. "Are you shy of your sisters?" Roy asked.
The dark curls shook, and Milo peered at his father with half-lidded eyes… "Dahdee…" he gurgled quietly.
"You ready for your nap baby?" Ed asked, running his fingers through the length of his hair.
"No…." he hooted.
Ed looked at Roy, making eye contact. Ed yawned really loudly. "I think I'm getting tired though… I want to go take a nap…"
"Ollie and Lulu are napping too… You wanna go upstairs and nap with mommy and daddy?" Roy cooed to him
"mmmm" Milo hummed, burying his face back in Ed's lap.
"C'mon Milo…" Ed said. He scooted forward and stood up awkwardly, bracing himself with the arm of the couch. "Ooh… ouch…" Ed moaned, his hand went to his stomach, he grunted.
"You alright?" Roy asked, grabbing hold of Ed's elbow, supporting him while he stood.
"I'm fine…" He felt dizzy all of a sudden… "Can I… oh god… take Oliver…" he said keeling over.
Roy pulled Ollie into his free arm, "Are you alright? Ed?"
"Maammeeey" Milo whimpered.
"No… I'm fine… just… head rush…" he sat back down on the couch, "give me a minute…"
Milo put his head back in Ed's lap. "Moommy" he cooed.
Ed stroked Milo's head. He threw his head back, closing his eyes. He took a deep breath and heaved himself up, using the couch as leverage. He held onto Roy's shoulder for balance.
Milo clutched onto his leg. "Baby, I can't walk when you do that…" Ed said, reaching for his son's hand.
"Uh! Mah-mee, uh!"
"No sweetie, I'm not strong enough to pick you up right now…" Ed tugged him along behind, the five of them heading upstairs.
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"Roy help me!" Ed yelled from the nursery, he bounced from heel to heel holding Oliver who was screaming loudly, which made Louisa start screaming.
They'd been home with the girls and Milo for a month now. It was… manageable, with the two of them.
Roy was by his side, within a few seconds of hearing his husband's plea of distress, their son tangled in his arms. Milo leaned over looking at his sister lying on her back in the crib. Her face was red as she screamed, balled fists shaking as she gasped for her next breath between her cries."Luhloo, Ollee" he gurgled.
Ed rocked Ollie in his arms. "Shh… sweetie…" he cooed to her. Her cry quieted a bit.
Lulu continued to fuss, Roy put Milo down and picked her up. As soon as she was in her father's arms she was silenced. She cuddled into her daddy, content. "Does she need to be changed?" Roy asked
"Probably…" Ed replied gently swaying back and forth holding a calmed Oliver. "They just won't go down for their naps…" Ed whined tiredly.
Roy put Lulu on the changing table, he cleaned her up putting her in a new onesie. She stared at her daddy as he picked her up, supporting her neck and back. He stood next to Ed, who still rocked and cooed to their daughter.
"They're so tiny…"
"So why'd they make me so big…? They didn't need that much space…." Ed grumbled.
Roy chuckled, adjusting his hold on Louisa, he wrapped an arm around Ed's waist pulling him close. He placed a kiss on his temple. "You look great."
"Tch. Shut up, you don't have to lie to me…" Ed said with a tired sigh.
"I don't care how you look…" Roy purred lustfully.
"So you admit it, you do think I'm fat..."
Roy's face fell flat, "No, I never said that… you know that's not what I meant..." he said annoyed. He had been waiting for Ed to gain his confidence back, and his sex drive. He tried to remain patient and collected, but it was hard, he was so easily irritated.
"Doesn't matter, you have an opinion whether you keep it to yourself or not…"
He nearly growled with irritation, "Stop being so stubborn, you're so determined to put yourself down. You can't doubt yourself all the time… or me for that matter, if I tell you that you look sexy, I mean it." Roy snarled, now he was annoyed.
Ed stared at their girls, both sets of blue eyes stared back at him. He was silent for a while, before glancing up at Roy, "they're probably hungry…"
"Yeah…" Roy replied heading downstairs with Louisa, Ed following behind with Ollie and Milo holding onto the tail of his shirt.
Roy sat down on the couch. Ed put Oliver in his free arm and headed into the kitchen getting the girls' bottles ready.
"Milo are you ready for lunch?" Roy asked glancing at his son.
"Da." He said excitedly.
"This little boy needs a snack." Roy called to Ed in the kitchen.
"Okay…" Ed returned to the living room with two bottles and a bag of dehydrated strawberries. He handed the baggy to Milo and one of the bottles to Roy. "When you're done with that Milo, if you're still hungry I'll get you something else…"
Ed settled into the couch getting comfortable before he took Louisa out of Roy's arms. He cradled her close and offered her the bottle. She sat comfortably in her mother's arms, staring up at Ed as she began to drink.
Milo munched on the bananas and lingered around his parents and sisters.
"I think it's getting close to nap time…" Ed said looking at Milo. The little boy shook his head, curls bouncing wildly.
"Your sisters are going to take a nap… don't you want to too?" Roy asked. That tactic worked most of the time… only sometimes when milo was particularly fussy did he not want to 'nap with his sisters'.
Milo looked between his parents "Da." He said quietly.
When Louisa and Oliver finally fell asleep they took the girls upstairs and placed them in their crib. Ed put Milo down for a nap, while Roy sat downstairs reading, or working. Ed reemerged from Milo's bedroom and walked down the stairs.
Roy was sitting in his recliner, reading. Ed stood behind the chair, Roy glanced up at him, then back at his book. Ed tugged it from his hands and placed it on the coffee table. He walked around the other side of the chair so he was facing Roy.
"I was reading that you know…"
"I know…" Ed said sitting on Roy's lap, his legs curled around his back and his arms lopped around his neck. Roy held him up, placing his hands on his lower back.
"I also know how pent-up you've been lately…" He nipped and placed soft kisses along the line of his jaw. Ed started to unbutton his shirt watching Roy with lustful eyes as he did so.
Roy was paralyzed, "Uhh, don't do this if you don't want to…"
"I haven't done anything yet…" Ed whispered breathlessly. He ground down on Roy's lap, stifling a whimper.
Roy grunted, shifting his position in the chair, "Did… did you want to go upstairs?"
"We might wake up the kids…" Ed replied.
"Well… do you really want to do it in the chair?" Roy asked tapping the pads of his fingers on Ed's hips.
"Wouldn't be the first time…" he said, a blush spreading across his face. He traced his finger up and down the nape of Roy's neck. "Do you really want to waste precious time asking stupid questions?"
Roy leaned in, kissing Ed sloppily. He traced his finger up and down Ed's spine, he shuddered in response. His arms let go of Roy's neck and hastily unbuttoned his shirt the rest of the way.
Roy's hands slid up Ed's sides and he pressed his nipples with his thumbs.
Ed tossed his head back, "…d-don't…" he moaned softly.
Roy moved his thumbs off the perky pink flesh, and leaned in circling each with his tongue, licking and nipping.
Ed squirmed with pleasure. Instinctively he moved his hips, feeling the bulge in his husband's pants rub against his own. Whimpering, he reached down and worked on unbuttoning Roy's pants.
Roy on the other hand, was fixated on the scar that wrapped around Ed's front, stretching almost from hip-to-hip. His hands latched onto Ed's waist and he gently ran his fingers across the length of his scarred belly.
Ed pulled his hands from Roy's pants and swatted his hands away, "Don't…" he panted, "Please, don't, it… it still hurts…"
"Sorry…" Roy pulled Ed onto his knees and then leaned down and kissed his scar ever so gently.
Ed wrapped his arms around Roy's head pulling him into a hug. He kissed the top of his head, "I know that I complain a lot when I'm pregnant… but I do love having kids… your kids." he mumbled into his hair.
Roy kissed the center of his chest, "I know… so how about-"
Ed cut him off, "Uh. No… go get a condom… This shouldn't even be a discussion." He said flatly.
Roy kissed both of his shoulders, before slowly sliding Ed off his lap. He hurried to the bathroom, digging through drawers.
When he came back, Ed was sitting on the chair, his pants off, his shirt hanging loosely from his shoulders. He stared at Roy lustfully.
He held up the condom, "Will you help me put this on, since you're the one who insists I wear it." He was staring at Ed intently.
He growled in response. "Hell no. Put it on yourself…"
Roy sighed dramatically, "Then I guess we'll just do it without…"
"Or not at all…" Ed said reaching for his pants on the floor.
Roy watched him, arms folded over his chest. Ed glanced up at him, "Stop calling my bluff!" he huffed, glaring at his husband.
Roy smirked and threw the condom at him. Ed moved to the floor while Roy sat back in the chair. Ed leaned over his lap, pulling down his boxers, and tearing open the condom wrapper with his teeth. He placed it on the head of Roy's dick, then gently wrapped his mouth around it.
"Don't tear it with your teeth…" Roy groaned, resisting the urge to buck his hips.
Ed rolled the piece of protection down his member, sucking and using his tongue. He pulled the cock out of his mouth, a string of spit hanging from his mouth and Roy's tip. He wiped his mouth with his sleeve.
"Rather eager are we?" Roy asked with a smirk
"No… well… I don't want the kids to wake up while we're in the midst of sex… we only have so much time." he said, pulling himself into Roy's lap. "So how did you want to do this?"
"Well… if you rode me that'd be easiest…"
Ed rolled his eyes, getting onto his knees. He positioned himself over Roy's member.
"If it hurts, don't force yourself…" Roy said grabbing onto his hips.
"Just shut up and let me do this…" Ed snapped back. He lowered himself downward, whimpering as he felt the head of Roy's cock at his entrance. He pushed himself further downward, feeling the throbbing member slowly pierce him further and further.
He paused, panting. "Are you alright?" Roy asked, moving slightly.
Ed groaned in response… "You're gonna have… to do the rest, I- can't…"
"Are you sure you want to keep going…?" Roy asked
"We both n-need this…" He panted, moving slightly, easing himself further down onto Roy's dick. He stopped, "I can't-"he was cut off by a moan. Roy thrusted up into him, making Ed squeeze around him.
They stayed unmoving in each other's embrace, "I'm gonna move now…" Ed nodded slouching forward resting his head on Roy's shoulder. He whimpered as Roy moved inside of him, pushing his member further in. "Bring your hips down… match my movement." Roy said pushing on Ed's hips as he continued to bury his cock deeper and deeper into him.
Eventually Ed began to move too, at first only rocking back and forth. Then he started slamming himself down onto Roy's lap, taking him in all the way.
Roy kissed him, still moving inside of Ed. "You took all of me… all the way down to the hilt…" He purred into Ed's ear.
A bright flush spread across Ed's face, "Don't… don't say those things…" He covered Roy's mouth with both of his hands. Roy moved again, thrusting up. Making Ed squirm with pleasure. He was writhing on Roy's cock trying to get him to move deeper inside of him.
"I wanna come…" he whimpered, dropping his head onto Roy's chest.
Hearing his husband's plea, Roy picked up his pace, moving faster, pumping his dick in and out of Ed. Moans filled the room. Ed tried his best to keep his voice down. He gently bit Roy's shoulder, trying to stifle himself.
"Almost… there…" Roy panted. "I'm gonna—" He let go and felt the pleasure take over his entire body as he came. Ed climaxed with him, spilling seed all over his stomach and Roy's shirt. He panted, his chest heaving, he rested his forehead on Roy's shoulder, groaning slightly. Ed kissed his neck softly, while slowly rising up on his knees, pulling Roy from his body.
He slid off of Roy's lap… "I need to clean up…" Ed stared at the newly stained shirt Roy was wearing. "You should probably change too…" He added, while picking his clothes up off the floor. He adjusted his shirt, pulling it back over his shoulders.
The two of them tip-toed upstairs. As they stepped off the stairs and onto the second floor, a board creaked loudly, "Mommy?" Milo's voice called groggily. Ed glanced at Roy, then the door to Milo's room.
"Go back to sleep Milo." Roy said sternly. It was silent again, Ed and Roy continued to walk quietly to their room.
Ed closed the door, sighing with relief, "Do you think he's been up long?"
Roy shook his head, "He sounded sleepy… I doubt it… hopefully he'll just fall back asleep." Roy said going into the bathroom. He came back out a couple minutes later, shirtless. He handed a wipe to Ed.
"Thanks…" He began to wipe himself off.
Roy moved to the closet, pulling a new t-shirt from the neatly folded stack of clothes.
When Ed finally felt clean enough, he worked on redressing. He pulled on a pair of sweatpants, rolling them up to his knees. Then he slipped a tank top over his head. He collapsed back on the bed with a sigh.
"You alright?" Roy asked sitting down beside him.
"Yeah… I'm just…" He stopped "I don't know." He was rubbing his face.
Roy tugged the tie out of Ed's hair and began to lazily run his fingers through his golden locks.
"I feel restless… and tired… just mentally and physically drained…" He grumbled.
"I'm sorry…" He was very careful about what he said next, "maybe… it's because you're not…"
"Pregnant?" Ed asked, placing his hands on his abdomen.
"I'm not suggesting anything… but after Milo, you were pregnant again, very soon after… and now… you're not, nor are you going to be for a while… apparently…"
"There's nothing apparent about it… you will not impregnate me… why do we have this same discussion every time I have a baby?"
"Because we fuck like rabbits…" He replied casually…
Ed blushed furiously, "…so?"
"Well if you change your mind and decide that you want-"
"No. Not yet anyways…" He cut in, "The less you bug me about it, the sooner I'll want another one…"
They both fell silent, laying on the bed side by side.
"I don't understand your infatuation with knocking me up…"
"Well… I never had any siblings… I'm pretty old already—"
"You're not that old… I mean, I know I give you a hard time about it… but does it really make you that insecure?" Ed asked propping himself up on his elbows…
"No… we just have to face the facts… I'm like what? Twelve years older than you… I never even thought I'd have kids…"
"Why not?"
Roy looked at him cocking an eyebrow, like the answer was obvious. "Wait… you planned on staying with me…?"
"Well… I obviously never expected our situation to… work out like this… but I'm so glad it did… I mean, now I'm married to the man I love... we have three kids together… the best I'd hoped for was that we'd eventually live together… but of course it would've been in secret."
"I'm so touched…" Ed said playfully
"Yeah… well…" Roy trailed off, "anyways, of course I was excited when I found out what all was… going on with you… when you came back from Resembool like two years ago… I mean… I could stay with the person I loved and have kids with him too…" He shrugged. "I've just always… wanted a big family… and… I'm so excited I get the chance to have that… before I'd thought I had to choose between one or the other… but by chance… sheer luck, I get to have both… I think that should be utilized… don't you?"
Ed was silent… "Woah…"
Roy chuckled, "Well… Winry and Al told me you wanted a big family… have you always or is it just a new development?"
Ed blushed, "No, we're not talking about this…"
Roy prodded his side gently with a finger, "c'mon… I told you…"
"No, I'm not gonna get into this…"
"Is it because of me?" Roy asked.
Ed's face flushed brightly, "definitely not!"
Roy smirked, "Oh just tell me."
Ed sat up on the edge of the bed, "I think I hear the girls…" He said standing up.
Roy wrapped his arms around his waist and pulled him into his lap, "We're not done with this conversation… you can't get away from me… we're married, you're stuck with me…"
"Don't be so sure…" Ed grumbled.
"I'll get you to tell me one way or another… but you will spill your secrets to me…" He let go of Ed's waist. His husband's face was flushed brightly. Ed stood up, and pulled his hair back, tying it up in a bun.
There was a loud shrill cry, making Ed jump. He rushed from their room into Ollie and Lulu's room.
The girls laid side by side, Ollie screamed excitedly, giggling. Ed leaned over the crib staring at the two of them. His heart fluttered with relief. Louisa lay on her side peering at her sister… Oliver giggled happily.
"What are you two goofballs doing?" Roy said appearing at Ed's side. He smiled and cooed at his daughters. Ed watched him, staring, he somehow… understood Roy better now, he felt closer to him.
As he pieced together his thoughts, he began to question why he wasn't already pregnant… there was nothing stopping him… He wanted a big family too… and they had the financial stability to support themselves plus more children.
Roy caught Ed staring. A smile spread across his lips, "What?"
"Nothing…" Ed said shaking his head… "I just…" he trailed off looking back at his daughters, "You're a good dad…" He said with a smile.
"Oh…thanks…" Roy replied casually. "And you're an amazing mother…"
Ed smiled, leaning into Roy.
Roy kissed the top of Ed's head and rubbed his shoulder gently.
"Mommeeeey!" There was a whimpered cry from Milo's room next door.
"I'm coming honey…" He said loud enough for him to hear. He stared at Roy a moment longer. Roy stared back and leaned down pecking him on the lips. He rubbed Ed's back gently before dropping his arms as Ed left to get Milo.
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This felt like a comfortable place to end the chapter… Anyways, Ed starts looking at things from Roy's perspective, which offers him a fresh look at his own point of view. Who's to say what will happen next? (I am). I hope you liked this chapter, I know it may seem like the story is at a stand-still but I assure you slowly and steadily we're getting closer to the plot picking back up. (Though I do really enjoy writing all the fluff.) Please review, when you, do it's like an instantly recharged battery… It makes me so happy to get so much support, I just want to continue making you guys happy! (which entails me writing!) Okay love you all, see you next chapter.