Just Believe Me

Family Adaptations

One Week Later
Roy didn't know how Ed did this! Raising a child, that is. He watched as Ed patiently dealt with his screaming 4 year-old daughter. 'He's grown up...' The man thought. The Ed he knew from 4 years ago would've been screaming right back at the girl. But here, the blonde was talking to the little girl, and with a reasonable voice too.
"I already told you yesterday, you couldn't go over to Nathan's today," He was telling the girl, "You have a doctor's appointment remember?"
"To hell with a doctor's appointment!" Ed grimaced at the "H-word"
"Who taught you that word?" He asked.
"Aunt Win says it all the time!"
"Well I'll have to talk to Aunt Win about that 'cause that's not an okay word you hear young lady? I won't tolerate that!" He picked his daughter up, she seemed to have calmed down and had tired herself out from the tantrum, and leaned into her Mama's arms as he picked her up.
"Say, when we get back, if you've been good, you can go play with Nathan alright?" Winry nodded tiredly at this and Ed smiled kissing her temple. He looked up at Roy afterwards and smiled slightly.
"How do you do that?" Roy asked slightly awed and Edward shrugged.
"I don't know, guess it comes with having a kid.." He carried Winry to his car, Roy following him. He buckled the child in as seated himself in the front seat, Roy getting into the passenger's side. This past week had been such a ride...
Last Monday
"Winry!" Ed called out to his daughter.
"Yeah Mama?"
"Come here, I have someone for you to meet!" The little girl came down the steps into the living room where Ed was waiting with Roy.
"Winry, this is Roy," Ed crouched down in front of his daughter, "I know this might be weird at first and hard to get used to, but Roy is your daddy." The girl's eyes widened.
"Like, My real daddy?" She asked and Edward nodded, "So I won't have to pretend you're my daddy whenever Nathan or Anna come over anymore?" Ed shook his head.
"No baby, you'll still have to call me Dad or Daddy when Nathan or Anna come over."
"Why?"
"Well usually girls are called Mommy sweetie. But I'm a special case, I had you myself even though I'm a boy so I'm your Mommy. But to others it would be weird because they don't know Mommy's special. And they can't know so it's gotta be a secret." Ed pressed his index finger to his lips in emphasis and Winry copied him, smiling.
"Okay, it's a secret. But when no one's around he's," the girl pointed to Roy, "My real daddy right?"
"Exactly." Winry looked over at Roy as if she were assessing him. The dark-haired man kneeled down next to her.
"Hey Winry," He greeted, "I look forward to- Oof!" Winry tackled the man in a hug.
"Will you make Mommy stop crying?"
"Huh?"
"Mommy cries a lot at night when he doesn't think I can hear him." Roy looked around to see that Edward had left the room. "So will he stop crying now ? 'Cause you're here?"
"I hope so Winry because guess what my goal is."
"What?"
"To make sure you and your mother are never sad again!" He smiled at the child, "You'll have to help me make your mom smile though, it can be hard to make him smile sometimes." Winry smiled brightly and nodded.
"I can do that!" Ed walked back into the room, standing on the edge, leaning against a doorframe.
"I'm starting to get jealous," He joked, "It looks like you're already on a fast track to being her favourite."
"Yeah well- Oof, I'm good at that... Hey shouldn't have you asked before you decided I was a play yard?" He looked up at the kid who was now perched on his shoulders. She shook her head.
"Mommy never cares."
"Oh yes I do missy, you give me backaches when you climb on me like that!" He plucked Winry off of Roy and set her on the ground again. Roy stood and wrapped his arms around the other man, leaning his head down against the other's neck.
"I missed you..." He murmured against Ed's skin.
"I did too." The blonde whispered back to him.
Timeskip Back To Present
The doctor's appointment went fast and when they'd reached home, Winry literally flew out of the car only saying, "I'm going to Nathan's Mommy!" Before taking off down the street. Ed sighed , exasperated.
"What am I going to do with that girl...?" He muttered to himself. He jumped slightly when Roy came up behind him, snaking his arms around Edward's waist. He nuzzled the younger man's neck.
"Why don't we go inside?" He murmured lowly. A smile played at Ed's lips.
"Sure." The blonde agreed, "But we're not going too far this time got it?"
"Sure, sure.."
"I mean it Roy."
"Mm-hmm I'm sure you do.."
Ed sighed, "Forget about Winry, what am I going to do with you?!"
"Mmm I don't know.. Maybe you could love me?" Edward sighed, this time it was more of a happy sigh and Roy grinned against the other's skin in victory.
"Alright.. Let's go inside."
"Lead the way, Love." Ed giggled in the most masculine way he could muster and pulled Roy inside with him.
An Hour Or So Later
Neither of them wanted to get up, both completely content with laying in each other's arms.
"Hey Roy?"
"Hmm?" The man didn't look up from the golden locks he was playing with as he answered his lover.
"Am I doing a good job?"
"What do you mean Love?" Roy paused in playing with his boyfriend's hair as Ed worried his lower lip as he decided on what to say.
"I mean.... Sometimes... I feel like Winry's not getting enough of what she needs 'cause I'm a guy. Like, I feel like, even though I have that Maternal Instinct or some shit because I had her myself, I feel like I'm skipping things that if I was a girl I wouldn't be missing and that she wouldn't be missing because of me..."
"Edward you are doing an absolutely perfect job at raising Winry. She becoming a beautiful young lady because you are her mother, Love. Just because you're a man doesn't mean you're neglecting her.." Roy held the other in a tight and comforting embrace and Ed snuggled closer to his lovers warmth.
"Yeah... Bur sometimes I just feel like that though.."
"Those feelings are nothing but nonsense Love.. You're doing a perfect job at raising her..."
"Alright... If you say so.." Ed leaned his head back to fit his nose into the juncture of Roy's neck and shoulder and nuzzle the sensitive spot, quietly purring while he did. Roy kissed the blonde man's temple before leaning back with a happy sigh and letting himself fall victim to the blonde's gentle affections.
"I don't just say so., I know so." He replied back, all th while, thinking:
'God I love you Edward.. I hope you realize that..'