Hush

Hush little baby,
don’t say a word.
Momma’s gonna’ buy you a mockingbird.
and if that mockingbird don’t sing,
Momma’s gonna’ buy you a diamond ring…The words escaped the nursery from underneath the door as Riza found herself standing behind an almost over-joyed, almost completely frozen Roy Mustang.

A white-gloved hand was poised to knock as the door was swung open by an overjoyed Maes Hughes before the bundle of pure fatherly energy bounced back over to his wife who was holding the new arrival and singing a soft lullaby.

as happy as she was for them, she had to admit, that stung.

The knowing look shot over by Gracia as she set Elicia back into the baby’s cradle, didn’t help either.

Riza ground her teeth as she held the woman’s gaze for a few seconds before tearing it away out of pure shame.

Gracia knew everything.

A warm hand grabbed Riza’s hand, lifted it up and lips pressed against the back of her bare hand. The owner of the hand then spoke to a baby-obsessed Roy that “Roy, you’d better buy your protection some gloves, her hands are as cold as the ice outside.”

Roy’s face dropped into a quick scowl. “Just let her go, Hughes. She’s here because I asked.”