Chapter Thirteen: To Love Again

"I never loved Winry."

That was the truth. At one point, I thought I did but looking back now, I know the difference. I loved Winry, yes, not in the way I loved Noah. No, I loved Winry like a sister, a friend and I know it hurts her to know that I will never be with her the way she wants me to be.

Rose.

The first time I saw her back in Liore, I knew I was attracted to her. Hell even had a small crush, but I never acted on it since our time there was only temporary. I only wanted the Stone.

The second time I saw her, I didn't feel any feelings of attraction more like guilt. It was my fault that the military came. It was my fault that she became mute and with a baby. How I wanted Scar to kill me then and there and take away my guilt. It's the least I deserved.

But then she saved me.

She should have every reason to hate me. But, when Sloth and Wrath appeared, and I was stunned by Sloth's resemblance to my mother, that I didn't even notice Wrath. Not until she screamed.

"Get up, Ed…get up…and move forward! Ah!"

The third, she was dancing. And I couldn't help but watch her. She was beautiful in that white dress and then, she told me she loved me.

And judging from what happened yesterday, she still does. But the question is, do I love her too?

She looks so much like Noah but she isn't Noah. They're two completely different people and I don't want Rose to feel as if she is replacing my late wife, because no one can. But I don't want her to. I want her to be herself. I want her to be Rose.

"Ed?"

And speaking of Rose.

There she was, with Nina in her arms. Walking up to her, I took my daughter, and placed her in her crib in my room and walked back out to Rose. She started to open her mouth to speak but before she could say anything, I kissed.

I will always love Noah. After all, she is the mother of my child and she was my first wife and that will never change. And though I know that I can never love Rose the way I loved her, I can start with this one kiss.

"I made a promise to Noah," I said to Rose, after releasing her lips, but keeping mine a centimeter from hers, causing our breaths to mingle, "promised her that I would try to love again. So I'm asking you Rose, can you help me?"

"With what?" she shyly asked, not moving away but looking up at me with those brown eyes of hers.

"Help me to love again?"

Tears began to form in the corner of her eyes and a smile appeared on her face as she reached up and took my hand.

"Yes, Edward, I'll help you. I'll help you love again because…because I love you."

And with those words, I kissed her again and again.

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