Sorry for the long wait, guys. I started writing Rebellion and Just a Dream and got caught up in it. They became pretty popular, so I just continued them. I'm completely finished with all the chapters for Rebellion now (I just haven't posted all of them yet); so I'll be trying to update stories that I haven't worked on for a bit until something else becomes popular.

Riza and Roy spent a nice dinner with their son on a Friday night. They did this every weekend; going out to dinner just to spend time with the family. This time they did it on a Friday night, a night earlier than they would have to celebrate Roy's promotion at work.

They made sure to turn in early enough for Edward to get to bed on time. Even though he was fifteen, he still had a ten o'clock curfew, which his parents planned to extend for his sixteenth birthday, as well as purchasing some form of transportation for the kid.

On weekends Ed's curfew was extended to eleven o'clock, though this time he had plans in the morning, so they went back home around nine.

Of course, Roy and Riza needed to speak about their own issues with someone from their past named Trisha Elric; Edward's birth mother.

"Edward, honey, go to your room and play on your computer until bed." Riza said, preparing to take Roy into her bedroom and speak with him about Trisha. She didn't want Edward listening in on anything they had to say.

"Sure thing, Mom." Ed said. He was curious–his Mother never made him go to his room for anything unless he was being grounded or his parents had to talk about something–but he wasn't about to eves drop on their conversation. He went up to his bedroom like he was told.

"Is something wrong?" Roy asked once he got into his room and sat on the bed, loosening his tie.

"I got a call today." Riza said. After over fifteen years of being married, Roy could easily tell when his wife was upset, and today she was definitely upset.

"Who was it?" Roy asked. He finished with his tie, casting it aside to work on the buttons of his white shirt.

"Trisha Elric."

That stopped both of them dead in their tracks. They hadn't heard from Trisha in fifteen years, not since Edward was born and given to them.

"She called?" Roy asked. "What did she want?"

There was silence for a long moment before Riza finally answered her husband.

"She wanted to meet Edward." the answer came. Roy didn't respond to her for another moment, silence filling the room once again.

"Maybe that's a good idea." Roy said. Riza looked at him with a shocked expression.

"A good idea? How could Ed possibly meeting this woman be a good idea? What if she takes him away?" Riza fired her questions. The panicked questions that a Mother would think when her adopted son's biological Mother was wanting to meet the boy.

"Riza, we can't keep this a secret forever, eventually we'll have to tell him," Roy said calmly. "It would be better if he has time to establish a relationship with her before he's told."

"How will we even get them to meet? If she's still in Rezembool, then that's three days away from here." Riza said.

"She could come and stay a week, we have the guest room, and we'll tell Edward that she's an old family friend." Roy explained.

"Very well, I'll think about it and call her in the morning." Riza said, stripping herself of her clothing from dinner while Roy finished his pants. They finished up dressing in their night clothing before walking to Edward's room to tell him goodnight, like they always did.

Knocking before they heard the familiar, 'come in', they walked in. Ed was sitting at his computer. He had changed into his pajamas, wearing red plaid pajama pants and a plain white t-shirt. It looked as if he were speaking with someone on the internet through an instant message, but neither Roy nor Riza tried to pry.

"Guess you guys are done with your talk?" Ed asked. He rolled to face away from his computer in the chair that came with his desk.

"You guessed right. We just came to say goodnight." Riza said with a smile. Every part of her loved Edward as if she had given birth to him herself, and she really was his son. No one thought any different whenever they met their family.

"Okay, night Mom, night Dad." Edward responded.

"Night, kiddo. You're going out tomorrow, right?" Roy asked. Ed nodded. "Make sure you eat before you go, and tell your Mom where you'll be and when you'll be back, got it?" the teenager nodded once again. "Alright, goodnight, Ed." Roy said, walking out of the room which just left Edward and Riza.

Riza walked over to Edward, hugging him close for a moment and pressing her lips against his forehead. When he was younger he constantly wanted to be given a story or be cuddled before he fell asleep, but as he grew older, Ed found himself too old for childish things like snuggling and bedtime stories. Even so, Riza still found herself inclined to give her baby a kiss before bed whenever Roy wasn't in the room to tease him about it.

"Goodnight, Edward. Don't stay up late, eleven o'clock, you know the rule."

"Yes, Mom. I'm logging off and going to bed right now." Ed said with a smirk. To prove it was the truth – not that Riza had any reason to think her son was lying–he logged off just that moment and shut his computer monitor off to make it easier to sleep.

"Alright, goodnight, Ed." Riza said, walking out of the room and shutting the door behind her. So many memories of leaving that same door open a crack and leaving the hall light on so the monsters wouldn't attack filled her. Smiling to herself, Riza walked to her own bedroom so that she could rest with her husband.

Riza kept her word and thought about what she would say to Trisha. She now knew that Roy was alright with it, and he even thought of a plan. While Riza couldn't bear the thought of Trisha trying to take Edward away, she also couldn't deprive her son of a relationship with his biological Mother, and didn't know why she never thought of this before.

The next morning, Roy was home as it was a weekend, though he was going over some files for work and sending them in through the computer. Edward had gone out as he had his plans, and he had informed Riza that he was going to the skate park and that he would probably be back around noon for lunch.

Riza took her chance to get the phone and call Trisha with a nervous feeling in her chest and butterflies in her stomach. Not good butterflies either.

"Hello?" a young boy's voice answered. The age of the boy sounded around Edward's age, or a year or two younger.

"Is there a Trisha Elric there?" Riza asked.

"Yeah, I'll get her." the boy responded. The sound of the phone setting down filled the other line before there was a sound of it being picked up again.

"Riza?" Trisha asked when she lifted the phone.

"Yes, it's me," Riza said. She paused for a moment. "Roy and I have discussed it with each other, and we think it would be better if you did have a relationship with Edward."

"Oh, thank you, Riza." Trisha's voice was filled with happiness.

"We would like if you could come visit us sometime soon. It's nearly summer break, and we do have a guest room you could stay in," Riza spoke to the other woman. "Though, we would appreciate it if you could call yourself an old family friend until you and Edward have had some time to get to know each other."

"Of course, I wouldn't want to just randomly show up and tell him I'm his birth Mother," Trisha said. "Though, there is one thing.."

"What is it?" Riza asked.

"I have another son," Trisha told her. " He's a year younger than Edward."

"You have another son and want to meet Edward anyway?" Riza felt a rush of anger run through her, though quickly counted to ten in her head. She needed to be calm with Trisha.

Five..four..three..

"I want to meet Edward, and I want my son to meet his older brother." Trisha admitted.

"Well, have him come as well, then. You're an old family friend, and you're bringing your son along, who is in no way related to Edward. Understand?" Riza reasoned.

"Yes. I understand."

I actually wrote this chapter and was almost completely finished with it before I found out that I had written it before and had saved it onto my computer. I just posted the one that I finished today since it was easier than picking up something I had forgotten about.

If you guys like TuckerxEd stories, you should check out Rebellion. If you are a fan of Ao No Exorcist (Blue Exorcist), you should check out Just a Dream, which is updated once a month.