Roy chewed on that answer for a few minutes, just drinking his coffee. He would have just teased Ed about becoming a state alchemist again, but something stopped him. Was it the fact he wanted the other as a state alchemist again? So that he could pass by the blonde at work? Something about working beside the other was just a good feeling.

Other than the fact he wanted to bend the other over his desk.

A light red came over his cheeks that he hid by taking another drink of his coffee. "You know me too well, Edward. You are a good alchemist and it's so sad to see you not around." The older man fiddled with his now empty cup as he thought up more words to say. He didn't want to leave and didn't want the blonde to leave just yet either.

Dammit, he needed to let these feelings go. It was never going to work out.

He stood up quickly, throwing a smirk at Ed. "I should go since you probably want your peace and quiet. Maybe if you're hungry, you can stop by later." He conveniently left out the words, 'and possibly sleep over'. He was working on a plan in his head, even though he knew he should just leave the feelings be. For all he knew, Edward could have a girlfriend back home.

Yeah right, AL would have told him that. The younger brother always seemed to keep him up to date on what Ed was up to. He grabbed his cup to take back to the counter before leaving. As he left, one of the young waitresses brought the blonde a pastry. "A present from the handsome man!" She giggled with a big smile.

One last ditch effort to get Ed to come for dinner, hopefully.