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"Ward just give me ten minutes to get out of these smelly clothes and I'll be there" Skye slid open the door to her bunk a jumped inside. She just finished training with Ward and was changing before an intense game of battleship. She opened her wardrobe door to reveal one half of Fitzsimmons sitting on the floor staring at the wall with a far off look in her eyes.
"Simmons? Are you ok?" She asked as she bent down to see Simmons face. Skye was worried Fitz had been looking everywhere for Simmons this morning. Skye thought he had found her, she thought wrong. Simmons was still staring at the wall as if she hadn't been found at all.
"Hello earth to Simmons" Skye said trying to lighten the mood. When Simmons didn't respond Skye knew she would have to take this up to the next level. "You stay there I'll go get Fitz" Skye shifted about to make a move when Simmons grabbed her arm.
"Please don't" Simmons voice was barely above a whisper.
Skye stopped moving and looked at Simmons again "Simmons what's wrong is it Fitz? Did something happen?"
"I'm late" Simmons said tears welling up in her eyes.
"Your late for what? Did you arrange to meet up or..." Simmons gave her a look trying to convey what she meant "...oh that sort of late. Was it Fitz?"
"Of course if was Fitz, who else is there?" Simmons gave her a watery smile.
"Here wait there. I'll go get some emergency supplies and be back in a minute" Skye jumped up before Simmons could process what she said and ran out of her bunk.
She went straight to the freezer they had in the kitchen and pulled out a tub of cookie dough ice-cream. She the proceeded to grab two spoons from the drawer and made her way back to her bunk. She was just about to step inside when she heard her name being called.
"Skye what are you doing I left you five minutes ago and you still haven't got dressed" Ward stated looking annoyed.
"Sorry, can't play today something came up"
"Do we have a mission?"
"Oh no nothing like that. It's just some serious girl talk is in order" Skye held up the ice cream as if to prove her point.
"Skye you shouldn't be eating things like that"
"But Ward" she pouted "You're going to let me anyway to prove you're not a robot" and with that she disappeared into her bunk before he could say anything else.
Skye walked over to Simmons and placed the ice cream beside her. She then walked over to her drawers and lifted the bottom to reveal a secret stash. "When I was first recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D I did a bit of shopping buying some of the things that you aren't supposed to have. Like for instance this" she explained to Simmons as she pulled out a pregnancy test. "I got it just incase a situation like this came up. I like to be prepared for anything and everything"
Simmons stood up and took it from her "I suppose now is as good a time as ever"
"Yeah you go do that but come back so we can find out together" Skye put a reassuring hand on Simmons shoulder.
Simmons came back in to find Skye sitting cross legged on the ground with the tub of ice cream between her legs.
"Oh good you're back. While we wait you are going to tell me everything. I want to know all the gory details"
"Well" Simmons said sitting on the floor beside Skye "it all started the night after I jumped out of the plane. I had a nightmare and woke to this unnerving feeling that something was wrong with Fitz. So I went to his bunk to make sure he was ok and I found him in the middle of a nightmare. I woke him up from it and we both decided it would be easier if I just stayed in his. That way if one of us had a nightmare the other could comfort until it was gone"
"After that night we started up a routine one of us would come to the others bunk at night and leave in the morning before anyone saw. The night we lost Coulson he kissed me and it made me feel so safe. So then it turned into every time we would sneak into each others bunks we would kiss each other until our worries went away" Simmons looked up to see Skye's mouth hanging open spoon halfway to her mouth.
"And?" prompted Skye.
"Well remember that mission we had a few weeks ago when we went back to the Academy?" Simmons asked not really looking for an answer she continued "Fitz was so upset that night about the whole Donny thing. He blamed himself. So when I went to his bunk that night I found him in another nightmare. After waking him up we talked and well one thing led to another and now we are in this situation"
Skye was speechless for once. She didn't know what to say.
"How much longer do we have to wait for the result?" Simmons asked trying to break the awkward silence that had settled around them.
"Just a few more minutes" Skye replied. "So the important questions now, is our awkward engineer a good kisser? Or better yet is he good in bed?"
Simmons blushed "Skye I can't answer those questions"
"Pretty please I won't tell him you told me"
"Fine yes and yes. But, that's all you're getting out of me" Simmons said finally giving up.
"Oh just a few more questions" Skye asked her voice dropping to a whisper "Do you love him?"
"What...Well I don't know...how could I we are best friends. It was just a way to keep the nightmares away. I couldn't possibly..." Simmons said voice trailing off at the end.
"You do don't you? Don't worry I won't tell him. But, Simmons what are you going to do if its a positive result"
"I have no idea"
The two girls fell into silence after that looking at the little plastic tube waiting for a life changing result. They had gone through half of the ice cream when Simmons saw a little pink cross forming on the test.
"Oh...my...god. Does that mean..."
"Yes Skye I'm pregnant. I think I want to be alone for awhile" Simmons said standing up. She couldn't believe it a baby what was she going to do.
She headed to her bunk sliding the door closed and locking it. She walked the short distance to her bed slipping under the covers and curling herself into a ball. After awhile she drifted off to sleep. She doesn't know how she managed it perhaps it was the stress of the day.
She woke to find someone standing at the door. She slowly lifted herself up into sitting position.
"Simmons I have been so worried about you" the dark figure by the door exclaimed "Have you just been sleeping all day?"
"Fitz no. I just...I need time to think"
"Think about what?"
"Fitz we need to talk. About us"
Fitz moved warily over to her and sat beside her on the bed.
"What are we Fitz? Am I just a friends with benefits to you?"
"No Simmons don't even think that you are much more"
"I don't even know how to introduce you to people anymore. Friend, lover, partner? Which one Fitz"
"Hey Simmons what brought this on?"
"I'm...well Fitz I'm..." She couldn't get the words out those two little words that were about to change everything about them.
"You're what Simmons you can tell me"
"I'm..." Simmons took a deep breath "I'm pregnant"
Fitz had stilled beside her his brain going into overdrive. "Is it mine?"
"What Fitz of course it's yours. How could you even say that? Who do you think I am?" Simmons shouted at him. She couldn't believe he had just said that to her. She thought he knew how much he meant to her.
"Sorry, I just had to check. What do you want to do? Do you want to keep it?"
"I think so...yes" She didn't want to get rid of this group of cells that would eventually grow into a person. A perfect blend of her and Fitz.
"Ok, I think we are going to have to tell everyone about us then. We should do it sooner rather then later" Fitz said words mumbling together. He hoped this miracle would look and be like Simmons. She was just so perfect. "Jemma I'm not going anywhere. I love you too much to leave"
Simmons shifted to look at him "do you really mean that Fitz. Do you really love me? And not platonically" Simmons was trying not to get her hopes up.
"Since the moment I meet you" Fitz said leaning down to kiss her.
Simmons felt like a weight had been lifted off her chest. She knew now that no matter what happened to her or their baby he would always be there. "I love you too Fitz"