Based on Let her go by Passenger. I don't own any of the characters Marvel does. My first fic. Sorry for any mistakes, I have no beta reader. Hope you like it.

'Only know you love her when you let her go

And you let her go'

"Why do you like this song so much", asked the barman, serving her another beer.

Skye stared at him, wondering how much she should say, why she didn't have an answer. No one had ever asked her about the song she kept choosing to play whenever she was in the bar.

"I just like the song" she replied, ignoring the disbelieving look on his face, as she took a sip of her drink.

"You've been in here every night for two weeks. Every night you pick this song. That isn't liking a song, that's personal"

She glanced at him, wondering how somebody she barely knew could see straight through her. She'd never really thought about her choice of song before, it just called to her. In fact she deliberately didn't think about her choices, reality was harsh and here in denial land it was bright and sparkly. She knew it wasn't healthy but denial was all she had, so it was where she was staying.

"I'm going to go with it's about a guy" he stated breaking through her thoughts.

"Why does it have to be a guy", she grumbled, glaring at the guy, "why can't I just like the song?"

Glancing around she wished the bar was busier, then maybe she could escape this conversation. Unfortunately there was hardly anyone in the bar and everyone had full drinks so there was nothing to take away the barman and stop this conversation.

"Well you have been mopping in her for two weeks, always alone and you keep glancing at your phone as if you wish there will be a message for you. I've seen a lot while serving here and you fit the type that is lonely and wishing they were somewhere else."

Sad as it was he was right. Two weeks of crying and sobbing had followed her leaving the bus. What made it worse was that nobody had followed her or even rang her to see where she had gone or if she was all right. That was what had hurt the most, she thought they had cared about her, she thought they were family. SHIELD had the technology to track her down, but her hacking had shown that they hadn't even done that. She evidently didn't mean anything to them. But she was strong. She didn't need them, she had survived for long enough without them and she could do it again. The fact this time her heart was broken wouldn't matter. She would find a new van and live like she used to.

With that thought she gave a small smile and refocused on the barman realizing he had been talking all the time she had been concentrating on her own thoughts.

"… It's obvious when it is a guy, everyone has a look and it breaks my heart every time I see it, and you have it. Also the guy that keeps coming in here every time you do and keeps an eye on you gave it away. At first I was concerned but he just keeps an eye on you and never follows you so I was less worried. He assured me he was just keeping an eye on you when I questioned him."

"There is a guy watching me?" Skye exclaimed. Ward would be so annoyed she had missed that. She hadn't even noticed anyone keeping an eye on her. Hell she hadn't even noticed any of the same people in the bar. Ward would be so angry with her. He was always going on about situation awareness and if she wanted to become an agent she need to be more aware of her surroundings. Maybe that showed she shouldn't be an agent.

"Yeah. The day after you first came in here he showed up. Actually he is coming over here now. If he is hassling you just tell me and I'll kick him out."

Skye refused to look up as she felt someone come to stand beside her at the bar, watching the barman move to serve the man who had been following her. Looking at him would make the situation real and she didn't want to deal with it. Since joining SHIELD she had made many enemies and this guy could be one of them. Ignorance was a beautiful thing and she didn't want to get kicked out of this bar. They were nice here, apart from the nosey barman, and they let her play whatever music she wanted to, tonight being the only time she had got a comment on it.

Sighing she mentally prepared herself to fight for her life, something she had done plenty of times since joining SHIELD. However, she found she couldn't regret her time with them, she finally had found her place, even if she had to leave it when she didn't want to. One thing SHIELD had taught her was to trust her instincts, that they were usually right, except for Miles, but then everyone could make mistakes.

Surprisingly enough she wasn't getting any bad vibes from this guy. All she felt was calm, she even felt protected. Now she was certain her instincts were playing up. There were only two people that made her feel safe and they were miles away, probably saving the world from a threat it had no idea about and never would.

Deciding that it was just better to get this fight over with, Skye looked up expecting to have to fight at any moment. What she wasn't expecting was chiseled features and eyes that seem to see straight through the tough face she was portraying.

"Ward" she whispered hardly believing her eyes.

"Oh so you know each other?" asked the barman smiling slightly as he leaned across the bar to wipe a small spill beside Skye. As he did he whispered for her ears only,

"He's the guy then. I can tell by your face and his. Tell him how you feel or you'll regret it. Don't end up like the song."

With that he wondered away to the other end of the bar, leaving Skye alone with Ward, unsure with what to say.

"You sure seem to like that song, Rookie." Ward's voice broke through the silence, startling her enough to look at him. "I understand that. It's a good song, but I don't think you really understand it totally until you experience the situation yourself."

Skye just stared at him, unsure how to reply. Ward could read her like nobody else could. For someone who had terrible people skills he always seemed to understand her, read her mind even. She didn't want him to read her mind, to know that she understood the song, the pain that was in her heart. If anyone could see it, he would. Denial land had puppies so that was where she was staying.

"What are you doing here Ward?" she asked ignoring all the unsaid statements and questions that were in his look. Picking up her drink she began examining the label as if it was the most interesting thing in the world. Anything to avoid looking at his eyes, the emotions she could see in them, just waiting for the right time to escape.

"I loved someone and nearly let her go. I can't live with that so I came to get her back. I don't ever want to feel this way again. I don't want to end up like the song. I want her safe and I want her back with her family." With that he took her hand and gently tipped up her chin so she was looking at him.

"I missed the sun when you left. I don't want to let you go and loose the light in my life. I know I let you go before, but I love you and I don't ever want to let you go again."