The sequel people wanted so bad for Lost Daughter. I hope you enjoy it!
Part 1
"I'm telling you, something is going on with them."
Jemma looked across the table at Skye, puzzled. "You're being paranoid, Skye," she stated, sliding out a block from the Jenga tower and placing it at the top. "Just because Bobbi and Hunter have been talking a lot with Mack and Coulson in Coulson's office doesn't mean we need to start pointing fingers."
"It's not just the meeting," Skye protested. "It's all the other stuff that's been going on between them. Bobbi and Mack were being weird a few weeks ago, especially when they were around you. Then Coulson calls Hunter to his office last week after Bobbi and Mack went in a couple minutes before. Ever since then, Hunter had been acting weird. It's like he's heard something really big and he's too scared to tell anyone."
Jemma nodded. "You're right," she murmured, thinking about the past week. "Hunter has been coming into the lab a lot more often. At first, I thought he wanted to talk to Fitz. He does, but he talks more to me. Not SHIELD or mission talk either, but actual conversation. How I'm doing, what I'm working on, general chit-chat really."
"He's been giving me a lot more dirty looks," Fitz added, moving another block to the top of the tower with his good hand. "I keep thinking that I did something wrong, but I can't think of anything."
"And he asked about my family too!" Jemma continued. "Somehow, he knew I was adopted. I'd never told him that considering I barely know him. So I asked how he knew, and he froze up for a moment before telling me that Bobbi did. I never told her that either, so I asked her how she knew. She said she got it from my file, but why would she have told Hunter? That's when he came into the room. Bobbi walked over and dragged him out, telling him they needed to talk. I think they went into Coulson's office, and that's where they've been since."
"Whoa, this is happening now?" Skye held up her hands, standing up. "Okay, we need to find out what's going on, and why it involves you."
"But we're not done," Jemma replied. "The tower's still standing."
Skye looked down at the table, and after a moment it began to shake. The Jenga tower wobbled and tumbled over, spilling blocks across the table.
"Game over," Skye said with a cheeky grin. "Let's go."
With one last fleeting glance at the tower, she followed Skye. "You have got to stop using your powers like that."
"-agreed to tell her together, Lance! She shouldn't find out with you almost giving yourself away."
Jemma leaned closer the door, listening for to the conversation inside. Fitz and Skye were on either side of her, ears close to the door.
"I wanted to get to know her better, Bob," Hunter said in protest. "That's not a crime!"
"Well, you need to ease off a little," Skye looked over at her as they heard Mack's voice. "Jemma's not stupid. She knows something's going on. She's smart. Even as a baby, she was always observant, and knew when something was up."
Jemma's eyes widened. How did Mack know her when she was a baby? He hadn't even been to Sheffield, let alone been able to remember knowing her as a baby. So why was he even saying this?
"Look, I barely know her," Hunter said. He sounded…upset. Regretful. Jemma felt bad for him, but she was also curious to know why he was suddenly interested in getting to know her. "Bobbi, you never told me who Jemma really was until a few days ago. Ever since then, I've thought a lot. I wish I had been there when they took her from you, when they took her back to …I wish that I hadn't been an asshole, and at least tried to work things out with you. I wish that we could have gotten to raise our daughter together. But I can't do that. So I want to get to know the woman she is. I want to know her beyond the girl who works in the lab with Fitz. And I don't want her to see me as the man who almost shot her-"
"YOU WHAT!"
Jemma flinched away from the door. Skye's mouth was in an 'o' as she stared at Jemma with disbelief. Fitz was frowning, but then his eyes widened.
"No," he murmured, gazing at her. "It can't be."
A sick feeling washed over her. A nagging thought pried at her, but Jemma shoved it aside. It couldn't be possible. There…there was no way.
"Bobbi, I had no idea. I feel terrible about it. I've been tearing myself up for days now."
"YOU ALMOST SHOT JEMMA!" Bobbi screeched. "YOU ALMOST SHOT OUR DAUGHTER!"
"What!" Jemma cried, forgetting that she was listening. Skye and Fitz both looked at her, alarmed. She stood up and pushed open the door, stepping inside the office.
Coulson was standing against his desk, a neutral expression on his face. Mack was by the door, a concerned expression on his face as he looked down at her. The most dramatic reactions belonged to Bobbi and Hunter. The former mercenary was white as a sheet and looked frightened. Bobbi's mouth was covered by her hands, her eyes wide and scared.
Jemma stared at them all, feeling horrified inside. She could see the similarities between them and her now. She didn't want to. She didn't want to believe it.
"Jemma," Bobbi whispered, dropping her hands from her mouth and stepping toward her. "How long…"
Jemma stepped back from her, struggling to look at her. "Is it true?"
Bobbi opened her mouth, but nodded instead.
Jemma shook her head, trying not to cry. "Why?" she whispered. "And how?"
"We wanted to tell you together, so we could explain the how," Hunter-her father-told her.
The room felt as though it was getting smaller. It was all so overwhelming, and she needed to get out of there. Jemma turned around and ran out as fast as she could. Someone shouted her name, but she ignored them and kept on running. She ran all the way back to her bunk before going inside and locking the door. As she leaned against the closed door, she sank down to the floor, panting. Then she curled up in a ball and began to cry.
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