A/N: Thank you to all readers there! I hope you'll like this new chapter. It is, after all, a Skyeward fic *wink wink*

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Chapter 2:

Skye

One more day. One more day, Skye, and you'd be a married girl.

I smiled to myself as I looked in the mirror. Everything was all set for tomorrow. My dress was hidden inside my closet and I was ready.

"I still can't imagine a wedding here at SHIELD."

I chuckled and faced the one speaking. I picked her as my maid of honor, of course. She was my first friend in SHIELD–the closest thing I had to a sister.

"Jemma, you've been saying that all day."

"I know," she said. Then, I turned back around and faced the mirror once more. Though Jemma was here with me, the rest of the team wasn't. They had a mission last night, and were only on the way to HQ. Jemma was given permission to stay behind to help me. The arrangement was fine by me, as long as they arrived here.

"Are you nervous?" Jemma asked.

"Maybe," I answered. "A bit, yeah. I'm scared to mess up."

"You won't," Jemma reassured me. "It'll be a great wedding."

I gave her a hug. When we pulled apart, she spoke to me.

"I'll need to get something from my room. I'll check in with you later."

"Alright."

Then, Jemma left me. A few minutes later, I heard a couple of knocks on the door. When I opened it, I was greeted by a huge bouquet of flowers. I instantly smiled.

"Delivery for a beautiful lady," he said from behind the bouquet.

"Thank you. They're beautiful." I said as I got them from him.

"Only the best for you, Skye." He said as he entered the room and gave me a small kiss on the lips.

"Why thank you, Agent Adams."

"You're welcome, Mrs. Adams."

I smiled at him. "Hmm, will you be calling me that from now on?"

"Of course. Our guests, who are all agents except for my parents, will be pleased to hear it."

"A garden full of SHIELD agents. Now that's a fun wedding." I joked.

"Speaking of guests, have you spoken with Coulson yet?"

"Yeah, I called an hour ago. He said they were about 3 hours away from HQ."

"You never told me why you wanted Coulson to walk you down the aisle." Charlie said to me.

"He's been like a father to me, Charlie. He's done so much for me when I stayed with them. The whole team has. They're my first SHIELD family." I smiled at the thought.

"Wait, the whole team is coming?" Charlie asked me as he stepped once backwards.

"Yeah, we invited the whole team, remember?" I looked at him confusedly.

"Including Agent Ward!?"

"Yes," I replied. "What's wrong with that?"

"Well, for one, I didn't know he was coming."

"Charlie, he's still my friend. I can't just leave him out and not invite him! Will you tell me what the problem is and why you're acting like this?"

"I just didn't expect to see him at our wedding, Skye."

"What's wrong with that? It's not like he's my ex or something!"

I was beyond annoyed at Charlie. I didn't understand why he didn't want Ward to come. He was still my friend and all.

Charlie sighed. "Is it really necessary that he comes?"

I looked at him in disbelief. Surely, we weren't doing this now, exactly a day before our wedding.

"Will you just tell me why you don't want him around!? I thought I was supposed to invite my friends here in SHIELD?"

"You were!"

"Then you should've expected that he's included in that list!"

I stormed out of the room and ran towards the stairs. I could hear him calling after me, but I didn't turn around. I ran downstairs and went to the lobby. I stormed out of the building. Tears were falling from my eyes as I hurried away from there.


I sat there until it was dark. I was leaning against a tree, not far from the Special Ops building. It was getting cold but I didn't want to leave and return yet. I used to come here often when I was assigned to HQ. I would just sit here and hang out with one of my friends from the Tech Division. I never asked Charlie to do the same. He always turned down my offer of hanging out here. It gave me a sense of longing sometimes because I'd end up thinking about the team, especially Ward. I admitted to myself that it was no use denying that I missed him. It was different being with him than being with Charlie.

I thought about my wedding. Was it really what I wanted? I thought I did, but now it was confusing again.

"I knew you'd be here."

I jumped slightly when I heard the familiar British voice. Jemma sat down beside me and handed me my leather jacket. It only reminded me more of Grant.

"I always expected to find you here when you go missing." She joked.

After a few moments of silence, I asked the question that I have always been afraid of asking. "How is he, Jemma?"

I didn't know why it made me nervous as I waited for an answer. I never really understood how I felt about Grant. I just knew that I missed his company.

"He's definitely changed when you left the team." Jemma told me sadly. "The whole team did. When you left, he um–he started to act completely like the specialist he was trained as."

"Did he ever ask about me?"

"A few times during the early weeks. Then, it stopped. He was always so serious. Even when Fitz and I joked around, he barely responded with a comeback."

"Is that because of me?" I asked.

Jemma sighed. I took that as a "Yes."

Silence filled the air again for a minute.

"Jem, do you think I made the right choice? In choosing Charlie, I mean?"

"Oh Skye," she looked a bit hesitant. "You know that I am happy for you and Agent Adams. I saw how happy you were when you were together, and that's all that matters. As long as you're happy, then it is a good choice."

"You didn't answer the question," I pointed out. "Jemma, it's okay. Whatever it is that you think, it won't change my mind about the wedding, don't worry."

She kept her head down. "I can't really answer that question for you, Skye. I'm sorry. I can tell you this, however; whatever happens tomorrow, remember that you'll always have the team to be there for you."

Skye smiled as she watched the lights disappear inside the Special Ops Building.

"Especially Ward," Jemma added. I looked at her as she smiled as me. "Remember that, Skye." Then, she pulled me into a hug.

"We better get you back inside. Charlie will be looking for you."


We arrived at the eight floor of HQ where the guest rooms were. Jemma walked me down the hall. Neither of us spoke to each other as we made our way to my room. When we were a few meters away, I noticed that the door was ajar.

Confused, I looked at Jemma, who shrugged. We went closer and I heard Charlie's voice. He was talking on the phone with someone, but his voice was loud enough for us to hear. I was about to go in when my instinct told me to pause and just listen for a while.

"Mia, mia," I heard him say. "Listen to me, baby."

Baby!?

"No, you don't understand. I'm doing this for us!" Charlie said. "Look, I know you're not happy with our arrangement, but she's our way to the top! Skye's a highly valued and respected hacker in SHIELD. If I get close enough, I can use her to climb my way to the top level!"

My jaw dropped and I barely remembered to keep myself from gasping and shouting. My chest tightened and I was finding it hard to breathe. I felt Jemma pull me hurriedly towards somewhere, but I could barely register what was happening around me. Surely I didn't just hear my own fiancée say those things?

"Skye, breathe. Just breathe." She said to me. It took a minute before I snapped out of my daze. I looked around, afraid to be seen by anyone, and realized that Jemma brought me to her room.

Then, without warning, I burst into tears. Jemma pulled me into a hug and held me as I cried my heart out.

"How…could…he…do that?" I said between sobs. "He–He used me! How could he do that!?"

I don't know how long I stayed like that. My tears didn't stop from falling. Every time I blinked, more of them came down.

"Skye, please try to calm down." Jemma whispered as she handed me more tissues.

After a few moments, I was finally able to speak. "I'm so stupid."

"Skye, you can't say that!"

"But I am! Look at me, Jem! I'm a mess. I'm supposed to be married by morning and look at me now!"

"It'll be okay."

"How!? Tell me, how will everything be okay when the man I thought I loved has admitted that he only faked everything and used me!?"

I slumped down on top of Jemma's bed and curled up into a ball. I heard her sniffling as well, though she tried to keep them quiet.

"Remember what I told you, Skye."

Then, she disappeared into the small living room. I stayed on her bed crying. There was only one thing that could make me feel better, but I knew it was asking for too much.

God, I was so stupid.


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