Ok so here is chapter 4, hope you enjoy :-)

Chapter 4

May's Point of View

I sat staring at Coulson open mouthed. I was shocked that he somehow knew I had daughter. I didn't know how to respond, I kept opening and closing my mouth. Coulson continued to look at me waiting for my answer.

"H-H-How did you know I had a daughter?" I finally asked.

"May that isn't really important now. Do you think it is possible?" Coulson pressed.

"I suppose, it is possible that she is my daughter. However I'm finding it hard to believe that after all this time and all my searching, that she simply walked onto the BUS." I finally answered.

Coulson looked at me, his eyes full of sympathy.

"May with your permission I'm going to try and find the real file that Skye mentioned. She said it was redacted but I think I can get the real thing. Would you be willing to help me despite what I might find and what might be unveiled?" He questioned.

I thought about my response for a minute before replying.

"I will help you look, on one condition Phil." I replied.

"What's the condition?" He asked.

I looked him straight in the eye determined to make my next point very clear.

"If it turns out that Skye is my daughter I don't want you to tell her. Let her believe her mother is dead. Do you understand?" I told him.

Coulson looked at me both shocked and concerned.

"May why wouldn't you want Skye to know you are her mother? She already admires you she would love you to be her mom!" Coulson cried.

"That's my condition Phil, either accept it and I will help you or don't and your on your own!" I stated.

He looked at me with sadness in his eyes.

"If that's what you really want Mel I guess I can accept it. I just hope you realize if you are Skye's mother, the truth will find its way to Skye and it would be better coming from you." He sighed.

I didn't know what he meant. If Skye was my daughter and the news got to her both Phil and myself would be the only ones to know. Therefore the person who told her would be Phil, because I wasn't going to tell her.

I decided to call him on this point.

"Phil if Skye is my daughter and she finds out, it will be you I come for! Nobody else knows and under no circumstances are they to know. I mean it." I told him before leaving his office and heading back to the cockpit.


As I opened the door to the cockpit, I was surprised to see I had a visitor. Skye was curled up on a ball sleeping in the co-pilot's seat. I thought about waking her but decided against it. Instead I grabbed a blanket and threw it over her. She stirred slightly as the blanket fell around her.

It was nice to have company even if she was asleep. A couple of hours past and Skye didn't wake up. I was getting tired but didn't want to leave her. So I made a cup of warm tea and went back to sit beside her.

As I walked back into the cockpit I was surprised to see she was up.

"Hey." She muttered still sounding tired.

"Hi." I replied offering her a small smile.

She looked a mess and her hair was all over the place. I smirked at the state she was in.

"Oh my God!" She yelled suddenly.

I looked at her worried by the outburst.

"What, what's wrong?" I questioned.

"You smiled, I mean not a full smile but you showed emotion!" She giggled.

"Shut up!" I smirked back. I couldn't help it she brought it out in me.

"Would you like a cup of tea?" I asked her.

I didn't really want the one I had made. The only reason I had made it was so I could sit beside the now awake Skye. She nodded happily as I passed her the mug. She took a long sip before talking again.

"What time is it anyway?" She asked.

"Just after 1 in the morning." I informed her.

She looked shocked.

"Do you ever sleep May? I mean like ever?" She asked putting emphasis on the ever.

"Of course I do, I juts find it hard to get to sleep sometimes." I admitted.

Do you want me to make hot chocolate before bed? It might help?" Skye offered.

It was a nice offer, and I think she was trying to make up for the Miles incident. So I nodded in response and watched as she skipped off to make it.


It took longer that I thought it should to make hot chocolate so I went to make sure Skye was ok. I put the plane into autopilot and headed for the kitchen. I was lucky I arrived when I did because Skye had made a mess.

"What the hell Skye? How hard is it to make 2 hot chocolates?" I gasped.

She looked at me with her big eyes and I could see she was afraid I was mad at her.

"I was hungry so I tried to make us something to eat to go with the hot chocolate but it went wrong!" She explained.

"Sit down I can make the food and I can do without your clearly horrible cooking skills." I laughed.

She breathed a sigh of relief and went and sat at the island.

"What do you want to eat?" I asked.

"Um can you make pancakes?" She asked hesitantly.

I nodded and started to make them for us. It didn't take long before the smell of the pancakes filled the BUS. I decided to make enough for the whole team because they would sulk if the didn't get any in the morning but smelled them.

I put some on a plate for Skye and handed them to her before taking the seat opposite her. She ate in silence but was clearly enjoying them, as she didn't take time to breathe.

"Those are by far the best pancakes I have ever had! Can you show me how to make them?" She asked as she scrapped the last of hers from the plate.

I was shocked she wanted to spend time with me but I was also delighted.

"Sure, but not tonight I think its time for bed. How about tomorrow night?" I suggested.

"Yeah sounds like fun." She grinned.


About an hour later Skye started to doze off.

"Skye now it is really time for bed, you have stalled long enough with that hot chocolate!" I half scolded.

She rolled her eyes in pretend annoyance.

"Jeese ok mom!" She sighed as she got to her feet.

"Goodnight May, don't forget our cooking class tomorrow!" She called back as she made her way to bed.

As I watched her leave, totally unaware of how her mom comment had made me feel I started to reconsider not telling her I was her mom. If it turned out to be true….

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