Skye was in the ICU two days, and Ward never left her side. She woke up screaming. Once the doctors came in and took her vitals, they explained her injuries. Suddenly it hit her, what she was doing here, how she had sustained these injuries and she started crying.
"Shh. Skye, you're okay. I'm right here." She held out her arms and he held her tightly,
"It was awful. They just kept-" She murmured into his chest.
"I know. We saw it all on the cam. It was horrible to see them hurting you and I couldn't stop them. I've never felt so powerless." He revealed.
"Oh god. If you were watching that means you heard..." She quickly looked away.
"Heard what?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Uh, yeah. I saw John Garret. He branded me and told me to tell you that you don't leave HYDRA, and not for some girl. Did you leave HYDRA for me?" She asked, hesitantly.
Ward stared at her a moment, then he leaned in and kissed her, instead of answering her.
Skye was surprised to find his lips come crashing onto hers so openly where the team might see. She pulled back, but only for a second before immediately kissing him and wrapping her arms around his neck.
Nat and Clint, had just walked up to the window as Skye launched herself at Ward and kissed him. To say they weren't all shocked was an understatement. It was only a matter of time.
"It's about damn time." Clint said. Nat just smiled, keeping their relationship secret.
Skye and Ward, who hadn't realized they had company, broke apart and stared at each other.
"What happens now? About HYDRA?" She asked him.
"We take it day by day. Get some rest. I'll be here when you wake up." He promised.
"Mkay. G'night Grant." She said as she yawned and soon after she quickly fell asleep.
Ward sat there and stared at her, feeling so unbelievably lucky that she was alive. They finally had a chance. After everything they had been through, it was possible.
Skye woke up screaming in the middle of the night, but she heard a soothing voice talking to her. Expecting Ward, she was surprised to find Melinda May sitting on her bed holding her.
"May? Please don't- don't leave me, okay? I can't be alone." She whispered.
"I'm not going anywhere. I promise." May said softly. She needed to tell her soon.
"May?" Skye asked when she woke up a few hours later.
"I'm here." May said as she got up from the couch and sat in the chair.
"Thank you. For last night. It- It means a lot." She whispered, with a smile.
"Your welcome, Skye. I was happy to do it." May said returning her smile.
5 WEEKS LATER
"Please? Come on AC! I'm 100%!" Skye begged, as the doctor checked her vitals.
"Agent Skye has healed quite nicely. She needs to take it easy for a few days, but-"
"Yes! I can go back to the 'bus'!" Skye exclaimed, just as May and Ward walked in.
"Oh really? I didn't hear that? Did you, May?" Ward giving her a quick kiss.
"Nope. I heard she needed to take it easy..." May said, earning a glare from Skye.
"Seriously! I'm fine. Besides I need to get out of here. Hospitals wig me out!" She shuddered.
The doctor laughed and asked to speak with Coulson privately.
"I wanted to show you something. If you aren't okay with it, I won't mind." She said quietly.
May and Ward both agreed to seeing what she wanted to show them, so Skye lifted her t-shirt to show a small vertical scar just beneath her ribs. It was about 4 inches and it was still pink.
"You both feel guilty for what happened to me. This-' she pointed to her scar- ' is not your fault. Honestly I'm alive because that creep gave me this." She said pull her shirt down.
Skye was released and they helped her onto the couch in the lounge. May sat on the couch next to her and Ward sat at the bar.
"Can I have a minute with her alone, Ward?" May asked hesitantly.
Ward nodded and walked out of the room.
"I have something to tell you. I'm not sure how you'll react, but I want you to hear me out."
"Of course, May." Skye said immediately.
"22 years ago, I had a daughter. She was my whole world. We were a family, the two of us."
Skye was shocked to hear that May had a daughter. May didn't look like a mother.
"When she was a year old, I had to leave on a mission. I came back to find her missing.
The agents protecting her, were dead. And I lost everything." She said, a single tear falling down her cheek.
"I'm so sorry, May. I didn't realize you had a daughter." Skye said squeezing her hand.
"I've been searching for her for years. But then I received new information. She was alive."
"What? Who told you that? Did you find her?" Skye asked so curious.
"I wasn't sure if I found her but recently it's been confirmed. I found my daughter."
"Oh my god! That's great May!" Skye said smiling.
"But the thing is- I know her. Before I found out she was my daughter. And I'm not sure she would accept it. Me." May looked really vulnerable.
"I'm sure she would." Skye said reassuringly.
May took a deep breath and prepared herself to say this world-changing truth.
"I'm your mother Skye." She said seriously.
"What?" Skye wasn't sure what to think. May was her MOM?!
"Your my daughter, Skye." She was scared Skye would kick her out.
"I have a mother. I-" She grabbed May and hugged her tightly and cried.
May was shocked but immediately hugged her back and they sat on the couch, crying.
"I thought you'd kick me out." May said with a laugh.
"Are you kidding?! I find out your my mom? I want to know everything!' She said happily.
"Okay. You were the most beautiful baby. Beautiful brown eyes and some brown hair too. You had the chubbiest little cheeks! You were so tiny and fragile. I was so scared I'd break you."
"What did you name me? I'm just curious. I named myself Skye."
"I named you Rebekah. Rebekah May." She said with a smile.
"I like it. It's edgy. And it's not spelled with two c's right?" She asked.
"Ugh, no! R-e-b-e-k-a-h. I liked it." May said with a laugh.
"I do too." Skye said with a smirk.
Skye was finally cleared to leave the hospital and for active duty. She couldn't believe how much her life had changed. For the better and for the worst, but sometimes change is good.
8 months later
After everyone got over the initial shock of the whole "Skye-is-May's-daughter" thing, everything went back to normal, well, almost normal.
"Mom? You here? Okay, hurry up babe! They'll be back any second." She screeched.
"Okay. Don't take it out. It's not bad." He put her on the lab table and gathered supplies.
"Easy for you to say. You don't have a knife in your thigh. I'm so busted!"
He poured the antiseptic onto the wound and prepared to pull the knife out.
Just then, Skye and Ward heard the cargo door close and Skye cringed.
"Uh-oh" She put her head in her hands, waiting for the inevitable lecture.
May walked into the cargo hold with Coulson when she saw a blood trail leading to the lab. They followed it to find Ward collecting gauze, thread and a needle, and Skye...
"Why the hell do you have a knife sticking out of your thigh?!" She yelled.
"Because Mom, everybody's doing it." Skye said sarcastically to her mother.
Ward chose that moment to pull the knife out.
"Shit! What the hell Grant?" Skye cried out.
"Sorry. Thought this was a good distraction." He said apologetically and kissed her forehead.
He stitched up her wound and taped some gauze over it and helped her to her room.
"I think we should tell the team. About HYDRA and you." Skye blurted as Ward helped under the covers.
Ward tensed. If anyone found out he told Skye? Bad. But the team? Oh that wouldn't end well. But he really cared about Skye, and he didn't want to lie to the team anymore.
"Okay. If you want to tell them right now, I'll support it." He said and kissed her forehead.
May entered the lounge looking for Skye, and couldn't find her. She hears a door close and sees Ward leaving Skye's room.
"Ward." She calls out and he walks over to her and sits down.
"Simmons told Skye she should rest so I helped her to her room. She's asleep." He said.
"Thank you for that. I'm sure Skye appreciates it too." May said.
"Yeah. I'd do anything for her." He said turning away.
As he started to walk away he heard, "Are you still with HYDRA, Ward? Is Russia on you?!"
Ward immediately cringed and turned to May. She was one of the best specialists ever trained at the Academy and he had to admit he was nervous.
"What?" He asked her cautiously.
"Are you still loyal to HYDRA? HYDRA tortured my daughter. Is it on you?" She asked again, her voice cold.
"Mom!" Skye yelled at her meddling mother.
"What?! I want to know. Are you?!" May asked, crossing her arms.
"Mom stop." Skye said after a minute.
"Why? I'm your mother."
"You made it clear you don't like nor trust Grant after he came back." Skye said.
"He was working for HYDRA! He was a traitor!" May yelled.
"No! He was undercover!" Skye yelled back.
"Skye!" Ward said shocked. He didn't think she meant telling them now.
"I know. I'm sorry, but she needed to know. I couldn't hear her call you a traitor!" She said apologetically.
"Who ordered this undercover op?" May asked, curious.
"Director Fury. He knew John would trust me because I was his favorite student."
"And you never worked for HYDRA? Hurt anyone innocent? Hurt Skye?" She asked him.
"No, I never worked for HYDRA, I didn't hurt anyone who didn't deserve it and I would never hurt Skye. What happened to Skye in Russia... was retaliation for me walking away." He said looking May in the eyes and she could tell he was being honest.
"Okay. I believe you. But there's one small problem." May said.
"What?" They both asked.
"You have to tell her father." May said with a laugh when she saw Ward's face.
May walked out of the room laughing and headed for the cockpit.
"Tell Coulson... great." Ward said turning to Skye.
"Um, it can't be that bad, right?" She said rubbing the back of her neck sheepishly.
I'm so screwed...Ward thought. Dating the boss's daughter. He was never that type.
They walked up to Coulson's office and stepped in. He looked up from the file he was reading.
"Hey dad. Got a minute?" Skye asked as she closed the door, trapping them in his office.
"Sure, Skye. Come on in." He said with a smile.
Skye and Ward walked to the chairs in front of his desk.
"Just wondering if we could go out tonight? We've been cooped up and I want thai." Skye said nervously.
"Sure, just ask everybody before you go." Coulson said, not looking up from his file.
"Anything for you Sir?" Ward asked.
"No thanks. Thai isn't my favorite."
"Okay. We're going to go now."
Skye thought about this for a minute and decided. Maybe if he was in a good mood...
"I'm thinking about getting pizza instead.. Want some Dad?" Skye asked.
"I would love some, Skye. Thank you." Coulson said with a smile.
"Pepperoni? " Ward said
"Is there any other way?" Coulson said with a laugh
"We're dating." Skye blurted out.
"Okay. You both can go. And you haven't been fooling anyone." Coulson said as he looked back to his file.
Skye and Ward both exited the office quickly and went to the car. They arrived back an hour later and sat on Skye's bed and watched movies and ate pizza. They fell asleep soon after.
May turned on auto-pilot and walked into the lounge to see Skye and Ward had left Pizza for everyone. She took her slice and headed to her bunk. Coulson's okay with it... She thought as she climbed into bed.
Coulson called everyone to the briefing room the next morning. He was anxious, not good.
"We have a new mission. There's one catch, it's a solo for Ward. It's requested by Fury."
Ward seemed nervous, a little on edge. Skye looked like she was deciding between punching Coulson or throwing up.
"W-When?" Skye stammered.
"Tonight." Coulson said, giving Skye a sympathetic nod.
"Dad, he can't go. If I'm not there to watch his back, he can't- he's my partner! I-"
"You're thinking like his girlfriend! NOT a specialist! You two made a HUGE mistake getting involved and you know it! You can't be objective." Coulson scolded.
"What, like you and mom?! Don't even pull that bullshit! I'm 23 years old, not a child!"
"Skye.. I have to go. Fury-" Ward started but Skye wasn't having any of that.
"Fury can go straight to hell! HYDRA was looking for YOU remember? Not me! You know what they did to me, and that was just a fucking message! What do you think they'll do to YOU?" Skye screamed and then tears welled up in her eyes.
"I know you think what happened in Russia was your fault but it wasn't. John Garrett WILL kill you Grant. I've known you for 7 years, been in love with you for 5, and we've been dating for 8 months! That's not enough time for me, I want to spend the rest of my life with you Grant, so excuse me if I don't want you risking your life on some damn suicide mission!" She said and stormed out.
"Oh, man." Ward said putting his head in his hands.
"I'm saying this as your boss, you have to do this, Ward. It's important." Coulson said.
"Yeah, I know. Just- I think she feels like every mission I go on now, HYDRA will be there."
"Go talk to her. Help ease her mind, Grant. Russia was hard on her."
"I know." Ward said sadly as he walked out of the briefing room and down the hall to Skye's bunk. He knocked on the door and heard 'Go away' and he knocked again.
Skye opened the door and she looked up at him. She was wearing a tank top and shorts, and she looked scared.
"You can't go, Grant. I can't lose you. When I found out about HYDRA, it nearly killed me to find out the man I have loved since the Academy was a killer. I hated myself for loving you even after that. When you told me you were undercover and it was all a ruse, I was so happy. It meant you were the man I fell in love with, it meant you hadn't played me, hadn't led me on. I just- Garrett is out there and I don't think I could live with myself if anything happened-"
Skye's face contorted with pain and she clawed at her arm, at her jagged scar. Her eyes started to bleed and she whispered his name, pointed at the scar and passed out.
Ward immediately knew what had happened. Skye was supposed to convince him to go on the mission. She refused and warned him, so Garrett activated it. She had a kill chip.