"Coulson, you got a minute?" May asked him while he was working in his office.

"Sure. You got any more information out of Skye?"

"I followed her last night. She met Ward in a motel."

"What?"

"That was my reaction too. I managed to get him in the crosshairs of my sniper rifle."

"Make my day and tell me you pulled the trigger." Coulson said to her, hope clear in his eyes.

"I was about to." May admitted.

"But?"

May knew she had to choose her next words carefully.

"I listened into their conversation and I heard Skye drop a bombshell which took us both by surprise. In that split second he closed the door and I lost him."

"What bombshell?"

"Well I just found out what she's been hiding and trust me, you don't want to know. But she kind of had sex with Ward and is now, sort of, feeling the aftermath of it." May said with difficulty.

"He forced her into sex?" Coulson asked May, his jaw hitting the floor in disbelief.

"No. He didn't force her into anything. And I think you might be missing the point." She replied, cringing.

"So what? He seduced her and she fell for it?"

"No. From what Skye told me, she was the one who started it, and you are still missing the point."

"What point?"

"She's feeling the aftermath of having sex with him."

"I'm lost. What aftermath can you feel after having sex?"

"Do I need to spell it out to you?" May asked, losing her patience with him.

"Please do."

"She's pregnant."

"WHAT THE HELL?" Coulson yelled.

"Calm down, she's freaking out enough without you being on her case."

"She'll be freaking out the door when I get hold of her." Coulson growled.

"No she won't. You kick her out and she'll go to him and probably end up being killed by Hydra, seen as though they have a hit on his head."

"Hydra put a hit on him?" His demeanour changing drastically.

"I learned a lot over the course of the night."

"Do you know why?"

"Because he took Skye off the bus and ordered us to be left alone. Apparently Whitehall didn't like it and told the others to shoot us out of the air, before putting a price on Ward's head."

"Interesting twist." Coulson said, before his expression changed as he realised something "Wait, are you telling me Skye wasn't tied up at all and she didn't try to escape?"

"I think the prospect of meeting her father was too appealing."

"She met her father?"

"And stopped him killing Ward as he was her only way out of there."

"Is there anything else I need to know?"

"He didn't kill his family."

Skye woke up close to lunch time and found a sandwich placed carefully on her bedside table. She also realised that she had the giant teddy in a strangle hold, cuddling up to it, still able to smell Ward on it.

She had no idea what he had done to make it smell like him, she was just thankful that he had.

Sitting up she realised she was hungry, so she took the sandwich and bit into it, groaning when she realised it was her favourite: Mozzarella, tomato and basil with bacon pieces.

She realised as she ate her sandwich that she felt lighter after telling Ward and confessing (almost) everything to May.

She pulled the phone out of her boot and opened a message.

'May knows. I'm so sorry, she followed me last night – I had no idea!' she typed and hit send.

Minutes later a reply came through.

'I wondered who was on the end of that sniper rifle as I left.'

'Wait, how did you know she had a rifle trained on you?'

'Same way I let you know I was watching you. Flashed the spot against the wall and spelled out SHIELD.'

'She offered to tell Coulson, but I had to tell her everything before she would. Didn't tell her about paradise though – nice code name BTW!'

'I'll bet that went down like a lead balloon'

Skye heard a soft knock on her door, so she shoved the phone back into her boot.

"Come in!" she called.

"Feeling better?" May asked as she came into the room and sat down on the end of the bed.

"Yeah, now that I've slept. I can't help feel like I over reacted last night, but then I think about it and it freaks me out again."

"I've discussed it with Coulson. He's not happy about it, but he is willing to keep quiet while you make the tough decisions. But, you aren't allowed into combat situations as you now pose a risk to everyone." May told her.

"I understand. Can I at least go with you guys on the 'bus? I don't think I could be alone here."

"I don't see why not, as long as a doctor permits it. By the way, do you have one?"

"One what?" Skye asked.

"Doctor. Someone who can see you through this physically, and guide you down either path that you choose."

"No, I didn't think about it." Skye admitted.

"We'll find you one."

"It's all just so sudden and there is so damn much to think about."

"I know. How do you contact Ward?" May asked.

"What makes you think I know how to contact him?" Skye asked.

"Stop protecting him Skye, I was listening remember."

Reluctantly, Skye pulled the cell phone out of her boot and handed it over.

"He told me to contact him in an emergency. I figured finding that out was emergency enough to contact him to meet."

May looked at the phone and handed it back to Skye.

"Only in an emergency, other than that you aren't to contact him, do you understand?"

"Yes. Can I let him know that so he doesn't worry?" Skye asked.

"He worries?" May asked, slightly taken aback that Ward had the capacity to worry about someone.

"Yeah." Skye told her with a smile.

"Do it."

Skye opened the messages and typed:

'She knows about the phone, I am to find a doctor to help me out and I am only allowed to contact you in a genuine emergency.'

'Ok, but May better take damn good care of you. As for the doctor – Hayley Stewart, 555-545493, and for God sake – don't tell them who she really is.'

Skye smiled as she read his message.

"He's given me the name of a doctor who may be able to help."

"Name?"

"Hayley Stewart."

"Can she be trusted?"

"I think so."

"Look her up." May ordered Skye.

Skye pulled her laptop towards her and started researching the doctor.

She pulled up all of the information she could on her and showed it to May.

"She's a trauma surgeon with a 95% survival rate. She's the best in the country and has had so many different articles written about her." Skye told her, pulling up her research.

"Allegiance?"

"None as far as I can tell."

"Family?"

"Parents deceased, only child."

"We need to meet this woman."

"We can call and arrange dinner or something." Skye suggested.

"I'll call. You go and show your face in Coulson's office."

Skye knocked on Coulson's office door.

"Enter!"

Hesitantly Skye entered, looking at the floor, not able to meet Coulson's eyes.

"Well this is a pretty fine mess you've got yourself into, isn't it?" he asked her. She could hear a slight tinge of anger in his voice.

"Yes Sir."

"Don't Sir me Skye, I think we're past that. Why did you lie to me?"

"I didn't fight him, I didn't contact you when I had the chance and I knew you wouldn't approve of me choosing to stay."

"You're right about that. I don't approve of your choices, but I do understand why you have made them, until the last one which landed you in this mess. I am lead to believe it was you who initiated it?."

"It was."

"Why?"

"I realised my feelings for him had never disappeared, even after I knew he was Hydra and after he dropped FitzSimmons. I guess spending time with him like that made it all come back to the surface."

"How do you know he wasn't using you? He is a skilled manipulator after all."

"He was grieving for his brother. It made him emotionally raw and he struggled with it. I think it clouded his ability to manipulate."

"Which brings me onto that subject. How do you know for certain that Ward didn't pull the trigger?"

Skye got up out of the chair, fingered through her keys and found the USB stick Ward had given her. She plugged it into his computer, pulled up the video file and plugged a set of headphones into the jack. She passed him the earphones which he put over his ears and she pressed play.

She sat watching Coulson's face as he watched the events that lead to three people losing their lives. He visibly jumped out of his skin as Skye heard the bang of a gunshot, muffled by the ear pads.

He removed the headphones and looked at Skye.

"You could have warned me it was graphic."

"I found a USB of his and I stole a laptop. While he was in the shower I was going to send you what information I could find, but all that was on there was the video." Skye told him.

"Ok, so he didn't kill his family, but he has damned near tried to kill all of us."

"He wants to make things right."

"It's going to take more than kidnapping you and getting you pregnant to make up for what he's done."

"I know."

"Do you know what you're going to do about that yet?"

"No. I mean I only found out yesterday. I just need some time to process."

There was a knock on the door.

"Enter!" Coulson called

May came into the room.

"Skye, the doctor is already in DC and can meet us now for a coffee."

"Doctor? Aren't you going to let Simmons guide you through this?" Coulson asked.

"She would want to know who the father is and I don't think I'm ready to tell her yet."

"Very well. Go and meet this doctor, but I trust you to do a thorough background check."

"Already done." May told him, stepping back to allow Skye to pass her.