The next day the team left Stark Tower and headed back to the airfield where they parked the Bus. Fury agreed to give them a week off, since everyone was doing a great job. Coulson decided to stop on their way to the airfield and get all the necessary supplies for their trip and stay at the cabin.

The shopping part was rather uneventful and the team finally reached the Bus two hours later. May immediately went to the cockpit and started the engines. The Bus left New York in no time and the team was more than happy to have a little vacation.

The team decided that it was Grant's turn to cook lunch, which he reluctantly agreed to, even though he said that it wasn't his turn. Skye offered to help him, which basically meant she would sit on the counter looking cute and comment on how well shaped his ass looked. And would then touch it to just confirm it. Nevertheless, Grant loved just hanging out with Skye. The more time they spend together the more he loved her. They learned more things about each other every day and they both enjoyed it to the fullest.

"So, what are we going to cook?" Skye asked. Grant looked at her, raising an eyebrow.

"You mean, what will I cook?" he stated, Skye pouted.

"Hey, I'll help you." Grant leaned in and kissed her pouting lips. She immediately smiled up at him and wrapped her arms around his firm body.

"Hey, keep it to your bunk" Coulson said, walking in on them.

"Sorry, A.C."

"I'm sorry, sir."

"What's for lunch?" Coulson asked.

"I'm not sure yet. Let me look what we have" Grant answered and opened the fridge.

"How about lasagna?" Skye asked.

"That's actually a good idea" Coulson said. "I'll leave you two to get the job done." He left the kitchen and could still hear Skye's giggles.

"So, how can I help?" asked Skye hopping off the counter.

Within an hour lunch was ready and the team gathered around the dining table. It was a little cramped, but they made it work. After lunch May returned to the cockpit, since the Bus nearly reached its destination, Coulson went to his office and FitzSimmons offered to do the dishes. Which left Grant and Skye some alone time in his bunk.

Grant was lying down on his back while Skye put her head on his chest listening to his steady heart beat. Grant doodled on her back which made her almost fall asleep when he spoke up.

"Are you happy?" he asked softly.

"Right now I'm very happy" she answered.

"No. I meant are you really happy? Being with me?" he asked, a hint of concern now audible in his voice. Skye lifted her head of his chest to look him in the eyes.

"Grant, I love you. Of course, I'm happy. What's with the question?" Skye asked a little concerned now.

"I love you too, baby. But you know my story, you know what I did and…" he started to talk but Skye stopped him by putting her index finger over his lips. Sometimes he started questioning if he was good enough for her. Skye knew that he loved her very much and that he would take a bullet for her, but he had that tendency to put her on a unreachable pedestal.

"Grant, we had this conversation before. Do you really think if I were unhappy I would be here right now? Like this with you? Please, honey, stop it. Don't you ever ask me that again. We promised each other no more lies. I would never lie to you, especially not about my feelings towards you" she firmly told him and leaned in to kiss him softly to reassure him of her feelings. He pulled her closer and deepened their kiss. They only parted when oxygen became an issue. Skye looked up at him smiling while doing so. Grant smiled back, amazed by her.

"What?" she asked.

"You are wonderful. And I don't deserve you. I'll thank whatever deity put you on my path for the rest of my life. I love you so much."

"I love you. And you are not the only one who feels this way. I ask myself every day what I did to deserve you. Because no matter what happened in the past you are doing the right thing now and you are a good man, Grant. Don't ever forget that. The fact that you came clean and work as hard as you can to help SHIELD is proof of that." She looked him in the eyes and saw that he relaxed a little. "Let's make a deal – we both feel that we don't deserve the other, but we love each other nevertheless. From now on let's not mention this ever again. OK?" Grant nodded. She was right. They both had their issues, but they were together and they loved each other no matter what. And that should be enough. She accepted him with all his demons and he did the same for her. He knew none of them were perfect, well he wasn't she was practically an angel. But he understood the situation. They were a couple and no one was really perfect. But they went through so much together already that he knew that they would make it no matter what life would throw at them. Smiling he placed a tender kiss on her forehead and closed his eyes breathing her sweet scent in.

"We land in five. Buckle up" they heard May say over the comms.

In less than 15 minutes they left the Bus at Stark's private airfield and took the SHIELD SUV they had and a second one Stark provided.

Since they had several items for their trip Coulson, May and FitzSimmons took the SHIELD car, while Skye and Grant took the other one, loading in with all their belongings. The drive to the cabin took them over an hour, but it didn't bother them. Skye was thankful that Fitz and Simmons decided to drive along with May and Coulson instead of her and Grant. She really wanted to be alone with her man. At that thought Skye let out a soft chuckle.

"What?" he asked confused. They haven't said a word for over ten minutes, he couldn't possibly think of reason for her to make that sound.

"It's nothing, really" she answered, a big smiled plastered on her face.

"Come on, babe."

"I was just thinking that it was nice of Fitz and Simmons to ride with Coulson and May instead of us. I really wanted some alone time with my man" Skye explained looking at him to see his reaction to calling him her man.

"So, I'm your man?" he asked smiling. "Ok, does that mean you're my woman?"

"I guess. Although that sound a little cavemany" Skye told him and started laughing.

"Huh, no I'm a cave man? You do realize that 1. You started it and 2. If I'm your cave man you are my cave woman?"

"Uhum" she just managed to say before bursting into laughter again. This time Grant joined in. Ever since Italy and implicitly Asgard he laughed more often than he could remember doing his whole life. And all thanks to the beautiful woman sitting right next to him.

When they finally arrived at the cabin Skye jumped out of the car and went to open the front door. Jemma followed her closely helping her to open all the windows to clear the air. May parked the SHIELD car in the garage, while Grant, Coulson and Fitz carried their belongings inside. After the car was unloaded Grant parked the second car in the garage next to the SUV.

"Welcome to the Casa Stark" Skye shouted. "If you would follow me I would like to give you a tour. Come on, I mean you in the back as well" she said pointing at Grant and Fitz who were chuckling at her childish behavior. They all followed her around while she showed them the cabin.

"As you can see upon entering this magnificent wooden cabin you are greeted by a welcoming living room with one awesome fireplace right over there" she said in a serious voice, pointing behind her. "It is not only a perfect place for romantic dinners, but also a perfect scenery for the most horrifying ghost stories ever told to man. And you can make some delicious marshmallows as well" she told them. They all smiled at her and followed her when she went further inside and towards the kitchen. They were all left speechless when they saw the state of the art kitchen. It had absolutely everything a chef would die for (and possibly kill for). "This my dear team mates is Pepper's favorite place in the whole house. As you can see one super awesome kitchen. Of course, she is the only one who actually uses it. Unless you count mixing a get sober drink" Skye looked around and saw some heads shaking a silent no. "Thought so. Although, I know some good recipes to get over a nasty hangover. No? Ok. To the right is a small bathroom and to the left is the exit to the porch. Now, if you would follow me now back to the living room I'll show you the study and the cinema."

"Cinema?" Fitz asked.

"Yeah. Come on." After seeing the study, which was filled with all kinds of books, they went on and saw what Skye meant with cinema. It wasn't as large as a cinema, but it had a wide screen and several seats placed in three rows. "So, what you think?"

"Can't wait to watch a movie here" Fitz told her amazed.

"Could we? I mean watch a movie after dinner?" Jemma asked.

"Sure. I can hook up my laptop to the screen and we can watch whatever you guys want. Ok, and now for the bedrooms. Please, follow me ladies and gentlemen" Skye motioned them outside of the cinema room and towards the stairs. She climbed them quickly and waited for them to reach the upper level as well.

"I'll start we Coulson" she said, grabbing his hand in hers and leading him to the first door on the left. She opened it and revealed a medium size room, decorated country style with a king sized bed right in the middle. She entered and beckoned him to follow. She left Coulson in his bedroom and left to show May hers. Which was right next to Coulson's. She had a similar one only it had an asian style. Right across from May's and Coulson's rooms were Leo's and Jemma's rooms. Leo's room was futuristic decorated, while Jemma's looked like a Disney princess bedroom. Each of their room had a private bathroom and balcony and were equipped with a stereo, a flat screen TV and a laptop.

"Oh my god, this looks amazing" beamed Jemma.

"Hey, why does she get the Disney room?" Leo pouted. The others had to laugh at his question.

"Oh, Fitz, you can always come and visit me in my princess bedroom" Jemma said smiling.

"Who's idea was it to decorate each room differently?" May asked.

"Mine and Pepper's. We thought it would be awesome. Since no one comes here except Tony, Pepper and myself we thought it would be fun to have several rooms decorated differently in case we wanna escape for an hour or two. Well, a made up escape anyway" Skye explained. "Do you like your rooms?"

"Yeah, they are great. I think I'm gonna take a nap in my cowboy bed, before dinner" Coulson announced.

"Me too" May said, quickly adding "in my own bedroom" and shut the door behind her.

The four younger members of the team chuckled and shared knowing looks.

"It's your turn to cook dinner" Grant quickly told FitzSimmons, not wanting to be stuck again in the kitchen.

"Fair" Jemma said "but it's still time. I think I'm going to read a book in the study. May I?" she asked turning to Skye.

"Sure, help yourself."

"I think I'm going to do that too. You mind me coming along?" Fitz asked Jemma.

"Not at all." The two scientist left the couple and headed downstairs to explore the Stark library.

"And where are we supposed to sleep?" Grant asked.

Skye only smiled and grabbed his hand making him follow her like a lost puppy. They headed for a second staircase and climbed it. When they reached the top Grant saw a single door in front of him, while behind him was a wall entirely made of glass, offering an amazing view over the forest outside the cabin.

Grant followed Skye who walked over to the door and opened it. The moment Grant stepped inside the room one thought raced through his mind. Skye. The room practically screamed of Skye.

"It's your room, isn't it?" he asked, already knowing the answer.

"How did you know?" she smiled at him.

"It's just…you."

"Yeah, it's my room. You like it?" Grant only nodded. He looked around the room. At the end of the room, opposite to the door was a king sized bed, on the left side of the room was a door, Grant presumed it was the bathroom, and next to it a huge closet. On the right side of the room was a TV and a couch, in a lounge kinda way, and a desk with a laptop on it. It wasn't very crowded but it looked homey. Grant found himself smiling.

"I love it" he said sincerely. Skye smiled at him. She snaked her arm around his neck and pulled him down into a passionate kiss.

"Wanna try out my bed?" she asked seductively. He grinned and picked her up carrying her to the bed where he gently put her down and hovered over her.

"Hon?" he asked.

"Yeah?"

"Don't hate me right now." Skye looked confused.

"Why would I hate you?"

"I have to pee." Skye blinked a few times and then started laughing. "I'm glad you find it amusing" he said pouting.

"I'm sorry, baby. It's just… usually I kill the mood with my need to pee."

"True." He kissed the tip of her nose and went to the bathroom. He almost forgot he had to pee when he saw the bathtub. It had massaging jets installed and looked not only huge but also really comfy. He wondered if he could convince Skye to disgrace it with him. At the thought he had to grin widely. Oh, he would definitely disgrace it with her.