The next morning, a well-rested Jemma and Fitz woke up and happily began their day. The weekend was only one day away, and to say they were excited was an understatement; now Jemma and Skye had made up, the group could finally go out and have a fun weekend together like they used to do.

Just as they finished getting dressed, there was a knock on the door. Curious, Jemma rushed over to the door and opened it, shocked to see Skye stood there looking white as a sheet.

"You're up early! What's wrong? You don't look well." Jemma said, filled with concern. Skye turned to Fitz and saw he shared the worried expression on his face that Jemma had and instantly broke down, wrapping her arms around Jemma and sobbing into her shoulder for a few minutes. Fitz stood around awkwardly, not entirely sure of what he should be doing in that situation as Jemma rubbed Skye's back and assured her whatever the problem was would be settled soon enough. Eventually, Skye got herself together and dried her eyes.

"What is it?" Jemma asked sweetly, holding Skye's hand. Skye stopped herself from crying again as she reached into her pocket and handed Jemma the positive pregnancy test. Jemma froze at the sight of the object and was catatonic the moment she held it in her hand. Fitz stepped forward to get a look at what Jemma was holding and quietly gasped as he realised what was going on.

"…What the hell do I do?" Skye asked, completely lost.

"I know this probably isn't any of my business, but…I think you need to tell Grant. Like, now." Fitz said delicately. Skye looked to Jemma, who nodded her head in agreement.

"This is big, Skye, and it involves him too. Leo's right." Jemma said. Skye nodded as tears started to fall again and Jemma held her close.

"I just…I can't believe it. Skye…with child…" Fitz said as he and Jemma sat together in Mrs Byron's class, only partly concentrating on the research task they'd been given.

"Oh, I know. Skye's always normally been so good in that aspect, you know? I'm pretty sure she's on the pill, it doesn't make sense? I know contraceptives aren't always a hundred percent effective, but…they're both not even 20 yet, Leo. This could change everything! All their plans, halted! She wouldn't consider an abortion; I'm not saying abortion is bad, it is a valid option for some people, but that isn't Skye." Jemma said.

"Maybe they'll have it adopted?"

"After what Skye went through, being so separate from her parents, I don't think she'd let that happen to her child."

"…How do you think Grant's gonna take it?" Fitz asked.

"He's strong; I think he'll be more concerned about how Skye's doing. They have all these plans for the future, though, and this might scupper all of them" Jemma replied.

"Maybe, but I of all people know things never turn out the way you plan them." Fitz commented.

"…I guess. Maybe this could be the making of them. It would completely change who they are. This could be their crucible. The moment that changes everything." Jemma said.

A shaky Skye walked down the corridor of the Student Services building, her hand tightly grasping Grant's, who himself was extremely nervous. He's stayed calm even after Skye had told him everything, and his top priority was making sure Skye was okay and could get through this, even if he couldn't. He didn't want to dare think about what this could mean for the future.

They walked by Dr Garner's office in 2A and reached the large room at the end of the corridor, 2G, where the sign on the door said 'NURSE V HAND'. Tentatively, Grant knocked on the door and smiled reassuringly at a tearful Skye.

"Come in."

They obeyed, and opened the door. The woman, with a red streak in her hair and a formal nurses outfit on, smiled at the two as they entered.

"How can I help?"

"Uh, nurse Hand?" Grant asked.

"Call me Victoria." The woman replied gently, standing up from her seat and walking over to Skye, clearly seeing she was the one who needed medical attention.

"What's wrong, sweetie?" Victoria asked. Skye looked at Grant again and he took her hand once more, mouthing 'I'm right here'. It was enough to give Skye enough courage to tell Nurse Hand everything she needed to know.

Jemma was sat silently at the piano in the rehearsal room when Bobbi walked in and jumped at the sight of her.

"Sorry." Jemma said with a smile.

"No problem. We need to stop making a habit of coming here at the same time." Bobbi joked.

"I can leave if you need space."

"No, no, it's fine. What's up?" Bobbi asked.

"Oh, nothing, I just needed time to think." Jemma answered.

"Are you and Fitz okay?" Bobbi asked, slightly concerned.

"Oh, we're fine! Better than fine, even. It's just, um…well, it's not my place to say right now. What are you here for?" Jemma questioned.

"I've finally chosen my song for the final exam, thanks to many late nights of searching with Lance. He's a keeper." Bobbi smiled as she handed Jemma some sheet music. Jemma recognised the song and smiled.

"A lovely choice; perfect for your voice! It's a beautiful song." Jemma said.

"Thank you! Do you, um…wanna sing it with me?" Bobbi asked.

"Really?"

"Yeah! I know I'll have to sing it alone in the exam but it'll be nice to have a different vocal interpretation for inspiration." Bobbi smiled. Flattered, Jemma nodded and Bobbi happily pulled out a CD from her bag and put it into a nearby CD player, connecting it to the state of the art speakers.

"I burned the instrumental to a disc so I can practice anywhere." Bobbi explained happily as she pressed play and grew serious. Jemma loved Bobbi's voice, and Bobbi loved hers, so she knew they'd enjoy singing together. At the right moment, Bobbi began to sing elegantly.

"Who are you now,
Now that you're mine?
Are you something more
Than you were before?"

Jemma smiled slightly as she sang.

"Are you warmer in the rain?
Are you stronger for my touch?
Am I living too little
By my loving you too much?"

The two girls sang together happily, their voices blending perfectly.

"How is the view,
Sunny and green?
How do you compare it to
The views you've seen?

I know I am better, braver, and surer too
But you…

Are you now?
Who are you now?
Are you someone better
For my love?"

The song ended and the two girls smiled at each other before Jemma's faced dropped, deep in thought.

"You okay?" Bobbi asked.

"Yeah, it's just…the song just made me think of my friends right now." Jemma explained. She appreciated that Bobbi just nodded and didn't try and get anything more out of her.

"Well, I'm sure they'll get through it." Bobbi said.

"I hope so."

"And Jemma, if you ever need to talk about anything…I'm here." Bobbi smiled.

"Thank you. I hope we'll get to know each other better before graduation." Jemma noted.

"Me too." Bobbi agreed happily.

It was an agonising wait for Jemma and Fitz as they sat in their room waiting for any kind of contact from Skye or Grant. Eventually their door tentatively opened and Jemma invited Skye and Grant in, where they sat down in silence on Fitz's bed.

Neither Jemma nor Fitz pressed either of them to talk, so it was silent for a few moments.

"I'm, uh…I'm not pregnant." Skye eventually mustered.

"…What?" Fitz asked, bewildered.

"I know, I know." Grant said.

"It was a false positive or something. Nurse Hand basically said sometimes people's hormones or whatever can cause the symptoms of pregnancy and there can be a blip; sometimes pregnancy tests give incorrect positive readings for a variety of reasons. I've got a pamphlet of them all now, which is just wonderful." Skye explained.

"She thinks stress made her sick." Grant added and Skye nodded.

"Well, uh…this is good, right? I mean, you're still young and there's plenty of time to think about children and the future." Fitz said to prompt some positivity.

"Yeah, of course. If I'm honest…I, I don't know how to feel about it exactly." Skye said.

"Neither do I." Grant agreed.

"I need to take a walk." Skye said, kissing Grant as she walked out.

"Skye, you know if it was positive after all, I'd have stayed by your side the whole time. I want kids someday, and I want you to have them." Grant said meaningfully.

"I know you would. I love you." Skye said, kissing him on the cheek as she walked out.

"Love you too." Grant said, turning back to Jemma and Fitz.

"You okay?" Jemma asked.

"…Yeah. What a day, huh? It's…it's just something else we'll get through." Grant replied.

"How about we all go out for dinner tonight and get our minds off it? Time to move forward. The weekend's finally here, after all." Fitz suggested.

"Sounds great." Grant smiled, tapping Fitz appreciatively on the back as he sat down. Jemma took a deep breath as she hoped Skye was okay. Despite everything seemingly ready to go back to normal, the Skye she'd just seen was a different woman to the one she was that morning. Jemma saw it in Skye's eyes; she'd really grown up in the past few hours.

She wasn't sure quite yet if that was a good thing or not.

Skye's walk took her to Callum's tree; she sat down next to it and smiled.

"Hey, buddy. It's been a while. I'm sorry. A lot's been going on." Skye said as she looked up to the sky with a smile.

"…I imagine you saw what happened today. Crazy, huh? I thought I was gonna have to turn my whole life around. Make some unimaginable choices. I mean, I want kids and if I was pregnant I would've given that little boy or girl the world and then some, but…I'm young. I want to live a life before I make one. I've got plans; things to do. I'm glad to still have that chance, I guess, and I think Grant is too."

Skye shuffled closer to the tree.

"…It's funny, isn't it, the choices you have to make in life? And the choices you don't, I guess. Not everything goes your way; life is unpredictable and crazy and full or twists and turns. Today taught me that more than ever. I was terrified of the choices I thought I was gonna have to make. Give up a career or a baby? Sometimes the only choices you have are bad ones, but you still have to choose."

Now deep in thought, Jemma looked deep into the darkening Skye about her.

"…I hope you don't think we've forgotten you, Cal. I think about you every day, at around this time, actually, when the stars first come out at night. I always try and guess which one is you. I normally go for the brightest one I can see, and I bet I'm right, huh? You'd have laughed at that. I hope you are laughing at that right now." Skye chuckled slightly, a hint of sadness mixed in.

"You're seared onto our hearts, Cal, in everything we do and everywhere we go. I can't wait to hang out with you again, but I've got a life to live down here first. For you, for my family and for the children I will have someday. Time will tell. It always does. I'd forgotten how nice it is coming here and talking to you; it makes everything so easy. I'd like to think that for years to come people will sit where I am right now and talk to you, even if they never knew you. You'll be a legend. I bet you'd like that, huh?"

Silence for a moment.

"…Who are you now, Cal? I bet you must be someone spectacular. I hope to be that one day too. Well, I better get back to the others. See you soon, Cal. I miss you."

With that, Skye stood up and smiled, making her way back to Jemma and Fitz's room.

Later, the group headed to Bobbi's restaurant for dinner, sat at their normal table, ordered their normal food and discussed the normal things. Sometimes one of them used to think about how boring it could be doing the normal thing time and time again, but not that day. That day, they realised that with life being as unpredictable as it was, having something normal was good. In fact, in was great.

So they ate, drank and laughed the night away, enjoying the normality. Sometimes, being normal was exactly what they needed. That's just who they are now.