Hey babes! Back again with a new story for ya! I'm hoping that this is something that many of you have been waiting for. I didn't want to wait too long to post this, as I have basically the entire story finished. It's just a matter of going through and tweaking a few things here and there. But here's the first chapter!

One quick thing, there are going to be various time jumps/cuts throughout the story. It'll all be linear, as the previous story was, but the chapters won't be as close together time-wise as the previous story was. This one is mainly going to focus on Grant and Skye's relationship and how it progresses, so the chapters are basically just going to be key points in their relationship. It is going to be a lengthy story, though, about as long as the previous story was.

So! If you haven't read why'd you have to go and make me fall so hard for you, then I'd suggest you go and do that. It's 32 chapters, but it's the first story in this little series/universe, and it'll give you more insight into Grant and Skye's relationship and all that jazz.

Enjoy!

"Happy one week anniversary."

Skye rolls her eyes despite the smile that's slowly growing on her face as she looks over her shoulder at her boyfriend. They've only been together for a week at this point, but every time she sees or thinks about him it makes her heart flutter. Just like it did before, but she doesn't try to fight it now. She embraces it completely and with open arms. She has fallen hard for him. "Please tell me you're not going to be one of those super cheesy boyfriends who go completely over the top for every little thing in the relationship."

Grant steps around from behind the couch and sits down next to her. "Not the whole time," he says with his own smile. "Just every once in a while. When the occasion calls for it."

She nods her head, closing the lid of her laptop and setting it aside. "Ah, I see."

"Yeah. And do you know what the greatest part about all of this is?"

"What's that?"

He scoots a little closer to her, pulling her legs up into his lap. "Since we're done shooting the show for the season, besides ADR, we don't have to go to set anytime soon which means we don't have to worry about anyone else seeing us together like this. For now at least."

She furrows her brows in confusion at his statement, tilting her head. "You'd want to hide our relationship?"

He shakes his head quickly. "No no no, sorry. That came out wrong. I'd don't want to hide how I feel about you, not really. But it's not easy being in a relationship in Hollywood, especially when both people in the relationship are famous. Every time I'm seen out with a woman people think we're dating and the media can be really intense about it. So can the fans. It's not fun for either party involved." He sighs, running a hand down over his face. "I just...I don't want the media getting a hold of what we have before we've really figured it all out." He reaches out to cover one of her hands with his, giving it a small squeeze. "This is special, Skye, I can feel it. And I don't want it getting attacked and ruined before it has a chance to really be something. I care about you way too much to let that happen."

Skye smiles, her eyes shining with unshed tears at his sweet words. She leans forward to cup his cheek in her hand, her thumb rubbing absentmindedly along the stubble starting to grow now that they're finished filming for the season. "How did I get so damn lucky?"

He leans into her touch. "Mm, I honestly think we can thank Natasha for this since she got you that first audition for the movie."

She nods slowly. "Maybe. Or we can thank that cup of coffee you spilled on me at the chemistry read."

He feigns offense. "Hey, you know that was an accident."

She laughs quietly as she brushes her lips against his. "I know. And I am definitely way over it. Got over it pretty quickly once I realized who you were."

He closes the small distance between them with a quick kiss. "And I am certainly glad that you did. And that we did so well in that chemistry read together. Who knows what our lives would be like right now if Phil and the others didn't like what they saw."

"I feel like we still might have become friends," she tells him. "Maybe not as soon as we did, but definitely at some point."

"And what about this?" he asks, leaning forward to briefly connect their lips again. "Would this still have happened?"

She smiles when he pulls away. "Oh, I definitely think that it would have. I'm just glad we don't have to worry about all of those what-ifs."

"Me too."

"And I love this too, by the way," she tells him, running her hand over his chin. "Very attractive look on you."

He shrugs. "I figured I'd try something new for a few months. I'll probably have to shave it again when the show starts back up."

She frowns. "Damn."

He laughs. "Guess you'll just have to savor it until it disappears."

She smiles, brushing her lips against his. "Guess so."

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"I need to know how this season ends."

"Hello to you too, Bobbi," Skye says with an amused smile on her face once she answers the phone, booting up her laptop so she can check and reply to any e-mails she has. With the way her career is starting to go, she's pretty positive she has a good amount of them to reply to. She's been getting a lot of offers for various jobs. She would love to take some of them if her schedule with the show allows it.

"Hi," Bobbi says back. "Sorry. I'm just really antsy about the finale. It's only the first season and it's already way more insane than I thought it would be."

She grins. "Oh, just wait until you see the finale. I haven't actually seen the final cut yet, I'm just going off of what I remember from what we filmed a week ago."

"See. You know you're not allowed to say things like that to me when you can't actually say why. It's so not cool."

Skye laughs quietly at her friend, shifting in her seat and pulling her legs up underneath of her. "I'm sorry, Bobbi. Really. But I couldn't help myself. It was the perfect opportunity and I had to take it."

Bobbi sighs. "It's fine. I'm probably way more into the show than I should be."

Skye shakes her head. "No, you're into the show the perfect amount, believe me. You should see some of the fans I've met, especially the ones from Comic-Con when the show hadn't even premiered yet. I think they're way crazier about it than you are. And that's saying something."

"Hey, I am a very supportive best friend and passionate about all the projects you're in. So sue me."

"Don't tempt me." She laughs before taking a deep breath and leaning back in her chair after signing into her computer. "So, what's new back home?"

"Not a whole lot, to be honest. Your brother was being an idiot the other day, though."

Skye lets out a quick laugh. "I asked what's new, Bobbi. Not what I already knew from years of experience."

"Right. Well, nothing really, then. What about you? Anything new that I should know about?"

Skye glances away to where Grant is resting on her bed, reading a book and doing his best to try and not make it obvious that he's listening to her end of the conversation. Max is curled up comfortably on the floor by her bed, thankfully. She loves the dog, but she does not need his hair all over her sheets and blankets. She doesn't want to deal with that. "Not particularly." She smiles at Grant when he looks up at her.

"What was that?"

"What was what?" she asks, her eyes still locked with Grant, one of his eyebrows quirked up in silent question. She just shakes her head, trying to focus on her conversation with Bobbi.

"That thing you did with your voice just then. The way you said that. What's going on? And don't even try and deny it, I know you too well by now for that to work."

Skye bites her lip between her teeth and looks away from Grant, one hand playing with the hem of his t-shirt that she's wearing. His shirts are definitely way more comfortable to lounge around in than her own are. "Um, I may or may not be dating someone."

"What? Who?"

"Grant."

There's silence on the other end of the line and she's nearly one hundred percent positive that she just broke her best friend. It's rare when Bobbi is left speechless like this, so she's almost tempted to call an ambulance for her friend. That might be a bit dramatic, though.

"Shut the hell up."

"Bobbi…"

"I'm sorry. I think I'm just in shock right now. You're actually dating Grant? As in Grant Ward your costar? That one that I was basically obsessed with for a very long time?"

She nods slowly as she answers. "That would be the one. And yes, we're actually dating."

"Damn. Good for you. When did this happen? How did it happen? Does anyone else know?"

"It happened last week after we finished filming the finale," she explains to her friend, continuing to fiddle with the bottom hem of the shirt. "We went hiking in Provo and got to know each other a little better. He confessed that it was actually a date, and I told him I'd already figured that out. So we confessed our feelings, kissed, and now we're dating. You're the first one who knows."

"Wow. I feel very special right now."

"You should. Just don't tell anyone else about this, okay? We kind of just want to keep it to ourselves for right now for as long as we can. To kind of find our footing, I guess, before everyone else eventually finds out and things get less private. It'll probably be easier now that filming's over."

"Oh, yeah, no, I totally get it. Don't worry. My lips are completely sealed, your secret is perfectly safe with me. I won't say anything until you tell me to."

"Good. I actually have to go now, but I'll talk to you later, okay?"

"Yeah, okay. I love you."

"Love you too, pretty lady, bye."

Hanging up the call, she sets her phone aside and lets out a breath as she looks over at Grant. He's still watching her with those soft eyes that she's pretty sure he only uses around her. It's one of her favorite things about him. Among many, many other things. Some of which she's sure she still has yet to discover. But she's looking forward to discovering everything she can about the man she's now dating.

"So I take it Bobbi knows about us, then."

She nods with an apologetic smile, shifting on the chair and leaning against the back. She rests her arms on top and sets her chin on them. "Yeah. I know we agreed to just keep this to ourselves for right now, but she's my best friend and I guarantee you that she would have found out eventually, sooner rather than later. She knows me really well."

Grant smiles. "No, it's fine. I don't mind close family and friends knowing, I just don't want the media knowing yet."

She nods. "I am completely on board with that."

"Good. Because I may have already told Kebo about us."

Her eyes go wide and her jaw drops. "Grant!"

He has the audacity to look innocent and shrugs. He lets out a small laugh. "What? He's my best friend, Skye. And I didn't really tell him so much as he figured it out. He's known that I've liked you basically since I met you. He knew something was different about me after we got back to LA. But I made him promise not to say anything to anyone."

She sighs, standing from the chair and moving closer to the bed. "Fine. I guess I don't mind him knowing." She lowers herself onto the bed and curls up against him, wrapping her arms around him and resting her head on his chest. "Even though he's one of the most annoying people I've ever met."

"Everyone feels like that about him. It's part of his supposed charm."

She snorts at the thought of Kebo grating on everyone else's nerves. "Glad to hear it's not just me, then." She shifts on the bed, sitting up a little more to look at Grant with a smile. "But can we talk for a minute about the fact that you've had a crush on me since day one? Because that is beyond adorable."

Grant sighs, the smile still on his face as he shakes his head, tackling her in a hug and pulling her in so can pepper kisses along her neck, making her laugh.

Yeah, she's really going to like being in a relationship with him.

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Heads up, you're actually the second person to know. His best friend already found out.

Wow. I don't know if I should be hurt or not right now.

Don't be hurt. At least you're the second person to know.

True. Are you happy with him? I know it's only been a week, but as your best friend, I have to ask.

Yeah, Bobbi, I'm happy. Really happy.

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nikka001 posted

It's been a week since The Hike and no new information has been found about what might have happened after. Unless there has been and I just haven't seen it yet.

#skye #grant ward #skyeward #does anyone know anything?

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gears-of-ward replied to your post: No, there definitely hasn't been anything new. Both of them have been pretty radio silent on all social media since filming wrapped.

kathrinaelisabeth replied to your post: I've been watching all the accounts that they both have for the past week and I haven't seen anything new pop up yet.

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