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Sneaking back into the bedroom after paying the delivery man, Grant walks as quietly as he can to the side of the bed. He kneels next to it and takes a deep breath as he leans closer, resting his arms on the mattress.
"Skye," he whispers, trying his best to stir her out of her slumber.
She just groans and buries her face a little deeper into her pillow.
He laughs quietly, reaching out to pull the blanket away from her face. "Skye, wake up."
She lets out another groan, louder this time, and lifts her head off the pillow just enough to look at him with narrowed eyes. "What?"
"Happy birthday," he says with a grin, holding out the large bouquet of daisies he bought for her. "I know these are your favorite."
"You dork."
He quirks a brow. "I'm a dork because I bought you flowers for your birthday?"
"Yes."
He chuckles. "Alright. I'll take it. But could I also get a good morning kiss because you love and appreciate me?"
"Shouldn't I be the one asking that because it's my birthday?"
He shrugs. "Maybe. But you love me."
"I most definitely do. You put up with me."
"Oh, I wouldn't phrase it like that," Grant says with a small smile. "I get the pleasure of loving you and all of your quirks."
"You, Grant Ward, are very smooth," she says with a smile of her own, reaching up to cup his chin in her hand.
He leans down the rest of the way to capture her lips in a sweet kiss. "Only for you, babe. Now go put your flowers in some water so we can start celebrating you."
"Fine."
"But first," he says, rolling over onto the mattress when she gets up and pulling his phone out, "let me get a picture of you with your birthday flowers."
Skye groans. "Do I have to?"
He nods, already opening the camera on his phone. "Yes, you do. I want to share with the world just how much I love you. Now that everyone knows we're together, I no longer have to hide behind just saying that you're my friend."
She lets out a huff of air, leaning back against the stark white wall behind her. "Why are you like this?"
"You're the one who likes taking pictures all the time, I'm just trying to help you do that."
"Yeah, but could you do it after I've woken up properly and had time to put myself together?"
He just smiles and shakes his head. "Nope."
She narrows her eyes at him. "Fine. Do you just want me right here?" she asks, shifting a little in her spot.
He nods as he stands from the bed to move in front of her. "Right there is perfect." He holds the camera up, smiling when she holds the bouquet up to cover half of her face. He snaps the photo and then lowers his camera. "Absolutely beautiful."
She just rolls her eyes at him and makes her way out of the room to get her day started, leaving Grant alone in the bed with a permanent smile as he posts the photo for the world to see.
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Happy birthday to my incredibly amazing girlfriend, who calls me a dork when I wake her up with a big bouquet of daisies because she deserves to be celebrated. I love you, weirdo.
SkyesTheLimit I love you too, dork.
DrLincoln You two are nauseating even on here after two years. How is that possible?
SkyesTheLimit *DrLincoln It's a gift. :)
CallMeBobbi *DrLincoln at least you're not around them as much as I am. It's ten times worse in person.
SkyesTheLimit *CallMeBobbi Gee, thanks, Judas.
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Happiest of birthdays to the best auntie my little girl could ask for. We both love you more than words can describe. Thanks for always being there for me and now for my daughter. You're the greatest, my best friend in the entire world, and I'm so glad that you are. #myskye
SkyesTheLimit You almost made me cry. I love you both too. Give Sammy a big hug for me.
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To my only sister. Happy birthday, Skye. :)
SkyesTheLimit Thanks, Linc. Your captions never fail to make me smile.
DrLincoln *SkyesTheLimit Just doing my part to help keep you grounded.
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Sending all my birthday love to this wonderful lady who continues to be such a great friend to me. Thanks for everything and for being my first friend when I arrived on set. :)
SkyesTheLimit Oh my goodness! I forgot that this picture even existed! Thank you, Kara! Love you too! :*
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Happy birthday, girl. You keep things interesting on set and I really appreciate you for that. You may be older now, but you've still got the same energy as in this photo. Hope your day is just as special as you are. :)
SkyesTheLimit Is this from filming the movie? Wow. That feels so long ago now.
ATrip *SkyesTheLimit Indeed it is.
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Happy birthday, Skye. You drive me absolutely crazy sometimes, but I'm honestly glad that we're friends. Thanks for everything.
SkyesTheLimit Fitz! I love you! :)
"Fourth of July, one of my favorite times of the year," Skye says with a wide smile as she tilts her head back to look up at the blazing sun. She adjusts the sunglasses on her face and hikes her bag up a little higher on her shoulder as she steps through the gate leading into Trip's backyard.
"Mine too."
She glances over her shoulder to find Grant staring at her with darkened eyes. Even though he can't see her bathing suit right now, she knows that he's just imagining what it looks like. She winks at him. "Later. Right now it's time to have some fun. And not the kind of fun I know you're thinking about."
"I'm going to hold you to that promise," he says.
"Oh, I'm counting on it."
"Oi! Quit looking at each other like that, there are other people here."
Skye laughs as she turns to face her friend who's stepping into the yard, carrying baby Sammy on his hip. "Hey, Lance. Where's Bobbi?" she asks, glancing around in hopes of seeing her best friend.
"Parking. I offered to drive but she says she still doesn't like the way I drive. How can you not like the way a person drives?"
Skye nods. "No, she's right. You're a horrible driver."
Lance sighs, throwing one of his hands into the air. "I just can't win, can I?"
"I don't think you're supposed to."
"Right. Well, it's cruel. At least my daughter isn't against me yet." He glances down at his daughter. "You still love me, right, peanut?"
Sammy just stares up at him before turning her head and squealing when she sees Skye, leaning forward and reaching her arms out.
Lance's jaw drops as he watches Skye move closer to Sammy. "Unbelievable. I've been betrayed by everyone."
"Oh, relax," Skye says, pulling Sammy into her arms and holding her close. "She's just excited to see her favorite auntie. She still loves you."
"So I see my two favorite ladies have been reunited."
Skye beams when she sees her best friend, going straight over to her for a hug, being careful not to squish Sammy in the process. "And now I've been reunited with my two favorite ladies." She pulls out of the hug and adjusts her hold on Sammy. "So, should we leave the boys to do what they want to do and go hang out by the pool?"
Bobbi smiles and nods, letting out a breath. "Yes, please."
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Sammy's first time in a swimming pool today. Not too sure if she enjoyed it.
Swimming and bathing suit both courtesy of her auntie Skye.
SkyesTheLimit She and I are best of friends, so of course, I got her a matching swimsuit. I love her so much.
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She still loves sparklers. I still love her.
CallMeBobbi Seriously, Grant. How are you so good at taking photos like this on your phone? I don't get it.
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"Tonight was fun," Grant remarks as he and Skye make their way down the hall to their apartment in the late hours of the night. It's creeping closer and closer to midnight and they're both starting to feel the effects of the party.
"It was," Skye agrees with a nod of her head. "Trip always throws the best parties. Hands down."
Grant smiles. "I'm sure he appreciates the praise."
"He better." Skye lets out a heavy yawn. "Man, I am wiped. I really need to sleep."
"Well, we're almost inside," Grant tells his girlfriend. "Then you can go inside and get all the sleep that your heart desires."
"Oh, I most definitely will be doing that. But only if you come and curl up with me and our boys."
Grant tilts his head as he unlocks the apartment door. "Mmm...not sure how I feel about that. Those dogs are weirdly territorial over you and I will get zero cuddling time if they're in the bed with us. That's just a fact." He pushes the door open, allowing Skye to step inside and let out a heavy sigh when she's very nearly attacked by both dogs as soon as she's in the apartment. "Case in point."
"Don't get so grumpy," Skye says to him as she greets their dogs. "It's not my fault that they love me more than they love you."
"Oh, it's definitely your fault. I just haven't figured out how or why yet."
Skye laughs. "Alright. Well, while you try and figure that out, I am going to get ready for bed because I am exhausted." She leans up to give him a kiss before making her way toward the bedroom.
Grant laughs when Buddy takes off at a run to go after Skye, barking quietly as he goes. Max remains in his spot by the door, looking up at Grant and panting quietly. He squats down to greet Max, kissing the dog's nose and laughing when he kisses him back.
He follows Skye into the bedroom to get himself ready for bed, Max right on his heels. Though, he and Skye end up taking a bit of a detour in the 'getting ready for bed' department when he sees her in that bikini again. He remembers her promise from earlier in the day and cashes in on it. Not that she's complaining at all. Once they kick the dogs out of the room and lock the door, of course.
"You were great with Sammy today in the pool, by the way," Grant tells his girlfriend later that night as they're lying curled up together in bed, both dogs lying contently on the end of the bed. "I don't know why, but I'm always amazed every time I see you taking care of her."
"She's a pretty chill kid so it makes it a little easier."
"That makes sense. Do you think you'd be good with a kid that was a little more rambunctious?"
She tilts her head a little. "Not sure. Guess it depends on if the kid is mine or not. I feel like I'd be able to handle a rambunctious kid better if they were my own because then I'd be able to deal with them however I see fit and not worry about someone else's parenting style."
"Do you think your own kids are going to be rambunctious, then?"
Skye snorts. "Considering how I was as a kid, I would not be surprised. People say that how your kids behave is sometimes payback to how you treated your own parents when you were younger. So when I do have kids one day then I am in for many headaches."
Grant raises a brow even though she can't see him. "When you have kids? So you know for a fact that you want to be a parent?"
She nods. "Yeah. But I didn't realize it until more recently. I don't think Miles ever wanted kids so we never had that discussion, and I never thought about it too much." She turns her head to look at him. "Why? Do you want kids one day? Is that what brought all this on?"
He shrugs. "I don't know. I think it could be nice someday to have a family. I'm not saying right now, of course, but maybe one day. Hopefully not too far into the future. I'd prefer to be able to keep up with my kids for as long as I can."
She smiles at him, though he can see the sleep in her eyes waiting to take over. "Well, if you're wondering, which I think you are, I would not mind having kids with you someday." She leans up to give him a quick kiss. "But you gotta put a ring on it first." She lies her head back on her pillow and curls up with her back against him, quickly falling asleep.
Grant smiles at the thought of having kids one day with Skye. He smiles even wider at the realization that she wants to marry him and have a family. She basically said it right before she fell asleep. Though she was most likely already halfway to sleep when he brought up the subject, so there's a strong chance that she won't remember most of their conversation when she wakes up.
Which he guesses is a good thing for him. That just means he can surprise her with a proposal and she won't suspect a thing.
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*AnnikaDavila: Grant Ward really is the best boyfriend ever and I'm super jealous of Skye because of it. I needs me a man like that.
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