Chapter 34
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"HI." Coulson say so thankful that she has finally woken.
"Skye?" Melinda asks seeing her daughter.
"Yeah Mom, I'm here." Skye says a tear of joy coming to her eye.
"Tasha, okay?" Melinda asks struggling with each word because she remembers Tasha getting hurt as well.
"She's fine." Coulson assures Melinda as Skye picks up the two pillows that are on the seat her and Coulson sit on and throws them at Natasha and Clint to wake them up.
"Don't you ever scare me like that again." Coulson tells Melinda as Clint and Natasha wake up.
"What's going on?" Clint asks confused about why he just got hit by a pillow.
"Mom's awake." Skye tells him and him and Natasha rushes to Melinda's side.
"神琳達你是絕不允許這樣做了。我的意思是，當我說，我需要你，你需要我一樣多。"Natasha tells her friend.
"Try English please." Melinda requests as she doesn't think she will be able to correctly translate Chinese at the moment.
"God Linda you are never allowed to do that again. I meant it when I said that I've needed you just as much as you've needed me." Natasha says to Melinda too quiet for either Coulson or Skye to hear.
Melinda doesn't say anything in response she just gives her friend a small smile and reaches out and grabs her hand.
"I'll go get the Doc." Clint says rushing out of the room.
"How bad?" Melinda asks looking away from Natasha and to Coulson and Skye.
"We don't need to talk about that now, all that matters is that you are awake." Coulson tells her knowing that Melinda needs to know what happened but now isn't the time.
"Tasha?" Melinda asks looking back at her friend, being able to tell even with how hurt she is and how much pain she is in that there is something important that Coulson isn't telling her.
"Phil's right, later." Natasha tells her friend
"I hear our patient is finally awake." Dr Streiten says walking in with Clint.
"Finally?" Melinda asks confused "How long?" She asks Coulson.
"It's been ninety five hours, fifteen minutes since you were hit." Coulson answers without even needing to think about it.
"Can you three give us a few minutes?" Dr Streiten says to Skye, Clint and Natasha knowing better than attempting to get Coulson to leave.
"Of course, we'll be right outside." Natasha responds and the three of them, Skye reluctantly, leave.
As soon as Skye, Clint and Natasha are outside the room Skye happily throws her arms around her Aunt and Uncle.
"She's awake." Skye says relieved.
"Yeah she is." Clint comments.
"I should go tell the others." Skye says ending the hug "I'll be right back." She says before running off.
"DON'T RUN." Clint and Natasha yell after her as Skye almost runs right into an Agent.
Natasha and Clint just look at each other and surprising both herself and Clint Natasha kisses him.
"Um, wow wasn't expecting that." Clint comments when they break apart.
"Good surprise or bad?" Natasha asks and instead of answering Clint just kisses her back.
"Mom's awake." Skye asks running into the conference room, almost straight into the table.
"Kid, I think you should cut down on your coffee." Tony tells her.
"Only Uncle Clint can call me kid." Skye tells him before she realises what she is saying her tone isn't mad or annoyed just stating a fact.
"Okay then, She-Coulson you should cut down on your coffee." Tony corrects understanding that she doesn't want anyone but Clint to call her kid because form what he has seen the two of them are close.
"Much better." Skye says with a smile as for a long time she has associated nicknames with family, friendship and love, all the things she never thought she would have, so the fact that all her parents' friends have given her a nickname means a lot "Mom's awake." She repeats.
"We heard, that's great." Ward tells her.
"What's the Doctor saying?" Simmons asks interested.
"Not sure, he's in with her now. He asked us to give him a few minutes with her." Skye explains.
"Phil still with her?" Pepper asks curious.
"Of course. He knew how long she had been unconscious for without even having to think about it." Skye informs the others.
"Not surprising." Fitz comments.
"I've got to get back." Skye says "Just thought I would let you know she's awake." Skye says quickly rushing forward and giving Ward a quick kiss before running out of the room again.
"Okay so Melinda, everything looks good here." Dr Streiten says surprised that Melinda is awake and doing so well when he didn't expect her to survive, "Are you in any pain?" He asks worried and Melinda nods.
"On a scale of one to ten how is your pain?" Dr Streiten asks curious.
"7." Melinda answers.
"Which means eight or nine." Coulson corrects knowing that Melinda downplays her pain.
"I'll increase your pain medication and once you're a bit more awake we will discuss your recovery." Streiten informs Melinda who nods.
"Do you have any question?" He asks.
"No." Melinda responds having a feeling that the questions she had only Coulson can answer.
"I'll be back in a few minutes to give that medication." Dr Streiten says before exiting.
"Phil, did I die?" Melinda asks as the door opens and Clint and Natasha entre just in time to hear her question.
Coulson looks at Clint and Natasha asking for their help because he doesn't know how to answer, what he should or shouldn't say, because even though after what he went through he knows that he has to tell her the truth he doesn't know where to start.
"Yeah Mels, you did." Clint says walking over to his sister as Natasha stays by the door making sure Dr Streiten or anyone else who doesn't know the truth doesn't come in.
"What did you do?" Melinda asks Coulson as she knew that she did but she wanted it to be confirmed.
"Nothing." Coulson answers, "It was Skye."
"What?" Melinda asks surprised clearly struggling to stay awake.
"She has powers." Coulson answers, "From what Simmons found out and what she did, she has a very very high level of electrical activity in her brain. She knew something had happened to you so she broke lockdown and her and Simmons followed us. When they got to us Simmons tried to help Natasha and I help you, but you had lost too much blood. You stopped breathing and CPR was no good because you didn't have enough blood left, Skye told you that you weren't allowed to die and she put her hand on your chest. She pushed some of the excesses electrical activity she has out of her and into you. Skye brought you back and for four hours kept you alive, which gave the doctors a chance to keep treat your injuries." Coulson explains.
"Is she okay?" Melinda asks worried.
"She was week for a while and has been sleeping a lot but she has assured us that she is fine." Natasha explains.
"How long?" She asks.
"Thirty seconds." Coulson answers.
Melinda nods and her eyes drift open and closed once more, "Get some more sleep, we'll be here." Coulson promises.
"I didn't see a beautiful place." Melinda informs Coulson knowing that he will know what she is talking about.
"What?" Coulson asks surprised as Clint and Natasha exchange a confused look having no idea what Melinda is talking about.
"I saw you and Skye." Melinda explains, "That was my place." She says as the door opens and Skye walks back in and over next to her father at her mother's side.
"How you feeling?" Skye asks worried.
"Fine." Melinda answers.
"Try again, тетя Наташа banned the use of that as answer to how are you feeling or how are you about six hours ago." Skye informs her mother.
"I'm okay." Melinda manages to say clearly struggling even more to stay awake.
"I love you Mom, get some sleep." Skye says as, being as careful as possible she bends down and gives Melinda a hug.
"Love you." Melinda responds before falling asleep.
"You should get some sleep to." Skye tells her father.
"I'm fi-alright." He corrects remembering Natasha's new rule.
"No you're not." Skye responds.
"I second that." Clint comments.
"Third." Natasha adds.
"Forth." Dr Streiten comments walking in with Melinda's pain medication.
"Doc, what did you mean you need to talk to Melinda about her recovery?" Coulson asks curious ignoring his daughters and Friends concern.
"It was my recommendation and Dr Fury has approved it that Melinda isn't allowed in the field for six weeks after she leaves here, that's including just being on the plane." Streiten explains.
"She's really not going to like that." Natasha comments.
"No she's not." Coulson confirms as Streiten administers the medication and Skye, Coulson, Natasha and Clint sit back down in their seats.
Twelve hours later Melinda wakes up once more and this time Coulson is the only one asleep instead of awake.
"Hey." Skye says when she realises her Mother is awake.
"Hi." Melinda responds clearly more awake than she was earlier.
"Dad." Skye says quietly.
"No, don't wake him." Melinda tells her daughter, "He looks like he could use it."
"You have no idea." Clint comments.
"Is that the same suit as the one he was wearing we when went on the mission?" Melinda asks pretty sure that it is but wanting to be sure.
"Yep." Natasha answers "He's only left your side to go to the bathroom. No one could get him to leave to do anything else." She explains. "Believe me we tried." she adds.
Melinda looks worriedly at Coulson but doesn't say anything.
"How are you feeling?" Skye asks worried as she walks over and sits on the side of her Mothers bed
"Okay." Melinda answers, "Can you raise the back a little?"
"Um, I think the remotes on the other side." Skye comments looking around for it.
"I've got it." Clint comments finding it. "How up do you want?" he asks.
"Just a little bit." Melinda answers as she attempts to remove the nasal oxygen she's got on because even though she has only been up a couple of minute's its annoying her.
"Don't." Clint, Natasha and Skye say together when they see what she is attempting to do.
"You're oxygen levels keep changing, you need to keep that on. No matter how annoying it is." Clint tells her as he raises the bed for her.
"I was hit three times right?" Melinda asks looking at Natasha.
"Yeah." Natasha answers "One bullet nicked the artery in your left shoulder, another your lung and a third your liver." Natasha explains "The bullet that hit your lung is why you are, and have to stay on oxygen, and the one that hit your liver is the one that is the reason why you can't drink alcohol until it regenerates itself." Natasha explains. "But Dr Streiten will explain more."
Melinda nods, "Phil's not a deep sleeper how is he still asleep?" Melinda asks looking at Clint and Natasha as she has a feeling that they are behind it, because she was pretty sure that Coulson would wake up by now from their talking.
"He's barely slept." Clint comments "He won't leave your side so we did what we had to do."
"You drugged him." Melinda realises.
"Technically." Clint answers. "But it for his own good."
"Has he been eating at least?" Melinda asks worried.
"Yeah, we've made sure of that." Natasha answers. "It was the only thing we could make him do." She tells him and Melinda nods.
"What about you? Please tell me you've been looking after yourself a lot better than your Father." Melinda tells her daughter a couple of minutes later.
"Yep. The fact that I have actually showed and changed my clothes means I have." Skye tells her mother. "I'm okay, and even better now that you're awake." Skye assure her.
"Are the team okay?" She asks interested.
"Yeah they're okay." Clint answers, "Hill gave them a room and they've been with Stark and Pepper."
"Stark stuck around?" Melinda asks surprised.
"Yeah, he and Pepper were worried about you." Natasha tells her.
"Wow." Melinda comments surprised.
"Stark actually flew you back to the bus." Clint informs her.
"Really?" Melinda asks surprised.
"Yep. Stark flew you and Simmons back and Coulson took Skye in Lola because she passed out." Clint explains.
"How did that car get there?" Melinda asks confused "And why did you pass out?" she asks Skye worried.
"Um, I flew Lola to Quinn's with Simmons and I passed out after what I did." Skye says uncertainly not sure how much her mother knows.
"I thought you said she was fine after what she did." Melinda says to Natasha.
"Wait, you know?" Skye asks surprised.
"I knew I died last time I woke up." Melinda tells her daughter, "You're Dad and Your Aunt and Uncle explained everything to me."
"Oh." Skye says not sure what else to say "It wasn't amazing and happy, right? I didn't take you away from something perfect did I?" Skye asks worried.
"I saw you and your Dad." Melinda tells her daughter, "Some of the happy times we've had together. Yes it was nice seeing it, but you brought be back so we can have more." Melinda tells her daughter.
"So you're not mad?" Skye asks.
"No." Melinda responds and the mother and Daughter embrace. "Now I want the truth, what you did didn't hurt you did it?"
"No." Skye answers, "It just made me weak like I was ridiculously over tied, that's why I collapsed. тетя Наташа was telling the truth, I'm fine. Absolutely no long term effects." Skye assures her mother.
"Are you sure?" Melinda asks.
"Positive." Skye answers.
"Who knows what?" Melinda asks Clint and Natasha.
"Everyone who was on the plane plus Fury and Hill are the only ones who know." Clint answers, "We weren't going to tell Fury or Hill anything at first but then Fury and Coulson had a fight that turned ugly and Skye took it upon herself to tell him everything and now the truth will just say between us. Not even the council or Doctor Streiten will know what Skye did, and Fury says he will not let Skye be used." He explains.
"Maria said she will make him stick to that." Natasha adds.
"Good." Melinda answers glad that her daughter will not be used, "How did you know something was wrong in the first place?" Melinda asks curious.
"I just knew." Skye answers. "Still not sure how but I know it must have something to do with the electrical activity in my brain. FitzSimmons are going to help me figure it out." Skye explains and Melinda nods then realises something Clint said.
"What do you mean Phil and Fury had a fight that turned ugly?" She asks worried.
"Nothing you need to worry about at the moment." Clint tells her sister.
"Clinton Barton, what aren't you telling me?" Melinda asks and Natasha smiles because Clint knows Melinda is pissed at him when she calls him by his fall name.
"Coulson threatened, no sorry promised, to quit if Fury didn't accept that the lie we came up with was the truth. Fury was close to evicting Phil off the premises then Nat stepped in to stop either of those things from happening." Clint explains.
"Thank you." Melinda tells Natasha.
"Always." Natasha responds.
"What else has happened?" Melinda asks feeling like she needs to play catch up.
"Well we're currently unclear about whether Quinn is alive or dead." Clint comments.
"What do you mean?" Melinda asks interested and Clint begins to explain the story. Part way through the story Coulson starts to stir and by the end he is awake.
"Mel." He says realising she is awake, "How long have you been awake for?" He asks.
"Not long." Melinda answers.
"Why didn't anyone wake me?" Coulson asks looking at Clint, Natasha and Skye.
"We should let the others come and say hello." Clint comments avoiding Coulson's question, "They've been waiting for this for a few days." He comments.
"Bring everyone at once Uncle Clint." Skye tells her Uncle "I think we can get away with breaking the visitor rule for a couple of minutes, maybe longer." She comments.
"I think so too." Clint comments and then leaves the room.
"How are you feeling?" Coulson asks Melinda.
"Good, much better than before." Melinda answers.
"Good." Coulson says, "I love you Mel, so much." Coulson tells her.
"I love you too." Melinda respond and the pair kiss and instead of making a comment Sky watches with a fond smile as even a day ago she was worried she would never see her parents together like this again.
"Okay can I vote that you two stop this whole dying thing?" Skye asks her parents once they break apart "I don't think any of us could take this again."
"I think that it is something that we will do our best not to let happen again." Coulson comments and Melinda nods.
"Good, I'm glad." Skye tells her parents and the three hug. "Come on тетя Наташа, you too." Skye says about a minute later.
"I'm quite alright watching you three." Natasha comments.
"Not good enough, come on." Skye says getting up and walking over to Natasha and dragging her into the hug, something that wasn't too difficult to do because Natasha didn't put up a fight.
About a minute later the door opens Clint, the team, Pepper and Stark walk in all amused by the sight that greats them.
"I wouldn't." Clint says quietly to Stark who looks like he is about to make a comment.
"It's so hard, not to." He responds.
"Resist." Pepper instructs.
"I'm really glad you're okay Agent May." Simmons comments.
"Thanks Simmons" Melinda responds and for several minutes the group talk, mainly about how glad they are that Melinda is doing better, until the door opens and Dr Streiten walks in followed by Fury and Hill.
"Because Melinda has just woken up I am going to temporarily forget about the visitor rule but I will quickly remember again in ten minutes." Dr Streiten comments.
"Thank you." Skye comments.
"Melinda how are you feeling?" Fury asks interested.
"Okay Sir." Melinda answers though truthfully she doesn't like all the attention on her.
"Now along with Director Fury and Agent Hill I am here to talk to you about your recovery and what it means." Dr Streiten informs Melinda.
"Does he really need The Director and The Assistant director for that?" Tony asks Clint interested.
"When he's banning Melinda May from any field work including the bus for six weeks he does." Clint whispers back.
"Now do you want everyone to leave or are you happy for them to hear?" Dr Streiten asks curious.
"It's fine, they can stay." Melinda comments knowing that everyone in the room will find out within the hour anyway.
"Okay." Dr Streiten says "First depending on hour you heal I would say you've got another week in here, then after that six weeks of recovery time." He reveals.
"Which means no field work correct?" Melinda asks.
"That is correct but it also means that you can't even be on the bus as a passenger." Dr Streiten reveals and those who knew it were coming brace themselves for the explosion.
"Why not?" Melinda asks her voice deathly calm, "Phil was able to recover on the bus, so was Skye." She points out.
"Their injuries weren't as severe as yours. Apart from the journey to take you home you are not allowed on the bus for six weeks after your discharge from here." Dr Streiten informs Melinda.
"I don't have a home, I sublet my apartment when I joined the team. All of my stuff is in storage." Melinda reveals.
"Dad you have a place me and Mom can stay at right?" Skye asks.
"Me and You?" Melinda asks surprised.
"Of course you don't think I'm going to let you be alone for six weeks while you're healing do you?" Skye asks her mother "There's no way, that's if you're okay with it." Skye reveals "Plus because I'm only a consultant not an agent that's fine right?" Skye asks looking up at her father.
"I would love that." Melinda tells her daughter, still far from happy that she isn't going to be allowed on the bus for six weeks but glad that Skye is going to be with her
"Yes that is fine Skye, but I don't have my apartment anymore." Coulson reveals "I haven't had it since I died." He reveals.
Skye and Melinda exchange a look both thinking about what they are going to do.
"Pick anywhere in the world that you want to stay when you recover and I'll make sure you have a place there on me." Tony offers.
"Thanks for the offer Tony, I really appreciate it." Melinda tells Stark truly meaning her words "But I think I want to go home." She says looking at Coulson.
"But you just said..." Skye begins to say but then notices the look her parents are exchanging. "You mean the house." She realises.
"Yeah I do."
"Are you sure?" Coulson asks shocked as neither of them have lived at the house since a couple of weeks after Skye was taken, yes they have visited but neither of them have stayed there.
"Yeah, I think it's time we start to make some of the good memoires we should have had." Melinda tells him sounding slightly uncertain but at the same time very sure of herself.
"I think that sounds good." Coulson responds though he does worry how it's going to be living in that house again.
"Is the house even liveable?" Skye asks curious "It has been twenty five years." She comments.
"We have maintained it all these years." Coulson informs her, "There will have to be a couple of changes but yeah, it's perfectly liveable."
"Then I think it will be perfect." Skye comments really excited but at the same time worried about her parents because she remembered her Dad saying how hard it is for them to go back there.
"Now that you've figure that out there is something that I have to discus with all of you so I am glad that you all stayed." Fury comments being one of the only people in the room except for Melinda and Coulson themselves who know how big of a step it is that Melinda suggested that she recovers at the house, "Agent Barton while Agent May recovers you will be assigned to Agent Coulson's team as a pilot." He instructs.
"Yes Sir." Clint responds glad because that means he can keep an eye on Coulson.
"Change anything and I will kill you." Melinda tells Clint.
"I know Mels." Clint replies not fazed at all by the threat, but actually glad about it because it means Melinda is more of herself.
"Given recent circumstances you all have two weeks of leave starting tomorrow." Fury informs everyone, "Once those two weeks are up Agent Romanoff I have an assignment for you. Once that is done we will discuss where you're next assignment will be, it may be a part of Agent Coulson's team but it may not be." He informs her.
"Yes sir."
"Does this mean I get two weeks off?" Tony asks interested.
"You take two weeks off every day." Natasha comments.
"Oh ouch." Tony comments "That hurts Romanoff." He tells her.
"Anyway. Is there any questions?" Fury asks before Natasha and Stark can start bickering.
"No sir." Everyone replies.
"Good." Fury says before exiting the room Hill right behind him.
"Melinda we will talk later." Streiten informs Melinda "Five minutes." He tells the others before leaving the room as well.
"Did we just get a two week vacation?" Fitz asks surprised.
"Yep." Ward comments, "Enjoy it while it lasts."
"Hey Ward, FitzSimmons want to go for coffee? Give the grown-ups time to talk." Skye suggests.
"You do realise that we are grown-ups as well." Ward comments.
"No you're not Boy-Toy." Tony comments, "She-Coulson's right, you are kids compared to us."
"You do realise that you just called yourselves old right?" Ward asks amused as Stark looks less than impressed.
"Okay time to go. Simmons grab his other arm." Skye instructs and Skye and Simmons pull Ward out of the room, Fitz pushing him from behind.
By the time that the four younger agents are halfway down the corridor all four of them are laughing a welcome change from the last few days.
"So where are we meant to be pushing Ward to?" Fitz asks curious.
"Um, well." Skye says uncertain.
"Let me guess you wanted to have a conversation with Agent Ward away from the eyes and ears of you parents and Aunts and Uncles and you needed us as an excuse." Simmons realises.
"Um yeah, you don't mind do you?" Skye asks worried.
"Not at all." Simmons tells her friend "Really glad your Mum's okay." Simmons tells her giving her a hug.
"Thanks, so am I." Skye says returning the hug, once she and Simmons hug she and Fitz do the same.
"See you later." Fitz tells her.
"Oh and remember there are cameras' everywhere." Simmons says before her and Fitz walk off talking about plans for their vacation as they do.
"I'm glad your Mom's okay." Ward tells Skye.
"Yeah, so am I." Skye responds "It's like a huge weight has been lifted off my chest, she's okay. I can breathe again."
"I'm glad." Ward says putting his arm around Skye's shoulder.
"Aren't you worried about the cameras'?" Skye asks worried knowing that they both know she means the person watching behind the cameras rather than the cameras' themselves.
"No." Ward answers "I've already had the talk from Stark and Barton so it's only a matter of time before I get it from the rest." He reveals.
"When did Uncle Clint talk to you?" Skye asks interested
"The day of the Party, when you called me a jealous teenager." Ward reveals.
"Ah right, I knew he heard that. Didn't know he talked to you though." Skye comments "Doesn't make you think you that you would much rather be with someone who doesn't have large overprotective family does it?" Skye asks worried.
"No." Ward answers "I like you Skye and I know we haven't talked about it but I want to be with you. Your family is a part of who you are now, and I know that's not going to change, I don't want it to. Does it worry me that one day I could wake up with the Avengers wanting to kill me, of course, but it's not going to change anything." Ward tells Skye.
"According to тетя Наташа they will only do something to you if you hurt me, so unless you do you don't have to worry." Skye comments.
"Then I don't have to worry." Ward comments but Skye isn't comforted by the words as she has too much experience to believe that even if it is Ward, someone who she does trust saying them.
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Half an hour later Skye re-enters her mother's room to see her Mother asleep and her father amazingly gone, the only people who are in the room that are awake are Clint and Natasha.
"Okay how did she manage to do in half an hour what we haven't managed to do in days?" Skye asks her Aunt and Uncle surprised as she squats down between their chairs.
"She's Melinda May, she has powers over Coulson that the rest of us could never dream off." Natasha comments.
"Yeah, so I'm seeing." Skye comments.
"So did you have a nice chat with Ward?" Clint asks curious.
"Was director Fury spying again?" Skye asks interested.
"Well he's a spy, it's what he does, but in this case no." Clint answers "It was obvious that the whole Coffee thing was cover so that you could talk to Ward."
"How clear?" Skye asks worried.
"Perfectly." Natasha answers, "To those who know about you two." She adds.
"So not to Dad?" Skye asks.
"No, not to him." Clint comments.
"Good." Skye comments standing up and walking back over to her chair.
For the next five days, Skye, Coulson, Clint and Natasha barley leave Melinda's room. Though as an improvement from when Melinda was unconscious Coulson actually does occasionally. Even though Dr Streiten would have prefer Melinda stay seven days he is discharging her after five but with strict orders. Even though they are technically on vacation Natasha and Clint have stayed with Melinda, Coulson and Skye, and will be stay for a few days at the house because Coulson and Skye need them to help them move things.
It is six am and Melinda, Coulson and Skye are waiting in Melinda's room for Dr Streiten's discharge. When they door opens they expect to see the Doctor but instead Clint and Natasha walk in.
"I thought you were going to meet us at the plane." Skye comments seeing them.
"We were, but we have some things we want to give you." Clint says.
"This is for you guys." Natasha says handing Coulson and Melinda each a box.
"And this is for you." Clint says handing Skye an envelope.
Confused the three open their respective gifts and are surprised at what they find.
"So you took a picture when you were standing over us." Coulson comments looking at Natasha as his gift is a framed picture of him, Melinda and Skye asleep on the couch together from the day Natasha and Clint arrived.
"We had to." Clint comments.
"Thank you." Coulson says sincerely.
Natasha and Clint nod.
"Are these real?" Skye asks looking up at Clint.
"Of course, it's your original birth certificate, change of name from May Philippa Coulson to May Skye Philippa Coulson…" Clint begins to explain but Melinda cuts him off.
"What?" She asks surprised.
"Oh right, I forgot I didn't tell you about that." Skye realises feeling bad that she forgot, "When you were unconscious Uncle Clint called me Skye Coulson and I corrected him, my name is May Skye Philippa Coulson. I'll still mainly go by Skye because a lot of people call you May, but I wanted it to be official." Skye explains and without a word Melinda hugs Skye.
"Is that okay?" Skye asks her mother as she hugs her.
"That's perfect." Melinda responds.
"There is also a driver's license, passport and everything else you need." Clint tells Skye once she and Melinda break apart.
"You didn't have to do this." Skye tells Clint.
"I know, but I know how much it hurt you not ever having any of this stuff. So Tony and I asked for Hill's help to get it for you." Clint reveals.
"Thank you Uncle Clint." Skye says grateful hugging him.
"Thank Tony next time you see him, he deserves it too." Clint tells her as he hugs her positive that Skye will see Tony Stark again, likely soon.
"I will." Skye whispers back.
"What about you Mom? What's in your box?" Skye asks curious.
"This." Melinda says passing the box to Skye so that she can have a look, inside is a double frame, on one side is a picture of the three of them the day Skye was born and on the other is the same picture that they gave Coulson.
"I don't know much about the house but from the photo's I have seen I'm thinking there's a place for that somewhere." Clint tells her.
"Thank you so much." Melinda tells her friends a tear coming to her eye.
"You should thank Maria as well, she suggested it." Natasha reveals and the door opens and Dr Streiten walks in.
"Good, I see you're all ready to go." Dr Streiten notes.
"I've been ready for days." Melinda comments.
"I've noticed." Dr Streiten responds "Now remember that arm is to be kept in a sling at all times and you are on bed rest for the next three weeks, and keep an eye on your oxygen levels with the equipment I gave you. Any problems go to the doctor. I will be stateside ten days to check on you." He reveals then turns to Skye and Coulson "Do you remember what I told you to watch out for and what you need to do, or would like me to go over it again?" He asks curious.
"No, I know Doc." Coulson answers.
"I wrote it all down, plus I had Simmons go over everything with me in more detail, I'm alright." Skye comments.
"You didn't have to do all that." Melinda tells her daughter.
"I wanted to make sure I knew what look out for just in case." Skye tells her mother.
"Well even though I would feel better if you stayed a couple more days, you are free to go Melinda." Dr Streiten tells her.
"Finally." Melinda comments.
"I think what she means is thankyou Doc." Coulson corrects.
"Right sorry, thank you." Melinda comments as Skye, Clint and Natasha watch with amused expressions on their faces.
"So you know I just realised, I don't actually know where the house is." Skye comments.
"It's in Queen's New York." Coulson answers.
"It was my parents' house, after they died I moved in with grandparents but they always kept the house for me." Melinda explains.
"So it's not just the house I should have grown up in, but the one you should have as well." Skye comments.
"Yeah, I guess it is." Melinda realises, "Is this really necessary?" Melinda asks Dr Streiten referring to the wheelchair.
"If you want to leave today it is." Streiten tells her.
"Fine." Melinda says clearly unimpressed.
"Come on Mom, it will be fun." Skye says and she starts to push Melinda in the wheelchair pretty fast.
"SKYE SLOW DOWN." Coulson yells after his daughter, the nurses and other personal being so used to the odd behaviour of the group that no one even turns to see what is going on.
"Thank you Doc for everything." Coulson tells him, "Don't take this personally, but I really hope I don't see you again for a very long time." Coulson tells him.
"I understand." Dr Streiten responds shaking Coulson's hand then walking away after saying his goodbyes to both Natasha and Clint.
"Guess we should catch up with them." Clint comments.
"They're halfway to the plane by now." Natasha comments. "Are you alight?" She asks Coulson concerned.
"I'm amazing Tash." Coulson tells his friend, "A week ago we weren't even sure Melinda was going to make it and now she's coming home, I don't think there is a word that describes how I'm feeling." Coulson admits as the three friends walk back to the Bus.
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