Another leisure day had passed, nothing happened. Jewel didn't know what scared her more; that nothing was happening or if they were on the run again. Mike Peterson even said he wasn't being alerted to being watched which definitely sent Coulson and Hunter into a big worry. As much as Hunter likes to say he doesn't care about Bobbi, she could definitely tell he still did. Her impatient heart sped up again as she wanted to pack up and go home but she also knew that she had to make sure that there wasn't going to be a retaliation.
It seemed that Fitz- Simmons were not only getting along but slowly coming back around to at least talking to Grant. She could see how uneasy Fitz was but Hunter had urged him to talk to Grant like a normal human being again. Jewel wasn't expecting much to go on but she was at least happy that something was happening. She figured that since people were forgiving Grant for his actions, maybe it was time to find forgiveness for them.
She sighed as she watched everyone just slowly walking around, not really doing anything but anxiously waiting. The one thing that was important on noticing was that Coulson wasn't making any plans to get Skye back. It seemed like the man had finally given up and was thinking about moving on with his life.
Still, no one was really making resumes as of this point. Everyone was hopeful that there was still a fight to be fought.
"Hey" Jewel came into the master bedroom.
"Hey" Grant said as he put clothes into the duffel bag.
"Are we leaving?" Jewel asked him.
"You are" Grant straightened up, "Soon"
"Excuse me?"
"Jasmine's been away from us long enough" Grant explained, "I think one of us should go back while the other stays here until everyone's cleared out. I'll make sure no one is thinking of trailing us back home"
"I swore in on this mission the same day you did" Jewel reminded him, "If I go, you go"
Grant straightened and flexed his jaw as Jewel walked over and wrapped her arms around his waist.
"I'm not leaving you here to clean up this mess by yourself" Jewel told him, "We stay together and we will see Jasmine together"
"Two agents are better than one," Grant said, "What happens if they figure out where we live and they attack Muna in Italy? What if this is exactly what they want?"
As much as that worried Jewel, she shook her head as she maintained eye contact with Ward. She knew what he was trying to do and she wasn't going to budge. He missed their daughter just as much as she did but he'd rather have Jewel opt out of the mission then him. Jewel felt sorry that he felt so homesick for Jasmine but she knew he would regret it if someone followed them home. He seemed to have finally relaxed and let out a deep sigh that must've been trapped in his lungs for hours.
"Maybe if we start making the move to leave, then the others will see that the mission is over" Grant said, "I know we didn't get everything we wanted but at least we got answers as to why Skye doesn't want to come back"
"I don't even know what she would come back to" Jewel scoffed, "But we can't risk endangering Jasmine, Muna is great at what she does and slipped away from Hydra when they went public, she is the best person to take care of our baby"
"Okay, so then how long do we stay here?" Grant asked, "One more week? A month? We'll just be sitting on our asses with nothing to do"
"Let's at least set up a meeting after a week, who knows who won in that scrimmage that we witnessed and if they're planning on finding us again" Jewel hugged him tighter, "From what I saw, they had more bad blood for each other then this little group"
Grant nodded, "Maybe it is over for everyone here"
"I'm sorry that we couldn't wipe away your record" Jewel apologized.
Grant rubbed her arms and kissed her lightly on the forehead as he turned and walked out of their embrace. He went to the duffel bag and stared into the items that were all Jewel's as he contemplated what his life would've been like if he had rejected Garrett's offer on joining Hydra. He more than likely would still be sitting in a containment facility, Grant highly doubted that any other SHIELD members were looking at him as some sort of potential. He had Garrett to thank for starting his life in a fresh start but he would need Jewel there to reset it all over again.
Grant looked at her, "It's okay. I'd rather have the team see that I've changed then wiping away my record and still not trusting me"
"For what it's worth" Jewel stepped toward him, "I'm glad this opportunity came. We were able to prove that you can change"
"But what if I don't?" Grant asked, "Garrett was a part of my life and instilled all of his tactics as an agent into me, what if a part of him is living inside of me. I'll somehow become bitter and turn… evil"
Jewel's heart skipped a beat as she reached out and gripped onto his hand as she watched Grant give a hard swallow. She had no idea that he had this hidden fear inside of him and should've known that it was there before. Jewel leaned in and kissed his forearm before placing her forehead on it, feeling him flexing and unflexing.
"You're not like Garrett" Jewel said firmly, "You owe him nothing anymore. He trained you to think like him so that when the day came that Hydra would emerge, you would be by his side. You're nothing like him, do you hear me?"
Grant didn't answer so Jewel said more firmly, "I said do you hear me?"
"Yes" Grant said, "I heard you"
"We have a beautiful baby daughter that came out of the wreckage, it's her you have to give credit for your new life" Jewel said, almost as if she read his mind, "Garrett is out of the picture, for good and thank God for that, otherwise, what would've happened if he knew you had a child?"
Grant looked down to Jewel fiercely, "I would kill anyone who means to threaten our daughter"
"And I'm glad you don't have to" Jewel cupped his face, "Which is why we have to stay here until we know the coast is clear. Understood?"
"Yes, ma'am"
Jewel dropped her hands as he snaked his arm around her waist and pulled her into a deep kiss. She pressed her palm on the side of his face and breathed in the smell of his aftershave but he broke the kiss and let her go.
"Thank you" Grant said, "I'm glad you talked me out of it"
Jewel shrugged, "I would've really gone back to Italy. I would've just hung around locally until I knew everything was safe"
Grant chuckled, "And you think I wouldn't have noticed?"
"Maybe we should've done that" Jewel said, "Beats sitting here waiting on nothing"
"At least we have the team together and they're all speaking to me" Grant said, "Including Fitz"
Almost as if he heard his name, Fitz came to the door and knocked in a rush with a concerned look on his face.
"Guys, a huge decision to make!"
"What is it, Fitz?" Grant and Jewel asked.
"Lilo and Stitch, Big Hero 6, or Alice in Wonderland" Fitz asked, "Please say Big Hero 6"
"I heard that" Simmons came around the corner, "You can't ask people to decide and then feed them an option, it goes against voting"
"I can't watch Alice in Wonderland when my head is literally Wonderland" Fitz argued, "Plus I never got the concept of that ridiculous film even before my head injury"
"Oh, please, and you are completely okay with Big Hero 6?" Simmons asked, "An engineer is okay with Big Hero 6? At least Alice in Wonderland could be understood as a bad case of mushrooms"
Grant and Jewel looked to each other before they blurted out, "Lilo and Stitch"
Fitz- Simmons both looked to Jewel and Grant as if they were mutants before turning their looks in disgust. Jewel raised up her hand as if to ask why they were getting upset before the two scoffed and left the room. Jewel turned and looked to Grant who just shrugged innocently as the pair could be heard asking their question to another member. Jewel knew that by the end of this debate, they wouldn't be watching any of those three films. It always seemed to happen on the Bus.
"Maybe we should be the ones to find them jobs?" Grant offered, "I feel like they will lose their minds if they sit and wait any longer"
Jewel sighed, "I know what you mean, but at least things are going back to normal"
"If you can call debating over Disney movies normal" Grant muttered, "I knew we should've installed more streaming apps"
"Well, back then we were only thinking about Jasmine Grace" Jewel folded her arms over her chest, "Not Fitz- Simmons"
"Imagine those two babysitting our daughter" Grant let out a chuckle, "They'd try to make a diaper that changes itself"
"If that" Jewel shook her head, "Yeah, I know it looks like we're starting to get on a good standing with them but I'm not too sure I want them to babysit our daughter anytime soon"
Grant wrapped his arm around her shoulders as they headed out the room, "I'm glad we can agree on that"
