Hey babes! Back again with a new chapter for ya! Nothing super exciting in this one, more of just Grant and Skye interacting and spending time with their baby.

Also, not sure if anyone needs it, but the pronunciation of Adian's name is basically just 'Aidan', only spelled a little differently. Had a comment about that, so I wanted to be sure you all knew. :)

Enjoy!

Looking up when she hears the knock at her bedroom door, Skye crosses the room to pull it open, giving a small smile when she finds Grant standing on the other side, his hands shoved into the pockets of his sweatpants.

"Hey, you're right on time."

She lets him inside the room and then closes and locks the door behind him. She double checks the lock, though she knows no one is going to try and open it without her permission, and then turns around in time to see him lifting Adian off the bed and into his arms with a wide smile.

"There's my big guy," he says, holding their baby above his head for a moment before lowering him and pressing a kiss to his cheek as he settles him in his arms. "Have you been good for your mom?"

"He's been an angel," she tells him, smiling at the sight as she moves to the bed and sits down, leaning back against the wall. She moves a few more things out of the way to make more room. "Unless he's hungry or needs a diaper change, he hasn't been crying too much. Thank goodness."

"And what about you?" he asks her, gently bouncing Adian in his arms. "Have you been sleeping okay?"

She lets out a small sigh. "I try to nap when he does during the day. I think that's the only way I'll really be able to sleep for a while until he starts sleeping through the night. And of course, that doesn't do well for all the things I'm supposed to be doing for Coulson since it's hard to get them done when I have to take care of Adian all day. And then when I'm sleeping, I'm obviously not getting any work done."

"You know, I can always take him for a few hours so you can try to get some work done," he offers. "I'm his parent too."

She sighs. "I know, I'm sorry. I guess sometimes I forget that I have other people to rely on. Growing up I had to pretty much fend for myself or I wouldn't survive certain situations. It's kind of been my default mode to do things alone for so long."

He nods. "That makes sense. And I guess I can't really blame you when I've gone through the same thing, of only relying on myself. Just try to remember that I'm here whenever you need me, okay?"

"I will do my best."

"Good. That's all I ask." He takes a deep breath, adjusting his hold on Adian. "So, are we ready to watch the movie, then?"

She nods. "Yeah, I think so."

"Great. Are we going out to the lounge like usual?" he asks her.

She shakes her head. "Actually, I was thinking we'd watch it in here tonight. I just...I think it'll be easier to watch it in here with Adian, just in case. His stuff's either in here or next door and if he falls asleep we don't have to worry about him waking up when we take him to his room because he can just sleep here."

"No, I get it. That's fine. Do you want me to put him in the bassinet, or do you want to hold him?"

"You can keep holding him if you want to," she tells him as she begins setting up the movie on her laptop. "Now, I know this isn't going to be as grand as it is on the TV in the lounge, but it's the best we've got for right now until I decide if I want a TV in here or something."

"The laptop is fine," he assures her. She can feel the bed dip as he sits down beside her. "I don't really mind what size the screen is."

"Well, that's good. Because this is the screen size we'll be using for the foreseeable future."

"I guess I can live with that. So long as I get to spend some time with the greatest little boy in the entire world, I am perfectly fine."

She glances over her shoulder to see Grant sitting back against the headboard, his knees pulled up with Adian propped up on them. A smile is on his face as he entertains their baby. She quickly grabs her phone and snaps a photo of the moment. Despite her own feelings toward him, whatever they may be, she'll never get tired of seeing him interact with their son.

When she first found out she was pregnant, she knows that she had very mixed feelings about even entertaining the idea of letting him near their son. But now that she's seeing it happen, she's so glad that she decided to tell him and let him be a part of Adian's life. Even if she's not completely ready to let him back into her own life, she's glad that he actually wants to be a good dad and be there for their son.

"Is the movie ready?"

She shakes her head a little to focus herself back on what's happening. "Oh, uh, yeah." She sits up straighter. "Are you ready?" she asks him.

He nods. "Yeah. And I think Adian's ready for his first ever movie too," he says, turning the baby around so his back is against Grant's chest. "Aren't you, bud?"

Adian just gurgles and kicks his feet against Grant's thighs.

Skye laughs quietly, leaning down to kiss Adian's cheek. "Oh, mama is so excited to show you your first movie, baby."

"Obviously it'll be so much more exciting when he's older and can appreciate it better," Grant speaks up, "but it's still a pretty big achievement."

"It most certainly is," she says, not taking her eyes off her son as she grabs one of his tiny hands in hers. "It may not be on all the mommy blogs, but it's still an amazing milestone to celebrate," she says. "Isn't that right, baby?" She smiles at Adian, shaking his tiny hand in the air as she watches him. "You're gonna watch your first movie today and—" She gasps quietly and freezes, her eyes going wide.

"Skye? Skye, what's wrong? Are you okay?"

"He's smiling."

"What?"

"He's smiling, Grant. Adian's smiling."

"He is?"

She nods, still not quite believing what she's seeing. "Yeah."

Grant shifts on the bed, adjusting his hold on Adian so he can see the boy too. "Oh, wow, he really is smiling."

"This is amazing," she breathes out. "I didn't think I could get any happier than the moment he was born. But this...there's just something so magical about seeing him smile for the first time."

"No, I totally agree. It's pretty amazing. I never thought I could feel like this. But I never want it to stop."

She looks up at him and smiles. "Well, then I guess it's a good thing that we've still got a lot of milestones to witness from our handsome boy."

He smiles back. "It certainly is a good thing." He takes a deep breath and settles Adian back against his chest. "Now, are we going to watch that movie?"

She nods and shifts so she's sitting with her back against the headboard, her legs curled up underneath her. "Yeah, of course." She quickly starts the movie and then shifts a little to get herself more comfortable on the bed.

Chancing a glance next to her, she smiles when she sees Grant leaning over Adian, talking softly to him and trying to get him to smile again.

She sighs contently as she leans back, focusing on the screen in front of her. She can't believe this is her life.

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Until next time,
Jellybean96 out!