Hey babes! Back again with a new chapter. Sorry it's been a while, been busy with work and other things. But here you go!

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"It's gonna suck leaving you for however long I'll actually be gone," Skye mutters as she leans back against a large pole in the middle of the airport, one arm wrapped securely around her waist while the other holds her cell phone up in front of her face. She earbuds in so she can still hear her FaceTime call over the ambient noises of the airport around her.

It's been a little while since their movie premiered in LA, though it hasn't actually opened in movie theatres yet, and now they're getting ready to go promote it in different parts of the world that are going to be showing their movie. It's nerve-wracking and exciting at the same time.

"I know it'll be hard," Miles replies over the FaceTime call, a small smile on his face. "But I'll be here waiting for you when you get back."

She sighs, her shoulders slumping a little. "I know. But it doesn't mean I have to like it."

He laughs quietly. "I don't like it too much either. I'd come with you if I could, but I have too much to do here for this movie. But I will be right here waiting for you when you get back."

"Promise?"

He smiles. "I promise."

"Good. I love you."

"I love you too. And you have to promise me that you'll have fun while you're out traveling. Just not too much fun that you forget about me."

"I could never forget about you."

"Yeah?"

She nods. "Yeah."

A quick tap on her shoulder draws her attention away from the video call. She pulls one bud out of her ear to look up at Grant. "Hey."

"Hey. They just announced that our flight is boarding now," he says, jutting a thumb over his shoulder to where everyone else on their flight is gathering at the gate.

She sighs. "Fine." She looks back at Miles. "I love you, and I'll see you when I get back."

"I love you too."

The couple shares one more smile before Skye ends the call and slides the phone into her back pocket, letting the headphones drape around her neck. She grabs the handle of her carry-on bag that Grant's holding out to her, tossing it up onto her shoulder as she walks.

"Aww, is little Skye gonna be okay?" Trip teases her as they make their way toward their boarding gate, Fitz joining up with them as they go.

Skye rolls her eyes and shoves Trip in the shoulder. "Shut up."

"Yeah, Trip, shut up," Grant says, joining the pair.

"Thank you," Skye says to Grant with a small smile.

"Oh, no, I'm just shutting him up so I can tease you later myself," Grant tells her.

She pushes his shoulder. "Jerk."

He just laughs and shoves her shoulder back as they continue toward the gate for their flight. The rest of the crew members joining them on the tour walk in front of them.

"Hey, Fitz," Skye speaks up, "since we're going across the pond, are we gonna get the chance to visit your wonderful little hometown and see where you grew up?"

"Um, no, I don't believe so. It's not very big, so there isn't a stop there for the press tour."

Skye frowns. "Well, that sucks. I was really hoping to see where our little Fitzy grew up." She drapes an arm over his shoulders. "I want to meet your mom and see all the embarrassing baby pictures that I know she has."

Fitz shakes his head and shoves her arm off his shoulders. "No, absolutely not. None of you lot will be meeting my mother, especially you, Skye." He points a finger directly at her to emphasize his words. "I will do everything I can to keep you from meeting her."

"Come on, Fitz, don't be like that," Grant says. "We all just want to get to know you and your roots."

Fitz grumbles under his breath, stepping away from Skye and moving ahead of them to give his ticket to the woman at the stand and then enter the tunnel that'll take them all onto the plane.

Skye laughs under her breath as she passes her ticket over. "He's such a grumpy old man."

"Well, you could probably be a little kinder to him sometimes." He follows her down the walkway, Trip not too far behind them.

Skye waves him off. "Oh, he knows I'm just messing around with him. He's just a natural old man. I think he may have actually been born that way and it just got worse as he got older. We'll have to ask his mom when we meet her."

"You really think we'll meet her?"

"Sometimes if you tell yourself something enough it'll actually happen."

He nods. "Ah. Well, in the meantime, we should probably find our seats."

"Yes, we should. And hey look," she says excitedly as she turns around to face him, rising a little on her toes to peer at his ticket. "We're seatmates." She holds her own ticket next to his, showing him the sequential seat numbers that put them in the same row.

"So I have to spend hours on a plane sitting next to you and listening to your nonstop talking?" he asks with a teasing brow raise.

"Hey, you know you love listening to me talk. Besides, I'll probably end up falling asleep. I can sleep anywhere."

He snorts. "Yeah, I've noticed. Now, let's sit down before we start causing a backup."

She sighs. "Fine. But I get the window seat."

"I'm pretty sure we have to sit in our assigned seating…" He trails off and sighs at the look she gives him. "Fine. You can have the window seat."

She smiles at another victory. "You're the best." She quickly stows her carry-on in the compartment above them with some assistance from Grant and then slides into her seat.

"Hey, get closer," she says once Grant gets settled into his own seat next to her. "I want to take a picture."

"Alright." He leans closer to her and smiles as she snaps a photo of their faces.

She pulls the photo down and checks it over before deeming it worthy of being posted to social media.

Headed off to our first official stop on the *SecretWarMovie press tour around the world! A little nervous but also really excited. Can't wait to meet everyone that's coming by to see us! *IMGrantWard #SecretWarMovie #DaisyJohnson #JTJames #herewego

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Making their way down the street on their precious downtime before they have to get ready for a bunch of interviews and photoshoots to promote their movie, Grant, Skye, Fitz, and Trip talk and laugh with each other, getting to know the scenery. Occasionally they're stopped by a fan on the side of the road, one who recognizes them instantly. A few of them even notice Fitz instantly because of some of the roles he had in the UK before moving to the States.

They're just as kind and patient with these fans as they are with all the others they've met before. It's all still a bit surreal for Skye. It's her first time actually being in another country, not including her trip to Mexico with Bobbi for Spring Break, and she's having the time of her life. Everything she sees is amazing to her and all the people she meets are wonderful. She can't get enough of it.

"You doing alright, Rookie?"

She smiles up at Grant. "Definitely. This whole thing is incredible."

"I'm sure it is for you. It is nice being back, though. I've been here a few times over the years for work, but it's been a while."

"Have you been anywhere outside the States that hasn't been for work?" she asks him curiously. She genuinely wants to know.

He shrugs. "Once or twice. Usually for work, though."

"Well, one of these days I'm going to make sure that you travel somewhere solely for the purpose of having fun and not for work."

"Have you been outside the States before?"

"I went to Mexico once with Bobbi. That's a long, and slightly embarrassing, story that I don't plan on sharing with you. Ever."

He chuckles. "Alright. Well, I look forward to you trying to get me out of the country for a non-work related event someday."

"Oh, it'll happen. Just mark my words."

"Leopold!"

Grant and Skye turn at hearing the shout, and she briefly catches sight of Fitz's face paling. She notices Grant's and Trip's brows furrow.

"Is that who I think it is?" she asks, still staring at the spritely woman advancing quickly toward them, a grin slowly spreading across her face. "Please tell me that's who I think it is."

Fitz swallows and nods his head. "That's my mum."

Skye beams. "This is the absolute best day of my life. I don't think anything could ever top this."

"Oh, Leopold, it's so good to see you," the woman says with a smile, pulling Fitz into a tight hug.

"Uh, it's good to see you too, mum." He pulls back and smiles at her. "What are you doing here?"

She waves him off. "You honestly didn't think I'd miss seeing you while you're here for your movie press tour, did you?" She glances at the rest of the group. "My little Leopold, never thinking of these types of things."

Skye fights back a laugh. "No, little Leopold has a hard time thinking certain things through sometimes. But we still love him all the same."

Fitz turns on her with narrowed eyes before looking back at his mother. "Mum, these are my castmates for the movie I'm in. Grant Ward, Antoine Triplett, and Skye. Everyone, this is my mum, Mary."

"It is so nice to finally meet you, Mrs. Fitz," Skye says, stepping forward and grabbing the other woman's hand for a quick shake, taking notice of how much the woman's features remind her of Fitz.

"Oh, no need for formalities, sweetie. Just call me Mary. Come here." She smiles and pulls Skye into a quick hug. "It's so nice to finally meet some of Leopold's mates." She releases Skye and then pulls Grant and Trip each into a quick hug.

"Question," Skye speaks up once the woman is done hugging everyone, "would you happen to have any embarrassing baby or child photos of Fitz that I could somehow get my hands on and possibly use to torment your son later on down the road?"

Mary laughs quietly. "Oh, I like you. You're a sneaky little thing, aren't you?"

She grins. "The sneakiest. Also, I have so many questions about your son that I desperately need to be answered or I might lose my mind." She lets out a content sigh, her arms crossing casually across her chest. "This is going to be so much fun."

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Spent the majority of our afternoon hanging out and bonding with the absolutely amazing, one-of-a-kind Mama Fitz.
And yes, she's just as sweet in person as she looks in this photo and she is absolutely fantastic and I love her so much already and yes she knows about her new nickname and she loves it. #mamafitz #shesamazing

mamafitz It was great spending time with you as well, sweetheart.

SkyesTheLimit *mamafitz You changed your handle! Agh! Amazing.

mamafitz *SkyesTheLimit Of course I did. It only seemed appropriate. And I happen to like it too.

LeoFitz *mamafitz *SkyesTheLimit I don't like how close you two are getting. Please stop.

SkyesTheLimit *LeoFitz *mamafitz Oh, relax, you old man. :)

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*agenthaywood: I am so ready for all the Skyeward goodness we're gonna get from this press tour. All the interviews and photoshoots and everything. :)

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*AnnikaDavila: Leo Fitz's mom is the actual cutest human being and she seems amazing. I want to meet her so bad. #adoptmemamafitz

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Jellybean96 out!