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Two days pass and she hasn't talked to Coulson since she told him about her news. She hasn't seen him for more than a few seconds at a time since then, and whenever she did, he hasn't looked at her the same way. Almost like he's disappointed but doesn't want her to know that's how he feels. But she knows. And she hates it.

Leaning her head back against the wall behind her, she lets her tablet fall into her lap. She runs her hand through her hair and lets out a heavy sigh.

Glancing over at the clock on the bedside table, she frowns at the hour. She hasn't been able to sleep very well the last couple of days. Everything that went down with Coulson is still fresh in her mind and it's been keeping her up. (That along with her constant nausea isn't a good combo).

She isn't sure what he did after she told him, and she's not sure if she really does want to know.

She knows that once the news gets out to everyone else that it'll have them all worried because Ward is the father. She knows everyone will be mad at her.

"I don't regret it," she says quietly to herself, her hand having found its way to her stomach a few moments earlier. She looks down. "I love you, and I don't regret what I did. No matter what your father has done, kid, when I was with him, he was...he was different. It's like all those walls he built up were starting to come down and he was letting me in."

She looks up to the ceiling, her mind wandering to the man currently locked up down in their basement. Should she tell him? What will he say if she does tell him? Will he be happy? Or upset? Will he even want to be involved? And if he does, should she let him?

Groaning in frustration, she sinks down on her bed. "I don't think any other woman on the face of the planet has ever had a dilemma like this before? Do I tell the father of my baby about said baby when said father is locked up in my basement because he's a killer and possibly crazy?"

She looks down at her still flat stomach once again. "I just want to do what's best for you, kiddo. I don't want you to be hurt by him. Ever. It's the worst feeling in the world. Guess we'll just have to stick together and take it day by day, then, huh?"

She runs her hands over her stomach and gives it a little pat before glancing over at the clock. She sighs. "But since I'm up because you are part of the reason for my not being able to sleep, I guess there's someone we can cross off the list of who I need to tell."

Pushing herself off the bed, she stretches her arms above her head and then crosses to the door and out into the hallway.

She passes a few agents who are getting an early start on their day as she makes her way to the gym. It's been a while since she's been to the gym. She hasn't had the energy or motivation to train. She knows that her S.O. has noticed. She wouldn't be the best at what she does if she didn't.

Stopping in the doorway, she finds the older woman silently moving in the center of the blue mats spread out across the floor.

"Hey, May, could I...could I talk to you for a minute?" she speaks up as she slowly enters the room and approaches the woman.

May's silent as she continues her tai-chi, glancing up quickly at Skye.

"Right. So, I, um, I have something important to tell you. I wanted to tell you myself, and I'm really hoping that Coulson didn't beat me to this because it's my news to tell. I'm sure you've noticed that I haven't been showing up to train recently, and I have a really good reason for it. I'm uh, I'm pregnant. And Ward's the father."

May pauses in her movements before standing up straight. She adjusts the black tank top she's wearing. "How far along are you?"

"Um, a month, I think."

"And Ward's the father."

She nods. "Yeah. It was back at Providence and we were talking and then kissing and then—"

"Stop. You didn't know who he was. None of us did. It's not your fault. He played you."

"Right. So, um, you're not mad?"

"No."

"Are you sure? Because it kinda seems like you are and I just want to make sure that there's no hard feelings or anything because I know that you—"

"I'm not mad," May bites quickly. "Are you taking care of yourself?"

"Um, I'm trying to. Never exactly done this before."

"Are you keeping it?"

"I think so, yeah."

May looks at her with no emotion evident on her face. "Okay. Are we done here now?"

"Um, y-yeah, we're done."

"Great."

Without another word, May returns to the form she was in before Skye walked in and continues her tai-chi.

Skye lets out a heavy sigh and turns to make her way out of the gym. She's not sure what she was expecting or hoping for when she told May about the baby. At least the woman didn't overreact, considering her own history with Ward.

"That went better than expected, too," she mumbles under her breath. "Two for two, now. But, I'm sure that streak will break very soon."

She walks past the lab on her way through the base, glancing inside to find the scientist who just crossed her mind working on a new project to one end of the room.

The woman looks up and flashes her a kind smile. She does her best to smile back.

"That's probably going to be the hardest conversation of them all," she says to herself. She thinks for a moment. She sighs and shakes her head. "Nope, scratch that. She'll definitely be the hardest one to tell." She glances down at her stomach. "Out of everyone, she probably hates your dad the most. Can't say I blame her, though, with everything that happened."

She sighs and turns away from the lab, continuing down the hall toward nothing in particular. As she walks, she lets out a large yawn and realizes that she's actually exhausted from telling May about the baby. Though, it could also account to the fact that she hasn't slept much.

"You are certainly not making things easy for me, are you?" she says, directed down toward her stomach as she lets out another yawn. "I've already got enough problems trying to tell the team about you. Simmons is honestly the last person that I want to tell. And she and Fitz are always together so maybe I'll tell them at the same time. Two birds with one stone, right?"

She laughs quietly. "Had I known how much stress telling the team was actually going to cause me, I probably wouldn't have said anything to any of them and just let them figure it out on their own." She breathes in deeply. "But, I'm already committed to doing this, so I might as well see it through to the end.

"And since I'm going to tell FitzSimmons last because I am in no way eager to see how Simmons is going to react, maybe I could tell Trip next. And he may actually be able to help defuse the tension when I tell Simmons. They seem kind of close."

She sighs, leaning against the wall next to her. "You know, people are going to start thinking I'm crazy if I keep talking to you like this."

She lets out another yawn. "Tomorrow. I'll tell Trip tomorrow. Right now I really need to sleep. And then to do some more reading. Can never be too prepared, right? Plus, telling May still has me a little shaken up. I need some time to recover."

Pushing off the wall, she continues down the hall toward her room, eager to finally get some amount of sleep. Hopefully.

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