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They're at a fancy restaurant. Phil suggested that Grant invite Kara. Skye didn't know they were that serious.

He had been so attentive to Kara's every need. He silently wrapped his jacket around her when they were walking from the car to the restaurant and she'd been shivering. he pulled out her chair for her and he frickin well laughs and smiles at every word she says. Skye doesn't understand why she feels nauseous at their every exchange when she and Grant had been on good terms since that night, nonetheless she finds herself stuffing her face while barely remembering to swallow.

"Skye, are you okay?" Phil frowns at her.

"fin-d, jus hungry" she manages to get out with food still in her mouth. Grant looks at her and Kara smiles awkwardly.

They finish dinner, Phil insists on paying but they don't make a move to leave, too engrossed in conversation, apart from Skye, she's barely spoken a word. She heard that dinner had been nice, but honestly she hadn't tasted a thing. Now she wants to go home and sleep off her food coma and the sick feeling in her gut.

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"You were quiet at dinner..." Grant takes a seat next to Skye. She shrugs but doesn't take her eyes off the t.v screen. They had driven Kara home, Phil had gone to bed and Grant must have taken a shower before he had joined her.

"You okay?"

She's been in a weird mood since dinner and she's starting to realise that it might have something to do with seeing Grant be a boyfriend, and it's not that she wants to be his girlfriend, it's Grant, it's weird, really weird, but Jemma's got something good going with her boyfriend and Grant's got something good with Kara, and she's, she's just alone.

"Fine just tired and kinda stressed about my finals." And it's not a lie, but she isn't about to go into anything deeper.

He nods but in a way that is uncertain, "I can help you study if you want?"

Her lips rise in a smile and she turns to him, "thanks," he smiles back at her with a nod. In a weird way she's glad that she'd had that crappy a night a few weeks ago because whatever it was between them now was fastly blossoming into a friendship.

"Kara's nice."

"yeah, she is" he nods.

"But?" she looks back at him.

He shrugs, "I don't know... I guess I've never done the whole relationship thing..."

"Well I've haven't either so I can't really give you any advice, but you seem like you're doing alright. You've got this Ward," she smiles back at him.

"Thanks," he smiles.

"No problem buddy," she nudges his arm playfully.

"Well I'm going to head to bed now," he leans in and presses a kiss to Skye's cheek. What was that?

"Goodnight Skye."

"Night," and she's left biting her lip for the rest of the night.

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"What?"

"Nothing, I've just never seen so much paper in my life," and she can tell that he's trying not to laugh.

"Stop it, I study best when I re-write things, alright? stop!" she elbows his chest.

"Hey!" he cries as he continues to try his best not to laugh.

She goes to slap his chest but he catches her hands before she can release the blow and somehow they end up eyes locked, Skye's teeth find her lip for a moment before Ward releases his grip and she moves away. Grant looks back at the mess of paper and shakes his head with an amused smile.

She looks back at him, "What is so funny?"

"I don't know, this is all just very Skye."

"Do you want to help or not?"

"Of course I do, but I don't know if I can read any of this... I thought you used your laptop?"

She shrugs, "I learn better like this."

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They had been at it for a while now. Skye's doodling on her notes that are in front of Grant, while Grant reads out a question from the piece of paper.

"What are you two up to?" Phil frowns.

She smiles up at Phil, "Grant's helping me study."

"Right, well I brought home mexican," he smiles.

"Yum, I'm starving... can we eat now Ward?"

"Two more questions and we're done."

"God you're taking this more seriously than I am and I'm the one taking the frickin' exam"

"You need to pass Skye."

"and you think I won't?"

"you're easily distracted, case in point" he eyes the doodles of the stick people and the words "Ward is a butt head," and he shakes his head, his lips rising into a slither of an amused smile.

"alright professor Ward," she rolls her eyes but she can't help her little smile.

"I'll just put the food in the microwave," they both look up at the man a little red in the face.

"thanks Phil," Skye smiles and Grant nods at him.

They finish studying an hour later. "Want me to heat you up your food?"

"No I'm fine, I'm going to take a shower and then go over to Kara's, you can have my share too if you want, I'll probably won't be back til sunday."

"Right," Skye nods.

"Are you seeing Jemma this weekend?"

She shrugs.

"Plans with her boyfriend again?"

she bites down on her lip, "Me and Jem aren't really talking..."

"Oh... I'm here if you want to talk about it..."

she bites down on her lip, "...Not right now, but thanks" she gives him a small smile.

"Alright... if you need anything just call me, I'll see you sunday," and he kisses her cheek before going up the stairs.

"Cya Ward," she sighs and turns round to the kitchen to heat her dinner. She's left in a weird mood for the rest of the evening.

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"Grant?" she frowns as she wraps her hoodie around her. she had skipped down the stairs into the kitchen to find the man sitting at the table drinking coffee.

"Kara had work to do so I came home early."

"right," she nodded going to the cupboard.

"Wanna do something today?"

"Uh okay... we could study? I know how you love that" she teases.

He rolls his eyes, "You've been working hard, you deserve some fun."

"Really? do you even know what the word fun means?" she raises her eyebrows at him.

"I mean I have known to have had fun a few times in my life, so yeah sure".

Skye laughs before her tongue catches between her teeth in contemplation. "Get your trunks on we're going swimming."

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"I like to think I'm a fish," Skye blows bubbles into the sea as she floats on her stomach.

"Right," he nods with a frown.

"You should try it, it's pretty fun."

"I'm fine being human."

"Or robot some might say."

"If I were a robot the water would have destroyed me by now."

"Not neccessarily."

Grant rolls his eyes, "Fine I'm a robot, whatever you say Skye."

"I like when you're agreeable."

"I'm far more laid back than you think."

"It was a nice surprise."

"I'm glad," he smirks.

"You're an idiot," she lazily splashes him with water.

"are you just going to stand there?"

he frowns, "What should I be doing?"

"I don't know? swim? float? it's kinda weird you just standing there, like I'm a dog you've let off the lead."

he laughs, "no you're a fish remember."

"Well stop being some frigid seaweed and come be a fish with me,"

"frigid seaweed?" he smirks in amusement.

Skye splashes more water at him but he manages to block the attack with his hands and then his back goes in the water and soon he's bobbing along the calm waves.

"Will you always do what I tell you?"

He rolls his eyes, "I can't win can I?"

"Fraid not," she smirks.

"there's some truth to that you know? I don't have a lot of fun, I've never had the time I guess..."

she looks in Grant's direction. She doesn't know what he means by that since she doesn't know much about his background, only what Phil's said, which isn't a lot accept for that he had had a bad start, but she'd never dig for anything, she knows how hard it is to open up about crappy childhoods.

"Well I can teach you," she says playfully.

He laughs, "that'd wouldn't be bad," and she smiles.

They go quiet for a while, eyes both shut as they enjoy the gently bobs of the ocean.

"Don't you and Kara have fun?" she wonders outloud.

"Yeah, I mean we go to dinner and to musuems, we talk about the books we've read and our jobs and the law in general... but if you mean do we do stuff like go out dancing? than no..."

Skye laughs, "you're such a nerd."

Grant rolls his eyes.

her teeth catch her lip, "Do you want to go dancing?"

"I can't say that I do."

"We should go dancing."

he opens his eyes and frowns to see that Skye is right in front of him with a grin on her face.

"No, no Skye, no." and her smile widens as she silently begs him.

"We're going dancing aren't we?"

she nods, "We're going dancing Ward." and he bows his head in defeat.

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"It's loud."

"Well it is a club."

"Still it doesn't have to be this loud."

"Alright gramps, want me to take you home and tuck you in?"

"We'll try this out first but make sure you get me home before my bed time," he quips.

"Sure thing, so that's in half an hour right?" she teases, bumping his arm.

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They're sitting in a booth, Skye's twerling the straw on the finished drink and Grant's leaning back on the cushions.

"Do you go to clubs often?"

"Me and Jem did sometimes..." she bites her lip.

"You miss her..."

she nods and quickly wipes away a tear. "I probably shouldn't be drinking."

"Do you want to leave?"

she shrugs, "we're meant to be having fun and I haven't even seen you dance yet."

"Skye..."

She nods, "Alright."

"I'm sorry that was such a bust."

he shrugs, "honestly I'm glad to have gotten out of it."

she pushes him playfully, "You don't care about my feelings at all, do you? you just wanted to leave."

"Maybe," he smiles while nudging her back.

"Jerk. One day I will get you to dance."

"I wish you all the best."

"Shut up," she bumps his arm and he can't help the smile rise on his face.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

She sighs, "honestly? there's not a lot to talk about. Jemma spends every waking day with her boyfriend and I barely get to see her anymore..." she racks her teeth over her lip. "I've been ignoring all her texts, I don't want to talk to her... it's just, I'm the one who'll be there if things go to crap, and she knows that... she should know that she's doing something wrong..."

"too lovestruck to realise?"

"maybe," her teeth sink down into flesh as the tears she had been fighting, stream down her face.

"hey," Grant somewhat awkwardly pulls her into his arms.

"She's a crappy friend," she mumbles into his side.

"I know... I'm not one for friendship advice but you probably should talk to her about it soon..."

she nods, "I will... I just don't want to yet."

"Whenever you're ready."

she looks up at him with teary eyes, "thanks Ward." he looks back at her and thumbs away a tear.

She could lean in and kiss him right now, that is if he wasn't with Kara and it wasn't so weird. Why is she thinking about kissing him? She is in a vulnerable state, and it's Ward, it's weird, it's extremely weird, She quickly buries her embarrassing thoughts and leans out of his embrace before bumping his shoulder.

"lets go home butthead," she mumbles.

he shakes his head in amusement, "is that my nickname now?" he raises his eyebrows at her.

"''fraid so butthead," and he rolls his eyes.

so that's chapter 4, in many ways I don't know what I'm doing haha just seeing where it goes and enjoying it while trying to make it make sense in my head. let me know what you think.