Heya guys, I just wanted to say, thank you for all your continued support and for following this story so closely! All your reviews have been wonderful, and I appreciate all of them.

I'm going to be updating my story, 'Close Proximity,' relatively soon now, so keep your eyes open for that!

Disclaimer: Fitz better wake up in the Season 2 premiere and be 100% back to normal, otherwise I'll flip a table. Oh, and yeah, I don't own the characters. :P

UPDATE: If anyone read this chapter previously, and then it was deleted, I apologize. I missed two days and accidentally jumped forward, and had to quickly delete and fix it! All good now. :)

Day 85

I sat Leo down last night to talk to him about his missing memories. I didn't want to just throw everything at him, so I decided to do it gradually over the course of a few days. Preferably, I'd like him to remember on his own, but there was no getting away from it anymore. He absolutely insisted, and keeping it from him was no longer an option.

"Leo, what's the last thing you remember?" I asked carefully.

"I remember getting Skye's message about Ward. And hearing you scream. We found Koenig, and we realized that Skye went with Ward, but was playing him. Wait! Ward has her! We have to go—-wait. No, she's on the BUS with us. Arrrggg!" he said as he threw his hands in the air and put his head in his hands.

All I could do was rub my hands along his back and whisper words of encouragement in his ear.

"What's wrong with me?" he said so quietly that I almost didn't hear him.

"Sweetheart, there's nothing wrong with you. Don't worry. You've made so much progress so far, you're doing great. You really are."

"Sweetheart? That's new. I like it," he said quickly as he smirked at me, but he was right back to business.

"Ok, what happened next?"

I took my time filling him in. Told him about how Maria Hill showed up with Colonel Talbot, basically handed over Providence base, but then took off with us in our pursuit for Skye. May came back (much to Leo's surprise, as he didn't remember her leaving). Coulson saved Skye and brought her back to the BUS.

Even though that information for me was quick and simple, it was quite complicated to explain in full detail to Leo. He wanted to continue on, but I insisted we save it for another night. I'm going to take my time getting to the pod. It was painful enough to live once, I'm not sure how I'm going to tell him.

He gave me a quick peck on the lips before giving me a cheeky grin and saying goodnight.

Day 86

Luckily Coulson had us working a lot today, so not much time was left to talk about what I had been dreading. But as we sat on the couch for a few minutes before bed, with Leo running his fingertips along my arm, raising goosebumps, he looked at me very seriously before talking.

"Something really bad happened, didn't it?"

I could only nod and kiss him.

Day 148

Dear Journal,

It's been a while since I've written, because there hasn't really been much to update. I told Leo all about being underwater, and the Pod, and Ward's betrayal. It really hurt him. It didn't bring up any new memories though, much to my and Leo's dismay. Leo's been doing well though, just not remembering anything new. He seems to be fully back to health, tinkering around the lab and creating new things. We've been slowly discovering our newfound relationship. He still hasn't told me that he loves me though. I've been patiently waiting for him to be ready. I don't want to rush him.

Part of me keeps hoping, "You're more than that" means "I love you." I hope that's what it means to him. Because that's what it means to me.

Like I said, there hasn't been anything new to write about.

Until now.

I could hear Leo wake up last night. We moved his bunk next to mine in case of any emergency. Coulson surprisingly didn't mind. I guess without SHIELD protocol anymore, he couldn't really do anything to stop us. I don't think he would either.

I heard Leo wake with a yell. I heard him frantically get up and quickly walk to my door, where he started banging on the door, calling for me. Before I was at my door, I heard May outside asking if he was alright. 'I'm fine, I just need to talk to Jemma.'

I whipped open my door, and saw Leo with a look I couldn't quite describe plastered on his face.

'What's wrong? Another nightmare?"

"Well yes and no." he said, breathing very heavily, like he had physically exerted himself.

"Leo, what happened?"

He took a large step into my room, and closed the door behind him.

"I remember."

I swear my heart skipped a beat when he said that.

"You remember? Ev-everything?" I stuttered, not quite believing my own ears. Was I still dreaming?

"Everything."

We were quiet now, taking short, shallow breaths, reading each others faces. A huge smile stretched across his face, and he opened his arms to welcome me.

Our bodies collided with each other at the same time, as we hugged each other. We held on so tight, that we'd probably both be bruised in the morning, but at that moment, I could really care less.

I peppered his face with kisses, like I did back in the pod, kissing every inch. His eyes, his cheeks, his forehead, his nose, his ears, but not his lips. When I stopped, he did the same to me. I felt like I couldn't breathe, but in the best way possible. We both had tears streaming down our faces. Tears of joy.

When he stopped, he rested his forehead against mine and looked deep into my eyes.

"I remember everything Jemma. Every moment, every story, every feeling, every smile. Jemma, you're more than that. You're so much more."

He paused momentarily, then continued on, with his hands resting on my neck.

"I'm not afraid to admit it anymore Jemma. I know this is real."

And then he said the three words I had been waiting to hear for so long.

"I love you Jemma, God, I love you so much."

My breath hitched in my throat, and I felt tears pooling around my eyes. I lightly stroked his cheek as I regained my breath to speak.

"Leo, oh I love you too, with all my heart, with everything I have."

This was it, this was the moment we had both been waiting for. The moment we should have had a long time ago.

Our lips met in a passionate flurry of emotions. This kiss was anything but chaste. It was needy, it was 'we're both alive', and 'I love you', and a hunger that had been a long time coming.

We stumbled backwards, and Leo pressed me against my bunk wall, pinning me. His hands, oh his hands were everywhere, and so were mine. His hands gripped my waist so tightly that I thought I might explode, then his hands were in my hair, then they were running down my spine, giving me goosebumps.

When we broke away for air, he continued kissing every exposed inch of me, down my jaw, my neck, where he placed a light peck on my collarbone, then brought his eyes back to mine.

"Wow…."

"Yeah-" was all I could get out, before I lightly pushed him off me towards the bed. The back of his legs hit the bed, and he collapsed on it, watching me intently.

As I made my way towards him, I straddled his thighs and gently sat in his lap, he looked at me in question.

"What are we doing Jem?"

"We're making up for lost time."

I pressed my lips to his again, and our mouths waged battle with one another. I could feel Leo's hands creeping under my pajama top to hold my bare waist. His fingertips felt like they were setting me on fire.

This boy, or shall I say man, makes me feel things.

I pushed him backwards on the bed, much to his surprise, and laid down next to him, where we could better wrap our arms and legs around one another.

All of a sudden, I tore my lips away from his, and punched him on the shoulder. Hard.

"Bloody hell Jem! What was that for?" he yelled in surprise.

"That was for you trying to be the bloody hero and sacrificing yourself to save me! Don't EVER try anything like that again!"

"But Jem-"

"No buts mister," I said, changing my demeanour from angry to loving very quickly, "Remember, if you go…I go. We do it together, no matter what."

He didn't have any words for that, he just traced his fingers along my face and looked into my eyes.

"When I pressed that button, I honestly thought I'd never see you again."

That felt like someone punched me in the stomach when he said that.

"At least not the way we are now. Who knows, maybe we'd see each other as monkeys."

I punched him again, just not as hard this time.

"I love you so much."

"I love you too."

And I kissed him again.

Day 149

My beautiful Leo is back.

Since he is all better, there is no more need to document his progress.

I am overjoyed that the man I love has come back to me, and that he loves me right back.

All is well.

The End.

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