Hey babes! So the first part of this one is already posted over in my collection of one-shot :) The prompt for this specific one was "Does he know about the baby?". I knew what I wanted to do as soon as I saw it. This first part takes place sometime after Girl in the Flower Dress.

If you've already read this first part, go on ahead and skip on over to chapter 2. :)

Hope you enjoy!

Burying her face in her hands, Skye's mind races through everything that she just found out in the last few hours. She can't believe that this is actually happening to her of all people. Why does this have to happen to her? And why now?

"Can I buy you a drink?"

She lifts her head to see Ward standing in front of her, a bottle and a couple of glasses in his hands.

She smiles at the gesture, "Thanks. But uh, I can't really be drinking alcohol in my current situation, you know?"

He nods, "Yeah, I know. Which is why this isn't alcohol. It's just water. I'm not completely out of tune to how the world works."

She laughs quietly, "Right, of course."

Ward sits down in the seat next to her and uncaps the bottle, pouring some of the water into both glasses. He sets the bottle down and then picks up a glass, handing it to her.

"Thanks," she smiles gratefully, taking the glass from him and holding it in her hands, staring down into the clear liquid, swishing it around in the glass a bit.

"Does he know?"

Skye looks back up at him, "What?"

"Miles. Does he know...about the baby?" He makes a slightly awkward gesture to her still flat stomach.

Skye sighs and shakes her head, "No, he doesn't. He doesn't know because I haven't told him."

He shifts in his seat, "Can I ask why?"

Skye takes a deep breath, "Well, considering how it's been a few weeks since the last time I saw him, and that's really only because he sold information for money and didn't seem to care who he might hurt in the process I wasn't really too keen on telling him that I'm carrying his child."

"Don't you think he deserves to know?" Ward asks. "I mean, if somebody was having my baby I'd probably want to know about it. Of course, I'd most likely be terrified because I don't know the first thing about taking care of kids, but I'd at least try and be there for the child."

"And that's where you and Miles are very different," she tells him. "Where your robot programming would have you stepping up to try and do right by whoever you got pregnant, I have a feeling Miles is the exact opposite. As long as I've known him, he's never really been one for the idea of settling down. I don't really think that would change if I told him about this baby."

"Well I'm sorry about that," Ward says sincerely. "That really is too bad. But you know what?"

"What?"

"You have a whole team here that is going to be by your side every step of the way."

"Really?" she asks, not quite believing it.

He nods, "Absolutely."

"You guys aren't going to just toss me off the plane next time we stop because you don't want a baby getting in the way of your SHIELD stuff?"

He shakes his head, "We'd never do that. Even thought you aren't an agent, you're a part of this team. We take care of our own. We're all going to be here for you. And you can especially count on me to be there for you and your baby. I may not be the best role model or example of how to express feelings, but I can protect you both and help you with whatever you may need. If you'll let me."

She gives him a small smile, "That'd be nice, thanks."

"No problem," he gives her a small smile back. "I don't want you to feel like you're alone in this at all."

"And I appreciate that very much," she smiles. She takes a deep breath and then takes a drink of water from her glass. She sets the glass down on the table, "Well, I think I'm going to go try and get some sleep while I still can." She stands up from the couch, "Once this baby gets here I'm probably not going to get very much sleep for many years."

"Well I'll be there to help you," he tells her. "You can count on me for whatever."

She smiles, "Thanks." She leans down and presses a kiss to his cheek. "I'll see you later," she tells him after she stands back up. When she's halfway towards her bunk she turns back towards him, "This means I can count on you to travel halfway around the world to get me whatever I'm craving when I'm craving it, right? Good, thanks."

Ward just chuckles as he watches Skye walk away towards her bunk. The next nine months are definitely going to be the longest he's ever experienced.

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Until next time,
Jellybean96 out!