The more Grant stayed in the hospital, the worse he felt. Although the rehab did help him get accustomed to his daily tasks, his mood was getting down each day. Skye helping him shower became his new nightmare. In the dream, Skye was nice at the first, but during the shower, she began to laugh at his now skinny legs and muscle-less abs. When she got him out of the tub, she would complain how heavy he was and made comments about why he had not died in the scene. He always woke up in the middle of the night, sweating. He knew the real Skye would never do these things to him, but the nightmares were so authentic that he sometimes mixed the actual scene with his dream. Therefore, he refused Skye's effort to help him taking shower any more. With his still strong upper body muscle, he finally managed to finish the shower and get dressed properly. He also did not want Skye to spend every second with him. He could not get used to such intimacy and preferred some privacy. He also wanted Skye to have her own time and got some rest. After taking care of him for so long, Skye was already exhausted and close to the edge of breaking down. Although Grant asked her to take a break or spend less time with him, Skye simply ignored his advices and basically treated his medical bay as her bedroom too. He felt guilty was most likely the explanation for Skye's restless efforts of taking excellent care of him. This relationship was not healthy even he could tell. Except taking a break, Skye would fulfill every wish he had asked. He tried to irritate her once by asking her to leave or buy Chinese food from a specific food chain which he knew did not have any store within 100 miles of the hospital. However Skye did bring him the food he required because she drove 2.5 hours to get to the closest store. After that, he gave up trying that route.
Grant did not like the way Skye behaved around him, but he had zero luck trying to change her as well. That left him only one last chance to make things right. He had to escape the hospital for the benefit of both people. If the doctor discharged him, Coulson would definitely put him back to prison, where he could provide no help at all. If he left, Skye might finally have some time to rethink their relation and the team would help her to make sense again.
After Grant made decision, he needed to make a plan. The transportation would be a big problem even if he did manage to sneak out of the hospital. He could not just break in any cars due to his current condition. After talking to a few nurses, he knew Dr. Mason, who was shot and paralyzed in Iraq war, had an adapted car. Dr. Mason also had a 36 hour shift two day later, which meant his car would be in the parking lot. Grant could not use Mason's car for too long before being discovered. He had to find another vehicle to suit his special need. He then remembered he actually had one adapted car in the safe house 3 hours away from here. He bought the car a long time ago after he was temporarily paralyzed for a disaster mission. After that, everything should be easy.
At that day, Grant persuaded Trip to encourage Jemma to set up a girl's night and invited Skye to go with her. Skye had no reason to refuse since he was much better than before and she actually missed the team very much. After sending Skye away, Grant set the alarm to 1 am and fell sleep. After the alarm went off, he woke up, got dressed and left a letter he wrote before to Skye. He quickly arrived the parking lot without anyone noticing. Although encountered some difficulties at first, he successfully drove away the car. After 3 hours driving, he reached the 1st safe house at 4:30 am. He packed up all the belongings and switched to his adapted car. After driving a few miles and made sure no one was following, he stopped at a parking space to quickly dye his hair and change the color of his eyes. After that, he drove to his next safe house 4 hours away. It was an apartment building next a big university. Most tenants were college students who never paid attention to their neighbors. He should be able to live here for a while before everything cool down again.
Author's note: .7, thanks for your continous reviews! I know this chapter is a bit short, but I am thinking the plot after the escaping. I decided to change my previous ideas, so any ideas are welcome!