The Moores Chapter 3

Alex eyes couldn't focus, the whirl of the outside through the car window made them blur. Skye was bound to be speeding, which was something he had known her to do. It was such a small thing to think about, with everything that was going on Alex could only find himself able to concentrate on the menial things. Like the fact that Skye was speeding, Tommy was awake and was rustling in his car seat, and they were definitely heading towards the coast. Maybe, that was it. Maybe they were just on their way to the beach for their family trip and all that had happened had just been this huge whirlwind of a dream. More like nightmare.

Glancing over at Skye, Alex found her brows furrowed as she stared straight ahead. It was somewhat normal, save for when she would check the rearview mirror every now and then, more so than Skye usually would.

This was not the Skye he was used to. There was almost never a time when she wasn't happy, especially when they were all together. The fact that they were also in a car that neither of them owned also made his theory rather hopeless. This was no nightmare. He looked back at his wife again and wondered if now would be a good time to ask her any of the questions that were running rampant through his mind.

Watching her now, the way she was acting was nothing like her normal self. She was stiff and constantly glancing in the rearview mirror. Her fingers were tapping on the steering wheel; a nonsense beat that had no rhythm. The radio was off leaving the car in silence save for Skye staccato.

Alex examined Skye's face closely hoping to be able to read her thoughts by the look on her face. Her furrowed brow and her tensed lips were almost like a call back to the way she was when they first met. He couldn't read her now, just as he couldn't then.


Laci smiled at him from above her glass and Alex once again repressed a smirk from showing itself. She wanted to sleep with him. Which was something that Alex was not at all against happening. It had been too long since the last time he had sex with anyone.

The only reason Alex could think of that being a bad idea was the fact that they were working on the same project, but that was too low on the list of his priorities for him to really consider it a problem. She was attractive enough for him and he knew that she wasn't looking for anything serious.

Which was perfect for what Alex wanted. He had just started a new job and he didn't feel stable enough to start anything serious. There was also the fact that Laci didn't have the best personality. She was good for a one-night thing, but definitely not someone Alex could see himself dating.

"So, maybe we should get out of here?" Alex glanced up from his glass and finally allowed his smirk to form. Her tone promised very pleasant things to come and Alex was more than willing to go along for the ride.

"My place is-" The door to the bar pushed open and Alex felt his eyes shift to take note of who entered. The sight he was met with caused his words to dissipate from his mouth.

She was beautiful and that may have been an understatement, but that was the best word he could come up with describe her at the moment. She was tiny and tan. Her hair fell just to the edge of her shoulders and her eyes were a warm brown. She was beautiful. Her entire presence filled the room and stirred his mind into a mess. She was… familiar? Something about her made him feel, different.

He watched her as she made her way from the entrance and to a table in the corner of the room. Her doe eyes scanned the area taking in its occupants, at first they seemed to pass right by him, before they snapped back and met his gaze.

Her eyes on him brought out a feeling that he couldn't quite understand. Alex knew that he was something that could be considered attractive, but he didn't expect this woman to gape at him so openly. She continued to keep his gaze, after a moment she raised an eyebrow, giving him a questioning look.

That was when Alex realized that he was in fact the one starring, not her. Even knowing that he had just been caught starring at her, he couldn't seem to look away. He finally broke their eye contact when he heard a scraping of a chair being pushed from his table. He turned just in time to see Laci heading for the exit in a huff.

Laci… Alex had completely forgotten she was there… Her leaving though was not something that caused Alex much distress, not when a woman that was so tantalizing, was there in his view. When Alex turned back to meet the gaze of the woman that had him so captivated, he was met with the sight of an empty table.

What?

Alex quickly scanned in the bar and tried to push down the feeling of panic that was coursing through him. Panic that seemed misplaced, but was nonetheless ever present. What if she had left and he never saw her again…? There was a flash of brunette locks in his peripherals and he twisted in his seat to catch a glimpse of her leaving the bar.

He had to follow her… So he did. Alex tossed a few bills on his table before he dashed out the door and slammed in behind him. Frantically he looked around the street outside. Every face his eye passed not being the one he sought. She was gone…

"Do you make a habit of creeping on people, stranger?" Alex jolted in surprise before he spun on his heels and found the woman standing rigidly against a wall. Being this close to her Alex could finally take in her vision in full. She was as beautiful, no more so than he had thought before. But, with being this close Alex could see the tenseness to her face.

If one were to just give her a passing glance, she would look almost disinterested. But now that Alex could get a closer look, the ends of her lips slightly dipped down into a miniscule frown and her brow was ever so slightly furrowed.

None of which detracted from her appearance, but gave her a rough edge.

"Oh, I see that were just going to continue to stare like a mindless tool." She snapped bringing Alex out of his observation.

"I- Uh… What?" Alex, so eloquently replied. He watched as her eyebrow rose again as if mocking him and his inability to speak in full sentences. Since when was Alex unable to talk around a beautiful woman.

"Look, here creeper. Stop following me and go and see if you can still make it into your date's pants. I'm clearly not interested." She turned on her heel and walked swiftly down the side walk.

Alex had to say something the distance between them was gaining. He had to get her to stop or… at least her… "Name!" He blurted out loudly, causing the woman to stop for just a moment before she looked back at him over her shoulder.

Hope that was what he was suddenly feeling, until she mercilessly stomped it out. "No." Her eyes seethed with rage he couldn't understand, but somehow felt like he deserved.

She was long gone by the time he finally began to head home.


"Alex?" Alex came back to his surroundings with a sudden jolt. Everything came into to sharp focus and his senses felt almost overloaded. "Alex… honey, are you okay?" Skye's voice echoed throughout his head and it took him a moment to understand what she was saying. Clarity came to him along with the answer to Skye's question.

"… I don't know." The answer was truthful, but alarming at the same time. Alex was worried, was he become dissociated from reality. If he was would he even be aware that it was happening? "I… Are we stopped?" His abrupt change of the conversation caused the frown to deepen on his wife's face. Alex turned to check his surroundings, they were sitting in a rundown convenience store parking lot.

"Yeah, we needed to stop and pick up some supplies." Skye searched Alex's face, for what he wasn't sure. "Alex, I need you to go inside and get some stuff. Take this and try not to garner to much attention. They shouldn't have any cameras so we should be safe." Alex felt himself blink slowly trying to comprehend what was going on. Skye was pushing a hat into his hands.

"What?" It wasn't that the words were incomprehensible to him, it was more that his wife of nearly three years was asking him to do something that would usually only be seen in movies and on TV. Why would he need to hide his? Before this morning Alex couldn't even grasp the idea of needing to. Then again before this morning Alex wouldn't have thought he would ever be followed.

"Alex, babe please, just do this for me." Skye retrieved the hat from his hands and gently placed it onto his head. "We just need some snacks and something I can put my hair up with. Maybe a scarf, if they have one." The words merged in in his head and made them hard to understand. Supplies, okay supplies he could do. Slowly Alex turned towards the door his mind still having a hard time processing what was going on, but Skye needed him to do this so that propelled his body forward.

Alex reached for the door handle when he felt Skye's hand land on his shoulder and tug him back around. She pulled him by his shirt and leaned forward melding their lips together. The kiss lasted only long enough for him to respond before she pulled away. "You said you might die, so… What the hell?"

Skye's voice echoed throughout his head and try as he might he could not place the memory to go with the words. "Grant?" Shaking his head to clear himself of its muddled mess, he met Skye's gaze before nodding and pulling the cap further down onto his head.

"I'll be back." Alex opened the door and stepped out into the brisk air. It was a short walk to the entrance of the store. The door chimed as he pushed it open. A peripheral glance around the store provided the location of the single camera that set aimed at the lonely alcohol cooler in the corner. It was a sad little place with seldom few customers. The man behind the counter didn't even bother looking up when Alex had entered.

He stepped further into the store and browsed the aisles for the items that Skye had wanted. He stopped for a moment to toss some of Skye's favorite treats into his basket. There wasn't really anything in the store that he wanted or anything that he would even consider giving Tommy.

Alex continued his search ignoring the storm brewing inside his head. "You said you might die, so… What the hell?" When had she said that to him? Why would she had said that to him? Never before had Alex's head been so disarranged. These arrant memories were running wild and were no longer allowing themselves to be pushed down.

Alex turned the corner and came across a stack of cheap bandanas. Skye had said she wanted a scarf, but Alex didn't think he was going to find one here, it would have to do. He grabbed a blue bandana and threw it into his basket. He scanned the contents and took stock of all he had. It was the best he could get.

Alex didn't know how long they would be on the road, but there wasn't anything else to get here. The man at the counter barely gave Alex a look before he began to scan his items.

With his items purchased Alex stepped back out to head towards the car. He passed by a bathroom and on a split second decision turned to head inside. The bathroom and small and could use a good scrubbing, but he didn't care. He braced himself against the sink his head bowed. His breathing was slow and he wasn't panicking as he was before.

Alex almost couldn't bring himself to look into the mirror. Which didn't make much since, what was he afraid of seeing? Pushing past his irrational fear, Alex quickly raised his head to meet his normal reflection. "There see? Just you Alex…" He then turned the water on and splashed his face with the bitterly cold liquid.

When Alex left the bathroom, he returned outside and found Skye standing in front of yet another car they didn't own. Alex didn't bother to mask his surprise. Skye waved for him to come over and his feet moved on their own. "Skye, where did you…?"

"Alex." Her plea silenced him immediately and he allowed her to take the bags from his hand. He watched as she threw it haphazardly into the backseat, pausing a second to smile at Tommy and trace his face with her hand.

When she shut the door and turned to him he half expected her to ask him why he was not already the new car. "Alex, honey, I need you to drive."

"What?" He balked. She wanted him to drive? He didn't even know where they were going.

"Yeah, I have to take care of a few things." That didn't really reassure him. "Look, Alex. It'll be okay baby. The train station is only a couple hours away."

"Train Station?" They were taking a train?

"Grant, just please. I asked you to trust me." Her words silenced him once again and he managed to nod his consent. He watched as she reached her hand out, keys to the newest car dangling from her fingers. Alex hesitated only a moment before he reached and grabbed them from her.

He turned on his heel and made for the driver's side. The door was already opened and he slid into the seat easily, it took him only a moment to adjust the seat and the mirror. When he was finished he glanced to his right and found Skye already in her seat with the cheap bandana being tied into her hair to cover her head. There were sunglasses resting on top of the bandana. She obviously was prepared to cover her face.

"Which way?" He asked. Skye turned to look at him a slight grateful smile on her face.

"Take the highway east." Alex nodded and turned the ignition to there, probably, stolen vehicle. They were on the road in a second and Alex felt Skye shift in her seat. He glanced in her direction to see that she had taken out her laptop.

Alex turned his eyes back to the road, he needed stay focused.


Skye watched as Grant made his way into the convenience store and made sure to wait for him to enter the store, so she could acquire their new car. As soon as his form was masked by the door she was on the move. Skye was placing the car in drive and heading back down the road to a parking garage they had passed about 10 minutes ago.

"Okay baby, Mommy's going to be going a little fast. But, don't worry she won't let anything happen to you." Tommy gurgled in response and Skye felt her foot press the accelerator down closer to the floorboard. "Watch this Tommy, Mommy's about to cut this 10-minute drive down to 4 minutes."

It took Skye a little over 4 minutes to get to the parking garage and she was quickly scanning the aisles for a suitable car. "You like blue right baby?" She smirked as she parked next to the chosen car. She was out of the car and transferring her items to the new one after quickly hacking the onboard computer system and getting the doors unlocked. "This is seriously too easy for me…"

Skye opened the backseat and swiftly unbuckled Tommy's car seat. "Okay, Tommy time to get you situated in our new ride. But, don't get to attached mister we only need it for a couple hours." Tommy giggled as she strapped him into their newest car.

After shutting Tommy in safely Skye turned to open the driver side door. She took a moment to make sure everything was in order before she was ready to go. "Good now then let's get this engine going." Skye said as she removed the cover from underneath the steering wheel.

She reached for the wires needed when Tommy let out a wail for attention. Skye's head shot up on the alert for danger and right into the steering wheel. "Ow, ugh dammit." Then there was something metal falling on her neck and sliding to the floor. Ignoring the object Skye pulled herself from under the steering wheel and looked back at Tommy, who was now laughing at the situation.

"Oh, you find this funny?" She asked raising one eyebrow before rolling her eyes and turning back to the front. "You're definitely my kid…" Skye went to bend back down to get the car started when she caught sight of the object that had fallen on her…

"What kind of idiot leaves the spare key in the car?" She asked in disbelief. Not willing to question her luck any further Skye grabbed the key from the floorboard. "Let's get back Daddy."

They had been gone a little more than 10 minutes when Skye pulled back up to the convenience store. She drove to the front of the store and parked. She looked around and found that Grant was still in the building, good. She shifted in the seat to look back at Tommy. "Let's not tell Daddy how we got this car…" She turned back to the front before swiftly turning back to face him again. "Or how fast we were going? Okay? Okay."

Tommy smiled at her, which brought a smile to Skye's face. She turned back around and opened the door and stepped out of the car. Skye ran through her mental list of things to do as she went to the other side of the car to wait for Grant. Get a new car, check. Now she just needed to get 3 tickets for the 8:00 pm train. Then pre-hack the cameras at the station and any other camera on the way there so their faces weren't seen. Oh, also make sure that Grant doesn't completely freak out. Easy right?

Skye was brought out of her thoughts by Grant exiting the store. When she finally got him into the driver's seat and on the road, Skye used the cheap bandanna to cover her head. She tied her hair into a tight bun and tucked it underneath the bandanna. It wasn't pretty, but it would do. She retrieved a pair of over-sized sunglasses and placed them on her head. Ready for covering her eyes at any time.

With that all settled Skye reached back and grabbed her messenger bag. It took her just a second to retrieve her laptop and start to work. It took not even a minute to secure them 3 tickets, and she didn't even have to pay, they were courtesy of the lovely gentleman John Graham. Or she could assume he was a gentleman, rather than just some schmuck she happened to hack the bank account of.

She felt a twinge of guilt but she didn't dwell on it. She had more work to do. Skye went through the process of looping all of the cameras in the area just long enough for them to pass through unnoticed. All the while she giving Grant directions to their destination when needed. If she wasn't so busy Skye would have probably spent her time trying to determine what he was thinking.

It's 20'til 8:00 when they made it to the train station. Skye closed her laptop and placed it back into her messenger bag. When she looked up from her bag she found Grant staring at her, like he was awaiting instructions. The thought scared her. Alex didn't await orders, neither did Grant, not anymore.

"Alex, do you want to get the bags while I get Tommy?" She asked making sure to watch his expression carefully. He kept his gaze on her face for a moment and Skye was alarmed to see that his normally open face was closed off, she couldn't tell what he is thinking. Which was normal for Grant, but for Alex it was the complete opposite.

"Okay." He answered before he opened the door and stepped out. Skye had to take a moment to let herself feel unsettled before she followed suit. She quickly jumped out of the car and quickly went about getting Tommy out of the backseat, leaving the car seat behind. They wouldn't be needing it. She reached for the diaper bag and placed it on the same shoulder her messenger bag rested.

When she had everything she needed Skye shut the door and stepped around the car to meet Grant half way. He had all three bags as well as the items he purchased at the store earlier. Skye looked up to meet his eyes, it was getting darker but she could still make out his face.

Tommy was alert in her arms and taking in his new surroundings with excitement. Skye bounced him on her hip once before she stepped closer to Grant completely erasing the distance between them. She reached her free hand out and brought it to Grant's face. When she felt him lean into her hand she couldn't stop her sigh of relief. He wasn't pulling away from her.

She shifted her weight to the balls of her feet and pulled Grant's head down so his forehead rested against her own. Her eyes shifted closed as Grant's breath fanned her face bringing her a calm she hadn't felt in the past 8 hours, since this whole ordeal had begun. It was moments like this that kept her sane. "Just tell me everything's going to be okay Skye." Grant begged.

Skye opened her eyes to meet Grant's. She took a moment to lock their eye contact before she answered. "Grant… everything is going to be… okay." She made sure to stress the word okay trying to hammer it in. She needed him to be strong, not just for her, but for Tommy too.

At her words Grant's hand came to rest on her hip and pulled her closer to his body. The contact felt amazing and she didn't want it to end. They stood there not as long as they would have liked as Tommy began to get restless. He reached up grabbing a hold of some of Skye's hair and gave it a yank.

"Ow, son of a b-" She stepped back from Grant barely stopping herself from cursing. Tommy laughed loudly. Skye gave him a sour look and turned it on Grant when he joined Tommy. His laugh was rich and Skye would have enjoyed if not for the situation which had caused it. "Yeah, laugh it up. Next time I'll let him pull your hair… if it ever gets long enough."

"Alright, alright. I'm sorry, honey." He apologized. Skye didn't really believe it as he was still trying to stop himself from laughing as he said it.

"Uh huh, okay c'mon." Skye reached for Grant's hand and pulled him after her as she led them to the station.


Alex felt a little lighter as he followed Skye into the train station. There were still so many unanswered questions and the threat of whoever had been following him before, but he was feeling more secure then he had almost the entire day. When they reached the ticket booth Skye released his hand to tell the man in the booth of their pre-purchased tickets. After providing him identification it took just a moment to print off their ticket copies and then they were boarding the train.

Alex followed Skye through the aisle until they reached their private room. Skye used the key card they were given and stepped into the room. Alex followed. He placed their bags on the floor and watched as Skye laid her bags on the bed. She then pulled Tommy off her hip kissing him on the forehead before she sat him on the bed.

Alex watched all of this. He smiled softly as Skye ran her hand across Tommy's head before she turned on her heel to face him. She returned his smile with a small one, stepped closer and reached for his hand. He grasped her fingers between his own and allowed her to lead him to the small couch on the opposite side of the room.

He then sat when she motioned him to. "I'm going to change Tommy and then feed him. After that we can… talk." The way she said "talk" made him finally believe he was going to get some answers. But, the look in her eyes made him think it still might be too soon. She bent down to place a quick kiss on his lips that he had just enough time to return before she turned and grabbed Tommy. He wished she had let last a little longer, it would have allowed a moment of reprieve from the situation.

She grabbed the diaper bag after and retreated to the rooms bathroom. Alex's eyes rested on the door to the bathroom for a moment before he let them wonder around the room taking it in. It was a nice room and it came with its own bathroom. For a second Alex wondered how they were affording this. Yet another unanswered question.

Alex's stomach grumbled and he was reminded that he hadn't eaten since breakfast and it was now past dinner time. This was how Grant found himself rummaging through the bags that contained the junk food he had purchased for Skye in it. Normally Alex wouldn't even consider eating this crap, but his protesting stomach forced him to comply.

Happy to comply. Another unknown phrase passing through his head made him pause. This one brought forth a feeling of disgust and rage. Suddenly Alex felt the need to hit something. The urge was strong but Alex forced it down as much as he could. Soon the feeling of fear replaced it. Why were these things happening to him? Why couldn't he get it to stop?

When he finally got some sense of composure his stomach once again reminded him he needed to eat. He reluctantly chose the chips from the bag. He opened them and forced himself to eat. He heard the door open and watched as Skye returned from the bathroom with Tommy, it seemed she had left the diaper bag in the bathroom. "Aww, man. I was going to eat those." His eyes snapped up from his "meal" and met hers.

"I… do you…?"

"Relax robot, I was kidding." Alex then noticed the mirth in her eyes and couldn't help himself from rolling his eyes. Only Skye could still crack jokes in situation like their own.

Skye sat next to him, almost half her body using him as support. He watched as she got Tommy situated to eat, before turning his attention back to his own dinner. They sat in silence for a while Alex eating his chips, with Skye sneaking some from the bag every now and then as she fed Tommy.

After Tommy was fed and burped Skye placed him back on the bed. She went to the bathroom to retrieve something and returned with Buddy. Skye sat on the bed and took the time to make Buddy "talk" with Tommy, causing him to giggle. She then handed him the toy to occupy him and made her way back to where Alex sat.

Alex watched as she sat next to him closer even then before. She then reached for his arm and pulled it around herself and rested her head on his shoulder. He let her presence wash over him. "Okay, I know you want to know what's going on, but Alex… If I tell you everything it's going to take a long time and it's going to be hard to understand." She shifted closer throwing one of her legs into his lap and burying her face into his shoulder. "So, if you can wait until we get to where we're going please, please ask me then."

Alex took in her words and her tone as she pressed herself into his body for comfort. Her whole essence just exuded defeat. She seemed even smaller than she did normally and it made Alex feel even more protective of her. Yes, Alex wanted answers and yes he was scared, but he could never deny Skye this if it was what she needed. He would be strong for her for as long as she needed him to.

"Okay." He replied. He then pulled her closer and rested his head on top of hers. He felt her sigh, whether she was sighing from contentment or relief he didn't know, but right now Alex really didn't care.


Grant Ward was still in there. There was no other way to explain it. The way he had reacted to her was proof enough that Tahiti hadn't quite done its job. Thus, justifying Daisy's need to watch him. There was a chance that Grant Ward could come back and so he was potentially dangerous.

So that was why Daisy was once again watching Grant Ward. It had been a month since she had made contact and he was once again in the bar where he had seen her. He was talking to a woman, a woman that Daisy could say looked similar to herself. A fact that made her feel violated, even as Alex Moore he was still obsessed with her.

Daisy watched them for over half an hour before they left the bar. She should have stopped there but something in her told her to follow, so she did. They were staggering, obviously under the influence of alcohol. So it didn't surprise her the fact that they were all over each other, even in the street.

Daisy watched from her where she hid as Grant pushed the woman against the side of a building and claimed her lips as his own. The intensity of the kiss made her breath hitch and she wasn't even the one receiving it. They kissed for several moments before his mouth left hers and started trailing open mouthed kisses down her throat.

Daisy watched them entranced by him and what he was doing. When he let out a moan it filled her ears and brought a pang of desire flooding her system. Suddenly Daisy was out of breath and her body was hot. She couldn't help but imagine herself in the place of that woman.

"Alex…" The woman moaned breaking Daisy's thoughts… Alex not Grant. Suddenly Daisy was well aware of her surroundings and the thoughts she was just having… She needed to leave now.

Weeks went by and Daisy couldn't stop the dreams from coming. His hands dipped into her pants tracing the outline of her panties with his thumb. His tongue was the sweetest thing she had ever tasted and her body was on fire.

She couldn't keep her hands in one place and she needed him. She needed him to touch her. "Grant, please." She begged. He chuckled as he nipped the juncture between her shoulder and neck.

His fingers teased her a bit more before finally giving her what she needed. They slipped inside of her panties and-

Her alarmed blared and Daisy found herself drenched in sweat and needing release. Every other time she had denied herself, had taken a shower and pounded her frustration out on the punching bag. But, this, this was too much. Her own fingers delved into her shorts and she brought herself to release she needed his name on her lips, but smothered at the last second.

Damn it, she wanted him. Or rather she wanted to fuck him.


Skye woke needing to feel her husband, but opened her eyes to the sight of the product of needing her husband laying next her head. Grant laid on the opposite side of Tommy asleep as well. Glancing at the clock on the wall she saw that it was around 2:30 am. Just around the time that Tommy was due to wake up. Her body must have woken up like clockwork. Though it could have been that she just needed the release that she craved so desperately needed in her dreams or was it memories?

Trying not to disturb Grant, Skye climbed out of the bed and stumbled her way to the bathroom. After taking care of her full bladder she returned to the room to find Tommy staring up at his father. Of course it was adorable, but Grant was going to be awake in a couple of hours so she wanted to let him sleep as much as possible.

Skye quietly picked Tommy up from the bed and pulled him close. "Now, let's try not to wake Daddy, okay?" She whispered. She rocked Tommy in her arms humming a song that she used to listen to during her rising tide days that she couldn't remember the name of. She was lucky that she had gotten to him before he had started crying.

Her back was to Grant, but she could feel when he stirred in the bed and sat up. "Well, so much for letting you sleep." Skye said as she turned to him. He was alert, not that it was surprising, he still had his senses even after all these years, and Tahiti.

"How long has he been up?"

"Not long." She answered. He stood and walked over to where she was standing. He looked down at Tommy in her arms and smiled before placing a kiss on his forehead.

"Looks like he's asleep again. I think we might be closer to getting him to sleep all the way through the night." He grinned. Skye chuckled a little.

"God, I hope so. Maybe we could have at least one normal thing happen soon." This was apparently the wrong thing to say, Grant stiffened as if just remember the situation. Dammit.

"Why don't you go back to bed with Tommy? I'm not getting back to sleep tonight anyway." Grant then walked past her and into the bathroom and shut the door behind him.

"Damn my mouth." Skye muttered before she laid Tommy back down on the bed. There was no way that she could go back to sleep now. Instead she grabbed her messenger bag and went to the couch. Bringing out her laptop she checked out all the news sites for any sign of her and Grant and thankfully there was nothing.

Skye wasn't too worried about Grant's work missing him, as they were going to be on vacation for the next week anyway. With Skye's present running through .E.L.D.'s systems they wouldn't be a problem for a little while either.

Skye also considered taking a peek into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s systems to see what everyone was doing but decided against it. So instead she entertained herself by scanning through Tumblr, Pinterest, and other sites.

Grant had returned from the bathroom, took notice of her and slowly came and set beside her. He was close enough for Skye to feel his warmth so she once again wrapped his arm around her before deciding to find a movie to stream for them to watch.

They watched several movies before they reached their destination.


When they departed the train it was early around 6:00 am and chilly. Skye had wrapped herself up in her favorite jacket and then bundled Tommy up as well. Alex was looking around and taking in the fact that they were at the coast, though not the one they were planning to go to. In fact, they were out of state.

He looked at Skye, she just motioned for him to follow. "It's a short walk to where were going." She said. Alex pushed down his curiosity and followed her. They walked for about 15 minutes before Skye walked into a set of public storage units. She pulled out a set of keys from her bag and shifted Tommy to her other hip. She walked down three more units and stopped in front of a large one.

"Skye?"

She ignored his question and instead bent down to unlock the unit. When she went to lift up the Alex placed a hand on her shoulder to stop her. "You have Tommy, let me." She stepped back and allowed him to open it himself. Alex is met with the sight of a Subaru legacy packed with supplies that looked like what you would use to decorate a house with.

"What?"

"This one is actually is my car." She answered as walked in and used one of the other keys to unlock the car. "Put the stuff in the back seat, would you?" Alex looked at her and was perhaps a little bit skeptical to this car really being hers, but this wouldn't be the first time he had been in a stolen car in the past 24 hours.

"I'm surprised you ever even took the time to purchase a car. Please tell me, was the one you've been driving for the past few years actually yours?" She rolled her eyes at his statement.

"Ha ha. Can you be cute and pack as well?"

"I think what you're actually looking for is incredibly sexy. Which I always am. So it shouldn't be a problem." Skye snorted and Alex smirked at her reaction. Things were starting to seem a little bit normal again.

So instead of arguing he does as she asks. While he placed the bags in the back Skye is across from him and putting Tommy into the car seat that was already in the car. Once Tommy is settled she is heading for the driver's seat and Alex follows suit by getting into the passenger seat.

"Want to tell me where we're going now?" He asked.

Skye gave him a sideways glance before she shrugs and answers. "Where we'll be staying for a while. It's a beach house. Oh, if anyone asks we're moving in." Alex doesn't know how to answer; this is the most information that Skye has been willing to give him. So if he has to lie and tell anyone who asks that he lives here now, then so be it.

"Always wanted to live on the beach."

After a half hour drive and passing scenery of several miles of beach houses they finally arrive at where they will be staying. The house is not exactly on the beach but it has a balcony with a staircase that leads directly to the beach. The house itself is a little above average, but it's definitely nicer than their apartment back home. It had a nice kitchen that connected to the living room. The laundry room was hidden behind the stairs and there was a bathroom across from it. Up the stairs there was 4 bedrooms and a couple bathrooms. All in all, Alex found it to be a good place to "live".

"Okay, so I'm thinking this is what we do." Skye started from across the living room. "One of us, being me, could walk down to the store a couple houses over and get some much needed groceries. While the other one, being you, could start bringing in all of the stuff we have in the car. Of course will have to put a movie or something on for Tommy, don't worry the powers on. Then when I get back you can make something for us to eat while I start putting stuff away."

She paused to take a breath before she continued. "Then after we eat and put Tommy down for a nap, you can begin your interrogation. I promise to cooperate fully officer, so please after you get what you want can I get off for good behavior? Or maybe you can just get me off?" Alex took in everything she said and chocked a little on his own spit at the last part. Skye chuckled.

"Yeah, um… Yeah, the plan sounds fine. So um, let's do that." Skye smirked at him, before she closed the distance between them.

"Don't worry baby, I'll get you off to." She winked before stepping away and heading out the front door.

"It's the least you could do!" Alex called after her, shaking his head as she continued on. His wife was insatiable, which was one of the many reasons he fell in love with her. Tommy called out from behind him babbling about something. More than likely just wanting to join the conversation they were having.

"Okay buddy, let's get you set up with something to watch then Daddy will start getting to work."


Skye's basket was starting to get full. She didn't want to get to much stuff, she didn't have the car so she would have to carrying everything back. So after grabbing a half gallon of milk she decided the shopping was done.

There was suddenly a ringing coming from her bag. The only thing that could be ringing in there, they had gotten rid of their phones long before they got on the train, would be the sat phone in here bag. There was only a couple of people who would have that number…

Skye pulled the phone from her bag and warily answered. "Hello?"

"Skye…"

The Scottish brogue over the phone was both comforting and worrying. "Fitz, why the hell are you calling?" She whisper yelled, glancing around to make sure no one was around.

"I was worried. You and Ward are on the run and plus there's Tommy."

"Yeah thanks for the warning by the way, but were fine, no thanks to you." She replied in a clipped tone. Skye really could have used a warning form the scot that had been helping her keep her secret for the past three years.

"I… I'm sorry. I couldn't have, I didn't even get the chance to-"

"Oh, really there was no time between your secret meeting and the day after to tell me? You couldn't even give me a heads up?" Skye interrupted in a scathing voice.

"I didn't even know about the mission until after it happened. The meeting wasn't even about that, all Coulson said was that he noticed you had been acting weird and asked if we had noticed. How was I supposed to know he knew about you and Ward?"

"Oh, what else could it be Fitz?" There was silence after that and Skye waited patiently for an answer.

"Skye, I have known about you and Ward for years. I was made Tommy's godfather for Pete sake. If I had even thought that something like this was happening I would have… I would have said something. I'm sorry." Skye sighed, she knew he was telling the truth. Fitz was someone she could trust. She trusted him even more than she did Mack.

"I know, I know. I'm sorry." Skye leaned back against the cooler door, she could feel the cold seeping through her jacket. "Look we're okay. We're at one of my safe houses and Grant he's… he's asking a lot of questions and I have to tell him Fitz. I have to tell him… everything."

"… But, his Tahiti programming… it could…"

"I know, but he deserves to know. And, if he wants his memories back I'll find a way to help him. Besides having Grant Ward in this situation would be pretty handy."

They were both quiet for a while. "Look if you do, if he… wants his memories back, just be careful. Things are hectic here but it will get back to normal sooner or later. I just want all of you to be safe."

Skye smiled and pushed herself off of the cooler door. "I know Fitz. Look I'll call you as soon as I can with updates, just make sure you're by yourself in a couple of days around 2:00 am, okay?"

"2:00 am, Skye some of us need our beauty sleep and-"

"Fitz."

"Okay, okay 2:00 am sheesh. Bye Skye."

"Bye."

Skye turned off the sat phone and placed it back in her bag.


Fitz stepped out of the bathroom and right into Jemma. "Ahhhh, geez Jemma are you trying to give me a heart attack?" he asked as he nearly jumped out of his skin. She had a worried yet suspicious look on her face.

"Fitz, who were you talking to?" From the look on her face he could tell that she was probably remember one of the worse times in his life. But, that was not the issue at the moment. If she had caught him talking to Skye that would be bad.

Fitz loved Jemma, but she just didn't have it in her to even think about forgiving Ward. She had told him about the splinter bomb and Fitz could not say anything because he too had come close to killing Ward.

It had taken a long time for Fitz to even think about forgiving Ward. When he found out about what Skye was doing it had taken much persuasion on her part to stop him from reporting it to Coulson, let alone not to tell Jemma.

It took even longer for him to agree to meet him as Alex Moore. However, things were different now. Ward, or Alex, was his friend now. He could even say he was as close to him as he was to Ward on the bus.

So, Fitz would do anything to protect his friends, even lie to his girlfriend and coworkers.

"Myself." From the shock on her face he had to continue. "No, not like that. I was… well I was… practicing."

Jemma blinked, confusion taking the place of worry on her face. "Practicing for what?"

"Well, uh, it's a surprise… for you. So uh, I can't tell you what it is per say." Pursing his lips, he nodded, praying that she would by it.

"Oh… OH. I- I see. Well please continue. I wouldn't want to interrupt your practice, for, um, my surprise." Her voice was giddy and she had a smile to match. Fitz could only imagine what she was thinking her surprise was. She gave him a quick peck before walking past him and into the bathroom he had just exited. Great, now he had to find a surprise for her.

Skye owed him, big time.


It was a little after noon and Skye had just got Tommy down for a nap. Grant was in the kitchen cleaning up from brunch. Skye walked out of the living room where they had set up a play pin for Tommy, where he was currently napping, and slowly walked the few feet to the kitchen.

Now was time for what she had been dreading yet anticipating for the past 24 hours. Hell, it could even be for the nearly five years. Grant was standing at the sink with the water running obviously doing the dishes. Skye made her way to him and wrapped her arms around him from behind she rested her head on his back and breathed in his scent. "Okay, where do you want me to start?"


A.N: I know; I can't believe I updated either. I could tell you all my excuses, but I'm just happy to get another chapter out. I hope everyone likes it, let me know.