Matter of Importance
Spoilers: Season 2 promo
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Skye and Ward sat with Fitzsimmons, Hunter and Trip as they ate breakfast. The four from the original team were sharing stories of their missions much to the amusement of Hunter and Trip. Fitzsimmons were acting obnoxiously like a couple with Simmons wiping Fitz's mouth and him batting her hand away. Trip seemed to be trying to help Fitz in fighting Simmons off while Hunter just took in all in.
"Seriously though," Hunter shook his head. "Adgardian enchantress just seduces you out of nowhere. Hell that would have made my day."
Ward picked up his mug, "you forget yourself, everything but her and what she wanted. If she would have ordered me to kill Skye I wouldn't have been able to stop myself from doing it. I almost shot May at the time."
"Which is why we don't speak of it." Fitz put up a finger and Skye smirked.
She reached over with her fork to grab the remaining sausage link on Ward's plate when he grabbed her wrist. "You could ask." His head turned to her and Skye pouted slightly before he let her hand go.
Once the sausage was devoured she smiled, "yeah I could, but I prefer stealing from your plate."
The ex-specialist shook his head and threaded a hand through her hair, pulling her in to kiss her temple. Skye gave him a smile as she picked up her cup of coffee, her eyes brighter than normal. He trained his fingers down her arm till they entwined her with her.
"You two give a whole new meaning to sickly sweet." Trip shook his head as he sipped his coffee. "Like honey or cotton candy, enough to give a cavity that's for sure."
Skye stuck her tongue out at him before sipping her coffee. Hunter chuckled and nodded to the door, "looks like the newest agent has met the wrong end of training."
They turned to see Hand enter the cafeteria, the woman looking around before her eyes targeted Skye and Ward. The hacker groaned and turned around, "I hope Coulson slammed her for last night. I told him first thing this morning about what happened."
"What happened?" Simmons leaned forward slightly as if interested and the rest did as well.
"He was asleep and I was getting ready to brush my teeth when I heard the door and saw a flashlight. I left the bathroom and found Hand standing near the bed with a gun in hand. Basically she was threatening to kill Ward, at least until I entered the room and I became part of the equation."
Simmons gasped and shook her head, "oh Lord, Ward please tell me you didn't react."
"Skye didn't give the chance." Ward looked at Skye, his thumb rubbing over her knuckles. "She made it clear to Hand though that if she didn't leave, I'd probably kill her." His jaw set at the thought, "I would have definitely put her in the ground if she'd threatened Skye. When I shot her, I gave her a chance and the fact she used it to try to get even and pose a possible threat to Skye…"
The click of heels was heard followed by a voice, they turned to see Hand at the opposite end of the table. "Is this seat taken?"
"Not right now." Hunter pushed out the chair and the woman sat down, he smirked and stared at her. "Heard you tried to take out my mate and Fireworks last night."
Hand sighed, "a misunderstanding."
"Not likely." Skye rose and picked up her tray, leaving the table as she went. Ward leaned forwards with his arms on the table, hands clasped.
"Well I have to see to the medical roster for the day." Simmons stood and looked to Trip, "are you assisting me or planning to supply the later shift today?"
Trip stood and nodded, "guess I can help. Not much to do till Delta gets back with that Argentinian asshole we've been waiting on."
Skye returned to the table and put her hands on Ward's shoulders, one his hands moved up to grasp one of her own. "I have about five programs to write before I go down to interrogate our prisoner. Apparently Coulson wants to know all we can get from him." She leaned her head down beside Ward's. "You're joining me for that right?"
"You aren't going down there without me this time." He met her eyes, "I don't trust the barrier or security, not while he's down there."
"Fair enough," she smiled at him. "Meet you at Nixon's office at 1000, we'll get lunch after then go interrogate?" He gave a nod and Skye kissed his cheek before picking up her mug to leave. She turned and walked backwards, "don't forget to get clearance from May to get past security. I don't have the codes to your bracelet so you'll need them removed before heading down to the holding cells."
"Go, have fun." She gave a two finger salute before heading out the door. Ward stood and looked at the remaining two men as well as Hand. "I have a vehicle repair to get to. See you two later, poker tonight?"
Hunter smirked, "if the missus don't keep you to herself."
"Same could be said about Fulton." Ward inclined his head, "at least we don't blatantly flaunt it across the base to the point everyone in the hall can hear what you do. Skye can't even sleep in her quarters anymore and Maxwell filed for room reassignment after the first week."
"Maxwell is just a prude and as for Skye, I don't hear her complaining about sleeping with you every night."
Ward picked up his mug, "yet that's all we do."
He left and Hunter smirked as he shared a look with Fitz. "Only a matter of time mate before one of them blows."
"He turned down Skye, at least that's what Skye told Jemma." Fitz shrugged.
"Whoa wait, my boy turned down Skye…hot, firecracker waiting to bust Skye?" Hunter shook his head, "I'm going to have to have a talk with him. You never turn down a beautiful woman, ever. I knew he was partially bonkers but I didn't think he lost his brain."
Fitz merely shrugged and stood up, "I should get started on the weapons revisions I have been working on. See you later for poker."
As the scientist left, Hunter turned to look at Hand. The woman merely looked at him before speaking. "You all seem to think that allowing Grant Ward to walk around like he did nothing is acceptable."
"We've all done irreparable things, some more than others but I can say this. As long as Skye is living and breathing, we have that man's loyalty but the second anything happens to her or endangers her, it's over. HYDRA tracked down his transport to a prison and the nearly had him but he destroyed them all and stayed with the vehicle when he could have escaped. He even dragged his captors out of the wreckage and made sure they were alive and all because Skye was there. Gave us a HYDRA mole because it put her in danger…"
"You're describing a dog."
Hunter stood up and shook his head, "no, a dog can't love his master the way Grant Ward loves Skye. You didn't see a distraught man, barely hanging onto what sanity he has because the woman he loves was put on the precipice of life and death. He sat by her bedside for days while she clung to life, base psychologist warned everyone he could turn suicidal if Skye died. She's all he has left and he'll fight to keep her. Watch where you step or you could start a war."
Ward sat beside Skye on the couch in Nixon's office, the session was halfway over and Skye was talking about what she'd been feeling the night before when Hand had barged into their room. He found himself amazed that Skye felt so much over what had happened.
"…I mean, it was our room and she just barges in. Not just barges in but threatens us in our room like it belonged to her."
Nixon nodded as Skye took a breath, "it seems the actions you deem wrong were more about her invasion of your room than the act of violence."
"Well yeah," Skye shrugged, "Grant's no angel and he's bound to have enemies but no one barges in trying to kill him. I mean, there was the near beat down in the gym and then the one time in the cargo bay but never our quarters."
"Grant how do you feel about this? Skye raises a logical point that Agent Hand invaded your sanctuary, the one place you should feel safe."
Ward looked at Skye, "to be honest I was expecting this to happen sooner or later. If not Hand, with another agent because there are some that want me dead." He reached over to Skye and took her hand. "I know you feel our room was violated and I wish I could undo it but we both have to realize it was bound to happen eventually."
"I know but it was our room, mine and yours that no one else had a right to. Our every action is watched on this base so it should be the one place we have privacy."
"Skye," Ward sighed. "mia bella you have to remember she didn't know you were there. She thought I was alone and defenseless while asleep. I'm not justifying her actions but I'm trying to make you understand that if she had known I wasn't alone, she probably wouldn't have attempted anything."
The hacker bit her lip before nodding, "doesn't make the violation any less okay."
"I'm not saying its okay," he released her hand and gently cupped her cheek. "I see how much it bothers you and if I could make it go away I would. Right now all we can do it make sure it doesn't happen again. I'm sure you and Fitz could rig a security system if you wanted, would that make you feel better doing that?"
A smile spread across her face, "electroshock inducing barrier like in the cells?"
"Whatever you want, just run it by me first before you implement it so I don't hear anything about not attempting to stop you when questioned by Coulson and May."
Nixon shook her head and closed her notepad. "Well today's session is over with. I'll see you on Thursday."
"I'll be coming alone on Thursday." Ward spoke and Nixon nodded. "Just a few issues to discuss, things about the past I'm not completely comfortable sharing with Skye yet."
Skye smiled and squeezed his hand, "you'll tell me eventually right?"
"Not right now but one day."
On their way to the cafeteria, Skye wrapped her arm around his and smiled at him. "You know you can tell me anything right?"
"I know but the things I need to talk to Nixon about could help me overcome that little issue I'm having."
Skye bit her lip, "which issue are you referring to? I don't know it you know this but you have a lot of issues." She emphasized the 'a lot' with a large nod of her head.
He bent down and whispered into her ear. "Intimacy issue." Pulling back he met her eyes and Skye nodded.
"Okay, you hit that horse cowboy because it's a long time coming." She bit her lip and smirked, "should I take Thursday night off or you think it's gonna take a while?"
"Don't know, it'll be the first session without you in a while so we'll have to just wait and see." He inclined his head, "what do you mean take Thursday night off? What exactly are you doing on Thursday night?" Skye just smirked and kept walking beside him, refusing to answer his question despite him prodding. "Skye?"
A/N: Okay so getting closer to what everyone, including those on base, are hoping for.
Next...a mission and meeting with Coulson
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