As the Ward and Jemma had more sessions the easier Jemma slept at night, soon she was only having nightmares every once in a while and Ward was actually sleeping in his pod without having to be asked to. The rest of the team loved that Jemma and Ward seemed to be heading back to their old selves; they enjoyed that Jemma was back to talking to herself in the lab and seemed to not be as afraid when they had missions. Ward was talking more and spending time with the team instead of alone working out; he and Fitz enjoyed the time they spent together working on combat skills.
Jennifer liked to see the team together on game nights, seeing the whole team having fun after some work was fun to watch; of course she also joined in and played a few games with them and they seemed to be a great group again. She loved to watch as Jemma would allow Coulson to hug her after a hard day knowing that she didn't like to be touched; Ward even let Jemma and Skye hug him which he normally wouldn't do before everything. Ward would always be with Jemma and they would talk and Jennifer knew that they were talking about everything, which was good that Ward now had someone else to talk to.
Soon the time came where Jennifer decided that her job was done; she told Coulson and May that she had done her job and they could drop her back off at home in Texas, which they did after throwing Jennifer a goodbye party. Of course she told all of them if they ever needed her to call her; she didn't want to leave them hanging if something else was to happen.
"We're going to miss you." Jemma said as she gave Jennifer a hug.
"And I will miss all of you." Jennifer said returning the hug.
"Good luck." Ward said as he hugged Jennifer.
"I'll be fine. You guys can call me if you need me."
"Thank you." Coulson said as he shook Jennifer's hand.
"No problem." Jennifer said as she shook his hand back.
"I'll keep in contact." May said as she hugged her friend.
"Me too."
"If you ever need us just let us know." Skye said as she hugged her.
"I will." Jennifer said smiling.
"Thank you." Fitz said as he hugged Jennifer.
"Bye guys." Jennifer then walked down the bus loading dock.
After Jennifer was gone, the team got back to work working on new missions; they were back to the way they were before Ward and Jemma were taken, but know they were even closer. The team was stronger than ever and they worked just as hard on missions as before; SHIELD was amazed at the progress they made in all their cases.
Several months past and they were still going strong and when they needed breaks they used them; they would travel all over the world for their vacations and saw amazing things. They all enjoyed their breaks, but they also enjoyed the work that they did.
Jemma and Skye after a year of dating decided that they wanted to get married and so they did; of course SHIELD didn't like the idea, but Coulson said as long as they stayed professional when they needed to he had no problem with it.
Ward during one of their vacations found a nice woman who he loved and could talk to about everything; she took him for all that he was and even what he wasn't. She was working in Paris as a police officer and she was one of their best detectives. And when they had cases in Paris, they worked well together.
Fitz met another rocket scientist at home when he was visiting his mum; he accidently ran into her on the way there, took charge and asked her to come with him. He had grown in up in a way that still amazed Jemma; he was more confident and could protect them now that he and Ward had worked on his combat skills. Fitz and his rocket scientist got married a few years later.
As for 'the parents' of the team, Coulson and May, finally admitted that they were dancing around the feelings that they had for one another and started dating. They still worked really well together, but sometimes when May had to be used as a weapon would get Coulson a little too worried and they decided to live out their lives in a house in the country in California, they got married a few months after they had retired.
The team still got together every once in a while for vacations, where they would enjoy each other's company and play games. They all kept in touch with each other in between the vacations and once in a while would help with a case that one of them had. And that's how they spend the rest of their lives, a family of misfits brought together and never looking back.