Hey babes! Back again with a new chapter for ya. Thanks for all the love on the last chapter. The Skyeward baby is now here and things are only going to become even more adorable from here. :)

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*April*

Looking up from his book when the front door opens, Grant smiles when he sees Skye entering the house, breathing heavily as she pulls the ear buds out of her ears, letting them hang down in front of her.

"Hey, how was your run?" he asks her.

"Pretty good, actually," she tells him. "I think I'm almost back down to my pre-baby weight. Should be able to drop the last bit with a few rounds of sparring when I get back to the base."

"Well that's great," he tells her as she falls down next to him on the couch. "Can't have anyone on base asking any questions."

"No we cannot," she shakes her head. "Do you think anyone will notice a change with my body?" she asks him. "Especially my boobs, because I have definitely gone up a cup size since getting pregnant. It's actually kind of weird, to be honest."

"Well I'm hoping that no one in that place is paying close enough attention to your boobs to notice any kind of change," Grant says.

"I really wouldn't put it past Simmons for her to point something out." She leans back into the couch, closing her eyes as she takes deep breaths.

"You know, it's still not too late," he tells her after a moment. "You can always take Jess back with you to the base to live there together. You wouldn't have to tell anyone that I'm her father. I'd completely understand if that's what you want to do."

She looks over to see him with a small frown on his face.

Skye sighs and scoots closer to him, placing her hands on his face to get him to look at her, "I want you to listen to me very carefully, Grant Ward. Jessica is going to stay here with you and I'm going back to the base. I'll come by and visit every few months, especially for Christmas and her birthday. I don't want her around SHIELD and getting accustomed to all of that stuff. It isn't the kind of life I'd want for a kid, especially our kid. You are her father; I want you to be a permanent fixture in her life. And I won't stay at the base forever. Only until I feel that my team can handle themselves and everything else without me there. Then I'll pick someone to take over for me, retire from SHIELD, and come stay here with you and our daughter where we can live out the rest our lives in domestic bliss," she smiles.

He smiles back, "I'm looking forward to it."

She leans forward to press her lips to his, moving her hands down to rest on his neck. He smiles into the kiss, bringing one hand up to the back of her head, tangling it in her hair.

Skye pulls back from the kiss and rests her forehead against his, "I'm going to go and see Jess."

"What time are you leaving?" he asks her as she stands up from the couch.

"Probably right after dinner."

"Okay," he nods. "Now go see Jess, she's probably awake already or going to wake up soon."

She smiles at him, bends down to give him another kiss and then makes her way down the hallway towards the nursery.

Grabbing the door handle to the nursery, Skye twists it and pushes the door open to step inside, flipping the light switch on. She walks up to the crib and peers inside to see Jessica lying on her back, her ladybug doll lying right next to her, her eyes slowly fluttering open.

Skye smiles down at her daughter, "Hey, baby girl." She reaches down and lifts the infant out of the crib, cradling her in her arms. "Good morning, my little angel. Did you sleep well? I'm sure you did." She drops a kiss to the baby's forehead, "Come on, let's get you changed and then we're going to spend some one on one time before mommy has to leave tonight."

She carries the baby over to the changing table and lays her down, grabbing a diaper and the wipes from underneath the top. She quickly unbuttons the onesie, pulls it off, and changes the baby's diaper. She pulls an outfit out of the dresser next to her and steps back over to the changing table, dressing her daughter before lifting her off of the table.

She holds the baby against her chest and then moves over to the rocking chair in the corner, sitting down in it. She leans back and pulls down one side of her shirt, shifting the baby up to allow her to latch on to eat. Smiling down at the baby, she runs a hand across her soft head, opening her mouth to speak, "I'm going to miss you so much when I leave, baby girl." She presses a kiss to the top of her daughters' head before leaning her head back, a small smile on her face as she softly sings to the baby, "Heaven only knows where you been. But I don't really need to know. I know where you're gonna go. On my heart where you're resting your head. And you just look so beautiful, just like you were an angel. Can I stop the flow of time? Can I swim in your divine? 'Cause I don't think I'd ever leave this place. Ooh oh, turn the lights, turn the lights down low. Yeah. Now I'm feeling you, breathing slow. Cause baby we're just reckless kids. Trying to find an island in the flood. And ooh oh, just turn the lights, turn the lights down low."

...

"I really don't want to leave," Skye frowns as she holds Jessica in her arms by the front door, gently rocking the baby.

"I know you don't," Grant says, standing in front of her. "But this is what you wanted, remember? And we'll both still be here when you come back."

She sighs, "Yeah, I know. I just…it's going to be so hard to stay away from this little angel for any length of time."

Grant nods his head, "I know. But if you stay here any longer then people at the base are going to start getting more suspicious than they might already be. And we really don't want that."

"No we don't," she sighs again. She takes a deep breath and then looks up at him, "So, I pumped some milk and left it in the freezer for Jess. Just thaw it out and give it to her when she gets hungry again. I've been breastfeeding her since she was born so she's probably going to be a little hesitant at first to use the bottle, but I'm sure she will pretty quickly once she figures out that's how she's going to get her food. When the stuff I pumped runs out use the formula and the supplement. Do not forget about the supplement, she needs it if she's going to be drinking the formula. And make sure that you—"

"Skye, I know," he smiles. "You told me all of this already, twice. And you also told Kara. Jess and I will be perfectly fine while you're gone. And I promise to send you pictures and keep you updated all the time. And I'll call you immediately if something goes wrong, but nothing bad will happen. I can take of her."

"I know you can. I'm just going to miss you both so much."

"And we'll miss you too. Isn't that right, Jess?" Grant looks down at the baby in Skye's arms.

Jessica just looks up at her parents with wide eyes.

Skye smiles down at the baby and lifts her up so she can press a kiss to her forehead. "I love you, baby girl. Be good for your daddy and your aunt and I'll be home as soon as I can."

She carefully hands the baby up to Grant and then gives him a kiss. "I'll text you when I get back to the base."

"Thank you," he smiles. "Drive safely."

"I will." Skye bends down and picks her bag up off of the floor before stepping out onto the porch. She makes her way down the few steps and over to the SUV. She opens the driver's side door and tosses her bag over into the passenger seat before climbing up into the drivers' seat. She turns over the ignition and pulls away from the curb, giving one last smile and wave to her boyfriend and daughter as she drives away.

Leaning over to grab her bag from the passenger seat, Skye steps down out of the SUV and shuts the door behind her. She pulls her phone out of the outside pocket of her bag and unlocks it, opening up the shell program to type a quick message and send it to Grant Made it back to base safely. Miss you both so much already.

A few seconds later she gets a new message Miss you too. Can't wait until you come back. Attached to the message is a photo of Grant smiling up at her with Jessica lying on his chest.

Skye smiles at the photo before closing out of the program, locking her phone and sliding it into her back pocket.

"Skye?"

Turning her head, she sees Simmons walking quickly towards her. She smiles at her friend, "Simmons, hey."

"Oh it's so great to see you again," Simmons pulls her into a hug.

Skye hugs her back, "I missed you too." She pulls out of the hug and looks at the Brit, "How is everyone?"

"Fine," Simmons tells her. "Coulson's a bit worried, though, considering you were gone for so long and only called a few times for a short time to check in on your team."

"Yeah, sorry about that. I figured that if I called more than just a few times for longer than a couple of minutes then I'd just get sucked back in, and I really needed that vacation."

"That's understandable," Simmons nods. "But you're back now," she smiles.

"Yeah," Skye breathes out. "I'm actually really tired right now so I think I'm going to go to my bunk and get settled back in."

"Alright," Simmons nods again. "I'll see you around, yeah?"

"Yeah," Skye nods, and then makes her way past her friend towards her bunk.

When she reaches her bunk she steps inside, closing and locking the door behind her before dropping her bag onto the floor as she falls backwards onto her bed.

She lets out a deep sigh and then reaches into her pocket for her phone. She unlocks it and goes into her shell program, pulling up the image Grant sent her. She smiles at the photo before her screen flashes with an incoming video call.

She quickly hits the answer button and holds the phone up in front of her face, "Hey."

"Hey," Grant smiles at her through the screen. "You made it back okay."

"Yeah. I'm in my bunk right now. What are you doing?"

"Just put Jess in her crib. She's being a little fussy right now, though, so I thought maybe if she got to see you it'd help calm her down enough to fall asleep."

"Well it is going to be her first night without me actually there. And my first night without her too. So I think we could both do with a little face to face time," she smiles.

"My thoughts exactly," he says.

Skye smiles. "Oh, did you make sure to turn the baby monitor on?"

He nods, "Yes, I did. Despite what you might think, Skye, I do know how to put our daughter to bed."

She sighs, "I know, I'm sorry. I'm just a little bit antsy, I guess, being away from her."

"It's fine. And completely understandable. Alright, here she is." He turns the phone around so the screen is in front of Jessica where she lies in her crib. "Mira, Jessie. Es mamá."

"Hi angel," Skye smiles when she sees her daughter. "Mommy misses you so much, my sweet girl. I love you so so much." She blows a few kisses at the screen. "Be good for your daddy and go to sleep. Don't give him a hard time."

Jessica continues to stare up at the screen.

"Maybe if you sing to her," Grant suggests. "I know she loves hearing you sing to her. Try that one you were singing to her this morning."

"Yeah, okay," Skye nods. She thinks for a moment and then softly sings, "And I would give you everything baby. Can you fell this energy take it. You can have the best of me baby. And I would give you anything. Can you feel this energy take it. You can have the best of me baby."

Jessica's eyes slowly start to flutter closed.

"Would you look at that," Grant whispers and lifts the phone so he can smile at Skye. "Your voice is a miracle worker."

"Well that was a onetime thing. Don't think that you can call me every night to put her to bed by singing to her."

"Don't worry, I won't. But I think Jess might be a bit of a momma's girl."

Skye laughs quietly, "I think the first month after she was born would beg to differ considering she always wanted you to hold her unless she was hungry."

"Still. I think she can tell that you aren't really here."

Skye shrugs, "Maybe. But I'll be back soon."

He nods his head, "Okay. Well I'm going to let you go now, let you get settled back in. But call me if you're ever feeling especially antsy and want to see Jess."

"I will, I promise. And don't forget to send me pictures of the little angel."

"I'll make sure to."

"Good, thank you. I'll talk to you later."

"Yeah, goodnight."

"Goodnight."

Ending the video call, Skye pulls the phone down and rests it against her chest, taking a deep breath as she closes her eyes and relaxes into her mattress.

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