Hey babes! Back again with a new chapter for ya. I think some part of me has decided to update twice a week, so that's a thing that's happening now. You should all happy. That means it's not as long of a wait between chapters. And I can do that with this one considering it's all completely written. I just finished the final chapter yesterday.
Still have a little ways to go though, so don't worry. :)
Enjoy!
*May*
"This sucks," Skye says into her phone as soon as Grant picks up.
"I'm sorry to hear that," he replies. "But would you maybe care to elaborate for me on what sucks and why it does?"
"This is the first year that I can actually celebrate Mother's Day and I'm not even there with the person who made me a mother. That's what sucks."
"I know it's tough, Skye. But this is what you wanted."
Skye sighs, "Yeah, I know. I just hate it. I want to be there with you both, but I have to take care of all of this stuff so that I can stay with you permanently and I just…I don't know."
"Skye, relax, okay? Just take a few deep breaths and calm down. Everything is going to be fine. You know what you're doing."
"Do I, Grant? Do I really know what I'm doing?"
"I have complete and utter faith in you, Skye. I know that you can handle whatever is put in front of you; you always have been. You just have to believe in yourself too."
"How is it that you always know just what to say?" she asks him.
"I guess you could call it a gift. But seriously, I know it's tough being away from our daughter on a holiday that is actually meant to praise you for being her mother, but even though you aren't here with us, it doesn't mean we can't still celebrate somehow."
She furrows her brows, "What do you mean?"
"Give me a minute to switch over to a video call."
"Okay."
"Great. See you in a second."
The call ends and Skye pulls her phone away from ear, looking at the screen and waiting for it to light back up with a video call.
A minute later, her phone buzzes and lights up with Grant's smiling face, indicating an incoming video call. Smiling to herself, she hits the answer button and holds the phone up in front of her.
The next thing she sees is Jessica lying on the living room floor, two large paper banners spread out above and below her reading HAPPY MOTHERS DAY, MOM. YOU ARE THE BEST. I LOVE YOU.
The camera shifts and then Grant's smiling face is filling up the screen, "So, what do you think?"
Skye gives him a watery smile, "It's wonderful, I love it. Thank you."
"Anything to make you feel a little better."
"I have a question, though."
"Shoot."
"Was it your plan all along to show me Jess and that banner over a video call?"
"Actually I was just planning on taking a photo and sending it to you, but then you called."
"Ah," she nods. "Well it was very thoughtful of you."
"I'm glad you like it. I'm going to let you go now so you can do whatever it is that you need to do, but I'll talk to you soon."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye."
Ending the video call, Skye holds her phone against her chest and smiles to herself, thinking about her boyfriend and daughter back home.
...
Running a hand through her hair, Skye sighs frustratingly and leans back in her chair. "Oh this is ridiculous," she mutters under her breath.
Her phone going off next to her pulls her attention to it. She picks up her phone and unlocks it, going into the shell program to find a new message and photo from Grant Look who's two months old today. The picture attached to the text shows Jessica lying on her back on her blanket, a tiny smile on her face.
Skye smiles at the photo and then clicks on the button for a video call, holding the phone up in front of her face.
A second later, the screen fills with the image of Jessica lying on her blanket, her stuffed ladybug lying right next to her. Skye smiles, "Hi, baby girl. Mommy misses you so much."
The screen shifts and then Grant is lying down next to Jessica, a smile on his face, "Hello, beautiful."
"Hey," she says. "I can't believe she's already two months old."
"Neither can I," Grant shakes his head. "She's getting so big."
"I miss you guys so much," Skye tells him. "I wish I could come by sooner but I need to make up for all the time I spent away, and if I leave so soon again, people are probably going to start asking a lot of questions. But hopefully I'll still be able to come down in August. I want to come down for the Fourth, but I don't know if I'll be able to. Even if things aren't crazy here, I still might not be able to get away."
"That's okay, I get it. But I can't wait until I get to see you again in person."
"Neither can I," she smiles.
Jessica makes a gurgling sound, pulling Grant and Skye's attention to her.
"What is it, Jess?" Grant speaks up. "Do you want all the attention on you? Considering you are your mothers' daughter I would not be surprised."
"And what exactly is that supposed to mean?" Skye asks with a raised eyebrow.
Grant looks back at her, "Nothing bad. Just that you don't mind a little attention on yourself every once in a while instead of everyone else."
Skye purses her lips and narrows her eyes, "You are so lucky I am not there right now, Grant Douglas Ward."
"Ooh, use of the full name."
"You are so infuriating," she tells him with a small smile.
He grins, "You love it."
"Maybe. But I really hope that's one trait of yours that Jessica does not inherit."
"Only time will tell."
"Yes it will," she smiles. "And I can't wait to see what kind of a personality she ends up having too."
"Well I think I'll be fine with pretty much any personality so long as she looks like you," he smiles. "Because you are incredibly beautiful and I want our daughter to look just like you."
"As long as she's happy and healthy I'll be fine," Skye says.
"Me too," Grant agrees. He takes a deep breath, "Well, I'm going to let you go now because I'm assuming you still have a lot of work to do."
Skye sighs, "Yes, I do. I have a lot of paperwork to finish filling out and files to read up on of a few new Inhumans that came in while I was gone that I'm just now actually getting around to reading. But I really don't want to do any of this right now."
"I know. But you have to. I'll talk to you later, okay?"
She nods, "Yeah, okay. Bye."
"Bye." He looks down at the baby next to him, "Jessie, dile adiós a mamá."
"Bye, angel," Skye smiles at her daughter. "Mommy loves you so so much."
Grant looks back at the screen and smiles, "Bye."
"Bye," Skye smiles back and then ends the video call.
Setting her phone down on her desk, Skye leans forward in her chair, resting her elbows on top of the desk and setting her chin in her hands. She stares down at the reports and files in front of her before taking a deep breath, sitting up straight and getting back to work.
*June*
Picking up her phone, Skye opens up her shell program and selects Grant's number, typing a quick message to him Happy Father's Day, Grant. Any special plans for today?
A few minutes later she gets a reply Thanks, Skye. And no, no special plans. It's just like any other normal day in the Ward household. Though Jess did buy me a present for this special holiday.
Skye laughs quietly Oh really. And what exactly did she get you?
A very nice home gym. It's really easy to set up and take down and it utilizes different parts of the house for your workout.
I see. Jess must really love her daddy.
Of course she does. And since it's my first Father's Day, she wanted to make it extra special for me.
I'm sure that's exactly what it is.
It was. She knows how much I like to workout to stay fit and thought that a home gym type of thing would be a good Father's Day present.
Whatever you say.
Have you tried it out yet?
Not yet. But I plan on trying it out very soon.
That's good to hear. I'm going to go now, I just wanted to say Happy Father's Day.
Thanks. Bye.
Bye.
...
Hearing her phone go off next to her, Skye turns her attention away from her laptop. She picks up the device and unlocks it, going into the shell program to find a new text from Kara with a video file attached Almost three months old and already helping her dad with his workouts. :)
Grabbing her headphones, she plugs them into her phone and sticks the buds in her ears. She hits play and smiles as the video starts.
Grant is lying shirtless on the living room floor with Jessica lying on her back on top of his legs, her head resting against his feet.
Grant looks over in the direction of the camera and smiles, "You ready?"
"Yep," Kara's voice comes from behind the phone.
Grant looks over at Jessica and gives her a small smile before lying back all the way and curling his arms up underneath of his head.
There's a pause and then he starts lifting his legs, Jessica's body still lying across him.
After a few times of him doing leg lifts, he sits up and pulls Jessica down into his lap, planting a kiss to her cheek.
Grant looks directly into the camera, "No offense, Skye, but I think I might like working out with Jess more than I do with you. She's such a great workout partner," he presses a kiss to Jessica's temple and then smiles into the camera as the video stops.
Skye smiles to herself as she closes out of the video. She goes to Grant's name in her contact list and sends a new text message That workout video was very cute.
I'm glad you think so. We had some fun doing a bunch of different exercises today.
Maybe when I come back we can do some family workouts :) Spend some quality time together.
That does not sound like a bad idea.
It's good that you think that. Because even if you thought it wasn't a good idea I still would have made you do it anyway.
And I don't doubt that for a second. But you know that I'd never pass up an opportunity to spend as much time as I can with you and Jess.
Yes, I do know that. And the same goes for me.
By the way, how's Kara doing as the godmother to our little angel?
Pretty well, actually. She's over quite a bit to spend time with Jess. And I think Jess has taken quite a liking to her too.
Well I'm glad. Kara's nice, I still feel really bad for everything that happened to her.
You had nothing to do with any of that so don't blame yourself for it. And she's past it all now. I told you about her personal excursion she went on, right?
Yeah. You said she went on a trip to figure out who she is without SHIELD. And she told me about it when she came by in February.
Right, well she figured everything out. And like I'm sure she told you, she's, emotionally, past everything that happened to her. She doesn't harbor any hard feelings towards anyone involved anymore.
And that's really good. I know from personal experience that holding grudges against people doesn't do much good in the end.
Very true. Though, your grudge against me led us to having Jess, so there is that.
That wasn't a grudge so much as pent up sexual frustration from when we were always around each other that desperately needed to be released. Then after that it was pretty much just a stress reliever. But I get your point; I think Jess is definitely the best thing to happen to either of us.
"Skye."
Lifting her head, Skye sees Mack standing in the doorway to the lounge.
"Mack, hey. What's up?"
"Mission briefing in five."
Skye nods, "Great, thanks. I'll be right there."
She looks back down at her phone to read Grant's text It's actually a bit of a tie for me on whether you or Jess was the best thing to happen to me. You're both pretty great.
Good answer. :) I have to go now because there's a mission briefing, but I'll talk to you soon. Give Jess a bunch of kisses for me and tell Kara I say hey.
Will do. Talk to you later.
Closing out of the program and locking her phone, Skye stands up from the couch, shoves the phone into her back pocket and makes her way out of the lounge and towards the briefing room.
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*Say goodbye to mommy*
Until next time,
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