Hey babes! Back again with a new chapter for ya. Even though I'm kind of miserable because I'm sort of sick and it really sucks. But I couldn't let that stop me from bringing you a new chapter. :)
Tamara: Thank you, as always. :)
Enjoy!
*October*
"Oh my goodness," Skye smiles and lets out a small laugh when she sees her daughter standing in the hallway dressed up in her Halloween costume. "You look so great, baby girl."
"Doesn't she?" Grant smiles. "She really is our little angel now."
He looks over at his daughter and smiles at the costume he and Skye picked out for her; a long sleeved white dress that goes down to her ankles, and a pair of white stockings and white dress shoes. A small golden halo is sitting on top of her head of dark hair and she's clutching a plastic pumpkin bucket in one hand.
"Jessie, look over here at me, baby," Skye says to her daughter, squatting down and holding her phone up in front of her, the camera app open and ready. "Smile big for Uncle Lance and Aunt Bobbi and Auntie Kara," she instructs.
Jessica looks up at her mom and gives her a wide toothy smile.
Skye laughs quietly and then snaps the photo, standing up straight again. She looks down at her phone screen and smiles at the photo before sending it to Hunter, Bobbi, and Kara Happy Halloween from the cutest little angel there is. :)
A few seconds later she gets a new text from Bobbi Oh she is so cute. Great costume.
Thanks. :) We're going to head out now so we can hit a few houses before Jess gets even the tiniest bit cranky.
Alright, have fun.
We'll try. :)
Her phone chimes again with a new text from Kara Aww! Look at how cute my little ladybug is. Come stop by my place while you're out so I can see this cute costume in person.
Skye smiles Don't worry, we will. We're actually about to head out so we'll see you in a little bit.
Okay. See you soon.
Skye closes out of the shell program and locks her phone, sliding it into her back pocket. She looks up in time to see Buddy trot into the room. She smiles, "Wow, look at you, Buddy." She looks up at Grant, "I'm guessing this part was your idea."
He smiles and nods his head, "Pretty clever, right?"
She laughs and nods, "Yeah, it kind of is." She looks down to see Buddy sitting on the floor and Jessica squatting down next to him. Buddy has a small red cape attached to his collar and a pair of red plastic horns sitting on his head. "An angel and a devil," she smiles.
"I thought it'd be pretty funny," he shrugs. "Plus, Jess really wants Buddy to go trick-or-treating with us, so I figured if he's going to go with us then he needs a costume too."
"And what about us?" she asks him. "Do we also need costumes since we're going trick-or-treating?"
"Nothing too elaborate," he tells her. "You and I will be going as Zeus and Hera."
She raises a brow, "Oh really, and how exactly are we going to do that?"
He smiles, "I got us each a tunic; yours being more fancy than mine, of course. And I got a lightning bolt for me and a small crown for you."
She looks at him for a moment before letting out a sigh, "Fine. Where is it?"
"Back of the closet," he answers, squatting down beside Buddy to adjust his cape.
Skye makes her way towards the hallway, "I'm going to go change. When I'm done, you go change while I keep an eye on Jess and then we'll get out of here and go trick-or-treating."
He nods his head, "Copy that."
...
"Trick-or-treat!" Grant and Skye say together as the front door opens to reveal Kara on the other side.
Kara smiles, "Wow, look at you guys." She looks down at Jessica, "Hey there, ladybug. You look so stinking cute."
Jessica smiles and steps forward, hugging Kara around the legs, "Aun' Kawa!"
Kara hugs the little girl back, "Hi, Jessie." She reaches down and lifts Jessica up into her arms, "Are you having a fun Halloween, Jess?"
Jessica leans back smiles at Kara, "¡Sí!"
"Well I'm glad," Kara smiles back. She looks over at Grant and Skye, "Nice costumes."
"Apparently Grant thought we needed costumes too," Skye tells the other woman. "And Buddy has one as well."
Kara looks down at the dog and then back up, "Is he a devil?"
"Clever, right?" Grant grins.
"It's pretty funny," Kara smiles.
"Aun' Kawa!" Jessica exclaims, gently tugging on the collar of her aunt's shirt.
"Yes, my little ladybug?"
"Candy!"
"You want some candy?"
Jessica nods, "¡Sí! Por favor."
"Well I think we can make that happen." She looks up at Grant and Skye, "Come on inside, guys. I accidentally left the candy bowl in the kitchen." She opens the door a little wider, allowing the two to step inside. They follow Kara into the kitchen where the candy bowl is sitting on the counter.
"Candy!" Jessica shouts with a smile, leaning forward out of Kara's arms to reach the bowl.
"Whoa, slow down for a minute, Jess," Kara manages to reign the little girl in. "You only get a few pieces," she tells her. "I don't need your mom and dad chewing my head off for loading you up on sweets."
"Dulces," Jessica grins.
"Good job, Jess," Grant smiles at his daughter. He looks at Kara, "Looks like she remembers what 'sweets' is in Spanish."
"It definitely does seem that way," Kara smiles. She turns her attention to Jessica, "Are you having fun learning Spanish with your dad, Jessie?"
Jessica nods, "Sí."
"Well that's great to hear. Now, I think I owe someone a few pieces of candy…" she trails off with a smile, laughing at the eager look on Jessica's face as she reaches for the candy bowl.
...
"Hand me that Mounds bar right there," Skye tells Grant, pointing to one of the wrapped candies in his lap. They're both lounging back on the couch in the living room, a Halloween movie playing out on the TV as they eat some of their daughters' candy.
Grant picks up the candy and hands it over to his girlfriend, "Do you really think that we should be doing this?"
"Doing what?" Skye asks, her eyes not leaving the screen as she peels open the candy wrapper.
"Eating Jess' candy," he clarifies.
She turns her head to look at him, "It's not like she's going to be able to eat all of it before it becomes all gross and old. We're just helping her out a little. Plus, the pieces of candy that we're eating are the ones she probably won't like. So when you really think about it, there's no real harm being done here," she smiles.
He chuckles, "Yeah, I suppose you're right."
"Of course I am," she scoffs, turning her head back to the TV.
"I love you."
Skye turns her head to see him looking at her with a look of complete adoration, a smile on his face. She smiles back at him, "I love you too. So much more than I ever thought was even possible."
"Same goes for me about you," he says with a small nod. "I've always loved you, Skye. That is never going to change."
The two just look at each other with smiles on their faces as the Halloween movie continues to play in the background.
"Marry me," Skye says, breaking the comfortable silence between them.
Grant's breath hitches, "What?"
"You heard me." She reaches forward and takes his hand in hers, linking their fingers together, and smiles wider at him, "Grant Douglas Ward, will you marry me?"
"Well I don't exactly have an engagement ring to give to you," he points out.
She shrugs, "It'd be a dangerous hazard in my line of work anyway, for more than one reason. Plus, no one back at base besides Bobbi and Hunter knows that we're actually together. Just find me a nice, simple wedding ring that I can wear on a chain around my neck when I'm on base and then on my finger when I'm here and I will be perfectly fine. Just as long as I get to marry the man that I love."
"You're serious about this," he says.
She smiles and nods her head, "Very."
His smile widens, "Then yes, Skye Johnson, I would love to marry you." Skye grins, leaning forward to press her lips to his, the movie and candy long forgotten.
*November*
"Can you pass me that right there?" Grant asks Skye from his place standing in front of one of the kitchen counters, pointing to an ingredient that sits close to her.
Skye picks up the ingredient and hands it over to him, then returns to resting her elbows on the counter and her head in her hands. "Grant?"
"Yeah?"
"When do you think we should get married?"
"Hmm?" he replies, not looking up from the turkey in front of him.
"When do you think we should get married?" she repeats. "We need to pick a date. And a place too."
He looks up at her briefly, "Well, when do you want to get married?"
She shrugs, "I don't know. All I know is that I don't want to wait for too much longer. The sooner I get to be married to your ruggedly handsome face, the better."
"Well I'm fine with whenever and wherever you decide," he says. "At the end of the day, as long as I get to slide a ring onto your finger and call you my wife, I'll be fine," he smiles at her.
She smiles back, "You're too sweet." Her eyes go wide, "Ooh! What about a New Years wedding out n the backyard?"
"New Years?" he repeats, covering the pan of turkey with tinfoil.
Skye bites her lip between her teeth, smiles, and nods her head, "Mm-hmm."
"Why New Years?" he asks, leaning forward on the counter on his forearms.
"I want to get married as soon as possible, but a Christmas wedding is kind of cliché. Plus, we became an official couple on New Years, and said 'I love you' for the first time on New Years, so it just seems right to get married on New Years. It's kind of like our thing when you think about it. We could make the backyard look really nice with some twinkling lights or something; it'll be so perfect."
Grant smiles, "Well then, it sounds to me like we're going to have a New Years wedding."
Skye gasps, "Really?"
He nods his head, "Really."
Skye beams at him and then leans forward over the counter to press her lips to his. She pulls back slightly, her eyes closed, "I love you."
"I love you too."
...
"You know, I didn't really think I could miss your amazing tasting turkey so much until this very moment right now when I'm about to eat it again," Skye says to Grant as they sit at the dining table, Jessica's high chair pulled right up next to Skye's seat.
"Well that's very nice to hear," Grant smiles, grabbing the carving knife. "I meant to ask you before, but how are things going on base?" he begins cutting into the medium sized bird.
Skye sighs, "Going."
"Any chance of you getting out of there for good anytime soon?" he asks her.
"Honestly? I don't think so. I mean, my team is doing really well, but I don't know if I'll be comfortable leaving them just yet. We have a few new Inhumans that are still pretty hesitant about a lot of things, especially when it comes to their abilities, and I'm the one who's been helping them transition into this whole lifestyle. So I'd feel really bad for leaving them before they're fully comfortable."
He nods his head, "I understand. But I don't want you to wait too long to leave, okay?"
She smiles at him, "I promise I won't."
"Good," he nods. "Now, shall we eat?" he smiles, holding up a slice of turkey.
Skye smiles back, holding her plate out to him, "Yes please."
"Tukey!" Jessica exclaims, her eyes locked onto the bird.
Grant smiles over at his daughter, "Do you want some turkey too, Jess?"
Jessica nods and hits her small hands against the plastic tray of her high chair, "Tukey!"
"Can you say 'turquía'?" Grant asks.
"Tukey!"
Skye smiles and laughs, "We heard you, baby girl. Daddy's going to cut you a small slice of turkey, okay?" She looks over at Grant, "I am never going to get tired of this."
"Of what?" he asks her, cutting a small slice off of the turkey for Jessica.
"Being here with you and Jess."
Grant smiles, "And we'll never get tired of having you here."
So? What did you think? Let me know in a review down below. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Bam! They're engaged! Who's excited for the upcoming wedding? I am. :)
Also, I've decided to have another member of the team find out Skye's secret. Anyone want to take a guess as to who it will be? :)
Until next time,
Jellybean96 out!