Hey babes! Back again with a new chapter for ya. I had a lot of fun writing this one and I'm excited for you all to read it.

It's New Years, which means it's time for the wedding! :)

Enjoy!

*December/January*

"Are you sure you're ready for this?" Bobbi asks Skye as they stand together in the master bedroom.
Skye takes a deep breath as she looks at herself in the full-length mirror in front of her, "Definitely. I didn't know I really wanted any of this until I met Grant. Then of course I thought it wouldn't happen after all the Hydra crap that went down, but then we started fooling around and I got pregnant with Jess and now here we are," she gives a small smile.

"Here we are," Bobbi smiles and nods. "I'm really happy for you, Skye. You and Grant definitely deserve this after everything that has happened between and to the both of you."

Skye smiles at her friend, "Thanks, Bobbi. That really means a lot." She sighs, "I just wish that the others could be here for this. But I know that as soon as Coulson saw Grant he'd try and arrest him or shoot him or something really awful."

"They all care about you," Bobbi assures her. "I'm sure they could at least try to put aside their hatred for Grant for a couple of hours to be here for you."

"I know they all care about me," Skye says. "I really care about them too; SHIELD took me in and was like a family to me when I needed one. But despite how much they say they care about me, I really don't think that any of them could put aside their hatred for Grant long enough to be here. Most of them would immediately put him six feet underground if given the chance to do so. And I won't risk anything like that happening to the man I love."

Bobbi nods, "I get it. And don't worry about the next couple of days, either. Kara said she's going to watch Jess for you guys and Hunter and I will cover for you back on base while you're on your honeymoon," she smiles.

"Thank you, Bobbi," Skye smiles back at her. "Really, thank you so much for everything that you've done for us."

"It's no problem," Bobbi assures her. "That's what friends are for."

Skye nods her head and then takes a deep breath, smoothing her hands down the front of her simple white dress. She turns her head to look at Bobbi, "Where's Jess?"

"Last I saw her she was with Kara. I think she's asleep in her room now, though."

Skye nods, "Yeah, okay, good. I was kind of hoping that she'd be able to be awake for this, but I think it's better that she's sleeping. I'd rather have her sleep through the wedding than stay up all night and be a complete terror during the day or sleep the whole day and have her whole schedule completely shot."

"Very true," Bobbi nods. "Now, it's almost midnight, shall we go?"

Skye takes another deep as she looks at herself in the mirror, "Time to get married."

...

"As the old draws to a close and we get ready to ring in the new, we also are taking some time to recognize these two wonderful people in front of us and their choice to join together in marriage. This is a joyous occasion and we are all more than happy to celebrate it with the two of them. At this time, Grant and Skye have chosen to recite their own vows." The priest looks over at Grant and nods his head once at him.

Grant nods back and then looks at Skye, holding her hands tightly in his own. He takes a deep breath and then opens his mouth to speak, "Skye, you and Jessica are my entire world. I honestly never thought that I would be capable of loving two people as much as I love you and our daughter. And I don't know if it's possible for me to be any happier than I am whenever I'm with the both of you. When we first met, I didn't want to love you, I really tried my hardest not to. But I guess there was just something about you that I couldn't resist. Somehow you found a way to bury yourself deep into my heart and you never left. When I ruined things I thought I lost you for good and that I'd never get you or what we could have had back. But then we found out about Jess and you told me that you actually wanted me to be a part of her life, and that's when I started to see the hope. That's the day that everything really changed for me and it's been an amazing adventure ever since then. You stole my heart, Skye. But you don't need to give it back because there's no one else I'd rather have keep, protect, and love it. And I promise to do the same with your heart. You're my everything, Skye. I love you and I can't wait to be called your husband."

Skye smiles, wiping a few tears off of her cheeks. She takes a deep, calming breath and then speaks, "Grant Ward, you completely ruined any chance I had at loving anyone else after we met. Even though what we had in the beginning never really amounted to much, and you really hurt me, after you left I realized that none of the guys I was with before and none of the guys I would possibly be with after could ever live up to you. I was always searching for my family, people I could love and would love me with no questions asked, but I never thought you would end up being the one person I love so much more than anyone or anything else. As cheesy as it may sound, I think my soul knew that it was waiting for you long before I even met you, and once it found you it didn't want to let you go. And I don't want to let you go either. After all the struggles we went through I finally have you; we're finally at this amazing point. You and Jessica are the two best things to ever happen to me and I couldn't be any happier with my life than I am right now. You're it for me, Grant Ward. You always have been, and you always will be." She smiles up at him and he smiles back.

"The rings, please," the priest says as the clock counts down the final minutes.

Grant reaches behind him to take the rings from Hunter, passing one of them over to Skye.

"If you would each place the ring on the others left hand."

Grant holds Skye's left hand in his, sliding the gold band onto her fourth finger.

Skye smiles down at the ring before sliding Grant's band onto his fourth finger.

They both look at each other again and smile wide; both of their faces full of pure love and joy.

"As the final seconds tick down, I am happy to say, that by the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."

Grant smiles, stepping forward and tugging on Skye's hands to pull her closer, allowing him to press his lips to hers. Fireworks explode in the sky behind them at that exact moment, ringing in 2019.

When they pull apart, Grant smiles down at her, "Happy New Year, Mrs. Ward."

She smiles back up at him, "Happy New Year, Mr. Ward."

...

Breathing heavily, Skye falls back onto the bed and pulls the white sheet up over her chest. She turns her head to look at Grant lying next to her, breathing heavily as well. "You okay, babe?" she asks him.

He nods his head, "Yeah." He turns his head towards her and smiles, "I'm better than okay."

"Me too," she smiles back. "We're married now," she says after a beat.

"Yeah, we are. And I'm going to be honest with you right now and say that I really never thought that this day would happen."

"I never thought it would either," she tells him. She flips over and scoots closer to him, resting her arms on his chest to look at him better; one of his hands lands on her hip. She lets out a small sigh, "After everything that happened I really, really never thought we'd be here at this point."

"I know, I'm pretty sure you said that in your vows," he gives her a small laugh.

"I'm being serious right now, Grant. You broke my heart that day and for a long time I didn't think I'd ever be able to put all the pieces back together."

"But the important thing is that you did," Grant smiles at her, bringing his other hand up to caress her cheek. "And now we're married with a beautiful daughter."

Skye smiles at him, tilting her head to lean into his hand, "Yeah, you're right. She takes a deep breath, "And you know, I think that not having to worry about if Jess is awake and going to interrupt us made having sex tonight much more enjoyable. I wish it could be like that at home."

Grant grins and in one fluid motion he pulls the sheet away from Skye's body and flips them around so he's hovering above her. "I'm sure we can get creative," he smiles, dipping his head to capture her lips in his again.

*February*

"I promise you I'm fine, Kenny," Skye assures one of her young recruits as she pulls her shirt back down over her body, covering the wrapping of her bruised ribs. "I've been through worse pain than just some bruised ribs, believe me."

"Still," Kenny speaks up, "I feel kind of bad about it."

"Well don't," Skye smiles reassuringly at him, hopping down off of the med bay table. "I'm just going to go rest up in my room. Don't let what happened today keep you from training with the others. Things like this happen sometimes, you just have to work on your control against inanimate objects, as well as people. It's all about control. You have the control, not your powers. Remember that, alright?"

Kenny nods his head, "Okay."

"Good," Skye smiles. "I'll see you later." She gives him a quick pat on the shoulder and then makes her way out of the med bay and down the hall towards her bunk.

Once she enters the room she climbs up onto her bed, wincing slightly at the pain in her side. Leaning over to her nightstand, she grabs her phone and unlocks it, going into her shell program to find Grant's number. She starts up a video call and holds it up in front of her face, waiting eagerly for him to answer.

A second later, Grant's face fills the screen, "Hello beautiful."

She smiles, "Hey handsome. Happy Valentine's Day."

"Happy Valentine's Day to you too. How has your day been?"

"Well, I got the absolute best gift any girl could ask for; bruised ribs."

"Are you okay?" he asks her.

She nods, "Yeah, I'm fine. It's just from training. This new Inhuman Kenny is pretty strong, and we're pretty sure he's able to turn it off and on. He just hasn't quite figured out how to do that yet. But he's slowly getting there."

Grant nods his head, "Okay. As long as he doesn't seriously injure you."

"He's still a little scared to use his full strength because he doesn't want to hurt anyone. But he's a really sweet kid. I've been training with him because he's too scared to train with anyone else right now."

"Alright. As long as you're being careful."

"I am," she assures him. "Now, let's quit talking about my work here and talk about something else."

"I think we can do that," Grant smiles. "What would you like to talk about?"

Skye shifts slightly on the bed, "Hmm. Maybe how this is our first Valentine's Day as a married couple and we aren't together for it."

"Well it's not too late to come out here. There's still plenty of time left in the day."

She tilts her head and smiles sadly, "I know. But I think everyone would get suspicious if I left again, even if just for a couple hours, and it takes a few hours to even get out there. Plus, I'll be there next month for Jess' party."

"Yes you will," he nods. "And Jess is very excited to see you again, she keeps going on and on about you and playing with you and all that."

"Well I'm very much looking forward to it. I miss you both so much."

"We miss you too," he smiles.

"So do you two have any big plans for the rest of the day?" Skye asks him.

"Well, we're going to the annual Valentine's Day Father Daughter, Mother Son Dance like we did last year. And I think this year might be more fun because she's a bit older now."

"Definitely. And be sure to send me lots of pictures. You hardly sent me any last year."

"We were just having too much fun," Grant smiles. "But I promise I'll send you more pictures."

"Thank you," Skye smiles. "And don't let her eat too many sweets or anything while you're there. You don't want her to get sick."

"I promise," Grant smiles and nods. "Now, I'm going to go so you can rest up and let those ribs heal."

"How do you know that talking to you isn't helping them heal?" she tries.

He chuckles, "Skye, you need to rest."

She sighs, "Fine. But I'll be waiting for those pictures."

"I'll send them as soon as I take them," he smiles.

She nods once, "Good. I love you."

"I love you too. Bye."

"Bye."

Pulling her phone down, she closes out of the program and locks her phone, setting it down on her nightstand. She scoots down on the bed, being careful of her ribs and lies down on her pillow, letting sleep overtake her as she closes her eyes.

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