Hey babes! Back again with a new chapter for ya. Hope you enjoy this one, I think it's pretty fun. Also, happy Fourth of July weekend out there to all my fellow Americans. Hope you all have fun and stay safe this weekend. :)
And now, the chapter. Enjoy!
*March*
Feeling her phone vibrating in her back pocket, Bobbi stops in the hallway and pulls it out to see an incoming call from Skye.
Hitting the answer button she holds the phone up to her ear, "Hey."
"Hey. Are you guys on your way yet?"
"We're just about to head out. Why?"
"Oh, no real reason. I was just reminding Jess earlier how you guys are coming to her party and she got really excited. She keeps asking me when you guys are going to get here. So I just thought I'd call and see where you're at. Or if you've left yet."
"We're still at the base. We're headed down to the garage now, though. So we should be there in a couple hours."
"That's great. Jess will be very happy to hear that. Though she'll probably keep whining because you aren't actually here yet."
Bobbi laughs quietly, "Well tell the little munchkin to be patient and that we'll see her very soon. We got her a pretty great present, if I do say so myself."
"I'll make sure to pass on the message. See you when you get here."
"Yeah, bye."
"Bye."
Pulling the phone away from her ear, Bobbi hits the end call button and slides the device back into her pocket. "That was Skye," she says to Hunter.
"Yeah, I gathered that much. What'd she want?"
"She was just wondering if we were on our way yet. Apparently Jess keeps whining because we aren't there."
"Well then let's not keep the birthday girl waiting," Hunter smiles.
"No, we wouldn't want to do that," Bobbi smiles back. The two take a few steps down the hall when a voice stops them from behind.
"Agent Hunter, Agent Morse."
The two agents stop in their path and turn around to see Coulson standing in front of them.
"Sir," Bobbi says.
"Where are you two headed?" he asks them.
"Just out for the day," Bobbi tells him.
"Yeah," Hunter nods his head. "Things are a bit slow here so we figured we'd just spend a little bit of time out in the city, get some fresh air."
Coulson furrows his brows, "Alright. Keep your phones on you in case I need to get a hold of one or both of you."
"We will, sir," Bobbi assures him.
Coulson nods his head once and then turns around to make his way back down the hallway.
"That was certainly a close one," Hunter breathes out.
Bobbi nods, "Yes it was. Now come on, let's get going before Jess really drives Skye crazy with all her whining." She gestures with her head towards the door of the base.
"Yeah, alright. Do you have the gift?" he asks her as they start walking.
"We have to pick it up from the store on the way," she tells him.
"You think she'll like it?" he asks.
"I'm sure she will," Bobbi tells him. "Now hurry up."
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Stepping up to the front of the house, Bobbi raises her fist and knocks on the door.
A few seconds later, the front door opens to reveal Skye standing on the other side. She smiles wide when she sees them, "Hey guys, come on in." She pulls the door open wider and allows the two agents inside the house.
"Sorry about being super early," Bobbi apologizes as she and Hunter step inside. "Things were kind of slow back at base so we figured we'd just head on over."
"You guys are perfectly fine," Skye tells them, shutting the door. "Being early to the party just means that you can keep an eye on Jess for me while I finish getting some things ready."
"We'd be more than happy to," Bobbi smiles. She steps forward into the living room where Jessica is sitting on the floor playing with some of her toys, "Hey there, sweet girl."
"Aunt Bobbi!" Jessica grins, jumping up from the floor and running over to Bobbi, launching herself into the older woman's arms, throwing her small arms around Bobbi's neck and hugging her tightly.
Bobbi laughs, hugging her back. She adjusts the girl and settles her on her hip, "How are you?"
"Good," Jessica smiles.
"Glad to hear it," Bobbi smiles.
"I better get back to the cake," Skye speaks up, moving towards the kitchen.
"That's probably a good idea," Hunter says.
"Where's Grant?" Bobbi asks as she and Hunter follow Skye through the house and towards the kitchen.
"He went out to the store to get a few more things for the party," Skye tells them, moving behind the counter in the kitchen to continue working on Jessica's birthday cake. "He should be back soon, though."
"Okay," Bobbi nods.
"Aunt Bobbi," Jessica speaks up, getting her aunt's attention.
"Yes, sweet pea?"
"Vamos a jugar fuera."
"You want to go play outside?" Bobbi asks her. Jessica nods her head. Bobbi smiles, "I think we can make that happen. Should Uncle Lance come outside with us?"
"¡Sí!" Jessica smiles, nodding her head.
Bobbi laughs, "Alright." She looks over at her ex-husband, "You heard the girl, let's go play outside."
"Mamá tambien," Jessica says, looking over at her mother.
"I can't, baby," Skye tells her daughter. "Mamá's got to finish your cake before everybody shows up for your party. But I'm sure daddy will join you guys when he gets home. Now go on outside and play, okay?"
"Kay," Jessica says.
"Play safely, please," Skye tells the two adults as they make their way towards the back door and out to the yard.
"We will," Bobbi calls back, stepping out the door and down into the grass.
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"Hello? I heard there's a birthday girl back here somewhere."
"Auntie Kara!" Jessica shouts when she sees Kara stepping through the back door and into the yard. She runs over to her aunt and hugs her tightly.
Kara smiles at her goddaughter, picking her up and giving her a hug. "Happy birthday, my little ladybug. I'm so sorry I'm late."
"Está bien," Jessica says to her. "Come pay! ¡Ven a jugar!"
Kara laughs, "I will, bug. Just let me go say hi to your mom and dad first."
"Kay."
Kara smiles and sets Jessica back down in the grass, allowing her to go back over to where she was before.
Turning around, Kara makes her way over to where Grant and Skye are.
"Kara, hey," Skye smiles at the woman and pulls her into a hug. "We're so glad you could make it."
"Of course," Kara smiles back. "There's no way that I'd even think about missing this."
"That's good," Skye nods once. "Because Jess loves whenever she gets to see her Auntie Kara."
"And I love getting to see her too," Kara smiles. "Sorry I'm late, by the way."
Skye waves her off, "It's fine. You're here and Jess is happy. And as long as my daughter is happy I'm happy," Skye smiles.
"Why exactly were you late, if you don't mind me asking?" Grant directs at Kara.
A small blush creeps up Kara's cheeks and she ducks her head slightly. She looks back up at Grant and Skye, "I uh, I was actually out with Ben."
Skye grins, "Ooh, I think I remember you telling me about Ben when I was here the time before last. Any juicy new details for me?" she waggles her eyebrows at her friend.
"No, nothing juicy," Kara says, making Skye frown. Kara smiles, "But things are going pretty well between us so far. He's a lot different than any of the other guys I've ever gone out with. I really like him."
Skye beams, "Well I'm really happy for you, Kara."
"Thanks," Kara smiles. "But enough about me, today is all about Jessica."
"Yes it is," Skye smiles and nods. "We have a party going on all around us for the little angel. Speaking of which, babe, how are the hot dogs and burgers coming along?" she looks back at her husband.
"They should be done very soon," he tells her.
She nods, "Good. Because I am getting very hungry. As I'm sure everyone else around here is too."
"Then I should probably check on them and make sure they aren't burnt," he drops a kiss to her temple before turning back to the grill.
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"¡Mamá!"
Skye turns her head from where she's standing near the house speaking with Bobbi to see Jessica toddling through the grass towards her, a smile on her face.
"Hey Jessie," Skye smiles down at her daughter, lifting her up off of the ground and settling her on her hip. "Wow, look at you," she lets out a small laugh when she gets a good look at Jessica's painted face.
"¡Mira!" Jessica exclaims, pointing to her face.
"I see," Skye nods, smiling at her daughters' face that is painted to look like butterfly wings on her cheeks and antennas on her forehead. "You look very pretty, baby girl."
"What about me? Do I look pretty too?"
Bobbi and Skye look over to see Hunter walking towards them, his own face painted to look like an orange cat. Both women let out a loud laugh when they get a look at him.
"Nice look, Hunter," Bobbi says with a smile, still laughing.
"I happen to think I look rather nice. What do you think, squirt?" he looks over at Jessica.
Jessica grins, reaching out to touch his face, "Cat! ¡Gato!"
"She picked it out for me," Hunter tells the two women. "I couldn't decide what to get so I asked for her opinion. She pointed at the picture of the cat so I got my face painted like a cat."
"Well I think it looks great," Skye smiles.
"Thank you," Hunter nods once. He looks at Bobbi, "At least someone here thinks so."
"Auntie Kara también," Jessica says.
Skye looks at her daughter, "Did Auntie Kara get her face painted too?"
Jessica nods, "Sí."
"Jess decided on a dog for me," Kara announces as she approaches the small group, her face painted to look like a Dalmatian. "A Dalmatian to be exact," Kara clarifies.
"She loves watching 101 Dalmatians," Skye tells Kara. "So it makes perfect sense why she'd pick that."
"I guess it does," Kara nods. "I don't mind it though. Dalmatians are pretty cute. I've actually been thinking recently about getting a dog at some point down the line."
"You definitely should," Skye tells her, setting Jessica back down on the grass. Jessica reaches up and grabs hold of Hunter's hand and tugs him along after her towards the open space of the yard. Skye looks back at Kara, "Dogs can be a lot of work, but they're also really fun to have around. Jess absolutely loves Buddy. Sometimes I still can't believe Grant actually bought her a puppy. I know for a fact that he purposefully waited until I left again to buy her that dog."
"Somehow that doesn't surprise me," Bobbi smiles. "I may not know him as well as either of you but I can see how much he loves Jess. I'm sure all she had to do was look up at him with those big brown eyes of hers and he completely caved."
Kara nods, "I'm sure that's exactly what happened. Grant is completely head over heels for his girls. He says that one look from either of you and he is at a complete loss."
Skye just laughs, "Guilty as charged."
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"That was a really great party you put together, Skye," Bobbi tells her friend as she helps carry things inside the house once everyone left after the party.
"Thanks," Skye smiles. "I'm glad you enjoyed yourself."
"I did," Bobbi nods. "But I think Hunter enjoyed himself way more than I did."
"He did seem pretty excited about the whole face painting thing when he saw it," Skye chuckles.
Bobbi laughs too, "Yeah. I'm going to have to make sure he gets his face completely cleaned off before we get back. Otherwise people might ask questions that we don't want them to ask."
"Good point," Skye nods. "But even if he did show up to the base with face paint on, I'm sure you guys would figure out some explanation."
"Probably," Bobbi nods her head. "But I'd still rather not risk it."
"True," Skye nods her head. "And hey, aren't parties a lot more fun when you don't have to crash them first?" she smiles at her friend.
Bobbi smiles and nods, "Yes, I suppose they are."
"Hey Skye, where do you want these presents?"
Skye turns her head to see Kara stepping inside the house, carrying a few gifts in her arms.
"You can just set them in the living room," Skye tells her. "If they go in her room she'll just get into them before I can put them all away and it'll be one giant mess."
"Good idea," Kara smiles, setting the gifts down on the living room floor.
"Thanks," Skye smiles at the woman.
"No problem," Kara smiles back. "Really great party, by the way."
"I'm glad you enjoyed yourself," Skye says to her.
"I did," Kara nods her head. "But now I must be off. I told Ben I'd stop by after the party."
Skye grins, "Weren't you there before the party too?"
Kara blushes and ducks her head, "Maybe."
Skye lets out a small laugh, "It's fine, I'm just teasing. But I better get to meet him soon."
"I'm actually planning on asking him to come with me to your Fourth of July party this year."
"That is an excellent idea," Skye smiles.
"Thanks," Kara smiles.
"Alright," Bobbi takes a deep breath, "I think it's time for me and Hunter to get going too."
"Are you sure you guys have to go already?" Skye asks. "You can't stay for just a little while longer?"
Bobbi shakes her head, "Sorry. It's a miracle we were even able to stay out for this long. I was worried that Coulson was going to call us back any minute just for the hell of it."
"Yeah, I guess you're right," Skye nods. "But you guys can't leave before you say bye to Jess. She will be very sad if she finds out you left without saying goodbye to her."
"I wouldn't dream of it," Bobbi smiles.
"And this is where the piggy back ride ends, little one," Hunter says as he makes his way inside the house and into the living room, Jessica sitting high up on his back, her arms wrapped tightly around his neck.
"Again! ¡Otra vez!" Jessica shouts, a wide smile on her face as she kicks her legs against his side.
Hunter chuckles, "Sorry, sweetheart. I don't think I can go again. But next time I come by you can have another ride, yeah?"
"Kay," Jessica says.
"Hey Jessie," Skye smiles over at her daughter. "Was Uncle Lance giving you a piggy back ride?"
"Yeah," Jessica smiles.
"Well it's time to say goodbye now," Grant speaks up as he walks up behind them and pulls Jessica off of Hunter's back. "Come on, angel," he presses a kiss to her cheek. "Time to say goodbye to Uncle Lance and Aunt Bobbi."
"No," Jessica frowns. She looks at Hunter and Bobbi, "Stay."
"We can't, baby girl," Bobbi steps forward and takes her from Grant, holding her on her hip. "Uncle Lance and I have to get back home. But we're coming back here to see you for the Fourth of July."
"You are?" Jessica asks.
Bobbi nods her head and smiles, "Absolutely. Now gives us both a kiss so we can go."
Jessica smiles and throws her arms around Bobbi in a hug, pressing a kiss to the older woman's cheek. Then she leans over and reaches her arms out to Hunter.
Hunter takes the small child into his arms and hugs her, smiling at the big kiss she gives him on his cheek. "We'll see you soon, squirt."
"Love you, Uncle Lance," Jessica says.
"I love you, too, Jess," he smiles at her. He bends down and sets her feet on the carpet, watching with a smile as she goes over to her mom and stands in front of her legs, leaning back against them. Skye smiles down at her daughter and runs a hand through the little girls' hair.
"Well I'll guess we'll be going now," Bobbi says to everyone in the room. She looks at Skye, "Thanks again for having us here."
Skye waves her off, "No problem. I'm just glad you guys were able to get off base."
"So are we," Bobbi smiles. "You're coming back tomorrow, right?"
Skye nods her head, "Yeah. I should be back sometime in the afternoon."
Bobbi nods, "Good. We'll see you tomorrow, then." She looks over at Hunter, "Come on, we should be heading out."
"Right," Lance nods. He reaches out and grabs her hand, waving to the others as they head towards the front door, "See you guys soon."
"Bye," Skye smiles and waves at the two as they walk out the front door and close it behind them.
"I should probably be going now too," Kara speaks up. "Don't want to keep Ben waiting too much longer."
"Of course," Skye smiles. She looks down at her daughter, "Jessie, go say bye to Auntie Kara."
Jessica pushes off of her mom's legs and runs over to Kara, raising her arms into the air. Kara smiles and lifts Jessica into her arms, settling her on her hip. "Happy birthday, ladybug," she smiles at the girl and then presses a kiss to her cheek.
"Te amo, Auntie Kara."
"También te amo, Jessie." She sets the girl back on the carpet and looks up at Grant and Skye, "Have a safe trip back, Skye."
"Thanks," Skye smiles at her. "Tell Ben I say hello and that I can't wait to finally meet him."
"I will," Kara smiles. She makes her way towards the front door and pulls it open, stepping out onto the porch. "Bye guys," she smiles and waves at them as she shuts the door behind her.
"And then there were three," Grant says, stepping forward to pick up Jessica and swing her up onto his shoulder.
Jessica giggles and raises her hands in the air, trying to touch the ceiling.
"Come here, beautiful," Grant smiles, reaching out to grab Skye around the waist and pull her close. "I don't want you to go."
"I don't want to go either," she says, wrapping one arm around his waist and resting the other on his chest. "But I have to." She leans up and presses a kiss to his lips, "But let's not think about that right now. We still have plenty of time to spend together before I have to leave tomorrow. What should we do first?"
"Play! ¡Jugar!" Jessica exclaims from Grant's shoulders, smiling down at her parents.
Skye smiles up at her daughter, "We can definitely do that."
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Next chapter someone else is going to find out about Grant and Jessica. Any guesses on who it might be? :)
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