Chapter 4 – The simple life

You're the only reason I fight, you're the best thing in my life.

Skye

I was giving Aidan a bath when the front door opened and Ward stepped out. He went out to go get the both of us something to eat. I hadn't realized that I hadn't eaten in a while until he mentioned in before our knee weakening kiss that turned my insides to jelly. Oh, Aidan just had to start fussing at the right time.

But getting Aidan out of the bath and clothing him was a nightmare. He didn't stay still and for a newborn that was kind of strange. I wonder what power Johnathan Hollow had to put him on the index and if he passed his powers on to Aidan, how long would it take to finally show in him?

I fed him, burped him and then pat him off to sleep walking around the room. I sand him a song I used to sing to the children at St. Agnes. It was a Japanese song called Sukiyaki, for some weird reason the kids liked it even though they didn't understand it. It out Aidan off to sleep about half an hour later.

I remember Pastor Hobbs listening to it in his study, he'd let me watch him work even if it was something little. I would help him sometimes. Those were the good old days for me, now everything's their own living nightmare.

"I didn't know you speak Japanese," Ward said behind me startling me.

"God, you got give a girl some warning," I said sighing with relief. "Uh, yeah, something I was taught at the orphanage."

"Is there anything else you're going to surprise me with?" he asked one eyebrow raised.

"I don't know," I said flashing a grin.

He had bought us peperoni pizza from some local store but it was delicious. We didn't speak much just enjoyed each other's company really. To be honest it felt nice, peaceful, which was something I hadn't felt in a while and I now realize how much I miss it.

Ward

I was about to stay up and keep watch again but Skye made sure I was getting some sleep tonight. I laid down in the bed with her and we just looked into each other's eyes. When she had fallen asleep I still watched, she might not have felt it but I moved a stranded piece of hair from her face because I wanted to see it all.

The beauty she held was nothing compared to the others I've seen. She looked peaceful which is something I had never experience in my life or line of working. My life was so screwed up as a child, in between defending myself and my little brother from our older one was tough. And then becoming a SHIELD agent made it seem like there was nothing good about the world. We only had alien terrorist and people who exploited the eyes of others like Ian Quinn.

Just his name was infuriating. When he shot Skye all I wanted to do was beat him to a pulp, to bad Agent May got to him before me and trust me I would've done a lot more damage. I saw her in that gurney every single day after that, just hoping, praying even that she pulls through. I remember yelling her name after she spiked when Jemma gave her the serum, it was all I could think of at the time, her name, just her. God, that moment made me realize how much I was in love with this girl lying right next to me.

I know I'm going to do everything I can to keep her here. I'm going to make sure of it this time.

Coulson

"Any news on their whereabouts?" I asked May as she came into my command centre.

"No," she said. "I tried to find the car using it has tracking device but it's been disabled."

"Ward's smart," I said. "He knows that if we can track him then so can 'they.' Have you figured out who 'they' are?"

"From what we gathered from the ones that were still alive, they were hired to kidnap Aidan. No one knows their employer. They got the job through an unknown sender with the details, they got paid half first up, they had to get Aidan and take him to the employer to get the rest of the money."

"Do you know who the employer is?"

"No, all we've got is an encrypted phone number we definitely know only Skye could hack."

Agent Garvin came in, he was the agent who was Johnathan Hollow's handler and also the reason that two of my team members and a newborn are unaccounted for.

"What the hell happened?" he yelled.

"Don't raise that tone to me," I said.

"The objective was clear," he said. "Figure out what the hell was going on with John. Then it turns out he has a kid and now you've lost it. That's just bloody fantastic Coulson."

"We thought we were in the clear," May said interrupting us. "Obviously someone else knew about Aidan."

"Aidan?" Agent Garvin was confused. That's right he didn't realize we named the baby.

"That's what our team member who was caring for him named him," I said.

"That's sweet," his sarcasm just infuriated me. "But really, what are we doing with the situation?"

"Right now, we are trying to locate our team members who are protecting that child."

"Have you made any progress?"

May was about to punch this guy in the face, but if she didn't I certainly would've. Honestly, there was something off about Agent Garvin's behaviour, it seemed edgy at the most.

Okay, sorry if this was a bit lame and short but it all can't be all focused on the Skyeward romance and some information needed to be added.

You know, I hope Ward does have to shoot Skye, but I want him to feel like he can't do it and break down like he did in 'The Well'. Nothing more heartbreaking than watching a grown man cry. You just get the feels of it.

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