"Robert Cloud?"
Ward heard her nasally, giggly voice as Skye uttered his new name against his neck. She was still wrapped in his arms even after she had stopped crying some minutes ago.
"You did erased my identity. So, I had to choose a new name." Ward defended. "What's wrong with it?"
"Cloud? Seriously?"
"Mr Cloud sounds better than Mr Universe or Mr Galaxy." He leaned back against his truck and pulled her to lean against his front. "Besides, a cloud is part of a sky."
"Awwww... Isn't that just sweet!" Skye bat her eyes at him. "And Robert?"
"Sounds like Robot?" Ward crunched his nose as he revealed the reason behind his new name.
"If you get any sweeter we may have to change your name to Fluffy Cloud."
"Over my dead body!" Ward huffed and lightly smacked her bottom.
"Don't!" Skye suddenly gripped the front of his shirt.
"Sorry," Ward quickly moved his hand away for her bottom. "I didn't mean to - "
"No," Skye shook her head. "Not the smacking."
Ward frowned as she took his hands and wrapped them around her back again before cupping his jaw in her small palms. She pulled his head down to rest her forehead on his chin.
"Don't say anything about dying. Please?" Skye's eyes began to tear again even when her lids are shut, spilling them down her cheeks. "I've just found you again."
Releasing a sigh, Ward placed a kiss on her forehead before tilting her face up to claim a soft kiss from her lips. He wiped her tears before whispering his promise. "I'll never leave you again. I promise."
"Do this mean you'll be coming home with me?"
"I'm gonna get my ass kicked the minute I step on the ramp, right? Not that I don't deserve it. I can't forget what I did to each of them the last time we met." Ward said regretfully. "I don't blame them for not forgetting what I did either."
"In that case, how about you and I talk before we meet the team together?"
"Sounds good. But Skye?"
"Yes?"
"I know you said you love me. But do you trust me enough if I suggest we go back to my place?"
"What kind of a question is that? Are we still having trust issues?"
"You know being who we are, kind of make it a little naive to just trust anyone - "
"What the hell are are you insinuating?"
"I was with the damn Hydra, Skye! Will you ever see pass that? Will you ever think that I might have been influenced while being their right hand man? Can you honestly say I'm a good man? I had to kill people Skye. I murdered innocent people."
"You were not a Hydra, Ward." Skye grabbed handfuls of his hair to make him look into her eyes. "You had a mission. A mission that saves more than you killed. I'm so sorry I called you a serial killer. I wish I can take back everything that I ever said to you. Hydra is now gone, Ward. You don't have to hide from anything from me anymore.
"I trust you." Skye stood on tiptoes and place a soft kiss on his lips. "The idea of going to your place is as inviting as your suggestion to not leave Providence. Shutting the world outside and imagining it doesn't exist."
"But the Coulson and the team will probably freak out when you don't return to the Bus soon."
"Yup." Skye tilted her head to look up at him. "And Ward?"
"Yeah?"
"I shouldn't complain but you are really tall and my neck's gonna snap of I have to keep looking up at you like this."
Ward threw back his head and let out a laugh. Sobering, he slide his back lower down against his truck, spread his legs wider and anchored her against him again.
"Better?"
"Much better," Skye gave him her alluringl smile as she snaked her arms around the back of his shoulders.
"We can't stay here. The Sisters will probably come out soon to check why haven't we driven off yet. God, I miss the smell of your hair."
"And Fitz would probably release his dwarfs to find me. And AC will have a fit if he sees me making out with you in the orphanage's parking lot. That better not be a hickey you are giving me Turbo."
"Let's find a - Your neck... always... distracts...my... Let's find a - "
"I'm not having my first time with you on a park bench fifty metres from the orphanage. Sorry about the button."
"I was thinking of a diner."
"Kinky. Never thought that about you. Ouch!"
"Diner... Talk... Meet... SKYE not there. I'm not a - "
"Robot... I know... You are all - Oh! Since when did you go Commando?" Her phone suddenly vibrated in her pocket. "Oh crap!"
She scrambled for her phone and saw the caller.
"AC." She mouthed.
"Tell him and the team to meet you at the 24 hour diner near the Park. We'll meet them together."
"You sure?"
"Yeah. Now answer." Ward pointed to her phone.
"Hey AC. What up?... Where am I? At the orphanage... What am I doing? Making out in their parking lot with someone I just met... Sorry. Dad... There's a protocol for that!? Seriously!? ... You're sure you didn't just made that up? ... What time? I'm hungry and there's this cool 24 hour diner near the Park that serves awesome pie... Yes AC, I know it's late. But could you and the team meet me there?...Why? ..."
Ward pointed to himself.
Skye frowned.
Ward mouth, "Don't worry." and gently brushed her hair behind her ear.
"I have someone for you and the team to meet." Skye told Coulson before taking a deep breath as Ward gave her an encouraging smile.
"Who?"
Ward took her hand in his and squeezed it assuringly.
"Grant Ward."
"What did he say?" Ward asked when Skye ended the call.
"He is gonna ICER any cop who dares to give him a speeding ticket."
To Be Continued...