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Chapter 41 – Later

Ward was desperate to see Skye. It had been almost three weeks since he had seen the hacker, three weeks since she had stumbled into his camp and three weeks since he had promised to be with her and their child one day. Ward hadn't lied when he had told Skye that he would be with her one day, he just didn't expect one day to come any time soon. However stretching the truth didn't stop Ward from actually wanting to be with her. In the tree weeks since he had actually talked to Skye Ward had barely even seen her. She had stopped going outside to be sick, which meant that either she had stopped being sick, which Ward highly doubted, or Skye had stopped hiding it from the team. Skye had left the house several times and headed in the direction of his camp but one of the team would always run to catch up, either joining Skye on her walk or encouraging her to go back into the house. Even from a distance Ward could see Skye's anger at being treated like a breakable object. For once Ward was glad that her anger wasn't directed at him.

Ward was a light sleeper, he had learned long ago that even the slightest noise could be a sign of intrusion, so he definitely woke up when a plane took off from one of the fields adjacent to the house. He managed to get out of his tent and to one of his lookout points just in time to see the Bus disappear into the distance. He was then surprised that there was still movement in the house. Despite the early hour from his perch in the tree Ward saw Skye exit the house and begin to head in his direction, Ward was surprised again when no one followed her out. Ward concluded that something must have happened because at least one person had left on the Bus and whoever was left had better things to do than keep an eye on Skye. It didn't take Ward long to get back down to ground level and back to his camp. Skye wasn't quite as fast, she had almost a kilometre to walk after all.

Ward smiled when Skye finally walked into his camp, he didn't even get a chance to offer a greeting before Skye crossed the length of the clearing and pulled his lips down on hers. The kiss quickly deepened and Ward found his hands in Skye's hair, while Skye's hands attempted to pull his shirt up. However when Skye's hands began to wonder down he pulled back.

"We can't, someone might come looking for you again," He breathed.

Skye shook her head, "Coulson, May and Fitz are tracking something to Japan, I don't know what, I'm guessing you saw the Bus leave. Trip's teaching Simmons self-defence and we both know that's going to take a while." She smiled at him the same way she had the last time she had visited, wickedly, "We've got all the time in the world."

"Skye…" Ward warned.

Skye's smile widened, "Why do you always say my name like it's a bad thing?" She pulled him back down to her level, "Besides it's your fault I feel like this."

Ward smiled as he grazed his lips over Skye's, "And why's that?"

Skye groaned when Ward pulled back without actually kissing her, "It's your kid that's messing with my hormones."

Ward pulled Skye closer, the only thing between them now was their clothes, "I thought we agreed it was our kid."

Skye smiled up at Ward, "Yes, we did."

Ward leaned down, "We should talk."

Skye grazed her lips over Ward's, "Later."

Ward didn't complain, bringing his lips down on Skye's. The kiss became heated and passionate as they stumbled into his tent, tugging at each other's clothes.

Collapsing on Ward's camp mattress Skye laughed as she lay next to Ward, "I forgot how much fun you could be, Robot."

Ward rolled onto his side so he could look at the hacker that lay on her back next to him, "Do you seriously still believe I'm a robot?"

Skye smiled, turning her head to face Ward, "Yes, but I enjoy your attempts to prove me wrong."

Ward returned the smile, "And I enjoy proving it to you." He moved closer to Skye, placing a hand on her bare stomach, "You're starting to show."

Skye smiled, placing a hand over Ward's, "Only just. You're the only one that's noticed."

Ward laughed, "I'm the only one who's seen you naked."

Sitting up Skye reached for her discarded clothing, "Speaking of seeing things." She pulled her ultrasound pictures out of her jacket pocket, "Do you want to see the baby?"

Ward sat up, taking the pictures from Skye, "It's so small."

Skye smiled, "Of course it's small, Ward, it's still growing." She suddenly looked a little guilty, "And the pictures are three weeks old. I tried to show you earlier but I wasn't left alone for long enough to come visit."

Looking up from the pictures, Ward put an arm around Skye, "It's okay." He gave her a weak smile, "I'm guessing you told them."

Skye nodded, "About the baby? It kind of slipped out."

"How'd they take it?"

Skye sighed, laying back down, "They actually took it well. They're just a little over protective now."

"Good," Ward replied, leaning on his elbow and looking down at Skye, "You need all the protection you can get." Before Skye could complain Ward continued, "I need you to be safe, Skye. I don't know what I would do if I lost either of you."

Skye smiled up at Ward, "You're not going to lose us, Grant. I'm not going anywhere, not while I've got you protecting me." She sighed and sat up again, "I should be getting back, they'll notice I'm gone soon."

"Here," Ward said, handing Skye back the ultrasound pictures, "You'll need these back."

Skye took back two of the tree pictures, "Keep one." When Ward went to complain she cut him off, "No one will notice if one's missing." After pulling her clothes back on she gave Ward a brief kiss, "You can give it back when you come back to the team."

"Skye…" Ward sighed, pulling his own clothes back on.

Skye smiled, "Don't worry, Robot, I'm not pushing you. Just letting you know the offer's still open. If you want back on the team, I'll fight for you. I'll always fight for you."