Last chapter. Thank you for all the reviews. Negative or positive. They were fantastic writing boost. -Dreamycupcake

Back in the base.

Simmons walks in May's room. She sighs at the look. He still hasn't left her bed side. It's been hours. She breaths in determined and goes to Phil who sits closely to unconsious May's bed side.

"Sir."

Phil looks up to meet the young woman's eyes. He looks exhausted and he really feels like it. "Sir, you should go to sleep or get some coffee. I'll be here. She won't be alone."

He starts looking at May again. This is where he needs to be. Where he should've been all along. "It's okay. I'll stay." He says with a hoarse voice and tries to give her a tiny reassuring smile.

Simmons then walks away. She needs to get him to sleep or he'll be a patient too. She grabs her phone and dials.

"Mrs May?- No. No. Everything is fine- She's okay- I'm sorry for making you worry. I know it's not time for the update of her condition, but- Yes. It's about Phillip- Yes. I'm worried- Oh thank you. Thank you- Yes I'll keep you updated- Okay bye." She ends the call and smiles.

Phil looks at May's chest slowly go up and down. He looks at her hand and then her face. He reaches for her hand, but as he's about touch it his phone startles him as it rings loudly.

"Damn it." He grumbles. He thought he turned it off. He was so sure he turned it off. Finally finding it from his disgarded jacket's pocket he mutes the phone and stares the ID. He breathes in and out before he answers with a tired voice. "Hi."

When he hears Lian's voice he smiles slightly. It feels like she just left and she's already calling him. He knows why or at least he thinks he does. Simmons.

"Yes." He says quietly and finally takes hold of May's hand. It's so cold and his is so warm. "I'm fine. I can stay." He's holding her hand. It's something he hasn't done in years. He hears her say his name and sigh.

"I can't leave." He starts gently caressing her hand with his thumb. Phil closes his eyes, when Lian starts trying to change his mind. He's been sitting by her bed side for almost 12 hours now. He needs rest. He knows that, but seeing her alive and breathing. It calms him. He needs to be by her side until she wakes up. Only then he's reassured she'll be fine.

"I won't leave until she wakes up. You know that." He says desperate and accidentally squeezes May's hand without noticing. "Lian, I-" He sighs, when she starts to list the reasons why he should rest.

"She means so much to me." His voice breaks and Lian stays silent on the other line. Suddenly she says what he thought he'd never hear her say. In chinese, but he understands it.

She loves you too, Phil.

Suddenly Phil feels a squeeze to his hand and looks up to meet Melinda's beautiful deep brown eyes. He gasps in joy. "Hi..." He squeezes her hand in return and stands up. "Lian, she's awake. Melinda is awake. Yes-" He stops talking, when May reaches out for the tube in her mouth.

"It's helping you breathe." He answers to her puzzled look. "No, she just wondered about the tube." He answers to Lian. "Yes I can do that hang on-" He puts his phone on speaker. "It's your mother." He smiles.

Lian starts talking to her daughter in chinese and May immediately tears up. Phil looks at her react to the things Lian is saying. He then hears his own name and she looks at him. May hold up her hand and Phil takes it. After a moment Lian says she is done and Phil puts the phone off from speaker and to his ear. May watches him suddenly smile.

"I'll do that. Okay." He ends the call and then leans closer to her face. He kisses her cheek softly. "Kiss from your mom." He whispers to her ear.

They hear a familiar cough. Phil sighs and May rolls her eyes. Skye walked in on them. Phil sees Skye looks much after last seeing her in this room. "Skye."

"Director." She greets him and goes next to May's bed side. "May... Hi." She says emotionally and smiles. May holds out her hand and Skye takes it.

"Melinda..." Phil says and May looks at him. "Skye saved your life. You should be very proud." He says and she looks back at Skye and squeezes her hand. Since she can't use words to express her gratitude May holds her hand and looks at the young woman with tears in her eyes.

"I'm so glad you are okay." Skye chuckles teary-eyed.

After few minutes people came in the room to say hello to her, but left soon after to give her time to rest. All left except one man. One man who still holds her hand in his. She then decides to squeeze it really tight and gives him a look. "I won't leave. You know I won't." He answers and she rolls her eyes.

After three hours later.

Simmons takes the tube out. Coughing heavily, feeling pain on the wound of her chest May gets teary-eyed, which alarm Phil. "Simmons."

"May. Here's the pain relief drip. Press this." Simmons hands it over and May presses the button. Finally her coughing calms down and she looks a bit drowsy, but is anything but that.

"Hi." She says with a groggy voice and smiles at Phil. Simmons leaves the room to give the two privacy.

"Hi." He says and can't stop smiling. He's so happy. A day ago she looked almost lifeless in that warehouse and now she's awake, talking and smiling. They are so lucky. He is so lucky.

Then they both say the same they think of in that exact moment. "I love you."

They are momentarily shocked by their same words, but it doesn't take long for him to leans in and her to be grab his face and kiss.

Outside of the room Skye's eyes widen. She runs to the lab. "They kissed!" She tells excitedly and Jemma smiles. It's good to see her smile. It was horrible day for her yesterday, but seeing her "parents" finally see what she saw all along... Now they can really be a team they were meant to be.

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