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This. Is. It. The. Final. Chapter. Of. This. Story. My goodness. Can't believe this story is already over. It's been such a ride with all of you. And I'm so thankful for all your love and support for this story. Means a lot.

And now, here's the final chapter. It's a pretty long one. So enjoy.

"Jessica," Grant speaks up softly as he enters his daughter's bedroom. He walks over to her bed and kneels down so he's at eye level with her, "Jess, it's time to wake up now, angel."

Jessica's eyes slowly flutter open and she gives Grant a tired smile, "Hola papá."

"Hola, mija. Time to get up and get dressed for the day. And guess what?"

"¿Qué?"

"Mamá's coming home today...para siempre."

Jessica gasps and shoots up, "Mamá's coming home? ¿Para siempre?"

Grant smiles and nods, "Mm-hmm, para siempre. Now come on, let's get you dressed and then get some breakfast." He stands up and makes his way over to the dresser on the opposite side of the room.

Jessica climbs down out of her bed and darts over to the doggie bed sitting on the floor at the end of her bed. "Buddy!" she shouts, startling the dog. "Buddy, mamá's coming home! ¡Para siempre!" She hugs the dog around his neck and gives him a big kiss on the side of his face.

Grant chuckles at the scene and then speaks up, "Hey Jess, what do you want to wear today? I was thinking about some pants and a nice t-shirt. What do you think?"

Jessica shakes her head and walks over to him, "I wanna wear the dress mamá bought me. The pretty one."

"Isn't it a little cold for a dress?" he asks her.

Jessica shrugs, "Quiero llevarlo."

Grant chuckles, "Alright. But only if you wear some leggings to keep your little legs warm." He grabs the dress out of the drawer and then a pair of leggings, holding them up to show her. "¿Acuerdo?"

"Acuerdo," Jessica nods her head. She reaches up to take the clothes from him.

"Alright, while you get dressed I'll be out in the kitchen getting breakfast started. Come on, Buddy," he says to the dog, gesturing with his head to the door. The chocolate lab hops out of his bed and trots over to the door and into the hallway. Grant follows right behind him, making his way out to the kitchen.

As he's getting ready to start on breakfast he hears the front door open and close, followed by a bag being dropped on the carpet.

With a smile on his face, he makes his way out into the living room to see Skye looking down at her cell phone.

"Hey beautiful," he speaks up, drawing her attention right to him.

Skye looks up and grins when she sees him, "Hey handsome." She locks her phone and slides it into her back pocket.

Before either of them can say anything else, a high-pitched shriek of "¡Mamá!" interrupts them. They both turn their heads to see Jessica standing in the entrance to the hallway.

"Hey angel," Skye smiles at her daughter. "Come here," she stoops down and opens her arms up to the little girl. Skye stumbles a bit when Jessica launches herself into her arms, wrapping her small arms tightly around Skye's neck in a hug.

Skye regains her balance and stands up straight with Jessica still clinging to her and looks at Grant, giving him a small smile.

"Hey Jess," Grant speaks up, gaining his daughters attention.

"Yeah?"

"Think I can give mamá a hug and kiss too?"

"Sure," she nods. She slides down out of Skye's arms and makes her way into the kitchen towards Buddy.

Grant turns his attention to Skye and smiles lovingly down at her, "Hi."

She smiles back with just as much love in her eyes, "Hi."

Grant takes a few steps forward until he's right in front of Skye. He reaches out and wraps his arms around her waist to pull her closer. "I've missed you," he says quietly.

"I've missed you too. The both of you. That's why I'm really glad that I'm finally doing this, finally making my stay here permanent."

"Jess and I are pretty glad too," he smiles. "It's going to be so great having you here full time. Especially for Jess."

Skye nods, "I know. And since we're going to be adding another baby to the family in a few months, I think it's better that I stay here permanently anyways. Because, no offense, babe, but I really don't think you'd be able to handle dealing with a toddler, a newborn, and a dog all on your own."

He shrugs, "I'd manage."

She smiles, "I'm sure you would. But this way I get to be there for all of the moments with the new baby that I missed with Jess because I was always away. This time I am here for good."

"I think I can get used to that," Grant smiles.

"Me too," Skye replies. "It's going to be so great being able to just be here with the two, soon to be three, of you and not have to worry about SHIELD."

"Speaking of SHIELD," Grant says. "Bobbi called me earlier before she got you from the hospital and apparently Coulson wants us all to get together for Thanksgiving."

"What?" Skye asks, her breath hitching.

Grant nods, "That was my reaction too. But I guess he wants the three of us to go there and spend some time with the team, or have them all come over here."

"Well I definitely wasn't expecting that."

"Neither was I," Grant says honestly. "But maybe this is actually a good thing. Maybe this means that they want to move past everything that's happened in the past and let go of all their grudges and whatnot."

"Even if they do, it doesn't mean that I'm going back to SHIELD."

"No one even suggested that," he tells her. "Besides, I don't think Jess would let you go back there without putting up some kind of a fight first."

"I'd expect nothing less from our little warrior," Skye smiles. "But I don't want to talk, or even think, about SHIELD right now."

"Well then that's good," Grant says. "Because I was just getting ready to make some breakfast when you came in."

"Pancakes?" she asks.

"But of course," he smiles and nods.

"Then why are we still standing here?" She pulls out of the hug and makes her way into the kitchen.

Grant just chuckles quietly and follows after his wife, a smile plastered on his face.

"Are you really sure that you want them here?" Grant asks Skye as they sit on the couch in the living room. "Because we don't have to have them over, you know. We can always tell them to turn around and go back to their base and you, me, and Jess can have a nice Thanksgiving dinner just the three of us. I'm sure they'll all understand."

Skye shakes her head, "No. I want to do this. I mean, they're at least making an effort to not hate you anymore, right?"

Grant chuckles, "Yeah, I guess you could see it like that."

"And Thanksgiving is the time to be thankful for things, so I guess I should be thankful that they're making an effort to get to know this version of you that I know and love so much."

Grant smiles and nods, "Yeah. So how far away are they?"

Skye takes a deep breath, "Bobbi texted me a little while ago and said that they should be here within the hour."

"Good," Grant nods. "I guess we should make sure everything is ready then." He turns his head to look at their daughter playing on the living room floor, "You ready for everybody to come over, Jess?"

Jessica nods, "Sí. I wanna see Uncle Lance, and Aunt Bobbi, and Uncle Mack."

Grant smiles, "And I'm sure they want to see you too, angel." He looks over at his wife, "You want me to get her dressed?"

Skye shakes her head, "No, I'll do it." She stands from the couch and lifts Jessica off of the floor, settling her on her hip.

"Mamá, do they wanna meet Bug and Buddy?" Jessica asks as Skye walks down the hallway.

"I'm sure they do, baby." She steps inside the bedroom, setting Jessica down on the floor. "Now, let's get you dressed before everybody gets here."

Jessica tosses Bug onto her bed and then begins pulling at her pajamas.

Skye smiles at her daughter, "Do you want me to help you?"

"No thanks," Jessica tells her. "Yo puedo hacerlo."

"Alright," Skye smiles, moving over to the dresser to find clothes for her daughter to wear. "I think this is a pretty cute outfit," Skye says to her daughter, pulling out a pair of jean shorts, a white tank top, and a small red flannel button up shirt. She holds them up for Jessica to see, "Do you want to wear this?"

"Sí por favor," Jessica nods.

"Good," Skye smiles. "Here you go."

"Gracias," Jessica smiles back, taking the clothes from her mom.

"You're welcome, baby. I'm going to go out and see if daddy needs any help with the food while you get dressed."

"Okay," Jessica says, sitting down on the carpet of her bedroom to pull on her shorts.

Skye just smiles at the sight before making her way out of the bedroom and down to the kitchen. "Do you need any help?"

Grant looks up to see Skye entering the kitchen and he smiles at her, "No, thanks. I got it."

"Alright," Skye nods, pulling herself up onto a stool at the counter. "I am really looking forward to eating this turkey," Skye tells her husband. "It smells so delicious already."

Grant gives her a look, "I haven't even put it in the oven yet, Skye. I'm still getting it seasoned."

Skye shrugs, "I know that."

"Mamá, I'm all dressed," Jessica announces her presence into the kitchen.

"Good girl," Skye smiles. "Did you put your pajamas in your hamper?"

Jessica nods, "Mm-hmm." She turns towards Grant, "Daddy, ¿puedo ayudarle?"

Grant smiles down at her, "I would love for you to help me, Jess. Go grab your stool."

Skye's jaw drops and she just stares at Grant, "Are you kidding me right now?"

"What?" Grant asks.

"I literally just asked you if you needed any help and you said no."

Grant shrugs, "Jess is my little helper. The best little helper in the entire world."

Jessica pushes her stool up against the counter and climbs up onto it, "Estoy listo."

"Well then," Skye says, "while you two work on the food, I am going to go and watch some TV. This baby is already exhausting me." She slides down off of the stool and walks back into the living room, making herself comfortable on the couch.

...

The sound of keys jangling in the lock to the front door makes Jessica lift her head quickly and turn towards it. She remains in her spot on the living room floor as she waits for the door to open.

"Uncle Lance! Aunt Bobbi! Uncle Mack!" Jessica shouts when the three agents step through the door, the rest of the team right behind them.

Jessica jumps up from her spot on the living room floor and darts across the room towards Bobbi, Hunter, and Mack, Buddy trailing right behind her and sending small barks at the rest of the team. Jessica immediately jumps up into Bobbi's awaiting arms, hugging the older woman with a large smile on her face.

"Hi, Jess," Bobbi smiles, returning the hug.

"Oi! Where's my hug at?" Hunter asks.

Jessica pulls away from Bobbi and reaches out for Hunter, hugging him tightly as well. "Lo siento, Uncle Lance."

"It's alright, squirt," Hunter smiles.

Jessica pulls back and smiles at him, "Happy Thanksgiving."

"Happy Thanksgiving to you, too."

Jessica turns towards Mack, leaning out of Hunter's arms.

Mack happily takes her into his arms, holding her gently and smiles at her, "Hey, Jess. Happy Thanksgiving."

"Happy Thanksgiving, Uncle Mack," she smiles back at him.

"Buddy," Skye speaks up as she enters the room, getting the dogs' attention. "Knock it off. Go to your bed," she points in the direction of the hallway. The dog pauses for a moment before moving down the hallway.

"Mamá, did Buddy get in trouble?" Jessica asks, still being held by Mack.

Skye shakes her head, "Not really. I just don't want him to get too riled up and get in the way of everyone."

"Oh, okay."

Skye smiles politely at the rest of the team, "Hey, guys. Come on in and have a seat," she gestures to the couches and chairs. "Jessie, come here, please," she directs to her daughter.

Jessica looks over at Hunter, "Hold Bug for me?" She holds her ladybug doll out to him.

"It would be my pleasure," he smiles, taking the doll from her. "I'll protect Bug with my life," he says seriously. "No harm will come to her on my watch."

Jessica giggles and then slides down out of Mack's arms and goes over to her mom. "Hola, mamá," she smiles up at Skye.

Skye smiles back down at her, "Hi, baby. Daddy and I want to introduce you to everybody, okay?"

Jessica nods, "Okay." She turns around and leans back against Skye's legs.

Skye places a hand on Jessica's shoulder, her other arm snaking around Grant's waist, taking comfort and strength in his presence next to her. She looks at the team that's now sitting on the couches and chairs in the living room, "Everybody, this is mine and Grant's daughter Jessica."

"I'm three," Jessica cuts in.

Grant chuckles, "Yes you are, angel."

"Jessie," Skye smiles down at her daughter, "these are some of the people that mamá used to work with. Over there is Coulson, my old boss."

Jessica frowns, "He was mean to daddy at the hospital."

"Yes he was," Skye nods.

Jessica crosses her tiny arms in front of her chest and looks over at Coulson, "No me gusta usted. Eres un hombre promedio."

"Jessica Katherine," Grant says sternly. "You apologize to Coulson right now."

"But daddy..."

"No buts," Grant shakes his head. "Pedir disculpas. Ahora. En inglés."

Jessica huffs and then looks over at Coulson, "Sorry."

"Thank you," Grant nods.

"Continuing," Skye says, drawing her daughters' attention again, "next to Coulson is May. Of course you know Mack."

"Uncle Mack," Jessica interrupts her.

"Right, my bad," Skye nods. "Next to Uncle Mack is Elena, but we like to call her YoYo."

Jessica giggles, "That's a funny name."

"Yes it is," Skye smiles. "Next to YoYo is Joey, and then Alisha and Lincoln. Next to Lincoln is Fitz and then Simmons. And you already know Bobbi and Hunter."

"Aunt Bobbi and Uncle Lance," Jessica corrects her mom again.

"Right, sorry," Skye smiles. "So that's everybody. Well, not everybody, exactly, but that's everyone that I'm really close with."

"¿Mamá?"

"Yeah, baby?"

"When's dinner?"

Skye laughs quietly, running a hand across her daughter's head, "Not for a while yet, angel. It's still pretty early for dinner. But why don't you go get to know everyone else, okay? Maybe you can introduce them all to Bug."

"She's still sleeping," Jessica says. "She's being lazy."

"Well then when she wakes up you can show her to everybody."

Jessica thinks and then nods, "Okay. Can I go play with Aunt Bobbi and Uncle Lance now?"

Skye smiles, "Of course you can."

Jessica smiles and then walks over to where Hunter and Bobbi are sitting, climbing up onto the space of couch between them, immediately engaging them in conversation.

"Skye."

Skye turns her head to see May approaching her and Grant. "May," she gives a small nod of her head.

"She's beautiful," May remarks, glancing over at Jessica. "I didn't get the chance to tell you that at the hospital."

"Thanks," Skye smiles.

"She looks a lot like you."

"That's what I keep telling her," Grant speaks up. "From the moment she was born I knew Jess was going to look so much like Skye. She even wants to dress like her now too."

May nods, "She is going to be a very beautiful young woman when she gets older."

"Yes she is," Grant nods. "And Hunter, Mack, and Ben have already agreed to help me keep the boys away from her."

Skye rolls her eyes, "Gosh, babe, you are such a caveman."

"Ben is the man that was at the hospital, right?" May asks.

Skye nods, "Yeah. He's Kara's boyfriend. Though I think he's going to ask her to marry him soon. You can just tell by the way he looks at her that he's completely head over heels for her. Kind of like how this guy over here looks at me," she pats Grant's chest.

Grant smiles down at his wife, "Truer words have never been spoken."

"¡Mamá!" Jessica shouts from where she's sitting on the couch playing with Bobbi and Hunter.

Skye looks over at her daughter, "Yeah, angel?"

"I wanna show Uncle Lance and Aunt Bobbi and Uncle Mack my gymastics."

"You do, do you?"

Jessica nods, "Uh-huh. Outside on my gym."

"It's too cold outside, baby," Skye tells her.

Jessica frowns, "Pero yo quiero."

"You heard your mom," Grant says. "It's too cold outside. You'll just have to do it inside. You can show them your tumbling on the carpet."

Jessica thinks for a moment and then nods her head, "Okay." She looks at Hunter, Bobbi, and Mack, "I'll be back. I hafta change." She slides down off of the couch and makes her way towards the hallway.

"Do you need some help changing, Jess?" Skye asks her daughter.

Jessica shakes her head, "No thanks." She continues down the hallway and into her room.

"Grant, I don't think I like how independent she's getting," Skye says to her husband.

Grant chuckles quietly, "I know you don't. But that's what happens. And besides, next year we'll have a new kid who will depend on us for everything."

Skye sighs, "I know. But I still don't like it. It honestly makes me a little sad."

"She's getting older," May speaks up. "I may not have had any kids of my own, but I know that this is a good thing she's wanting to be so independent at a young age. It's good for her development."

"I think it also has to do with the fact that she's in preschool now," Skye says. "And they're all about kids being independent."

"It's definitely been interesting around here with Jess becoming more and more independent," Grant says. "Obviously there are things she still needs help with, but for the most part she does what she can on her own. She even tries to take care of Buddy on her own too. It's very cute."

"!Mamá! ¡Necesito ayuda! I need help!" Jessica shouts as she runs into the living room, her gymnastics leotard only halfway on her body.

"Jessica!" Skye exclaims, quickly reaching out and pulling her daughter to her. "What are you doing?" she asks the three year old.

Jessica shrugs, "I got stuck."

Hunter snickers quietly, ducking his head as he smiles.

Skye sighs, "Alright, hold on." She grabs hold of her daughters arm and helps her put her leotard on correctly. "There you go, angel," she smiles. "You're all set. Now you can show Uncle Lance, Aunt Bobbi, and Uncle Mack what you've been working on."

"Okay. Gracias, mamá."

"You're welcome, baby," Skye smiles.

Jessica moves over to the center of the living room floor, turning to face the people on the couches. "Mírame," she says to the three agents.

"We're watching, Jess," Bobbi replies.

Jessica takes a deep breath and then begins her tumbling moves, rolling and flipping all across the carpet.

When she finishes, she stands up straight and raises both hands high in the air, a wide smile on her face.

"You were so good, Jess," Bobbi smiles at the little girl.

"Gracias," Jessica smiles.

"Well I think you were excellent," Hunter smiles at Jessica. "Absolutely incredible."

"Thanks," she smiles back.

"You're welcome, squirt."

"Wow, Jess," Mack speaks up, "you're getting really good with all of that."

"Thanks," she smiles over at him. "Miss Nancy says I'm the best."

"She never said that, Jess," Skye tells her daughter. "She said you were one of the best."

"Ian says I'm the best."

"That's because, like your father, Ian doesn't like to see you sad. Ian's our neighbor," Skye supplies to the rest of the team. "He and Jess are about a week apart with their birthdays, they became really fast friends after their first play date."

"Ian's my best friend," Jessica smiles "Mi mejor amigo."

"It's always nice to have a best friend," Alisha smiles at the little girl.

Jessica nods, "Yeah." She turns towards Grant and Skye, "Mamá, can Ian come over and play?"

Skye shakes her head, "Sorry, baby girl. Ian and his family went of town, remember? But when they get back I'll call Kendra, okay?"

"Okay. Do I hafta change again?" she asks her mom, pointing to her leotard.

Skye purses her lips in thought for a moment, "No, I suppose you don't. Just go and put some pants or leggings on, okay?"

Jessica nods, "Okay." She turns around and makes her way back down the hallway towards her room.

"Your daughter is very talented," YoYo speaks up with a small smile.

"Thanks," Skye smiles back. "She absolutely loves her gymnastics class. I'm really glad that Grant suggested putting her in an activity during the afternoons after preschool."

"I also suggested karate," Grant adds. "But Skye felt more comfortable with the idea of Jess doing gymnastics."

"It just seems a whole lot safer, to me, for a three year old to be rolling around on a mat instead of having people aim punches at her face."

"Maybe when she's a little older then," Grant says.

Skye pats him on the chest, "We'll see about that, babe. I make no promises."

...

"Wow, this turkey is really, really good," Alisha speaks up from her spot at the kitchen table.

"It's an old family recipe," Skye replies from her spot at one end of the table. "And when I say that I mean that it belonged to Grant's grandmother."

"Gramsy was the best cook I ever knew," Grant smiles at the thought of his late grandmother.

"Well she definitely knew her way around a taste palette," Joey says from his spot up at the counter.

"If you think this turkey is good, you should try his burgers," Hunter comments. "Those things are incredible, absolutely cooked to perfection."

"Daddy's the best cook en todo el mundo entero," Jessica smiles from her place at the table next to Skye.

"Thanks for the praise, Jess," Grant smiles from the other end of the table. "But I wouldn't be anywhere without my amazing helper."

"¡Ese soy yo!" Jessica beams. "I'm daddy's helper."

"Yes you are," Skye laughs and nods. "Now eat your dinner, please."

"Okay," Jessica nods and turns her attention back to her plate of food.

"So," Simmons speaks up after a minute of silence, turning her attention to Grant and Skye, "you said at the hospital that you two are...married?"

Skye smiles and nods, "Mm-hmm. It'll actually be our second anniversary on New Years."

"You guys got married on New Years?" Alisha asks.

"Yeah, we did."

"It was a really nice ceremony," Bobbi interjects from Jessica's other side. "Short but sweet. They kissed right as the clock struck midnight," she smiles over at her two friends.

"Kissing's gross," Jessica inputs her thoughts into the conversation.

"Is it now?" Grant looks at his daughter.

Jessica nods, "Yeah. Ian says so too."

"Well if you think kissing is so gross then daddy and I will have to stop giving you goodnight kisses," Skye says. "We'll just save all of our goodnight kisses for the new baby and you won't get any more of them."

Jessica tilts her head in thought for a minute and then speaks, "Me and the new baby can share goodnight kisses."

Skye smiles and laughs quietly, "Sounds like a plan." She turns her attention back to the group, "But yeah, we got engaged on Halloween and then married on New Years."

"How did you ask her?" Joey directs at Grant.

Grant chuckles, "You're asking the wrong person here."

Joey furrows his brows, "What do you mean?"

"I asked him," Skye supplies with a small smile. "We had already put Jess to bed after trick-or-treating and we were watching a movie on TV while...examining Jess' candy. We were just talking and then he gave me this look that just made me completely melt and I asked him right then and there to marry me."

"Obviously I said yes," Grant smiles. "On Thanksgiving she decided on us having a New Years wedding, so we got married when the clock struck midnight out in the backyard with all of our neighbors there, as well as Bobbi and Hunter."

"That's so romantic," Alisha smiles.

"It was pretty romantic," Skye smiles over at her husband. "One of the best days of my life."

"Aunt Bobbi!" Jessica shouts from her spot, gaining the older agent's attention.

"Yeah Jess?" Bobbi looks over at her.

"Did you get mamá's pictures of my pageant?"

"I did," Bobbi nods with a small smile. "You looked so great and I'm sure you did a really good job."

"You were in a pageant?" Simmons asks the little girl. She looks over at Skye, "I honestly never thought you'd be the type to put your child in a beauty pageant."

"It wasn't a beauty pageant," Skye shakes her head. "It was for school."

"I'm in preschool," Jessica says proudly with a smile before scooping some mashed potatoes into her mouth.

"Yes you are, baby girl," Skye smiles. She looks back up at the team, "Jess' school put on a Thanksgiving pageant for family and friends. Grant and I went and watched it, it was very cute."

"Auntie Kara and Uncle Ben too," Jessica adds.

"Right," Skye nods. "Auntie Kara and Uncle Ben were there too. And they both think you were awesome."

"I love Auntie Kara and Uncle Ben," Jessica smiles.

"I know you do, angel," Skye smiles back. "And they love you too. Now finish your dinner, please."

"Okay," Jessica turns back to her dinner and scoops some more mashed potatoes into her mouth with a small smile on her face.

...

"Mamá," Jessica speaks up from her place sitting on the floor playing with Bug and a few of her toys, "Quiero ver Mulan."

"What's this I hear about Mulan?" Hunter asks as he walks into the room from the bathroom.

"Jess just said she wants to watch it," Grant explains.

"Well you can count me in on that," he says.

"Wait wait wait," Alisha speaks up, "You're actually volunteering to watch Mulan with her? Isn't that a kids' movie?"

Hunter shrugs, "I like it. And you can blame the little squirt for getting me hooked on it. Every time Bobbi, Mack, and I come over here Jess makes me watch it with her."

"You make it sound like you don't like watching it with her," Skye says. "When in fact, you will jump at the opportunity to watch that movie with her. Just like you are right now."

"I'm not denying that," Hunter says.

Skye smiles and looks over at her daughter, "Jessie, guess what?"

"What?"

"Uncle Lance is going to watch Mulan with you."

Jessica's eyes go wide and she turns towards Hunter, "Really?"

He smiles and nods his head, "Of course. Want me to go grab the movie?"

"It's in the DVD player in mine and Grant's room," Skye tells him. "We watched it in there after her nap the other day and I never got around to actually putting it away."

Hunter chuckles, "Alright." He looks down at Jessica, "I'll be right back, Jess." He turns and makes his way out of the living room and down the hall towards Grant and Skye's room.

"I take it she likes Mulan," Simmons speaks up.

"'Like' is a bit of an understatement," Skye laughs quietly. "She's pretty much obsessed. It can be a little much sometimes, to be honest, but I guess I should just be thankful that she's obsessed with Mulan and not something that's completely annoying."

"Yes, thank goodness for that," Grant nods in agreement.

"Alright, I have the movie," Hunter says as he makes his way back into the room, holding the DVD in his hand. He looks over at Jessica, "Are you ready to watch it?"

Jessica grins and nods, "Yeah. We're gonna sing so loud."

"Of course we're going to sing loud," Lance tells the little girl. "We always do."

"Siempre cantamos," Jessica smiles.

Hunter smiles, "I guess I'll put the movie in, then. Go hop up onto the couch."

Jessica smiles back and then stands from the floor and jumps up onto the empty couch.

"Oh I'm just dying to hear Hunter sing along to a Disney movie," Joey chuckles.

"Aunt Bobbi! Uncle Mack!" Jessica shouts, looking towards the dining room. "Come watch too!"

Bobbi smiles and stands from her seat, "We're coming, sweetie." Mack follows behind her.

"Hey, mind if I join in?" Joey speaks up to Jessica. "I don't think I've actually seen this one. Or it's just been a really long time since I have."

Jessica gasps, "Really? It's awesome! ¡Es increíble!"

"I guess I'll have to take your word for it for the time being," he says, standing from his chair and moving into the living room. He sits down next to her on the couch, "Jessica, ¿cuanto español conoces?"

"Mucho," she tells him. "Papá me está enseñando. Desde que era un bebé."

"Impresionante," Joey smiles. "Tu español es muy bueno para ser sólo tres años de edad."

"Gracias. Siempre hablamos en español. Mamá no entiende mucho."

"I may not understand it completely or really be able to speak it like you and your father, but I've picked up a few words and phrases," Skye says to her daughter. "So I'd be very careful in the years to come, young lady."

"Alright," Hunter says as he walks over to the couch, "the movie is in and all ready to be viewed." He looks down at the couch and holds his arms out, "Well where am I going to sit?"

"Right here," Jessica tells him, standing up on the couch. "I'll sit in your lap."

"Works for me," Hunter smiles. He lifts Jessica off of the couch and sits down, pulling her down into his lap. Jessica snuggles back against his chest, setting Bug in her lap facing the TV. Hunter lifts the remote up, presses play, and then leans back into the couch as the opening credits begin to play.

"So, how are you feeling, Skye?" Simmons speaks up, pulling Skye's attention away from her daughter. She gestures to her friend's stomach.

Skye leans back in her chair and rests one hand on her still flat stomach, smiling down at it. She looks back up at Simmons, "Pretty good, actually. I'm really hoping I don't throw up as much as I did with Jess."

"Aren't you supposed to throw up a lot when you're pregnant?" Alisha asks.

Skye shakes her head, "All pregnancies are different. I threw up a lot with Jess. So far this baby hasn't been giving me as much trouble, so I'm kind of hoping that means he or she will be a pretty easy going baby."

"I'm sure they will be," Grant assures her.

"When do you find out what you're having?" Fitz asks.

"Not for a while yet," Skye tells him. "I'm not due until the summer so it's still too early to see if the baby is a boy or a girl."

"What are you hoping for?" Alisha asks.

"Honestly? I don't think I really care either way, as long as the baby is happy and healthy. However, I think it'd be nice to have a boy so I get one of each. But I also think it'd be fun to have another little girl. And I'm sure Jess would love having a little sister."

"Personally," Grant cuts in, "I think another mini you would be perfect."

Skye smiles, "Of course you would say that."

"Lincoln," Coulson speaks up to the blonde Inhuman in the room. "You've been awfully quiet since we arrived. I know you were somewhat reluctant on coming with us, but you've barely said anything the whole time we've been here."

Lincoln shrugs, "When you don't have anything nice to say, right?"

Skye sighs, "Lincoln, please don't be like this."

"Well it's kind of hard not to be," he says back. "You told me we couldn't be together but you never really gave me a reason as to why. I said I was fine with it because I figured you just needed some time and eventually you'd come around and give us another shot. And now I know the real reason why. It's because of him," he fixes Grant with a hard glare.

"I'm not going to deny that, because it's true," Skye tells him. "But please don't act like this. The night's almost over and I'd really like it if you at least tried to be okay with this. Not that we're looking for your approval or anything, because we don't need it. But you're my friend, Lincoln, and it's been three years since I ended things between us; I really thought you'd be over it by now."

Lincoln just remains quiet and Skye sighs.

"Relax, Skye," Grant says to his wife, rubbing one hand up and down her back. "You know it isn't good for the baby if you get stressed out. And you also know that you can't force someone to be okay with me and you being together. If he doesn't want to accept it, then that's his problem to deal with. Just let him come to terms with it on his own time."

"Hey, why don't you just shut up, alright?" Lincoln snaps. "I don't need anybody trying to stand up for or defend me. Especially not you, you damn traitor."

"Agent Campbell," Coulson says sternly. "That's enough."

"Daddy? ¿Está todo bien?"

Grant looks over to see Jessica looking at him. He gives her a small smile and nods, "Yeah, angel. Everything's okay. You just watch your movie."

She just looks at him for a moment, her eyes quickly flicking over to Lincoln before she turns back around and settles on the movie once again.

Skye takes a deep, calming breath before focusing her attention on the blonde Inhuman, "Lincoln, you may be a very good friend of mine, but if you ever speak like that to or about my husband again then you can sure as hell bet that our friendship will be over without a second thought."

Lincoln scoffs, "Whatever." He stands up from his seat, "I need some air." He turns around and makes his way to the front door and then outside onto the porch.

"Shouldn't someone go and talk to him?" Grant asks.

Skye shakes her head, "No, he just needs to cool off. He's always had a bit of a temper, so this really isn't anything new."

"And you were with him?" Grant asks, raising an eyebrow.

Skye rolls her eyes, "Don't go getting jealous, babe. I told you before that we were barely even in a relationship. Besides, that was years ago and I'm with you now."

"I know you are. And I'm not jealous. I just don't like the fact that you were with a guy who could lose his temper so easily, something could have happened if he was ever pushed too far."

She places a hand on his cheek, looking into his eyes, "But nothing did happen, okay? He got pretty upset once but he never laid a hand on me. I'm perfectly fine, I'm married to you, and we have our own little family. So don't worry about the past, alright?"

He gives her a smile, "You're right." He leans forward and gives her a gentle kiss on the lips.

Skye smiles against his lips and then pulls back, "I love you."

"I love you too."

...

"Hey, Skye."

Skye turns her head to look over at Hunter, "Yeah?"

"Your kid's asleep. Like, passed out completely." He glances down at Jessica who's sitting in his lap with her head resting on his chest and her feet up in Bobbi's lap, completely asleep. He looks back up at Skye, "What do you want me to do?"

"Just give me a minute and I'll go put her to bed," Skye tells him.

"I can do it for you," Bobbi speaks up.

Skye shakes her head, "Oh, I couldn't ask you to—"

"It's no big deal, really," Bobbi tells her.

Skye smiles, "Great. Um, her pajamas are in the second drawer of her dresser, just put her in whatever, it doesn't really matter. And I'm pretty sure Buddy is still in there; do not let him climb in her bed, he has his own."

Bobbi nods, "Got it." She carefully shifts Jessica's legs so that she can stand from the couch and then lifts the little girl into her arms.

Jessica immediately curls against Bobbi. "Bobbi," she mumbles, her eyelids fluttering.

Bobbi smiles down at her, "Yeah, kiddo, it's me. It's time to go put you to bed. Say goodnight to your mom and dad."

Jessica's head lolls to one side, "Buenas noches."

Grant smiles, "Buenas noches, mija."

"Goodnight, baby girl," Skye smiles at her daughter.

"Mamá, canta para mí, por favor," Jessica says sleepily.

"Not tonight, baby girl," Skye says back. "But I promise tomorrow night I'll sing you two songs. Sound good?"

"Sí," Jessica nods.

"Alright," Skye smiles. "I love you, sleep tight."

"I'll be right back," Bobbi tells the group as she makes her way down the hallway, making sure to grab Bug off of the floor on her way.

"She speaks Spanish even when she's half asleep?" Joey asks.

"Mm-hmm," Skye nods.

"Kara calls it her default setting," Grant chuckles. "Sometimes when she's really excited or sad she'll repeat what she says in English in Spanish. And when she wakes up in the morning she usually speaks in Spanish too."

"That's adorable," Simmons smiles.

"It is pretty cute," Skye smiles. "My little bilingual baby."

"Pretty soon she'll be a multilingual baby," Grant says. "She said she wants to start learning Italian soon. I'm thinking sometime next year, maybe in the summer after school lets out. It'll give us more time to focus on it because she won't be in school."

"She actually wants to learn more languages?" Alisha asks.

Skye nods, "Yep. She wants to be just like her daddy in that aspect." She smiles up at Grant.

"And I definitely don't mind that," he replies. "Gives us something to bond over."

"And I love seeing the two of you bond over your love for languages," Skye smiles at him. "It's very sweet."

"Okay," Bobbi breathes out as she enters the living room once again, "Jess is in bed and sound asleep." She falls back down onto the couch between Hunter and Mack.

"Thanks, Bobbi," Skye smiles over at her.

Bobbi waves her off, "Like I said, it was no problem. She looks so cute when she's asleep. Almost makes you forget how much energy she has when she's actually awake," Bobbi smiles.

Skye laughs and nods, "Yes, it definitely does do that. She didn't give you any trouble while you were putting her to bed, did she?"

Bobbi shakes her head, "Nope. Though I'm pretty sure she was too tired to put up any kind of a struggle."

"Good to know," Skye nods. "I'm glad she didn't put up a struggle. I'd hate for you to have to deal with that."

"Even if she did, it would have been good practice for me."

Skye gasps, "Oh my goodness! Are you...?"

Bobbi smiles and shakes her head, "No, I'm not." She takes a deep breath and glances at Hunter, "But we've been talking about it. And I'm not completely opposed to the idea."

"I may be a little biased because I'm a dad," Grant speaks up, "but I definitely think that you should. I see how you two are with Jess and that leads me to believe you'll be great parents if that's something you decide to do. Being a parent is definitely tough, and it's something I never thought I'd be good at, but it definitely has its rewards. I know I'm not the perfect dad, no parent is perfect, but in your kids' eyes, you are. And that's probably the greatest feeling in the entire world."

Skye looks up at him with tears shining in her eyes, "How is it that you are always able to say the most amazing things?"

Grant shrugs, "It's a gift."

"Yeah, well, I'm pretty sure it's that amazing gift of yours that got me pregnant again. Or do you not remember Halloween?"

"No I remember. I was just under the impression that it was because of my body," he smirks.

She gives him a small smile, "It was a combination of the two."

"I'm sure it was," he smiles, dropping a kiss to the top of her head.

"Alright," Coulson speaks up, "I think we should all take a cue from Jessica. It's getting pretty late so we should probably head out now."

Skye looks up at the clock on the wall, "Oh wow. I didn't even realize the time." She looks back at the team, "The drive back to base is a few hours; you shouldn't be driving so late. There's a motel not far from here that you guys can stay at for the night. Bobbi, Hunter, and Mack know where it is."

"It's actually a pretty decent place for being a motel," Hunter tells the group. "I've stayed in far worse ones."

"I'm sure there are a few rooms available," Skye tells them. "There usually is. So you guys should be good to go."

"Then I guess that's what we'll do," May says. "We won't need too many rooms since some of you," she looks at the team, "already share a room back at base." She looks at Coulson, "Let's go."

He nods, "Right." He looks at Skye, "Thank you for letting us come by."

She gives him a small smile, "Thank you for trying to understand."

"Well there's not much to try and understand. You're happy with him. All I want is for you to be happy, Skye. I'm a little sad that you won't be at SHIELD anymore, but I understand. I think we all do to some degree."

"Yes," YoYo nods from her place next to Mack. "It is true love."

"True love?" Grant questions. "That sounds like something out of one of Jess' princess movies."

"I think it's a sweet idea," Skye smiles. She looks up at her husband, "True love prevails over all else."

"It is a very nice idea," he smiles back at her, leaning down to give her a quick kiss.

She smiles at him before looking back at the team. She takes a deep breath, "Well, you guys should probably get going before it gets too late. Like I said, the motel isn't too far from here. Also," she looks at Hunter, Bobbi, and Mack, "you three better come by tomorrow morning before you leave to say bye to Jess. She'll be crushed if you guys leave without saying goodbye to her."

"Well we wouldn't want that," Mack says. "We'll make sure to stop by."

"Great," Skye smiles. "I guess we'll see you tomorrow then."

"Yes," Bobbi nods. She steps forward and pulls Skye into a hug, "Thanks for having us over."

"No problem," Skye replies. They pull from the hug and Skye smiles at her friend, "You know that you three are always more than welcome here." She looks at the rest of the team, "Same goes for all of you. Just as long as you let us know you're coming by first. Now that Jess has met and spent time with you guys, she's probably going to want to see you again."

"Well we'll be sure to come by every once in a while, maybe for her birthday when it comes around again," Coulson says. "It's in March, right?"

Skye nods, "Yeah. March 25th. She's going to be four."

Coulson gives her a small smile, "Then I guess we'll see you in March. Besides, it seems like I have a few years of spoiling to make up for."

"Oh goodness," Skye groans inwardly. "I should have known," she laughs quietly. She steps forward and pulls him into a hug. "Thank you for trying to be okay with this," she whispers into his ear.

Coulson pulls back and looks at her, "Like I said, I just want you to be happy. And if Ward makes you happy, then I think I can learn to live with that."

"Thank you." She looks at the rest of the team, "You guys should probably be going now before it gets any later so you can get a decent amount of sleep before heading back to the base."

"I know it's probably a long shot," Simmons speaks up, "but is there any chance you'd consider coming back to SHIELD at some point?"

Skye smiles sadly and shakes her head, "No, I don't think so. My life is here now. I could have died on that last mission if I landed any differently, and then Jess would have had to grown up without her mother. I don't want to risk anything like that ever happening again."

Simmons nods, "I understand. I knew it wasn't likely, but I had to ask. And even though this whole situation is a little hard to wrap my head around and is going to take some time being okay with it, I am happy for you, Skye. You have a family and I know that's something you've always wanted that."

"Thanks," Skye smiles.

"Alright," May speaks up. "Let's all get going."

"Right," Skye nods. "Thanks again for coming, guys."

"Thanks for having us here, Tremors," Mack gives her a smile.

She smiles back up at him.

May quietly ushers everyone out the door until it's just her. She turns to look at Skye, "You've done really well for yourself, Skye. That little girl is very lucky to have you as her mother."

"Thanks, May," Skye smiles.

"And Ward."

"Yes?" Grant steps up right next to Skye, wrapping an arm around her waist.

"If you ever even think about hurting either one of them, or that new baby, you'll be answering to me. Understood?"

"Loud and clear," Grant nods with a small hint of a smile on his face.

"Good," May nods once. "Happy Thanksgiving," she says simply and then turns around to make her way down the porch and towards the two SUV's in the driveway.

Skye sends a quick wave to Bobbi and Hunter sitting in the front of the car closest to them before closing the front door.

She lets out a breath as she leans back against the door, closing her eyes.

"You okay?"

Cracking one eye open, she finds Grant standing in front of her with a small smile on his face.

She nods, "Yeah, I'm fine." She brushes a few strands of hair out of her face. "I just think today felt a whole lot longer than it actually was."

"I'm sure it did," he says, taking a few steps towards her and placing his hands on her hips. He pulls her close and slides his arms around her to wrap her in a hug.

Skye hugs him back, burying her face in his chest. "It went better than I thought it would, though," she says after a minute.

"Yeah?"

She nods her head against him, "Yeah." She leans back to look at him, "I'm glad that everyone is doing their best to understand that this is my life now. That you, Jess, and the new baby mean everything to me."

"I'm glad too," he smiles. "Now, why don't you go and get ready for bed while I clean up a little from dinner. Then I'll come in and join you."

She nods, "Yeah, okay."

He smiles, dropping a kiss to her forehead before turning and making his way towards the kitchen.

Skye takes a deep breath and then makes her way down the hallway, stopping briefly at Jessica's room to check on the toddler, finding her fast asleep in her bed. She smiles at the sight, presses a kiss to her daughters' forehead and then closes the door as she leaves the room.

She goes across the hallway to hers and Grant's room, crossing over to the dresser to pull out some pajamas. She quickly changes into a pair of shorts and a tank top, pulling her hair down and running her fingers through it to get out any knots or tangles.

"I love it when you have your hair down, did you know that?"

She turns her head to see Grant leaning against the doorframe.

She smiles at him, "Hey."

"Hey," he smiles back. He pushes off of the frame and walks over to her, wrapping his arms around her and pressing a kiss to her bare shoulder. "I love you," he says against her skin.

"I love you too."

"And I love this life we've made for ourselves. It's better than I ever imagined it would be."

"Well I'm glad," she smiles. "Being here with you and Jess, and pretty soon the new baby, is everything I didn't know I actually wanted."

"Me too," he smiles. "Now come on, let's get to bed." he pulls away from her and moves over to the dresser while she moves to the bed. He strips down out of his jeans, throws them into the laundry hamper, and then pulls on a pair of black sweat pants. He turns around and smiles at the sight of Skye lying on her side in the bed, the covers pulled up under her arms.

Walking over to the bed, he pulls the covers of his side back and climbs in, Skye immediately curling up into his side.

"Comfortable?" he asks when she finishes moving around.

She nods against him, "Mm-hmm."

"Good," he drops a kiss to her head. "Now go to sleep." He wraps his arms around her and holds her close as he closes his eyes.

"Grant?" she speaks up after a minute of silence.

"Hmm?"

"I love you. Like, I really really love you," she tells him in a half-asleep state. "Even though a lot of what happened between us completely sucked, I don't think I would trade a second of it. Because it made us who we are now. And I like who we are. And I know the real you, and he's way better than anything I could have imagined."

He smiles, pressing a kiss to the top of her head before settling back against his pillow. "I like who we are too."

Now it's over. This story is complete. Thank you all so much for your favorites, follows, and reviews. It's all been very much appreciated. Sad for this story to be ending, but it had a really good run. :)

*Forever
*I want to wear it.
*Agreed
*I can do it.
*Can I help you?
*I'm ready.
*I don't like you. You are a mean man.
*Apologize. Now. In English.
*But I want to.
*In the entire world.
*That's me!
*I want to watch Mulan
*We always sing.
*It's incredible.
*How much Spanish do you know?
*A lot. Daddy is teaching me. Since I was a baby.
*Impressive. Your Spanish is very good for only being three years old.
*Thanks. We always speak in Spanish. Mommy doesn't understand much.
*Is everything okay?
*Goodnight.
*Mommy, sing for me, please.

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