Fix the sky

Melinda May

To say she wasn't surprised to see her mother at the hospital was a lie, if anyone asked; however, she would say she had expected it. But her mother had been curious to see who had managed to force me into contacting her about a favor, a favor that was about a hospital visit no less. The moment Skye was taking into surgery she left, pointing out once more that her organization is still standing at least.

Melinda knew very well she would be hearing more of that comment from now on. She and Fitz had been moved to a waiting room and they took to the chairs on the corner. Silence was heavy between the two of them and she was trying to figure out the next few steps. She had been lying to Skye earlier, she had never walked past Coulson's office; knowing fully well they still wouldn't be here if she had told him she was leaving with Skye and Fitz. Some conversations are easier to talk to him about when you aren't standing face to face.

After another five minutes, Melinda finally stands up. She could feel how Fitz looks at her out of surprise and she pulls out her phone.

"I'm going to call Coulson and I should probably call Maria and make sure they are ready to take in someone that has just undergone surgery. After that I will try to find some tea, would you like something to drink or eat?"

"Coffee."

His voice was weak, but she could still hear what he said, she puts her hand on his shoulder for a few seconds before heading out of the waiting room. Walking down the many corridors of the hospital, she finds a good spot where she can make her calls without anyone interrupting. She looks through the contact list, not that she had many numbers on it, and calls Coulson.

"Coulson."

"It's me."

"May! Where are you?"

"Skye found something when she was working, she wasn't completely sure if it was something we needed to worry about or not. So, I took her and Fitz with me to check it out."

It was always easier to put the reason as to why they were away on Skye, the chance that he would get angry is lower. He had been the first-person Skye had managed to wrap around her little finger, Coulson knew this fact and it didn't really bother him, Melinda could see the care and worry in his eyes whenever Skye was around. She had a habit of ending up in trouble after all.

"Is everything alright?"

And there it was, the worry. She could simply tell him the truth, that no; everything isn't alright. We are at the hospital and Skye is in that moment in the operation room. But Melinda couldn't say that she had promised Skye not to tell him and if she would he would try to get there as fast as possible. It was already risky for them to be here with HYDRA still looking for them. Coulson wouldn't be able to keep quiet about where she, Fitz and Skye are, and she knew the others would want to come too.

"Yes, everything is alright. I'll keep you posted if anything changes, otherwise we should be back to the base in a few days."

She tells him, her eyes on the doctors and nurses that walks past her, and she moves closer towards a corner.

"Alright, I do however want a proper report once you three are back at the base."

He orders and Melinda smiles, he had just created a loophole for her and Fitz to use once they get back to base. It was going to be up to Skye to figure out on her own if she wishes to tell them all or not.

"Roger that."

She tells him before ending the call, it had gone easier than she would have expected. But that was just one call, she still had another one to make; looking back at her phone, she called the number that would connect her to Maria Hill.

"Hill speaking."

Melinda rolls her eyes at the short answer she got; she didn't have to wait long for Maria to answer her.

"It's me. I need you to do something without anyone knowing about."

She tells her old friend and she could see the raised eyebrow in her mind's eye at her sudden request.

"What do you need?"

"Make sure you have a well prep hospital wing and a nurse on call at all times."

"Do I want to know why?"

"You will understand once we get there. It will be a while longer however, so you will have enough time to get ready."

She tells Maria and she could hear the former agent let out a deep sigh, but Melinda knew she didn't have anything to worry about. The curiosity would win, and Maria would make sure everything is ready for when they reach the tower. Ending that call too, she moves from her hiding spot and starts to look for some tea and coffee for her and Fitz.

With the two cups and a bag with sandwiches for them, she wasn't sure they would be able to eat them yet; but she knew that they would need food in their system at one time during the day. She finds Fitz sitting in the same chair as she had left him a while earlier. Walking over to him, she could see that he had not heard her and to make sure not to scare him, she holds out the coffee cup and sits down beside him once more.

"Did... did it go... alright?"

He asks after taking a sip of his coffee and Melinda nods her head.

"Coulson wants us to give him a proper report once all three of us is back at base."

She tells him and she could see that even Fitz sees the loophole.

"Maria is going to make sure everything Skye needs once she gets out of here is fixed."

She then adds and Fitz nods his head, silence fall once more, and Melinda starts to drink of her own tea. It wasn't the best tea; it had to do for now at least. Her mind was with Skye, and she could feel how worried she really is in that moment. She had to tell herself more than once that everything will be alright throughout the waiting time.