You Are So Worth It
May remained at the door way of the lab, watching Simmons wrap Skye’s arm in a bandage and tended to the cuts on her face.
She heard footsteps behind her and without turning, she knew who it was. “She’ll be okay. She’s in good hands.” Coulson spoke. “What’s next?” She asked. “The truth.” May turned to look at him.
“Coulson...” May began but Coulson held up his hand to stop her. “Not that part. The other part. The fact that your happy she is okay and that nothing major happened.” She stared at him.
“But things did happen. They broke her arm, threw her into a wall and tossed her out the window like trash once they found that she knew nothing.” She explained turning her attention back to Skye who was lying down on the bed.
“Talk to her, see what happens.” He gave one final look at her before walking down the hall.
May sighed before heading into the lab. She walked up to Simmons who was busy typing on a computer. “Is she allowed visitors?” Simmons stopped typing and looked up at her.
“Yes, but make it quick. She needs her rest.” She answered and turned her attention back to the computer.
“Skye?” Her voice shook a little but it wasn’t really noticeable.Hearing her name, Skye began to sit up when she saw Simmons rushing over to her from the corner of her eye.
“Be careful! You don’t want to hurt yourself more if you topple over and land on your arm.” Skye gave a glance at May before Simmons helped prop her onto some pillows.
“Make sure she doesn’t get up and if she does, make sure she has help.” Simmons reminded before returning back to her work space. “She is so...strict.” Skye whispered, turning her head to look at May.
“She cares about you.” Skye gave a small smile as an uncomfortable silence filled the air.
“Skye,” May began, breaking the silence. She glanced at Skye’s face all cut up from glass and made her way down to her broken arm.
“I want to apologize, to you.” May looked around the room and turned her focus back on Skye.
“I never thought it would be you who got hurt.” May was hoping that no one else but Skye heard her.
“I knew what I was getting into.” Skye whispered back. “You okay?” May asked changing her tone trying to sound more softer.
Skye shifted her body to face May better. “Yeah. Like you said, Simmons cares, a lot-so...I’ll be in good hands.” May nodded, understanding what she meant.
“I almost gave up in there.”
“But you didn’t.”
“To be honest, I didn’t know if- if I was even worth the time and effort for you guys to go back for because-“ She trailed off and May’s eyes softened.
“I just wanted to say thanks. Thanks for coming back for me.” As she spoke, some hair fell in front of her face. May carefully reached her hand out and gently tucked the hair behind her ear. Skye continued to look at May who gave her a small smile.
“You are so worth it.”