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Betrayal and Loyalty

Chapter 4: Comfort

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(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

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After Skye almost died, Jemma wanted everyone on the crew to be like some family.

 

Then she realized Fitz was always distant. Only connecting with her when working together.

 

She wanted to know why.

Jemma walked to Fitz's room.

It was small like everyone's. The perks of living on a plane.

 

She knocked and he yelled "Come in!"

 

Shee looked around and saw a photo of him with a woman with brown hair.

Fitz with his mother

She guessed it was his mother.

 

Fitz then spoke "So what did you need me for?"

 

She responded "I was wondering why you're always so distant. You almost never eat food with us. Always holed up in your "room." You only talk with us occasionally."

 

Leo just said "People don't really like me so I stay away."

 

Jemma was a bit saddened by that. He seemed perfectly likeable. Just a bit awkward.

 

She just asked "Who would say that? You're perfectly nice."

She then remarked teasingly "Bit handsome too."

 

Then she noticed him blush for a few seconds before he just said "My dad."

 

Jemma immediately wanted to hug him now. His own father didn't love him. So she did. Fitz was a bit tense at first but he allowed it.

 

She thought He seems lonely. He needs a friend.

 

She wanted the conversation to keep going so she pointed at the picture. "I'm assuming it's you with your mother."

 

The brown-haired scot just replied "Yeah."

 

They spent the rest of the day talking.

 

He even ate dinner with the rest of the team for once. She was happy she brought him out of his shell.

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Sorry about image quality