I Did It to Protect You

Melinda loved these after sex cuddles they had when they were drifting off to sleep. She rolled over resting her head on his shoulder burrying her head in his neck. She loved to inhale the scent of his colonge. She rested her head on his chest and traced patterns.

Awe, Wonder, Amazement

Melinda’s hands held hard on the bullet wound on her stomach. She swears if she wasn’t incapacitated she would have beaten the shit out of Ward. She was in a lot of pain but it missed critical organs….though if they didn’t get Simmons and quick she would be in trouble. She laughed a little despite the fact she was in agony. 

"Stay with me. Come on, just a little longer."

"You're gonna be fine, okay? You... You'll be fine."

"No. Oh, no. No no no. This can't happen. No. You can't die."

"Shush, just concentrate on staying awake, okay? Don't sleep."

"Oh my god... Don't give up! You can't give up!"

"You can make it through this. I know you can. Y-you have to..."

"Where did they shoot you!? Where did they sh-- Oh... Oh, god... Oh please no..."

"The doctor explained everything to me... I... I can't just let you go like this. I need you."

"Oh, god. Please be alive. Please still be alive."

"There's nothing they can do. I-- I'm so sorry."

"No. They're wrong. They're wrong, okay? You're not gonna die."

"Please, fight this. You have to fight it. You have to live."

"Don't die... Don't die on me. Please..."

"Listen to my voice, okay? I need you to stay with me. I'm bringing you to the hospital."

"I wish I could tell you everything was going to be fine..."

"Come on, now. You've lived through worse than this. Just... Just live through this too."

Melinda’s eyes had watered. Coulson was gone…..and he was gone for good. This time nothing could save him. “I need to be alone.”