AN: I completely deleted Observations. I don't think I knew AoS well enough when I started and had no idea where I was going with it. I loved some parts of it, so I've decided to start over with the general theme of Ward x Simmons being undercover together
Jemma was glad to have her lab to herself. It was a rare occasion which she took full advantage of when ever the opportunity came around. Fitz had been whisked away by Skye early in the morning. Now that she was better, Skye took advantage of down time by exploring what ever place they were stopped in. Today, Fitz was showing Skye around one of the smaller Shield bases. Which gave Jemma at least a few hours to do what she pleased in the lab with out Fitz's remarks on what she did.
Though, it was nice to have a lab with out Fitz's chatter, the silence- save for the hums of the equipment- was a little too much. As she worked, Jemma hummed softly to herself. The quietness of the lab was broken from the noise of the door sliding open.
Jemma looked up to see Ward.
Ward said slowly.
Jemma glanced down at her work that was spread across the table. It would be a waste to end her experiment now. The results would be inconclusive.
Jemma climbed up the stairs just over an hour later after Ward had asked her. She was still unsure what he wanted to talk about and hadn't given it much thought as she had worked. She found him at the counter by the tiny kitchen with papers spread around him.
Ward answered.
Her confused expression prompted him to go further and explain.
Ward sighed.
A hint of a smile tugged at his lips.
Jemma slipped into the seat across from him.
The question threw him off guard a little. From their time together, Jemma knew that was a hard thing to do. Yet, her asking a very simple question had seemed to shock him.
He added quickly to cut her off.
He leaned over to grab a few papers from the cluttered mess before speaking again.
Jemma tried to keep the shock off her face.
Jemma nodded.
He rolled he eyes at least what passed for it, but continued. Jemma had been under the impression that their talk would last an hour or so, but two hours passed and by the third her stomach was growling. They stopped to eat, she made the both of them sandwiches. And after his talk resumed. It was an hour after talking and him quizzing her that he deemed she knew her cover well. Of course, they still had a week till she would be put under real scrutiny.
She was to become Jemma Stevens, a newly wed who recently moved to the town on the east coast of Florida with her husband Grant Stevens. It was a simple cover for her. Jemma Stevens had just accepted a research job for a universityHey, what was all that about?Oh. Um ?Because that was not nothing. Either you two were planning the most boring meeting ever or are going through legal documents to be the hell?Where the hell did you get that from?What?! It's what I over heard when I went up are not getting married! Well not really. Just ?Yes. Undercover.I can actually do undercover work. It isn't have seen you, right? You shot the one agent because you can't lie at , Simmons, but I have to agree with Skye. You can't lie all that well. It's why your a scientist. You don't need to lie as , even if you can get away with the whole lying bit, why do they want you?Way to boost her confidence, both of you. Shield has been looking into an arms dealer of sorts, one that deals with more of the unknown that has been making itself known the last few years. They discovered that multiple threads all lead to one place, but from there they're still unaware of who's running it, and some of biotech they've found has never been seen before. They have a few leads of course, they just require people getting close enough to dig a little deeper.I'm sure you'll do find. I mean, this is what you wanted. Out of the lab with it's nice protective lab, and into the world with angry people who have two suck. I want to do this. I know I can do this.I'm not saying you can't. It's just you don't have the track record with lying, and it's dangerous, Simmons. What if Ward isn't there in a bad situation? You can't protect don;t want you getting you for the away. I need a moment to .Let me in there.
He shot back, and a minute later he was sliding open her door.
Jemma shook her head.
Jemma nodded.
He closed the bunk door on his way out.
At least she had something to look forward to in the morning.