Short little AU set after 1x05 Girl in the Flower Dress. This was more frustration writing than anything else, which is why it's not very long. Title from Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You." R.I.P. Whitney
Disclaimer: I do not own Marvel's Agents of Shield, because sadly I am not Joss Whedon or Marvel.
"So I'm headed to Coulson's office now. I figured you might want be there, being my S.O. and all."
"I'm off the clock."
"Right. Okay then."
His dismissal cut her to the core. She'd tried apologizing to him, to all of them, but nobody wanted to listen. Every bit of the plane was a reminder of her betrayal of them, mocking her, telling her how stupid she was for throwing away something good. They were landed in Guatemala and she was told to stay on the plane while the rest of the team went to go analyze the threat. With a steady hand, she slipped a knife against the bracelet, the last step of her leaving, watching with a bitter satisfaction as the light on the bracelet flickered then shut off completely.
But where could she go? They knew her. She had to go somewhere where she'd be forgotten, lost in a crowd. Not L.A. where they had found her or New York where SHIELD's headquarters were, but somewhere with the same amount of anonymity.
With a final glance around, she set the bracelet on her bunk and walked out.
R&R