"May?"
May's position and expression did not change, but Skye knew she heard her. Skye's hands were clenching and unclenching when she sat down. Skye looked down at her hands as she continued to speak.
"I think you're really great and I-I love you." Skye looked up from her hands to see May unchanged. "Well, um, I guess I'll leave you to your piloting."
Skye had been about to open the door when she heard May speak. "Would you like to learn how to drive the Bus?" May asked. "Of course, it takes years to learn, but maybe just enough to put the Bus on autopilot if/when I'm unable to pilot."
Skye had turned around at these words. "S-sure," Skye said.
Skye returned to her seat next to May and waited. For a long while, May said nothing. Skye felt impatient, but she knew that was just her way. Finally, May broke the silence.
"Good, you have patience," she said. "But maybe not common sense. Buckle your seatbelt."
Skye blushed as she did so.
"Now, look at the way I am holding the yoke. My hands are firm and steady. They do not tremble or twitch. Take note also of their positioning on the yoke as well as relative to each other."
Coulson's voice sounded out over the intercom. "May, I need to come to my office as soon as possible."
May pushed and held down a button to reply. "I'll be right over, sir." She took her finger off the button. After setting the plane on autopilot, she unbuckled her seatbelt and got up. She spoke as she worked. "I hope you realize that these lessons are to be kept a secret for now."
"Of course," Skye replied, understanding completely.
Before leaving the room, May leaned down and gave Skye a swift kiss on her cheek. Skye's cheek grew hot. She sat there for what seemed like a long while after May left, before leaving the cockpit as well.
Secret? Fine by me.