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SIMMONS BAKED A birthday cake for him earlier that day. Needless to say he was surprised on how good she was with baking (the chocolate cake simply tasted divine.) and decorating (who'd expect a brilliant biochemist can recreate Captain America's shield with icing?)
There were food. There were drinks. And hours after the team's surprise party, sitting alone in the comfort of his own office, Phil Coulson still couldn't surmise how they managed to keep the celebration a secret from him and he didn't suspect anything if it was just right under his nose all the time. But maybe he did. He admits to himself. He just doesn't want to spoil the surprise.
Well, he was been working for S.H.I.E.L.D. for years now.
His eyes settled on the newest addition to the items on top of his desk, a plastic Captain America pen holder - a gift from Skye.
He couldn't believe that it had been yet another year. And as if, last year, he wasn't bleeding to death, with a hole on his chest, lying on the cold metal floor of -
Thankfully, a knock on his door woke him up from his reverie.
She lets herself in without a word for him. And for a moment, she only stood there, leaning against the door, eyes on the carpeted floor of his office.
He waits.
When she finally decides to meet his eyes, she greets, "Happy birthday, Phil." The words escape her mouth in a low whisper and his lips curved into a smile.
She makes her way in front of his desk, and hands him a small, rectangular gift box wrapped in blue with a red ribbon on top, which she'd been hiding behind her back the moment she entered his office. She leaves before he can even say his thanks.
He carefully removes the ribbon and opens the box.
Captain America collectible cards. Just like the ones he lost during the Battle of New York, he noted, but something on the card on top of the deck catches his eyes so he decides to look through the rest.
Steve Rogers himself signed each one.
A/N - Something light because I can say a lot has been happening in the show recently, even if I haven't caught up yet. Remember when things were okay and the team were okay? :"(
