Chapter 23

May's POV

I was expecting him to be shocked or maybe even yell and be mad that I didn't tell him. What I wasn't expecting was for him to just stand there with a smirk on his face. We both just stand in the middle of his office staring at each other. I open my mouth but no words come out I had just told my best friend a secret that I had kept from him for over twenty-five years. The worst part was that he didn't seemed that surprised by it, did he know about it before I told him. Did he know I had been lying to him? My impression of a goldfish, as I tried to work out what to say, was interrupted by Skye walking through the office door.

"Is everything alright? Billy said that you two were fighting" She says her eyes darting between us.

"Everything is fine Skye, your Mum was just letting me in on a little secret she had been keeping from me" Coulson says and I cringe not looking at either of them.

"Okay, but that does not explain why M was trying to kill you. At least that is what Billy said he saw" She ask Coulson and I look over at her. Had she not heard what Coulson just said we would be working on listening in her training next.

"I am sure, 'your Mum' wouldn't kill me" he tells her putting emphasis on your mum.

"I know and you don't need to keep saying your Mum. I knew what secret you meant" she snaps looking a little mad at him. I open my mouth to say something but, I really don't know what to say. "Are you okay?" Skye ask me quietly, walking over to stand next to me I just nod.

"Did you know?" I ask Coulson he nods. "How? When?" I ask shocked.

"I had suspected something, was going on with you two after what happened with Quinn" he says, and I don't miss it when Skye slightly cringes at the mention of Quinn. "Then when we got to the Playground you started to spend a lot of time together. It wasn't until I watched the security footage from the lie detector yesterday, that I really knew what was going on" he tells us.

"That's why you were asking all those questions, trying to get one of us to slip up and tell you" Skye says quietly.

"Why didn't you just confront us? Why wait for one of us to slip up?" I ask not knowing how to feel about this.

"I didn't think you would tell me" he says "I wasn't even sure what to think of it. All I know is what I saw in the video" I look over at Skye wanting to know if she was okay with telling him everything, she just smiles and nods her head in his direction.

"I guess we need to tell you something" I say feeling nervous.

"I am so sorry" Coulson says after Skye and I had finished telling him everything that has happened.

"What are you sorry for?" I ask confused by his reaction.

"If I hadn't needed an extraction on that mission. You wouldn't have left, you could have stopped Skye from being taken, I am so sorry" he tells me looking guilty.

"You two are too much alike" Skye laughs standing up "I am going to go tell Billy to stop looking for a new Director" She stops at the door mouthing the words you okay? I look at Coulson who seems to be in deep thought. Fine, go….she gives me one more concerned glance before leaving.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Coulson asks.

"I wanted to protect her" I tell him, shifting nervously in my seat.

"Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant? I could have helped you" he asks seeming upset that I never told him.

"I was scared" I tell him "and embarrassed, I have no idea who her father is. I didn't want to tell you because I was scared of what you would think. I also didn't want any agents to know about her" I tell him feeling a little guilty.

"But you told Fury" he says, and I can hear the bitterness in his voice.

"I had to tell him he was my boss and I have known him since before, I went to the academy"

"Okay, then why didn't you tell me after she was taken?" Coulson pushes.

"Because, I didn't know who took her" I say getting annoyed by all these questions.

"What you thought I could have took her, Mel thats ridiculous" he snaps, angry at the accusation.

"No, maybe, I don't know Phil, all I knew was that my little girl was gone and I wasn't there to protect her" I yell trying to hold back the tears that always came while talking about this.

"I'm sorry" Coulson said as he gets up and pulls me in to a hug, that for the first time in a long time I don't try to get out of.

Skye's POV

"Why was your mother yelling at Director Coulson?" Billy asks the moment I step foot out of AC's office.

"I don't know. She told him about us though" I say as I walk away towards the kitchen surprised to see Simmons cooking when I get there. "Hey, where's Fitz" I ask, Simmons had been stuck to his side since he woke up.

"He said he wanted a few hours alone" She says not looking at me but, I can tell she is upset.

"He is still adjusting. I'm sure he just wants some time alone to work through what's happened" I tell her hating to see her and Fitz like this.

"I need a distraction. What have you been up to? We haven't spent much time together lately" She says wiping her face with her sleeve before turning to face me.

"Are you sure? We can talk about Fitz if you want" I tell her, wanting to help.

"No, I'm sure. I want to talk about something else" she says, in her doctor voice.

"Okay, um….guess what Coulson, M and I were just talking about" I say, not wanting to argue with her.

"No, you told him" she says turning away from her food to face me.

"Technically M told him"

"Really I thought you would have been the one to let it slip"

"Ouch, Simmons that hurts and I can keep a secret" she just gives me an odd look "I can sometimes keep a secret. Anyway, M and Coulson were fighting about something and she let it slip. Then Billy came and got me because he was scared M was going to kill Coulson. We told him everything"

"Wow, how did he take it?" Simmons asks putting food on plates and handing me one.

"Thank you" I say as we both sit down at the table. "I left out the best part Coulson already knew"

"He, what? How?" she asks and I tell her about the security footage and his questions. "I wasn't expecting him to find out like that"

"Me either" I shrug.

"What were they arguing about it must have involved you?" Simmons asks.

"No idea" I say nervously because I hadn't given much thought to what they had been fighting about. "I can clean this up" I say gesturing towards the dishes. "You should go get some rest. Real rest in a bed" I tell her she looks like she is about to argue but, seemed to change her mind before thanking me and leaving.

"Hey Bookworm" I hear M say behind me once I had finished with the dishes and was reading a book at the table.

"Are you okay? What did Coulson say? What were you two arguing about?" I question quickly.

"Okay, slow down" she says sitting next to me. "I'm okay and Coulson wanted to know why I never told him" she tells me but, avoids looking at me.

"What were you two arguing about?" I ask again.

"He wanted you to go and get information from Ward?" I forget how to breathe for a second before I can think straight.

"What? Why? Isn't Ward looked up somewhere far far way?" I almost yell but stay quiet not wanting anyone else to hear.

"That depends, do you consider the basement far far away?" she asks like she is trying to lighten the mood.

"He is in the basement. Who thought that was a good idea?" I snap trying not to panic.

"It's fine the only way he can get out is if we let him is not going to happen and your not going down there so you don't have to worry about it" she tells me and I suddenly feel a little guilty that M and Coulson were fighting because of me.

"I can do it, if it will help" I say nervously, not wanting to do it but, I didn't want to be the reason that we weren't getting information.

"You are not going down there" she tells me but, she looks guilty for some reason.