I'm still writing the next chapter, but I'll post it as soon as it's finished.

More Skye and Simmons. Guys in the field and of course Coulson.

Simmons has been really quite after they joked with Trip before he left to cover Hunter's ass. Skye walks in the lab and sees her in a whitecoat. "Simmons." She greets her, hoping she didn't startle her. Simmons turns and smiles. "Skye."

Skye sits down on one of the stools. "Whatcha doing?" She asks interested, when Simmons does her lab stuff.

"I think you know." She smirks and Skye smiles. She must still be testing GH-325. She doesn't give up easily. That's what makes her so great.

"I know. I just wanted to company you, I guess." She smiles uncomfortably and Simmons' smile fades. "Any news about her?"

Skye looks down and shakes her head negatively. "I hope she's alright." Simmons mumbles and Skye quickly looks up. "What makes you say that?" She stammers.

Simmons breathes deep and sits down, but continues her work. "She looked a bit pale to me. I have wanted to ask her to come and see me about it, but I didn't have a chance. Us being at war with HYDRA and all."

She nods. "If I were you. I don't think I would have dared to." Simmons smiles to that. "I thought like that for a minute, but then I thought about her and I just wanted her to be okay."

"Yeah." Skye whispers and thinks back, when she was sitting next to the woman. Seeing her hand shaking and telling her a obvious lie about it.

Coulson is deep in thought. He needs to figure out how Whitehall of all people would be involved with HYDRA. What do they have that he doesn't?

"May I-" He turns around to find no one in the room. Exhaling he closes his eyes and scrubs a hand down his face. This can't go on like this. She needs to come back to him. She has to. He needs her.

"Director." He hears in his ear and realizes Trip must have heard him. Great. Now he must think he's gone insane for real. "Yeah?"

"Did she make contact?" Trip put his head down and the lid of his hat covers his face, when a biker passes him by.

Coulson really wanted her to contact him. He wants to so badly hear her voice. Hear that she's alright. "No." He says with a low voice and hears a soft "Oh."

"What's going on over there?"

Hunter takes a sip of his coca cola. "Nada Si-" Trip interrupts him. "He's right. There's nothing happening."

Coulson shakes his head. "Back away, but don't lose visual of the exits and windows of the hotel."

"I'm as far as I can be." Hunter says sounding a bit offended, that boss didn't trust his cover and Trip ends up just rolling his eyes. "No you are not."

"I'm to." Hunter argues back and Coulson realizes he needs to stop them or he'll really go insane.

"You-" Trip is about to argue, but Director interrupts him.

"Hunter!" He raises his voice and they both shut up. "Back away."

Hunter starts the engine of his car. "Yes, Sir."

"Trip."

Trip freezes. He heard the annoyence in his voice. He's been really edgy since May left.

"Same for you." Coulson says as he looks the map of their whereabouts.

"Okay."

Coulson turns off the comm and massages his temples. He needs May back. It's like a circus around here. Handling these agents that seemed to act more like children now that she isn't present is harder than he thought. She has always handled them so well.

He walks in front of the window of his office and crosses his arms.

"Come back." He says quietly. Hint of emotion behind them which Skye and Simmons heard as they were walking by of his office. Both giving each other a worried look.

He wanted May to be part of his team and I think all of us (okay more like philinda shippers) know that was only a partial reason. He trusts her. So will this next lie of hers part them for good or get them closer? Because secrets have a way of coming out. So how does he find out? How he'll react or is there time for him to react at all?