The next couple of nights were rough, Jemma had nightmares almost every time she fell asleep; the whole team was really worried and Coulson thought that she might need to be sedated for her to get a good night's rest.
"Do you think we should get like a psychologist or something?" Coulson asked May.
"I think at this point it might be a good idea. She needs to be able to sleep or it will start to affect her work and you and I know that wouldn't be good." May said.
"I'm worried about who we should get, she doesn't like people she doesn't know or trust."
"I have a friend who's a psychologist maybe she can help her. Hopefully my word that I trust her will help Jemma trust her. I can go give her a call."
"I think that will be a good idea. I'll go talk to Jemma about it. She should be included in this."
"I'll wait till after you talk to her to call my friend."
Coulson then got up and headed down to the lab where he knew Jemma, Skye, Fitz, and Ward were going through some of the tests in the lab on some of the artifacts they had collected from the mountain. He knew that Jemma might not like the idea of someone coming on to the bus that she didn't know, but he also knew that she needed to talk to a psychologist or she wasn't going to recover fully. So when Coulson entered the lab Jemma was the first to look up and say hello.
"Sir?" Jemma said slightly confused on why Coulson was coming into the lab.
"I need to have a word with you Jemma." Coulson said.
"Okay."
Jemma then walked into the loading bay with Coulson away from the lab so that they could have a talk; Jemma was slightly worried about why Coulson wanted to talk to her.
"Is everything okay sir?" Jemma said with a concerned look on her face.
"Yes everything's fine. I just wanted to talk to you about something. Do you mind if May was to call her psychologist friend and have her come talk to you to help you work through what happened?" Coulson said concerned with Jemma's welfare.
"I guess that would be okay."
"We just want to help you through this Jemma. May trusts her and is willing to call her. I think it would be a good idea."
"I'm unsure about someone coming onto the bus, but I'm willing to talk to her if May trusts her."
"She does. I'll let her know to call her friend. I'll talk to her first before you do, just so that I know she's going to work, okay?"
"Yes sir. Thank you."
"We want you to be okay Jemma and are willing to do anything to make sure."
"I know."
"All right you can return to the lab, but take a break at some point, okay?"
"Yes sir."
Coulson then left Jemma to head back to the lab and finish her tests and talk with Skye, Fitz, and Ward. Skye noticed that she looked a little worried, so before Jemma entered the lab Skye went over to her and wrapped her in a hug.
"What's wrong?" Skye said softly in Jemma's ear.
"I'm just a little worried about who Coulson and May are getting to come here for me to talk to." Jemma said as she held on to Skye.
"Like a psychologist?"
"Yes."
"Well I'm sure if May and Coulson think this will help we should try it. For your first meeting I can be there with you."
"I'd like that."
"All right then I'll be there. Come one let's go finish those tests."
Skye and Jemma then headed back to the lab and got back to work on the artifacts.
So a few days later Jennifer Morin was picked up at a small airport in Dallas, Texas; she was greeted by May and Coulson who led her into Coulson's office.
"Thank you for coming." May said as she and Jennifer sat down on the couch.
"It's my pleasure. So what can you tell me?" Jennifer said wanting to get all the information she could.
"Well Jemma Simmons and Grant Ward were sent into a town to gather information on the area we gave them an hour and when they didn't return we started to look through satellite images to try and find them. We received a panic alarm from one of their gadgets and so we knew they were in trouble. They were taken to a compound and Simmons was tortured to find out where she was from and who she worked for; she was also raped multiple times. Ward fought with the men and we got them out of there once we found where they were. Simmons has been having nightmares and lately she hasn't been able to sleep without having a nightmare; we're also worried about Ward. He hasn't been sleeping too; I think he's just too worried about Simmons to sleep. He was forced to listen to Simmons while they tortured and raped her. He's become very protective of her and sometimes we have to force him to sleep by locking him in his room."
"Okay, does Jemma know that I'm here? And have you talked to Grant about talking with me?" Jennifer said.
"Yes she does, but we didn't talk to Ward about it. I'll pull him aside and talk with him while you talk with Jemma."
"All right, is there anything else I need to know?"
"Jemma has been seeing Skye; she is also a member of this team. Fitz is her best friend and her partner in the lab. As for Ward, he doesn't talk about his part and he tries to keep to himself, but lately he has been opening up to us." May answered.
"Okay, when do you want me to start?" Jennifer asked.
"Whenever you're ready we want to help Jemma and Ward as soon as possible."
"I want to meet with the team and get to know them all before I start with any therapy I do. Would that be okay?"
"Yes that's fine." Coulson answered and then stood up, "I'll take you down to the lab. Fitz, Simmons, Skye, and Ward are down there."
