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Breakfast was a quiet affair. Mrs. May set out fruit, cereal, bread for toasting, juice, milk, coffee, and tea.
The team slowly made their way downstairs, some dressed and others still in their sleep ware.
"My patio is worse off than I thought. I didn't think the bullets would hit the fountain." says Mrs. May
"Well you have two options. Get rid of the guns or move the fountain back further." replies May
"I'll move the fountain. Looks like I found something to bide my time with now."
"Sorry about that."
"No need to apologize Qiaolian. I been wanting a good reason to test those guns out."
There is laughter after that comment before Coulson runs into the room.
"We may have a problem." he says almost out of breath
"There is always a problem with you Phillip. What is it?" asks Mrs. May
"Well, I was outside moving the cars back to the driveway when I saw blue lights flashing. I think the cops are driving up the main road. What if someone reported hearing gunshots in this area?"
"So someone else does live around here. Well we can't hide from them. What do we do?" asks Skye
"We need to destroy the patio. If they do come here, they can't see the bullet holes and if they don't I can pay less money to the landscaping company. There are some mallets in the shed." says Mrs. May
"Well anyone who ever wanted to destroy a patio come with me." says Coulson walking outside with Mack and Bobbi following him.
"What are we doing out here again?"
"Someone reported hearing gunshots out here last night? The captain thought we should check it out."
"I don't think anyone lives out here. If there were gunshots, the people responsible are most likely long gone."
"If you're right, I owe you lunch."
"Hey, is that a new road?"
"Uh oh, here comes the fuzz." says Mack pointing to the cop car pulling up into the driveway
"Let's just hope they don't ask a lot of questions." says Bobbi as one cop walks towards them and the other towards the front door.
"Do you folks live here?" ask the cop as he reaches the patio
"No. We're just visiting my mother-in-law. Had a little get together last night." answers Coulson
"Well someone heard gunshots in the area, did you guys hear anything?" he asks as he walks around the patio
"Nope." answers Mack as Bobbi shakes her head in agreement
"Doing a little home improvement?" asks the cop taking in the destroyed patio
"Yeah. Thought we'd give my mother-in-law a hand. She wants to redo the whole backyard. It's the second time she's done that." says Coulson
"I don't think I've ever known a son-in-law so considerate." responds the cop
"Well I owe her a lot since she gave birth to my wife."
The others are in the living room when the doorbell rings.
"What do we do? What do we say?" asks Simmons clearly worried that something bad will happen
"The truth." says Mrs. May as she gets up to answer the door
"Which is?" asks Fitz
"We had a dinner party." answers May
"Can I help you officer?" asks Mrs. May once she opened the door
"I have a couple of questions to ask you, ma'am. Do you mind if I come in?" asks the cop
"Of course. Can I get you anything?" asks Mrs. May as she leads him to the living room where the others were
"No thank you. There were reports of gunfire in the area last night. Did you hear anything?"
"No we didn't hear anything of the sort last night." says Mrs. May
"I figured. Not a lot of people live up here. Actually my partner and I didn't even know this house or the road you lived on existed."
"Yes, well I recently moved up since my retirement. It's quite a beautiful spot."
"It is isn't it. What's going on out there?" asks the cop gesturing to the patio
"A little home improvement." says Skye
"Yes, I had my son-in-law take a mallet to the patio. Wanted a change."
"Son-in-law?" asked Fitz
"I can't believe you forgot. We just tied the knot a couple of months ago. Thought we'd have a small get together to catch up." says May with hearts in her eyes
"Congratulations. Thank you for your time. I'll show myself out." says the cop as he exits the house
"Looks like I owe you lunch. Weird bunch wouldn't you say." says the cop as he gets in the car
"Definitely weird. The front door didn't even have a handle on it."
"So what story did you give them?" asks Bobbi once she, Mack , and Coulson were back inside
"We had a small gathering to catch up since May and Coulson got married." replies Simmons
"Really. May and Coulson were married in ours too. Coulson said that he was glad that Mrs. May gave birth to May."
"You said what?!" says May as she spits out her hot tea onto Hunter's face
"What? It's the truth. At least we had similar stories. Who brought up the marriage?" asks Coulson
"Mama May did and Fitz questioned it. So May had to say something." says Skye as she hands Hunter a napkin
"What you need is a better cover story just in case this happens again. Remember what I taught you Qiaolian."
"Always be prepared. No matter the situation."
They're Leaving next chapter. Sad face.