Bobbi confidently walked into Coulson's office, her head held high and report held in her hand, ready to hand it in. She took the appropriate seat, like she always did, and waited patiently. She turned her head out of courtesy when Coulson walked in, "Sir, I can explain."

"Once again, another brilliant mission, Mockingbird," Coulson spoke, interrupting her as she walked into his office and sat down opposite her. "You completed the mission within 24 hours of it starting and somehow managed to convince the director of S.T.R.I.K.E. to change his mind and cooperate with S.H.I.E.L.D. regarding the prison and prisoner; all while maintaining your cover."

"Coulson- That's not exactly what…"

"Yes it is. Please make sure your report corresponds with that," Coulson replied a smile on his face. "Is that okay?"

Bobbi looked at him questioningly before nodding and standing, "I will need 30 minutes."

"Great. After that, Clint wants to see you," Coulson pointed out.

Bobbi laughed and stood up, "Tell him to go to hell."

Coulson laughed with her, "I will pass on the message."

Bobbi walked out of his office, confusion evident on her face, she couldn't work out exactly where the cover-up from her messed up mission came from. Firstly, she had compromised herself; secondly, her cover had been blown; thirdly, she wasn't even sure what information she had received. She glanced down at her report as she walked into the photocopying room and shredded the report, more work for her. She couldn't help but feel pleased that there wouldn't be any repercussions from her unprofessionalism and failure on her mission. Although, if she was being technical, her main mission was to get the information and not affect the alliance between S.H.I.E.L.D. and S.T.R.I.K.E.. She did accomplish that. Upon walking out of the copier room, she hesitated before making her way to the gym; the report could wait. It's not like it was complete honest anyway.

As Bobbi walked into gym, a small smile tugged at her lips, Mackenzie was there. He was always a good sparring partner and they've been friends since the academy, both taking similar courses. She wanted-no needed-to talk through what had happened. She didn't really have many female friends and generally spent a lot of her time amongst males. Mack had been one of her first friends when joining S.H.I.E.L.D., and the other person she had actually created a really close connection to was Clint Barton. But she couldn't talk to Clint right now, she hadn't since they had got a divorce a few months back. She has been vigorously doing everything in her power to avoid him at the moment and has been surprisingly successful.

Bobbi gave a half-hearted wave at him as she crossed the gym into the locker room and changed into more appropriate clothing. Within minutes she was on the mat with Mack.

"Tell me what happened," Mack said as she threw the first punch at him, before swooping around and attempting to kick him in the gut.

Bobbi spun to a stop, her hands raised, "I prefer to fight first-I got compromised." She admitted before attacking him once again. Mack blocked her moves, opting for a defensive strategy.

"Compromised how?" Mack asked her.

"I slept with the target," Bobbi replied truthfully, that was what was on her mind the most, the fact that she had slept and dropped her guard.

Mack stopped, his mouth falling open slightly at the confession, "You what-?" Bobbi took advantage of his surprise and slid down, kicking his legs from out under him and sending him down to the ground. "Ow-Like a quicky to get the job done? Or an actual-"

"I slept with him and did not directly affect the mission- In fact, it could have compromised the mission," Bobbi admitted more to herself than him. Mack looked up at her in complete and utter surprise at her words. "It's not that surprising."

"The mockingbird compromising a mission- that is a first and I never thought possible," Mack replied as he stood up. "Who was he… or she?"

"He- was just a target," Bobbi replied, deciding that she didn't want to talk about it anymore.

"Just a target,"Mack said, not believing her. He held his stance waiting for her to attack him.

Bobbi sighed, "My cover was blown and he covered for me- and for some reason, i now need to lie about what happened on my mission, as if it went perfectly."

"You don't care about lying, so you're bothered that he's helping you." Mack stated. before a smirk appeared on his lips, "You must be really good in bed."

Bobbi threw a few punches before gaining the advantage and flipping Mack over her shoulder, "This is not funny."

Mack took a deep breath, "Why don't you just call the guy." He suggested as she stood back up, "You can find any answers by throwing me over your shoulder."

"But it does make me feel better- I have a report to write," Bobbi said walking out of the room. She knew she was acting strangely but only a handful of people on this base would be able to pick it up, so she wasn't really bothered. She just could not concentrate properly. If she was offered a mission right now, she would reject it.

Bobbi locked her door as she wrote and sent the report to Coulson, leaving it open so he could edit anything he wanted to and even though she was tempted to go back to the gym, she didn't. She started unpacking her clothing onto the bed, she sighed as she pulled out his business card which she had kept after he handed her his jacket. Mack's suggestion was ringing in his ears. Sliding out her phone she quickly dialed and called the number before she allowed herself to stop. If she didn't do this now she never would.

"Hunter," He answered after a ring.

"It's Bobbi," She replied, the silence spread between them thickly. She closed her eyes, "I just wanted to apologise-"

"Do you always call your targets afterwards?" Hunter asked, a thick sarcastic tone to his voice.

"No, it wasn't like that. I didn't- I didn't sleep with you because of the mission. I just wanted you to know that," Bobbi told him, deciding that Mack's suggestion was terrible.

"You expect me to believe that?"

"No, actually, I don't expect you to believe a word I say," Bobbi admitted.

"Do you blame me?"

"No," Bobbi replied. "I just wanted to say I am sorry, I should have stepped back. Bye" She hung up, barely giving him chance to reply, although she did hear him mutter a polite 'goodbye' before the phone disconnected.

Unknown to Bobbi, that wouldn't be the last conversation she had with him, by far. This was just the beginning of their long, rollercoaster-like relationship. Mack advice was spot on and her making the first contact was all that was needed for Hunter to get her phone number and call her the following week.