Maria sighed deeply as May left, keeping the number and the intel on her as she finished up changing. Putting the number into her phone and under the Alias name and slipped it into her pocket. Securing her apartment as she grabbed her bag and left herself.

Maria knew she'd be heavily watched so she'd need to shake the tails put on her when she left. If Coulson was keen then the likely chance of being up early to discuss plans with his team. Of course, Maira was well aware on her arrival would be odd so Coulson would want to talk to her, privately. She knew he'd know she had a reason to go to him. To put the effort into it all.

Her eyes scanned the immediate area as she slipped out of the building, her eyes landing on a few, two immediately warning bells. Pulling up her hood, she headed past her car, feeling them follow her. Also glad for the fact she had two hoodies on so when she ducked out of sight, she shrugged off the other hooded jacket and tossed it, waving down a Cab to pick her up before going back into the opposite direction.

It only took 2 more hours before it felt comfortable to get to her real destination, confident all the tails were shaken off. She had used the Security footage and potential places from the airfield to get an approximate location, It was narrowed down to a Motel.

Checking her watch, Maria pulled up to the motel, getting a room number to Coulson's then knocked on the door, waiting for a couple of minutes before the door opened cautiously. Maria's eyes landed on Coulson's face but into the room to see three people there as well.

"Maria Hill?" he questioned, sounded surprised. Her eyes flickered back to him.

"Coulson." Maria said, walking past him into the room. "Your team?"

"Agents' Fitz, Simmons and Skye." Coulson said, shutting the door, though she could feel his continuous stare. "Can you give us the room, Please." he ordered after a moment, sensing she wasn't going to start off in company.

Skye sighed deeply, closing her laptop and shuffled off the bed, followed by the two scientists. Turning her focus back to Coulson as the door shut followed by a long moment of silence.

"What the hell are you doing here, Hill?" Coulson demanded after a moment, his voice much calmer than she expected to go with the statement.

"From you, Nothing, Phil." Maria started, taking a seat. "But I'm hear to deliver some Intel you probably wanted." Reaching into her pocket, her fingers found the USB tube and pulled it out.

Coulson frowned, seeing it. "What's on it?"

"The person in charge of the project. I thought now...it would be a good time given SHIELD's gone to hell in pieces. I can't have this on me, you know why." She held it out to him with a long look, watching the expression on his face as he reached out and took it.

Maria folded her arms. Something about him was different, she could read the heaviness in his posture, more in the lines of his face and in the expression in his eyes. Being an agent, she knew why. It was guilt...and grief. Over who, she knew. But he didn't know she knew and she wasn't going to tell him that. Those questions would only lead to difficult answers.

"Also, Phil. I have an Asset for you. A SHIELD agent I trust with my life." His eyes flickered back up to her. Looking to the window for a moment as if expecting her to pop up into frame. "She won't be showing her face any time soon, her name is Althea Rice."

"I can't trust an agent I've never seen before." he started, seriously.

"Well, I would have asked Agent May, but she's gone AWOL." Maira stated, knowing it was hit a spot and cause a reaction.

And it did, his face dropped in colour, unable to look at her as his fingers tightened on the USB, even his breath seemed to hold for a long moment. It really showed to Maria how it affected him… The guilt that weighed him for killing an innocent women. A friend. But Maria knew how to get him to trust her with May's new Alias. It was a dirty trick but if May was to help, she needed him to trust her as a unidentified source until May was ready. She knew May well enough to show herself, sooner or later.

"She'd dead." Coulson said, his gaze glazed a little.

Maria didn't answer. She didn't need to. But she looked away, playing the act.

"Ward...He was a hydra agent, a sleeper which is why...he got into Providence base…" Coulson started, inhaling deeper. "But he killed the agent there after we left...but I was so mad at her… I made her stay behind."

"Ward killed her?" Maira said softly, knowing it was wrong but the assumption was in the air.

"No. He played with the forensic...He set May up. Hoping I'd assume the worse…" He closed his eyes with a shake of his head. "He was right. She walked out the base but she came back. But… I…" He trailed off.

"You did it." Maria finished.

"I got so...furious. I thought she was hydra even after her...i thought that thinking she was still the bad guy, then it'd be easier...but… it just makes it much worse."

Maria sighed deeply walking over to him.

"You did a bad thing, Coulson. But you have to live with it but you can help make up for it with trusting your team, and trusting my asset to help. I know you have a personal vendetta with Ward and Garrett, so trust me now." her voice was soft, placing her hand on his shoulder which slumped in her grip.

Coulson wasn't looking at her but he nodded.

"I have to go now. I'm going to reveal the location of the Providence base to make up for my disappearance from my watchdogs. Hydra would also know about it so it won't be safe for you to return there. I'll keep in contact with you."

"Okay."

Maira nodded with a deep sigh then headed towards the door, remembering something quickly. "And Phil, please watch the Intel. Agent Rice spent an hour digging up for grave to get it." She added softly before slipping out the room, eyeing the three agents too close for comfort. Rolling her eyes a little, she shut the door but there was a loud crash from within, making her sigh deeply.

Silently, Maria walked away.