"I don't like it." Fury told Coulson as they were all winding down at the Hub's bar. Romanov and Ward were sat, alone at the bar, talking.
"You don't, Sir?"
"They are too quiet. Quietness means bad things with those two."
"Want me to find out what they are up to Sir?"
"I want to know what they are planning."
Coulson grabbed Skye's arm as she walked past.
"Agent's Romanov and Ward are making Director Fury nervous. Go find out what they are planning."
"Yeah that's a problem." Ward admitted to Romanov.
"So what do we do about it?" She asked.
"Do about what?" Skye asked.
"Fitz and Simmons" Romanov told her.
"What about them?"
"You mean to tell me you haven't noticed? He's completely into her." Ward told her.
"And we all know that she's still at the just friends' stage." Romanov finished.
"You two are right, that is a problem. But I would have thought the May issue would have been a bigger one." Skye pointed out, reaching towards the bar for Wards drink.
"What May issue?" He asked her confused.
"She's completely into Coulson."
Romanov nearly choked on her drink.
"What?" She croaked out while Ward hit her on the back to stop the choking.
"You mean you two super spies haven't noticed?"
"What is there to notice?"
"How are you two the best spies in the agency?" Skye asked them, rolling her eyes "there are subtle glances at his back, lingering looks that she avoids when he turns to look at her. And, when I saw him sewing up that cut the other month you could cut the tension with a knife."
"Do you think Coulson knows?" Romanov asked
"Doubt it. He's only got eyes for the cellist. Besides, May won't admit her feelings to anyone, let alone Coulson. Especially after everything that's happened."
Romanov looked at Skye, who shrugged her shoulders as if to say 'why not' before she turned to the bartender.
"Barkeep! A bottle of your finest Tequila please!"
Director Fury watched what was happening with mild interest. He saw Skye walk over to Ward and Romanov. He saw her tell them something that made Romanov choke. He saw her get a bottle of something and grab Simmons attention at the pool table. He saw Simmons tap Amber on the shoulder and then grab May's arm. He saw May put her hand in her pocket and pull out what looked like her room key. He saw her walk over to Ward, take his hand and put the room key in it.
"I thought Ward was with Skye?" he asked Coulson, very confused.
"He is; they got married in Asgard. Why do you ask?"
"Because agent May has just given him her room key. Wait, what. Did you just say Ward and Skye got married in Asgard?"
"Erm..."
"Coulson?"
"Yes, Sir. I did. It was a shock to us too."
"So why would May give Ward her room key."
"Girl's night." Coulson said, flashing back to the chaotic scene he walked in on last year in Ward's bedroom.
"Girl's night?" Fury asked, still a little confused as to what was happening, as all of the female agents (and Amber) walked out of the door to the accommodation block.
The girls settled themselves on Wards bed. Skye lined the shot glasses up and Romanov poured them.
"Consider this Mrs. Ward's hen party!" She announced, holding her glass up.
"Cheers!" They all said, raising a toast.
"Right. Down to business!" Skye announced "nothing said in this room goes out of it."
"Wait, before we do anything, we need to initiate the newest member of the group into it."
"What does that involve?" Amber asked, nervously.
"A dare." Simmons answered. After all they had all done one.
"A dare? Is that it?"
"Yes. But don't forget who you're in a room with."
Amber looked around. She was in a room with two high level Agents, one sweet, if slightly naive scientist and Skye, a junior agent who could put many higher ranked agents to shame. To top it all off they were all crazy!
"So what did you guys do?"
"I left a pair of knickers in Ward's hotel room."
"I walked up to Ward and kissed him in front of everyone. It was before we admitted we had feelings for each other and we weren't allowed to be a we."
"I used Ward's toothbrush in front of him."
"I stripped for Fitz." May added with a shudder, the horror still playing in her mind.
Any hope Amber was clinging onto of her dare being an easy one was just shattered.