"Where's Ward and May?" Amber asked as they met to discuss that night's plan.
"They went out for a run..." Skye told them checking her watch "... three hours ago."
"That's a long one. Even for them." Simmons pointed out.
"Personal Crap" Skye offered as an explanation, looking at Simmons, trying to silently tell her what had happened.
She didn't get it.
"Girl's talk after the briefing" Skye said, shutting up as Coulson entered the Lab.
"The plan for tonight is simple. We go in as a... Where's Ward and May?"
"Out for a run."
"Skye, when they get back you will have to update them. But we go in as a team, civilian clothes, all on comms, and we scope the ghost house."
"That's simple!" Simmons said.
"It's usually the simple ones that go wrong." Fitz countered.
"You all have some free time on the ground but meet back here at 1730 to prepare."
"Shopping?" Simmons asked Skye.
"Sure. Amber, you coming?"
"Personal issues?" Simmons asked as she, Skye and Amber took their coffees over to a vacant table.
"It got a little messy this morning." Sky informed them.
"What happened?" Amber asked.
"Coulson was asking May about last night and why Ward split us up."
"Oh my God! She didn't tell him?" Simmons, who knew the reason, asked with a look of horror on her face.
"It was more of a shout actually."
"Told who what?" Amber asked confused.
"Do you remember girl's night? May's admission?" Skye prompted, not quite believing how stupid Amber could be.
"Yeah. What about it?"
"You clearly didn't see her face last night when Coulson said that she was going to be his wife." Simmons told her.
Amber still looked confused.
"May loves Coulson, he said she was going to have to play his wife. My husband knows her feelings towards Coulson so he changed the teams around to save her from the torment. This morning she pretty much admitted to Coulson she has feelings for him, so Ward took her for a run to 'compartmentalise'. Have you caught up yet?" Skye said, dumbing it down to make it clear for the baffled intern, who promptly swallowed her drink using the wrong hole.
"Now I get it. What do we do?"
"I don't think there is anything we can do except give them space."
May and Ward had set off running. They didn't know where they were headed they just ran. When they realised what time it was they headed back. They passed through the local town and saw the three girls talking over a coffee. May tapped Ward's shoulder and they headed over.
"What you guys talking about?" Ward asked them, running his hands over the back of Skye's neck
"Eww, gross, you're all sweaty."
"Coulson gave us the day off." Simmons replied
"So you lot come out for coffee?" Ward mentioned sceptically, calling a waiter over and placing a drinks order for him and May.
"It's a nice day." Amber insisted.
"You're talking about this morning aren't you?" May asked them, looking slightly embarrassed.
"Yes." Skye admitted before adding "but only because we were trying to work out what to do next!"
"And what did you come up with?"
"The only thing we can do is keep the two of you apart until it settles down." Simmons recommended.
"Which makes tonight difficult." Skye pointed out.
"What's happening tonight?" Ward asked.
"We attack as a group, figure out what's going on as a pack."
"Well this should be fun."
They finished their drinks and set off back to the 'bus. Ward and May went with them because they had started to seize up when they joined the others.
They got back to the 'bus by 17.15 to find Fitz and Kain working on a new project. Ward and May went to shower and the others went to change, ready for their mission that night.
They were soon all kitting up with communicators and trackers, just in case they got split up. Coulson was just about to pull a magazine of bullets out of the supply cupboard when he paused, put his hand into it and pulled out a pair of knickers.
"Who's are these?"
Simmons walked up to him, grabbed them out of his hands and returned five minutes later, red faced.
"Let's go to the fair." She said as she passed them all and headed out to one of the cars.
A/N: I'm sorry that this is a filler chapter... had to set some of the scene for the next one and we haven't found any of Simmons panties for a while!