Thwack, thud, thump.
Skye and Ward were working out in the workout room. He was holding his new pads out and Skye was hitting and kicking them for all she was worth. Occasionally he would swipe at her with the pads which Skye would have to dodge.
"I'm not saying you did it. I'm just saying you know something." She said to him, timing each word to the same time she punched the pad.
"What makes you think I know something?" Ward asked her, swiping at her and catching her shoulder with the pad.
"I saw that glint in your eye. I'm married to you. I know you."
Ward gave her his award winning, get-himself-out-of-trouble smile. Skye stopped punching.
"YOU? You did it. Why? Where's the last pair?" She almost whispered, stepping back from him and dropping her guard to her sides.
Ward knew the game was up.
"Yes Skye, I did it. I thought it may liven things up around here. The last pair are on ice and will reveal themselves when it is least appropriate." He admitted, swiping at her again, this time she didn't react in time and he hit her in the face.
"You couldn't have hid Amber's, or Kain's for that matter?" She demanded, taking her glove off to check her face.
It was an automatic reaction, Ward never hit her hard enough to hurt her, but the pad stung a little.
"Not nearly as funny." Was his response.
Coulson was in the kitchen making everyone tea. They had agreed when Amber and Kain joined them they needed to take it in turns to cook the evening meal and clean up the common areas. Tonight was Coulson's turn to cook. He was making Spaghetti Bolognese. One by one the team came into the lounge.
"Smells good." May told him, leaning over the pan to get a better appreciation of it. Coulson got a spoon and scooped up a small amount of Bolognese onto it. He fed it into May's mouth, not realising just how intimate the simple action would feel. He looked back to the pan.
"Tastes good too." May said, also realising that something had just happened between them. She went to sit next to Ward and Skye.
"You wanted awkward." He jibed at her.
"Shut it." She said as Ward moved to her other side, putting her between Skye and himself.
Within minutes Coulson was bringing the steaming pot out of the kitchen area and placed it on the table. He went back to the kitchen and brought in the pasta and garlic bread.
Coulson was completely oblivious to what was going on between Ward, May and Skye. Amber, Fitz and Simmons, however were not. They could see Ward and Skye conversing with May and laughing as she was looking daggers at them, but they didn't know why. Kain was still moping over the long stand incident and was not paying attention.
When they had finished their meal Fitz and Kain cleared the plates into the kitchen and as they were currently flying somewhere over Brazil, got the ice cream out of the freezer for dessert.
Fitz opened the freezer to find a pair of hot pink knickers with blue lace placed on top of the ice cream tub. He picked them up by their sides and carried the ice cold pair of pants back to the others.
"Simmons. I think I found the last pair of your pants."
She saw them, jumped over the back of the sofa and grabbed them off him. She hadn't realised they had been in the freezer and promptly dropped them. Embarrassed, she bent down to pick them up before shuffling to her bunk and tossing them inside.
She silently retook her place at the table, aware that everyone was watching her.
"So what's going on with you three?" She asked Ward, May and Skye, trying to deflect the attention off herself.
"Nothing." They replied together.
It was then Coulson realised May was sat between Ward and Skye. That was unusual. Ward and Skye always sat next to each other. He could also see that May was irritated and Skye and Ward had obviously been pushing her buttons. Then he realised: They had a clear view from where they were into the kitchen.