Philinda: I'm here

I'm here

Melinda May sat at the pool side with her grey sweatpants rolled up to avoid getting them wet as she slowly moved her feet through the water causing ripples throughout the small motel pool. The water illuminated by the lights under it, the crystal blue was vibrant compared to the dark sky above her. The rest of the team had fallen into their designated motel rooms and fell asleep for the night, but May couldnt lay in her bed with the piercing silence, it left her only to her thoughts. The thoughts of a terrible past and the one man that helped her pick herself after falling, the thought of whether that same man still hated her or not, she understood where he had came from when he got upset with her, she had went behind his back but it was all for good reason obviously. If he only saw that what she was doing wasnt betraying him in the least, she was only looking out for him, its all she ever did, she cared so much about phil coulson but she had went behind his back and she didnt think he would ever forgive her. She wanted to go to him, comfort him the way only she could, he had just found out something that would destroy anything he ever knew about T.A.H.I.T.I, but she couldnt at this point, she had no idea where she stood but phil knew the truth now and he could work to figure it all out. Maybe thats all that mattered.So lost in her thoughts she was startled as a male figure sat down carefully beside her. She didnt have to look up to recognize the touch of his arm aginst hers, She stared into the water as he sighed lightly, "Lovely night" phil breathed breaking the silence, his own bare feet waded in the clear water as she nodded slightly, this was his way of telling her it was okay.As if that wasnt enough he stared at her from where he sat. She didnt dare look back but the feel of his stare on her neck, her lips, her eyes was enough to send a chill down her spine. "Thank you" he whispered softly, she bit her cheek, "For?" she asked curiously still not looking up.His eyes trailed back to the water, "Being in my life" he exhaled almost looking pleased, "My existence is hardly something to be thankful for."she replied glancing over at phils face, the stress lately had been getting to him but he still held that child like permanent happiness on his face whether he was smiling or not. "Oh but it is" he sighed. "I overreacted melinda" he began as may was thrown back hearing her first name come from his lips, it sent her back to the days of training and working alongside eachother, she almost smiled at the thought. A smile always teased her lips when she thought of past days with phil. "You were just looking out for me, like usual, i just didnt understand that, but i understand now, after you sent maria and collected that harddrive from god knows where, i realized youve been by me since day one and have always watched my back" he went on, in a low comfortable tone. It was all true, phil had always had melinda whether he seen it or not, she was his bestfriend. She glanced over at him and he looked into her eyes, god those eyes, they had always been the window to her soul, when she held her stern gaze and kept up those walls built around herself he could look into those dark brown eyes and know just what was on her mind, her eyes always spilled everything to him. Like now, she didn't say a word and kept staring blankly towards him but he knew she understood, Melinda always understood him. "I would do anything for you, im always here phil" she whispered as her voice cracked slightly, he nodded and looked to the water. He could face the world with Melinda by his side, he knew that. "i havent had the nerve to watch that video again, i need to, i might find something new but i just cant." he shook his head and melinda knew, this was hard for him, he was all alone on finding out about his death and who he was. May brushed a dark hair over her shoulder and stood up, her small arm extended down to the man, "like i said, im here'" she whispered as phil smiled at the light that had sparkled in the dark eyes of melinda may as he took her small cold hand.

The two agents stood in coulsons motel room as the footage shut off leaving the laptop blank once more, though phil continued looking at the screen. "i know it doesnt solve much and probably raises more questions but i thought you needed to see it now" melinda spoke up to coulson. He nodded, "That it does but its a start" he replied.May admired how he was looking on the bright side of things even though his life was practically crumbling underneath him.The two decided they needed to hammer down and find a solid lead.After a few hour of putting their minds together they had found something helpful and was ready to show the team first thing in the morning. Melinda sighed of relief as she watched phil sort through papers from where she lay on the bed, Deciding she needed a drink she hopped up and walked to the mini bar, "I take it you could use one of these too" she said to coulson as she poured the golden liquid into two glasses, "Coulson I know-" she began as gentle arms suddenly wrapped around her, she hadnt heard phil walk up so his warm hands trailing down hers caused her to jump slighty, the hands made her put down the glasses as he turned her around in his arms, "Phil i-" she started looking into the soft hazel eyes of phil coulson, he slowly laid his lips against her own, she gasped and backed away despite her desire to continue, phil looked down at her "Mel, i cant imagine my life without you, not to mention my afterlife" he said ever so calmy causing may to smile a geniune smile as she gazed at his lips. "Mel, I'm in love with you" he whispered looking to her as the words were natural and something he had come to realize years ago. May held her breathe, those words were never uttered to her, she had no idea how to react. She couldn't say anything, "So let me show you" he hummed breathing against her lips before closing the small space once again but this time the women didnt pull away, she let his hands wonder around her waist as her own wrapped around his neck, both determined to close every inch of space between them. Soon they were sighing against eachother lips, engulfed in the smell and taste of one another. They quickly migrated to the bed and after while of phil showing exactly what he said, they both laid next to one another, may felt coulsons bare chest under her head as she cuddled into him, his arm wrapped around her making sure she didnt go anywhere, "ill always be thankful for your existence" he muttered and may smiled lightly."Whatever i encouraged them to do might have been horrible but it brought us back together and after all we have been through we were bound to have another chance" he went on looking up at the celing in the dark, melinda simply nodded against his chest, she always likes staying quiet and letting him go on, speaking his thoughts. He bent down and kissed her forehead before closing his eyes. Melinda was here, and never going anywhere.