Fitz stood in the lab examining the fragment of a grenade from the last mission on the holotable. The grenade seemingly paralyzed both its victim's bodies and minds momentarily, and the fact that it was modeled similarly to the night-night gun had Fitz fascinated and wondering what possibilities the design had. He was so caught up with his work that he didn't notice Ward walk in and lean up against a wall behind him, quietly observing Fitz's movements as he moved and enlarged the images to get a better view of them.

After a few minutes of simply watching, Ward moved from his spot against the wall to stand directly behind Fitz, putting his chest against Fitz's back and his hands underneath his, mimicking his movements. Fitz jumped a little at the unexpected contact before craning his neck to look at Ward and sputter out, "Wha- Ward? What are you doing?" his cheeks getting pinker by the second. "Just trying to get some hands-on learning experience. I have no idea how to work this thing so I figured you'd be the best person to lean from." Ward replied, smiling as he met Fitz's gaze. "I won't distract you to much, will I?" Ward asked, quirking his eyebrow up slightly. "Uh no, no of course not, why would this be distracting me at all?" Fitz replied hurriedly, quickly turning back to the holotable before he could turn any pinker.

Ward chuckled behind him, moving his hands to match Fitz's as he went back to examining the grenade. "So how does this thing work anyway?" Ward asked, pointing with his left hand at the grenade. "Well, we think that toxin released from the device numbs the part of the brain that processes images and thoughts and causes a-," Fitz started before stuttering a little as Ward rested his chin on his shoulder and then quickly starting again, "a, um, minor lapse in perception and mobility that passes without the victim realizing the time passes." As he finished his sentence he turned to look at Ward who was so close that if he leaned forward just a little they would be kissing. After a quick moment of indecision he did in-fact lean forward and share a long, tender kiss with Ward, which was only interrupted by someone else clearing their throat from the doorway.

Both looked up to see Simmons looking both very pleased and a little embarrassed at having walked in on the scene. "I was just coming to check on Fitz but I see you've got that quite covered Agent Ward," Simmons said, somewhat sheepishly while backing out of the room. "I'll just be going to bed," she added before quickly making her exit. Ward chuckled before turning back to Fitz and whispering in his ear, "I should probably be heading to bed soon too. Don't suppose you'd be interested in joining me?" Fitz smiled widely, shut off the holotable, and turned to follow Ward back to his bunk.