[ she and fitz need to have a slight talk about what he can and cannot say in the presence of childhood heroes. but as it stands, jemma is just going to make a right fool of herself, and that is that. still, maybe there is a chance to save any sense of reputation she might of had.

or. there might have been. ]

Fitz really is the person you'd want to talk to about that. I might have PhDs in biology and chemistry but you give me anything more high tech than a phone and I'm completely lost. I- [ he always spoke highly of you gets something of a flush from her, nervously reaching up to tuck some of the hair behind her ear. ]

He, ah- we've known each other for a long time. [ she thinks back to the last few months for her, will commenting on how fitz was her favorite word, and she can only imagine something similar happening here. ] He did tell me you two have been working together, here. So please- if there's anything you need, anything at all...