end of the hall where the kitchen was. Leaving Mary to carry her books, I ran down the hall and burst into the dining room to see Jay and Tracy an inch apart screaming at each other.
Rushing over I pushed in between them and said “What the fuck is going on?”
“I tell you what’s going on this bitch says I can’t have any coffee.” Jay said nearly spitting.
“I told him Chris had put me and Claire in charge of the kitchen and if he wanted a coffee he could wait for it.” Tracy shouted back.
“Jay do me a favour mate and go sit at a table, till I get this sorted out.”
“Fine, but I still want that cup of coffee.” He said stamping over to a table and sitting down.
“Ok, so Chris put you and….who was it again?” I asked Tracy.
She pointed to a mousey looking female hiding behind the serving counter. “Me and Claire. She isn’t good with men shouting at her.”
“Right the only way we are going to sort this out for the sake of everyone, is for you and Claire to put out some flasks of tea or coffee for people on a morning. Because I can tell you now, that Jay can be a miserable sod without an early morning coffee or tea.” I said.
“Just tell him to stay out of the kitchen and if he wants something, to ask for it nicely.” Tracy said storming back to the kitchen.
With a sigh I walked over to the table Jay was sat at and sat down opposite him.
“Look, Chris gave the women a job to do so that they didn’t feel like they were not wanted here. Tracy has said that from now on she will have flasks of tea and coffee out for everyone, and to tell you the truth it’s probably going to be better tasting than that stuff you make.” I said smiling.
“You’re probably right. My coffee sucks donkey balls.” He said laughing slightly.
I looked over as the door opened and Mary walked in carrying her books.
“Tracy asked me to tell you that if you want something from the kitchen, then all you have to do is ask for it nicely.” I said.
He actually looked embarrassed when he said “I will. I’m sorry you had to break that up.”
“It’s not a problem, we just need to sort out what we are going to be doing here is all.” I said standing. “Now, I’m going to ask for a coffee and something to eat. Then I’m going to head down to the range to learn how to shoot that MP5.”
Walking over to the serving counter I saw Mary watching me from behind one of her books. Now why would that give me a chilly feeling in the pit of my stomach? Standing at the counter I waited until Claire was free.
“Hi, Claire is there any chance you could make some coffee and something to eat for me?” I asked.
She barely looked up and said “Yes.” and she ran off back inside the kitchen.
Shrugging I went and sat at the table nearest the counter. Mary was still giving me the odd glance over her book. Chris walked in a few minutes later with the remaining woman in tow. Spotting me from the other side of the room he waved and headed over.
“Marc, I’ve been looking for you.” Chris said standing at the side of the table.
“Just come up here for some breakfast. What can I help you with?” I asked.
“Lisa here would like to learn how to use the security system. I can remember you saying that you worked on something similar where you used to work.” Chris said putting a hand gently on Lisa’s shoulder.
“Well it’s nearly the same as the one at the labs. It’s not that difficult to use, the best bit is the instant replay and that’s if we have access to the servers.” I said.
“We went down there this morning and it looks like we do have access.” Lisa said.
Looking up I saw her staring at me.
“Have you used security systems before?” I asked.
“Not really security but I did work on networks for my local council.” She said.
I looked at Chris and said “Well if you know your way round a network, then you should know how to use the system. Let me have my breakfast, then we can head down there