Taylor's POV

I am sitting in the security office at GEH going over some footage that has been brought to my attention in regards to some unusual sightings of an acquaintance of Mr Grey's when the phone buzzes. Picking up the phone I answer "Taylor". On the other end I find Mr Grey and he is requesting my presence in his office immediately. As I hang up the phone I notify Sawyer, Barney and Welch that I am leaving the security office and heading up to Mr Grey's office as requested. As I make my way to the elevator I ponder what Mr Grey needs me for as it is unusual for him to ask me to his office during the day. Getting out of the elevator on the twentieth floor I notice Andrea at her desk. I give her a questioning look and she just gives me a dumb founded look back as to say 'I have no idea'.

Knocking on his door I hear him tell me to enter, so I enter and take my usual stance in front of his desk. "Sir you asked to see me" I state. Mr Grey proceeds to speak to me in regards to his conferring of degrees at WSU on Friday and the security that we will need. After being dismissed I head back to the security office to start the ball rolling in regards to the extra security required.

My first call is to Simon down in Portland. Simon Answers on after the forth ring. "Simon, its Taylor Head of Security GEH."

"Good morning Taylor. What a pleasant surprise. How may I be of assistance to you?" Simon asks.

"I am calling in regards to some extra security we need this Friday for the conferring of degrees at WSU Portland campus. Mr Grey will require 3 CPO's for 5 hours on Friday. Do you have any CPO's who meet Mr Grey's requirements that I have outlined in the past?"

"Taylor I have a few personnel who fit Mr Greys strict guidelines. I will send you their names so you can run your required checks. Please let me know which CPO's you would like as soon as possible so I can organise for them to be available for you this Friday."

"Thanks Simon. Once I have the names of the 3 CPO's we would like I will let you know and we can go from there. I will tell you though they will be required to be ready for duty at 9am Friday morning." I inform Simon.

"Thank you Taylor. I will wait to hear from you in regards to which CPO's you will be requiring. Until then have a lovely day."

"Thanks again Simon." And on that note I hang up.

Within 15 minutes I have a list of 5 potential CPO's from Simon. Handing the list to Welch I inform him that these checks take priority and he informs me that the checks will be complete within the hour. Thank fuck Simon had the brains to send me the names of 5 CPO's, it gives Mr Grey a choice of which CPO's he wants. I know he trusts my judgement but at the end of the day he is the one who pays the accounts. He hates being pushed into a corner when employing outside security. Nothing pisses him off more than not having the best to choose from. That is why I was glad to see 5 names on the list sent by Simon.

Whilst waiting for Welch to run the background checks I start making a list of jobs that will need to be allocated to the CPO's on Friday. For a fact I know I will be sending Sawyer down to Portland at 6am Friday morning. He will be ready and waiting for Simon's CPO's at 9am at the WSU campus to do a security sweep and to go over the layout of the auditorium to devise an exit strategy in case of an emergency and we need to get Grey out of there fast. "SHIT" I bellow, making the other personnel in the security office glare at me. How could I forget to ask the vital question of when and how Mr Grey wants to go to Portland. I make a mental note to ask Mr Grey when I take the background checks up to him shortly. After 20 minutes Welch walks over to my desk with 5 files which contain the background checks of Simon's CPO's. Opening the files I see that all 5 CPO's are highly qualified for the job. Heck I wouldn't hesitate to have any of these guys on my team permanently. Now it's time to brief Mr Grey on the potential CPO's. I pick up the phone and buzz Andrea to see if Mr Grey is available. "Andrea can you please tell me if Mr Grey is available at the moment. I have the information he requested earlier and the sooner I get this sorted the better it will be in the long run." I hear the mouse of Andrea's computer clicking.

"Taylor, Mr Grey is free for the next 30 minutes. I will let him know you are on your way up."

"Thanks Andrea" I say before hanging up the phone and heading up stairs. When I get to Mr Grey's office the door is open so he sees me and tells me to enter and shut the door. Again I walk over and stand in front of his desk with the files in my hand. I hand over the 5 files for the potential CPO's. Crackers, Lowndes, Jamieson, Moore and Weatherman are the potential CPO's. Watching Mr Grey go over the files without saying a word makes my mind at ease. If he didn't like what he was reading I sure as hell would know about it already. Also I am not that stupid to bring him background check files of sub standard CPO's. After 5 minutes Grey looks up at me and nods his head.

"Simon knows how to pick CPO's. These 5 have superb records. I however wish to have Crackers, Lowndes and Weatherman as CPO's for this Friday. Please contact Simon and make the arrangements."

I nod and proceed to ask "Mr Grey on Friday are going to Portland by air or by road? I need to make arrangements if you are going by air. Also I will need to make arrangements for Stephen to fly Charlie Tango back to Seattle if you fly down. The airport will not allow us to leave Charlie Tango on the helipad for the time you are at WSU." I look at his face and notice all hell is about to break loose.

"What the hell do you mean the airport will not allow us to leave Charlie Tango on the helipad?"

"Sir, apparently the new airport board have decided to change the rules and will not allow any helicopter to be stationary on the helipad for more the 30 minutes. And there is no room to store her at the airport. So unfortunately if you decide to fly down you will have to get Stephen to fly her straight back to Seattle."

He huffs and then informs me to go ahead and organise Stephen to accompany Sawyer to Portland via road and then fly Charlie Tango back to Seattle. And on that note I am dismissed by Mr Grey and return to my office to contact Simon to finalise arrangements for Friday.

"Simon, I have spoken to Mr Grey and he wishes to utilise the services of Crackers, Lowndes and Weatherman for this Friday. I will be emailing a Non-Disclosure Agreement for each CPO to sign. As you know the NDA's are common practice now a day's among the elite and Mr Grey is no exception."

"Yes Taylor I understand the need for the NDA. I must admit I would have been surprised if Mr Grey didn't ask for one to be signed." Simon says.

"They are to Report to Sawyer who will be my guy on the ground until Mr Grey and I arrive at WSU. Sawyer will meet the 3 CPO's at the WSU outdoor auditorium at 9am Friday. They will be required to wear formal attire as it is an official ceremony. Sawyer will have my instructions on what each CPO will be required to do whilst on duty. Any questions Simon?" I ask.

"No Taylor. Just forward me the NDA's and I will have the 3 CPO's read and sign them and give them the details for Friday."

"Thanks Simon. I will get the legal team here at GEH to draw up the NDA's and email them to you within the next hour or so." And on that note I hang up the phone and see to getting the NDA's organised and emailed to Simon. I don't want to delay this as we are on limited time as it is. Now to contact Stephen about going with Sawyer and flying Charlie Tango back to Seattle.

After speaking to Stephen about the plan for Friday I walk over to Sawyers desk.

"Sawyer, I need to speak to you about Fridays conferring of degrees at WSU in Portland."

"Yes Taylor I am all ears" replies Sawyer.

If I didn't know better I think he was being a smart arse considering the smirk he is giving me. But I ignore him and proceed to outline the plan for Friday including leaving in the SUV at 6am with Stephen.

"Once you arrive at the WSU Auditorium at 8:45am Friday morning you will be met by 3 CPO's by the names of Crackers, Lowndes and Weatherman. The CPO's have been informed they are to meet you at 9am and are to follow your orders until I arrive."

I continue on explaining that a complete security sweep is to be done of the venue on arrival including all amenity facilities within close proximity of the outdoor auditorium as well as the marquee that has been set up for the celebrations after the ceremony is complete, not that Grey will stick around too long for that. Sweeps every 30 minutes of all the amenities will also be conducted until just prior to the Ceremony commencing. The tricky part was organising a female staff member to chaperone the 2 CPO's to the female facilities. The female staff member is to enter the female facilities and make sure there are no females inside then come back out and allow the CPO's to do their job. One CPO will go inside the amenities once they are clear of any females and the other will remain outside with the female staff member until clear. The final CPO will be stationed within the marquee. Sawyer will remain on watch at auditorium until just prior to the ceremony commencing. Grey and I will arrive at WSU at 10am after Stephen meets us at the airport at 9:45am. In getting there an hour early it allows Mr Grey some time to check up on the progress of the project that he is funding at WSU. Also it gives me a chance to meet the new CPO's and confirm they all know their duties and positions for when the ceremony starts. Sawyer will be on the right hand end of the first row to watch anyone who makes their way up onto the stage. The other CPO's will be situated along the back and side opposite to Sawyer throughout the ceremony. I dismiss Sawyer after our briefing.

For the rest of the day everything runs smoothly. As usual Sawyer has been dismissed at 5pm and I am sitting in the security office waiting for Grey to call to say he is ready to head home. Oh how I wish he would go home at a decent hour. Occasionally I would actually like to get home to Gail before 9pm. Nothing worse than getting home to a gorgeous woman and all you want to do is go to bed as you know that tomorrow is going to be a long day.