A/N: I know the first part is boring, so don't tell me. LOL.

Chapter 3: First Day

I woke early the next morning. I showered and dressed in blue jeans with a gray shirt. Kyle was to pick me and Rosie up. I looked at the bare tan walls of the kitchen as I waited for my coffee to finish brewing.

"I need to paint these ugly walls." I muttered to myself, as I poured my coffee into a mug. I took a sip and went into the living room. I had taken all my books out of my bags and set them on the lone coffee table. I turned the TV on and messed around with the antennae, until the picture came in. I sat down and took another sip as I opened a book.

I had just finished my cup of coffee when someone knocked on my door.

"Come in," I yelled from the kitchen.

"It's me," Rosie said, opening the door.

"I'm in the kitchen...want some coffee?"

"Yeah sure...thanks," she said coming into the kitchen. I poured her some and handed it to her.

"Ready to start a new day?"

"Yeah...so what do you think of Kyle?"

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"What do you think of him?"

"He's nice, and good looking."

"I think he's sexy."

"Yeah...you would."

"What does that mean?"

"You know what that means."

"True...but Will is, too."

"Yeah...and he is a dick, too." I replied. She nodded.

"That is true as well."

"I know it is," I answered. Someone knocked on the door. I went into the living room and answered it to find Kyle and Will on the other side.

"Ready to go?" Kyle asked.

"Yes, just let me get my things," I said. Rosie came into the living room and smiled at the men. They nodded at her.

"We will go wait in the jeep." Kyle said. Will and Kyle then left. I grabbed my bag and Rosie grabbed hers. I locked the door and we left.

Will hadn't wanted to go with his brother to pick up the women. But he insisted.

The ride to the museum was quiet.

"Where's the doctor?" Sonia asked.

"He won't be in for another hour. Rosie, you're with me again and Will- you're with Sonia."

They seperated, Rosie with Kyle, and Sonia with Will. Will ignored Sonia until she asked him a question. Then he just answered and said no more. They arrived at the storage room and Will started to train Sonia in her tasks. She learned fast, and Will was able to leave her after an hour to go do his own job. Meanwhile, Kyle had to work more with Rosie. And Rosie kept flirting with him, which he didn't mind too much. After she got the hang of her job, Kyle left her on her own. He went to his office and Will joined him a few minutes later.

"How was training?"

"Miss Michaels is a quick learner. I was done in an hour. How about Miss Eriksen?"

"Took a bit longer...but not much...What do you think of Rosie?"
"She is not too pretty, and I find her annoying."

"She keeps flirting with me."

"You like it, so just admit it."

"I do...and admit it, you like Sonia...but,she reminds you of Karen...and you want nothing to do with her."

"Not true...she does not remind me of Karen...and I don't like her."

"Will, I saw your face when you first saw her. I couldn't believe it, myself."

"Kyle, just stop while you're ahead," Will replied, coolly. Kyle put his hands up and said nothing more on the subject.

"So when do you want to tell them?" Kyle asked, breaking the silence.
"I don't know...I really don't want them to help us...but Miss Michaels is fluent in ancient Egyptian. Miss Eriksen...I'm not sure how useful she would be."

"True about Miss Eriksen...but we can find out, if they agree to help us, of course."

"Do we have to bring in the psycho?"

"Yes...he grew up learning about Egypt and the language, and he knows Egypt very well."

"Damn."

"What?"

"You ruined it for me. I was hoping you would say no, we don't have to bring him along."

"Sorry," Kyle said with a grin.

"Yeah, right...so when do we tell them?"

"I think we should tell them today...at lunch."

"All right." Will said. He then left and went to his locker, where he took out his bottle of scotch, and plopped down on the couch.

"Just a few sips will do," he muttered as he took a swig.

I was happy to be rid of the unsociable Will. I took up a sheet that listed crates, and decided to start with the oldest first, which consisted of items from Thebes. I picked up a crowbar and opened the lid, to find straw on top. I dragged the trashcan and cart over and started to empty the contents. There were masks, swords, a chest with coins, shields, statues, and tablets...

"Wow," I said to myself, as I looked at the contents of the crate. I put the trashcan back and went back to the cart. I then pushed it to a large table with bright lights. I took a seat on the stool and started to look at each item and to catalog them. There were four masks, from Amarna. Three swords from the era of Amenhotep. The coins in the single chest had Ramses' face on them. There were two shields with hieroglyphs on them that spoke of the afterlife. Two statues; one of Anubis, and one of Horus. And there were five tablets, each one from a different time period. One, from when Seti I was Pharaoh, which was the most interesting one out of the five. Not much was on it, but I wrote all the information down, as well as the translations, before heading into the office. I had just sat down when Alex entered.

"Good morning, Doctor."

"Same to you...except that it's not morning."

"What?" I asked, looking at my clock. It was half past noon.

"Do you want some lunch?" he asked.

"Uh...yeah. Wow, time flew by. Last time I looked at the clock it was 8:25," I replied. I stood and followed him out.

"So how is the work coming along?"

"Not bad at all. I was just about to put in the information from one of the crates from Thebes, when you came in."

"Well you will be able to get back to it."

"Yeah...it won't take me long to do that," I replied. As we approached the cafeteria door, Will showed up. He reeked of alcohol and was stumbling.

"What are you up to?" Alex asked, eying him suspiciously.

"Nothing, sir," Will said, slurring his words.

"Have you been drinking?"

"Nooo....not at all."

"Damn it, Will...you're my best worker...but this is it...I can't have you working here and drinking...sorry to do this to you, but you're fired. Get your stuff and get out...clean up your act and maybe you can have your job back."

"But sir..." Will started to say.

"No...out." Alex said, furious. I watched as Will glared at Alex. He glared at me, too, and then left- stumbling again.

"Damn it, he's a good worker. He's been that way since Karen died, and that's the tenth time this month he's gotten drunk at work...sorry you had to see that. Let's go and get some lunch," he said. I looked once more at Will, who had stopped at the corner and was looking at me, then I followed Alex in.

"He did what?" Kyle asked, not believing a word. He looked from Sonia to the doctor. Alex repeated what he said.

"I couldn't believe it either. I threatened him more than once...maybe after the third time, I should have fired him," Alex said after a brief silence.

"I have told him to clean up his act more than once...even when he got thrown out of the bar...he just can't get over Karen. And I don't know what to do anymore," Kyle said.

"Maybe he needs to talk to someone."

"Good luck with that one...he went to a psychiatrist once."

"What happened?"

"He threw a chair out of the window after the doctor asked him for the fifth time, 'How does that make you feel?'. Of course, I wouldn't blame him."

"Same here."

"Will and I were supposed to talk to you three today about something I found in a chest. But now that he is gone...why wait?" Kyle said. He dug into his pocket and pulled out a tablet with hieroglyphics on it.
"What is that?" Rosie asked, eying the tablet. Everyone looked at it, no one speaking.