Part 2

The first few weeks working for MI5 went by very quickly for Dani. Life on the Grid was more hectic than she had previously thought, but it did have it moments of boredom where no one had anything to do. During these times, she got to know her colleagues, who, she had been pleased to realise, she could remember correctly the names of. She became close friends with Jo; a bubbly blonde who was roughly the same age as her, and who had been recruited by Adam. Ros terrified her, and she regarded her with a wary eye any time she walked near her. Malcolm and Ruth were lovely; kind and caring, and extremely good at their jobs, and Ruth especially took great care to make sure that Dani was okay. She didn't see too much of Harry, as he spent most of his time in his office, but as far as bosses went he was a good one, willing to listen to his team and to give people chances as and when they needed them. And then there was Adam. The handsome and down-right gorgeous section chief, Adam Carter. Dani knew that she was falling for him more and more every day, but by a similar twist of fate, she also knew that she stood absolutely no chance.

"Morning, Dani," Adam said cheerfully as she entered the Grid one morning.

"Oh, morning," replied Dani, surprised. Adam was usually in a morning briefing with Harry when she arrived at work.

Adam stood up as Dani approached him and said, "Harry wants us both in his office."

"Why?" Dani shrugged off her coat and placed it over the back of her chair.

"Not sure, but it sounded important."

Adam waited while Dani quickly switched on her computer, knowing that it would take a while to load. When she was done, he lead the way to Harry's office, entering it without knocking on the door.

"You wanted to see us Harry?"

"Would it kill you to knock, Adam?" Harry exclaimed, busy organising some paper work on his desk.

Adam laughed. "It's habit, sorry." He sat down in one of the chairs opposite Harry's desk and gestured for Dani to do the same.

Harry leant back in his chair and regarded the pair of them. "As you know, the Iranian president is visiting at the moment. He's discussing the current oil crisis with the British Foreign Secretary and some high-flying oil executives. There's an evening meal being hosted at the Iranian Embassy tonight, and I want you both there, undercover, to make sure that nothing goes wrong."

"Is there a high threat level?" Adam asked.

Harry shook his head. "No perceived threat level, but we can never be too careful. It starts at seven o'clock this evening, but I want you there half an hour beforehand. Malcolm has your cover stories."

Turning to Dani, Adam said, "Are you okay with this? This will be your first undercover op…"

Dani nodded. "Yeah absolutely. I've got to be broken in somehow, I suppose."

"And who better to break you in with than Adam?" Harry added.

Dani felt her heart start to race. Too damn right.

Harry continued, "So, go and see Malcolm, and I'll brief again before you leave to get ready later."