"I'm a colleague of Lukar's, he asked me to come over and pick up a few things from his study."
The hostess sighed with relief when she heard this, "He said there's no operation tonight."
Though she couldn't see Lance's face, she could see the smile on the lower half of his face, "You know, emergency missions are always like this."
The hostess suddenly realized it wasn't good to talk at the door, so she hurriedly invited Lance in, "How should I address you?"
"John, just call me John."
She stood by the door, "Give me your hat and coat, and I'll hang them up for you."
Lance shook his head, "No, I'll be leaving soon, so I won't do that."
The hostess was warm and polite, "Let me get you some water, coffee, or juice?"
"Really that's not necessary, I'm very thankful for your hospitality, but I'm leaving soon..." he paused, "Could you lead me to the study?"
The hostess quickly nodded, "Certainly, please come with me."
