Chapter 59“Darlene! To what do I owe the pleasure of your visit?” Lucien Billycan asked cheerfully as he pointed to a chair across his desk.
“To the fact that I come bearing gifts, my dear Lucien.”
The US Attorney laughed quietly as he shook hands with his guest. “And I shouldn’t look a gift-horse in the mouth, is that it?”
Darlene sat down and crossed her legs, a teasing but generous smile lighting her face. “You got it!”
Billycan liked the woman. He had seen her in action on both sides of the border and he always wished she would settle in Washington one day. He rolled his chair closer to the desk and put his elbows on it. Facing him, Darlene looked relaxed and rather amused. He wondered why—she actually looked like the proverbial cat that swallowed the canary.
“So, are we going t
