Olivette crossed the street, and smoothed her face into a smile as she met her college roommate for lunch. She was tired, and not used to being up this early, but this was important. Important to him.

She laughed, and joked, and regaled her friend with stories of life in the 'fast lane', touching their conversation with the tricks he had taught her. Finally, lunch wrapped up, and she pulled an envelope from her purse.

"Please see that Mr. Cross gets this," she said, passing it over. "Mr. Clarke is also very disappointed that we had to find out about this second-hand. If it weren't for my friends at the station, Damon would be getting a 6 o'clock expose instead of a donation," she winked, dropping the hint about a leak, and suggesting that Mr. Cross had received a favor as well as a sizable check.

She gave her friend a quick hug and girlfriends kiss before leaving, promising her that they'd see each other again soon.