Miss Lane couldn't have arrived at a better time; he was starting to feel cornered, a feeling he detested. Rising as she stepped in, Eddie gave her a somewhat forced smile. "Hello, Lois." Sitting once more, his green eyed gazed moved back to Maria, a slightly smug look coming over his face as he was vouched for.
He listened as the two women talked, legs crossed again, one hand propping up his chin as the other drummed idly on the table. Even with Lois in the room and in his corner, he still felt on edge. "Yes, I informed the Director of my plan for getting you the information that you'd like. As for your previous question, "What's in this for me?" ..." His eyes narrowed as he once again smiled. "It's a kind of puzzle. I like/ puzzles." And then a single nod at Lois. "And I'm helping her."