The smile faded. Talking serious was a bad thing. It could mean so many things, but they were all bad. He couldn't think of one thing she could say that was good. So, when she was done with the coffee, Dean did the same thing. Turned his cup over and filled it. He didn't add anything to it, but he did look around for a waiter. If he was going to talk serious, he might as well do it with pie. When he didn't see anyone, he focused on her again.
"Okay, spill, Government. What's got you talking round it?" She was more of a straight to the point person, wasn't she?