Lois smiled her thanks at the secretary and went on in. Hey, she'd gotten the go-ahead. It wasn't her place to question office protocol.
She did stop at the door to the office and knocked lightly on the door frame, waiting for the Mayor's newest employee to acknowledge her presence.
If she had been here for an ambush interview, she wouldn't have been so considerate. But he had agreed to the interview, so she might as well hang on to common courtesy for at least a little longer.