James and the Waitress
R.N. Crane
Daria Petrov reluctantly worked with two Russian students, on scholarship from a Russian pharmaceutical company, to steal the drug’s formula. She took a job as a waitress in Woodies Tavern, where the employees of James’ company meet for lunch.
James was smitten with Daria at their first meeting, however Daria thought James was a nerd. She went out with him only to obtain information, but he remained secretive about his work.
Daria’s parents were strict Russians who wanted her to marry Ivan, one of the Russian students. But Daria’s increased enthusiasm for James enraged Ivan. Daria and James’ relationship grew and somehow survived a murder, a kidnapping, an assault, Ivan, and Daria’s parents.