As soon as I invited her in, took her coat and hung it in the closet we embraced in a deep french kiss. When we broke from our kiss, she said that she...was extremely nervous because she had never been alone with a black man. With that I took her into the suite living room and offered her a glass of wine that I had slipped out to purchase while waiting for her to arrive. As soon as we finished taking a few sips of wine we fell back into each other's and embraced in another deep passionate kiss. . In a couple of years, I’d be a medic or doctor, so I wouldn’t have to even voice the objection. It’s also possible I’d be a chaplain. But I wouldn’t be able to serve in any combat role. A clergyman who causes a death is pretty much automatically laicized. That’s why our bishops don’t drive their own cars. Even an accidental death causes a significant problem.”“You’re serious?” Jocelyn asked. “A situation like my accident would lead to your bishop being removed, or whatever?”“Yes. It removes all. ”Mark’s tone was now more assertive. He may have been 38 and in the last years in his job, but he was still one of the best. He had been trying to prolong the “action” phase of his career for a little over five years now. But he knew it was soon time to end it. He could tell by the type of assignments he was receiving. Last month it was a low risk diplomatic security assignment and today it was bringing down the Belgium ambassador to the US. Soon, he would have to sit behind a desk and give. Then osso bucco for her and rabbit for him – he was the game lover of the pair. Of course there was a wonderful Barolo to drink and they managed to get through two bottles of it as they tasted each other’s meals. Too stuffed for dessert, they had espressos and hazelnut biscotti. And some grappa for an authentic Italian experience in France. They decided to walk for a while when they left the restaurant, Robert’s arm around Juliana. He had thought about going to a nightclub, but Juliana.