He and Stephen were both the same age, 47 at the time, although Dan hadn't been promoted beyond Lieutenant Colonel. He had retired a year before, whil... Stephen was still soldiering on. He had been married and divorced twice, not an uncommon statistic in the military. The constant moving and separation always placed a huge strain on relationships, so he was not really bitter, just disappointed.For months Dan had pestered Stephen to go on a holiday with him, suggesting a visit to Phuket. He had. " You won't be thanking me later," Ruth replied. "We've got some nasty things lined up for you today. Soon, you won't be the same person." Why are you doing this to me?" Angela croaked."Well, you can hardly expect us to just let you go. James is still nursing his broken nose and is looking forward to fucking you in your uniform at the earliest opportunity." I'll fucking snap his balls off," Angela snapped."I rather think you won't. In time, you'll be begging for his cock. I might even have you. I had just finished writing the letter when Captain Shepard, the military attaché, came into the room. He saw the sheet of paper, and was just about to pick it up when he saw it was a personal letter."I apologise, Sergeant Desmond. I thought that paper was your report." I told him it was a letter home. "Is it important? It takes well over a week for a letter posted here to get to the UK."I nodded. "Yes, it is very important." Give me it and I'll put a Foreign Office stamp on the envelope, and. .At a little past 5pm, we stopped at the next major town. The majority of passengers seemed to unload here. I guessed this was either their hometown or they were in a hurry to catch their next bus. The driver announced that the next destination was about an hour away and that we would stop at a big road side travel plaza for those who needed to stretch, take a bathroom break, or eat dinner. The moment he said it, my stomach grumbled a little too loudly and Liza smiled at me. Up until now I had.