Later he and Sharon had a late lunch in the hotel.He arrived at Silverman’s office before any of the other. He sat reading their files that the Comm...dore had given him.Lieutenant Nickolias was 23 and he had been in the Greek army for three years before transferring to the British army after the fall of Crete. He had been involved in three successful raids on occupied Islands and had been awarded the Military Medal.Sergeant David Robson, 29, was formally of the Green Howards. Joined SAS in 1941,. The two men continued to chat as Joe fixed the coffee. Mark surreptitiously watched his every move, trying not to be obvious in his attraction, especially when he noticed the gold wedding band on Joe's left hand. Inside he heaved a mental sigh at the knowledge that this gorgeous man was married. Not that anything would have come of their meeting anyway, but still it would have been nice to have that possibility. He's probably got a sweet wife tucked away somewhere waiting impatiently for his. I told here the dress complimented her very well. She leaned closely to my left ear (funny how we remember some details) and said, "I bought it for you!" Needless to say, this was a thrill for me.The progress of our expanded connection occurred that night, after the meeting. I asked if she had time to talk about a few details of the meeting, and she said yes. We stopped at a pie shop that was on her way home. Sharing a dessert and beverages, our conversation went from business to personal.. Instead I found myself banished to servants' quarters, along with Rob. He thought it a great joke, and constantly referred to me as 'Jack the Postilion' when in the company of the servants of the Great Houses where we spent the nights. Caroline had no more sympathy, and made an elaborate show of having me stow and re-stow her luggage when starting off each morning. Molly and Domina, who as John-Jarvis's nursemaids got to sleep and eat in the Great House, also sniggered and chuckled at my humble.