Meanwhile in a shaded restaurant on the south bank, frequented by American expatriates before the war, agent Simms awaited his contact from the underground.
His eyes scanning the entrance from behind dark glasses, suddenly stopped. In she walked, a tall, long haired brunette, wearing a sundress that seemed light for the temperature that October afternoon, revealing her svelte, athletic figure in silhouette.
She walked over to him, boldly sat down, her skirt slightly rising up her supple thigh. Her hand, concealed by the checkered tablecloth, slowly traveled up his leg as she cooed, 'Buy the girl a drink?'
Simms swallowed hard, inhaled deeply, and strained hard to keep his professionalism. Simms, for the first time since the war began, felt a raging....