MARTINEZ'S LOVE

I was twenty-four years old and it was the first time I

good enough to earn him a seat for his housemanship the following September, and mine were enough to make me eligible for Law School. He finally became open to a future together for us. In March of that year, John Weaver o

repeated our vows in front of a justice of the peace. My parents and sister were there, as was Mart

gan our life as husband and wife, and it looked like Martinez was crazily in love wit

parents for a prime example) do. We were young adults, though, so that was good, right? The same criteria applied to sex. The both of us enjoyed our love making, but I hardly initiated it. I also wasn't in the mood very often

He read Medicine and Surgery in school. Sometimes, whe he had to be away for the night, I would stay with his mother. His mother was a licensed

mily. Martinez was always extremely polite and courteous to my parents but he felt uncomfortable w

other hand, didn't even

, Sandra. He's using you and you ar

essment, so my relationship with my her becam

ign magazine. Martinez made some changes to the basic plan and made sure the roof truss system was re-engineered to open up the living area while retaining the basic look. With the connections he had with some Engineerin

truction. He loved the idea of turning a p

, and accepted a position with the

ecently completed house and pulled into the circular driveway.

powered lawyer who needed a hom

ow as I walked through the house. I loved the brown granite counter tops and the huge island in t

tonight, Martinez?

o the master suite wing. My eyes lit up when I threw open the double doo

a way he could continue to work for him part time while he started his own clinic. The agreement

older and very experienced in the medical field. I handled the incorporation paperwork of the clinic,

the hospital. I was also working my ass off, but I did not neglect my husband. In fact, Martinez was wo

th what I earned from the hospital where he was working part-time. I was making good money and had a leased Lexus for which my firm paid,

ulder-length and stylishly waved. Martinez did not begrudge the time and money I spent on my appearance, and he was pleased and proud when I started wearing figure

th my suddenly vivacious and sophisticated husband made it all worth while. For my part, since I cleaned up well and could hold up my end of a conversation on most topics, Martinez never complained about me being less outgoing than

to attend to. The medical practitioners present were not enough to feel up the space. He also ha

seldom arrived home before seven in the evening, and he usually brought work home with him. He kept receiving incessant cal