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flashing over and over with the implication that I couldn't make it work.
     
“Are you saying that you want a divorce? If that is what you are saying, then be a god damn man and say it.” I stood defiantly with my hands slapping onto the oak surface of the dining room table, wearing my most expensive little black dress, and the 4-inch heels that made my legs looked like they went to heaven.
     
“No, I don't want to get a divorce.” Sometimes I think that he just married me because of my looks, and my gravity defying breasts. I suppose I can take solace in the fact that we didn't have any children, not that we even had that much time to even think about bringing somebody else into this world. I'm not even sure when the last time we made love was, and just thinking about that makes me kind of sad. “Honey, I won't be doing this forever, and when I finally retire I will be able to spend all my time with you.” I had learned enough over the years to know that retirement for people in his possession usually came in the form of a bullet.
     
“I’ve been taken advantage of for too long, and I want some assurances, or you are going to watch my finely toned ass walking out the door.” He could see that I was steadfast in my resolve, and my eyes were more than enough to tell him that I was dead serious. “If you could work on our marriage as well as you can spy for the country, then I don't think we would be having these problems.” His main concern was keeping the country safe, but in the process he was neglecting the one person in his life that stood by him through thick and thin.
     
“Okay, I hear what you're saying, and I think I might have a way to show you how much you mean to me. I have an assignment in Hong Kong.” I wasn’t surprised by this latest turn of events. “And, I don't think that is going to take me very long to finish the assignment, and I was wondering if you would want to join me over there for a spontaneous anniversary vacation. We could take in the sights, go to some of the fine Japanese restaurants, and stay at one of the most expensive hotels in the area.” I could see that he was making an effort, and I had to give him credit for at least thinking about what was best for us.
     
“I still don't know if this is going to help us, but I am willing to give it a shot.”
     
“You know that you are very sexy when you get angry, and the way that your chest thrusts out makes me putty in your hand.” He was a charmer, but that was part of his training and I often wonder just how far he went in the field. Was it possible that he had taken lovers with the excuse that it was all part of the job? There were times that I gave that some thought, and then there were times that I tried to block it out of my mind altogether.
     
“With everything that you have done and haven't done, I can never be sure if you are telling me the truth or not. I'm not even sure that you would know what the truth is any more, and I think that's part of the problem right there.” If he thought he was going to smooth this over with another promise that he was going to break, then he was about to find out just how sadly mistaken he was going to be. “This has got to be your final chance, and if we can't work it out this time, then it might be best that we part ways before we end up resenting each other. I know this is not what you want to hear, but I’m just trying to tell you how I feel deep down inside.” He was listening, but I could already see that the gears in his head were moving 1,000,000 miles an hour.
     
“This isn't going to be like any other time, and I'm going to take you on a whirlwind vacation that will make you fall in love with me all over again. This marriage is the only thing that is anchoring me to something that isn't subterfuge or deceitful. You don't know how much I need you in my life, and I will do everything in my power to show you.” Again, I wasn't sure he was just placating me or giving me

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