But the main reason that Martín was finding her indispensable was that he was falling in love with her. This took them both by surprise. Even during their New York honeymoon, they had both felt more like good friends than passionate lovers. But something had changed. It began the day they got home from the honeymoon. “It was afternoon and I unpacked our things, then we took a nap,” recalled Ofelia. “At eight, when we awoke, I began to dress for the evening without his saying a word, or my asking. I could tell he was moved that I was ready to go to Tropicana. And I continued going every night.”
