But she was proud of the name, she felt it was more noble. The fact that Troy was a magnificent city, and had been for generations when her homeland h...ad still been home to hunter-gatherers, was ignored by her. She had invented a mythology of the superiority of her people – the Danaan – and, in true xenophobic mindset, nothing would shake that.I could see why Paris was smitten, but, even so, the love or lust he felt did not justify his actions in bringing such a fate on his city and family. He. I assumed that she was going out with her coworkers after work. She often did that on Fridays, but would let me know beforehand, so I wouldn’t worry.I started dinner and set the table, before beginning to prepare dinner for the two of us.Dinner was ready about six-thirty when I heard her car pull into the driveway. I waited in the kitchen as I heard her walking up to the door, giggling and laughing loudly. At first, I thought that she must be chatting on her phone, but then I heard, “Stop that,. ...... Surely I'd feel better later and would then resume whatever 'activities' that come along. Barbara called me late the second day and I told her the same thing. While I'd especially love getting with her again, right now I just wasn't really in the mood, but I didn't tell her that. I didn't want to hurt her feelings, or those of anyone else, but I had to take care of myself first. So, I stayed in the house those two days and didn't even venture to the windows, much less open the. In bed at night, I would be thinking about her, and when I made love with Joan, it was really Linda who was in my thoughts. Our sex improved to such a degree that Joan my partner noticed and commented on it several times.My partner Joan and I had been together for two years, and generally speaking we were very happy. She was a Theatre Nursing Sister at the local University Hospital and I ran my own thriving IT business. The subject of marriage had been on the table for some time, but neither of.