He said and as he continued to look into her eyes
he got down on one knee and unnoticeable by everyone else,
Marguerite brought her hand up to her mouth to hold in a gasp and
Julian was beginning to frown. “Xena I love you with all my
heart and soul and I can’t imagine spending the rest of my
life with out you. You are the other half of my soul, you complete
me,” he said then brought his hand forward that held a small
box and he opened. “Xena of Amphipolis will you marry
me?” Ulysses asked and Xena looked at him her heart racing,
“oh my gods,” she said as she looked at Ulysses then at
the three stone diamond ring on a gold band. Xena looked into
Ulysses’ eyes where she saw how much he loved her and she
felt it through their connection. She also felt that this was meant
to be, “yes,” she said and Ulysses grinned.

 

 

“Yes I will marry you,” she said again
and Ulysses’ face broke out into a huge smile as he removed
the ring from the box and slid it onto her ring finger on her left
hand. Xena took Ulysses’ hand pulling him up as she stood up
and they shared a passionate tasting of lips while her family
clapped for them. When the kiss ended Xena couldn’t stop
smiling as she looked at Ulysses and he looked at her with a smile
on his face. “I love you,” Xena said, “and I love
you,” he said then leaned in and kissed her once more. When
this kiss ended Cyrene was standing by Xena and she gave her
daughter a hug, “oh I’m so happy for you,” Cyrene
said and Xena smiled. “Thanks mom,” she said and Cyrene
hugged Ulysses. “You know you could have asked for my
blessing,” she said and Ulysses grinned at her. “I
wanted you to be just as surprised as Xena was, so I asked Toris
and Lyceus for their blessing.”

 

 

Ulysses said and Cyrene turned and looked at her
son’s who grinned at her as they hunched their shoulders
before they clapped Ulysses on his back. Now that he had proposed
to Xena that’s all that was being talked about now but Julian
and Marguerite did not join in on the conversation, they had other
things on their minds. The few people that were in the Inn
congratulated Xena then left so that Cyrene could close up. Xena
helped clean up the Inn while Julian and Marguerite went up to
their room and Ulysses was outside in the back talking with Virgil.
“When did you have time to shop for a ring?” Virgil
asked and Ulysses grinned, “I didn’t shop for it, I had
it made specifically for her,” Ulysses said as he picked up a
rock and threw it. “I knew you were going to propose to her
but not so soon,” Virgil said as he looked at his
friend.