When they were gone Ulysses walked over to Xena
standing behind her and placing his hands on her arms,
“what’s wrong?” He asked her and Xena let out a
breath as she turned and looked at Ulysses, “I overheard you
and your father talking tonight,” Xena said and Ulysses let
out a breath as he looked down for a moment. “I’m sorry
you had to hear that,” Ulysses said and Xena looked at him.
“Ulysses I love you so much and nothing would make me happier
than becoming your wife but I don’t want to cause problems
between you and your family.” Xena said and Ulysses looked at
her, “Xena my problems with my parents haven’t started
because I want to marry you. They’ve always been there
because they want to control my life. If you heard the conversation
with my father then you know that I told him that no matter what I
was going to marry you because I love you,”

 

 

Ulysses said then placed his hand on Xena’s
cheek as he looked into her eyes, “I love you Xena, you are
my earth, my Queen and nothing, no one, will stop me from making
you my wife.” Ulysses said and Xena looked at him, “you
chose me over your family. It will put a strain on our
relationship,” Xena said and Ulysses shook his head.
“No it won’t. Xena you are my life and I didn’t
have to think twice about the decision I have made. Now I’m
going to try and get my parents to see what I see when I look at
you but if they don’t accept that we are getting married and
welcome you into our family then that’s their decision,
it’s their loss. And my decision will be to marry and build
our own family, here in Amphipolis,” Ulysses said and Xena
looked into his eyes then let out a breath. “I’m so
scared Ulysses,” Xena said and he looked into her eyes,
“of what?” He asked and Xena swallowed hard as she told
Ulysses her fears.

 

 

“That you’ll listen to your parents and
what we have, the love we’ve found will be no more. And then
I’m afraid that you’ll regret the decision you’ve
made to chose me over them and everything will still be
over.” Xena said then looked down for a moment, “I love
you so much,” she said as she held Ulysses’ hands while
looking into his eyes. “And I can’t bear living life
without you but as much as marrying you would make me the happiest
woman alive your happiness means more to me than my own. So if I
have to give you up to save your relationship with your parents
then I will,” Xena said with tears in her eyes and Ulysses
shook his head as he held Xena’s face in his hands while
looking into her eyes. “No, because then we would both be
miserable and my relationship with my parents would un-doubtly be
ruined because I would blame them for losing you.” Ulysses
said then stepped closer to Xena, “I know things look bad now
but trust me when I say it’ll get better.