When breakfast was ready Xena began bringing things
out and she looked at Ulysses who was sitting at the bar. She
walked up to him wrapping her arm around his shoulder as she placed
a kiss on his cheek. “Guess what?” Xena said and
Ulysses grinned as he looked at her, “what?” He asked,
“your mother apologized to me for judging me without getting
to know me. She says she wants to get to know me and wants me to
get to know her, so when we have time today we’re going to go
for a walk.” Xena said and Ulysses smiled,
“that’s great and I know you’ll charm her,”
Ulysses said and Xena grinned as she looked into his eyes.
“You were right everything is going to be okay,” Xena
said and Ulysses grinned then closed his eyes as Xena leaned in and
kissed him. When the kiss ended Xena was grinning from ear to ear
as she leaned her forehead against Ulysses’ who smiled as he
toyed with her fingers. “I love seeing you this happy,”
he said and Xena continued to smile as she pulled Ulysses up from
the stool then kissed him once more.

 

 

“I love being this happy,” she said and
Ulysses leaned in and kissed her once more before she let him lead
her over to the table where he sat down and she sat down next to
her. Cyrene and Marguerite brought out the last of the food and
everyone began to eat and talk amongst themselves. “Oh
Ulysses when you’re finished could you fix a couple of things
for me?” Cyrene asked and he grinned at her,
“sure,” he said. “My son fixing things, now this
I have to see,” Julian said and Ulysses just ignored him.
When breakfast was done everyone went their separate ways, Julian
followed Ulysses outside in the back where Ulysses began to fix a
table. “Where did you learn that?” Julian asked but
Ulysses acted as if he didn’t hear him, “you know you
can’t go the whole time without talking to me,” Julian
said to his son. “Watch me,” Ulysses said as he stooped
down and began sanding a piece of the table down.

 

 

“Ulysses I understand you’re angry with
me,” Julian said and Ulysses looked at his father.
“I’m not angry with you,” Ulysses said and Julian
looked at him. “You’re not angry,” Julian said
and Ulysses shook his head then looked into his father’s
eyes. “No I’m not angry with you dad, I’m
disappointed in you,” Ulysses said then stood and approached
his father. “You always taught me not to judge people before
getting to know them, to think for myself and stand up for my
beliefs. Yet here you are judging Xena for what she is or rather
what she isn’t, instead of who she is. I’m standing up
for the belief that she is a wonderful, intelligent, loving woman
who means the world to me but you don’t see that. You never
have seen what’s important to me and what matters to me the
most. I’ve always done what you’ve wanted, I’ve
always been at your side doing what you asked of me without
question. Now all I want from you is to accept the woman that I
love for the great person she is and congratulate me on getting
married.”