“I understand and I propose everyday around
this time we come here and talk so that we can get to know each
other better and as for the other concerns you have tell them to me
and I’ll do my best to reassure you.” Xena said and so
that’s what they spent over an hour doing before they headed
back to the Inn. “Ulysses will you calm down,” Cyrene
told him as he paced back and forth. “How can you tell me to
calm down? I can’t calm down, my mother and father went on a
walk with my girlfriend and the gods only know what they’ve
filled her head with.”

 

 

He said and Corrinna sat there peeling a peach as
she watched Ulysses in amusement, “they’ve been gone
way too long,” Ulysses said and Cyrene shook her head at him.
“They’ve just been gone a little over an hour. Ulysses,
Xena and your parents need this time alone to work out their
differences and to get to know each other,” Cyrene said and
Ulysses let out a breath as he stopped and ran his fingers through
his hair. “I know but I just wish I could have gone with her,
my mother I would trust with Xena but my father…”
Ulysses said then shook his head. “He’ll fill her head
about what’s best for Ithaca and its people and me and her
and on and on and on he’ll go until Xena has it in her mind
that’s he’s right and we shouldn’t get married,
we shouldn’t even be together.”

 

 

Ulysses said, “sounds like you doubt your
love for each other,” Corrinna said and Ulysses looked at
her. “I don’t doubt our love I’m just remembering
how upset Xena was last night over what she heard my father tell
me. She was so close to calling off the wedding, I could see it in
her eyes and now she’s alone with my father,” he said
then let out a breath and when he did that it was as if all of his
energy left him and he sat down heavily in a chair. Just as he sat
down his mother and father walked into the Inn followed by Xena and
he hopped right back and up and rushed over to her. “Are you
alright? What did they do? Did they say anything mean to you or to
hurt your feelings?” Ulysses asked and it seemed all in one
breath, “sweetheart calm down, I’m fine and your mother
and father were great to me. In fact we had a great time talking to
each other and got a lot of things out in the air,” Xena said
and Ulysses nodded. “Oh that’s good, things like
what?” He asked and Xena grinned at him as she caressed his
cheek, “what’s wrong Ulysses you don’t trust your
own parents?” Marguerite asked and he turned and looked at
his mother, “not when you guys are together,” he said
and they grinned as they shook their heads.