“My family,” he whispered as he placed
a kiss on Xena’s forehead and she grinned at that. “So
what happened between you and my parents?” Ulysses asked and
Xena grinned as she pulled the sheet closer to her chest, “I
was wondering when you were going to ask me that,” Xena said
and Ulysses looked at her. “Well as you recall I tried to ask
you earlier but um…we became somewhat distracted,”
Ulysses said with a grin and Xena smiled as she laid on her side
her elbow on the pillow as she used her hand to hold up her
head.

 

 

“I do recall and if you want, we can be
distracted again,” Xena said as she ran her hand over
Ulysses’ chest and he smiled at her. “Oh you’re a
wicked woman,” he said and Xena chuckled at him.
“Nothing really happened, I just took them to the spot by the
stream,” Xena said and Ulysses nodded. “Now
that’s a spot that has memories,” Ulysses said and Xena
grinned at him. “Now who’s being wicked?” She
said and he grinned at her, “anyway, the first couple of
minutes were awkward because it was so silent, I was thankful that
Gemini had followed me.” Xena said as he petted the wolf,
“they asked me about my father and I told them a little about
him, just the basics, then I asked them why they didn’t want
me to marry you and they told me. I could really understand some of
their concerns but being the smart woman that I am, I pointed out a
solution to them all,” Xena said and Ulysses nodded.

 

 

“Let me see, they were worried about you not
being of noble and royal blood, probably fitting in at Ithaca, what
kind of woman you were,” Ulysses said and Xena nodded.
“To name a few,” she said and Ulysses shook his head,
“I’m sorry, I should have warned you, my parents can be
a bit overbearing at times.” Ulysses said, “don’t
apologize, we really needed this time together to get to know each
other. Which is why every day around that time until we leave,
we’ll go for walks and talk to get to know each other more
and more, bit by bit everyday,” Xena said and Ulysses nodded.
“Well I guess it’s alright, but they can be a bit much
to handle when they’re together,” Ulysses said and Xena
grinned at him. “I can handle it Ulysses, I’ve handled
a lot worse,” she said and he nodded.