He rose his head and looked around the room for
Xena and when he didn’t see her he assumed she was in the
kitchen helping Cyrene. He let out a breath as he rolled onto his
back and looked up at the ceiling before he decided to get up. He
was sitting on the side of the bed rubbing his face with his hands
when Xena walked into the room with a towel wrapped around her body
and hair. “I see you’re up,” Xena said as she
passed by Ulysses and he nodded as he stood and stretched popping
things into place. “Yea, thanks for letting me sleep in
late,” Ulysses said as he walked over to the wash basin
pouring some water into it and soaking a cloth so that he could
wipe down his face, chest and underarms. When he was done he rinsed
out his mouth then used a tool to clean his teeth. “It was no
problem,” Xena said as she put on her underwear then sat down
on the bed taking the towel off of her head and with it she dried
her hair a little bit more before she used a comb and started
combing the tangles out.

 

 

“I know you guys worked real hard
yesterday,” Xena said and Ulysses nodded as he sat down next
to Xena on the bed then laid back. “That dirt absolutely did
not want to come up and then it seemed like all the tools we used
were dull even after I sharpened them all.” Ulysses said and
Xena nodded as she added oil to her hair and began brushing it,
“yea, this season can be the hardest to plant and to
harvest,” Xena said and Ulysses nodded as he ran his hands
over his face. “Ulysses,” Xena called after a few
minutes of silence, “hmm?” Ulysses answered, “you
know that once we’re married I’m still going to be
Athena’s chosen, I’m still going to train and go on
missions?” Xena asked and Ulysses lowered his hands as he
looked at her or her back anyway. “Yea I know that,” he
said and Xena nodded as she continued brushing her hair, “and
how do you feel about it?”

 

 

Xena asked and Ulysses took that moment to sit up
and place a kiss on Xena’s shoulder, “I’m fine
with it, why?” Ulysses asked and Xena turned her body some
and looked into Ulysses’ eyes. “So you don’t
expect me to do all those things wives do? I mean I’m going
to be doing those things and more, but you do understand that some
of my missions last as long as two weeks and some can last
longer?” Xena said and Ulysses nodded, “yea I
understand. All I ask is that you don’t put your work before
us, I don’t want it to come between us,” Ulysses said
and Xena nodded. “I understand that because I would ask the
same from you. I just wanted to make sure that you knew that things
wouldn’t change as far as me being Athena’s chosen goes
when we get married.”