“A lot distracted,” Xena said as she
grabbed Ulysses’ belt pulling him towards her and he smiled
as he leaned in meeting her half way for a very deep passionate
kiss. They all grinned as they shook their heads at them, “so
I see you’re not tired any more Ulysses,” his mother
said when the kiss ended and Ulysses grinned as he continued to
look into Xena’s eyes while caressing her cheek. “I
don’t stay tired for long. Do I?” Ulysses said
directing the question part of his statement to Xena who smiled as
she bit down on her lower lip, “no, my baby has the stamina
of a bull and more,” Xena said with a grin as she pulled
Ulysses’ closer to her. “All right,” Corrinna
said with a smile at what Xena said. Cyrene and Marguerite
couldn’t help but grin at what Xena said and when they kissed
once more.

 

 

They were still kissing at Lyceus and Toris came up
the stairs into the kitchen, “oh for the love of the
gods,” Toris said when he saw his sister and Ulysses. He
shook his head as he sat down at the table, “I don’t
know why they even bother with getting out of bed,” he said.
Xena ended the kiss and placed soft kisses on Ulysses’ lips,
“alright parents in the room,” Cyrene said and Xena
grinned at her mother then took Ulysses’ hand and led him
over to the table where he sat down and she kissed him once last
time before she went to help her mother. “Where’s
dad?” Ulysses asked, “right here,” Julian said as
he walked through the kitchen door making his way over to the table
and sitting down. “I have to give it to you boys, the work
you do is hard and exhausting,” Julian said and Ulysses
grinned.

 

 

“Does that mean you won’t be joining us
today?” He asked and Julian looked at his son, “no
I’m still helping you guys. It’s been a while since
I’ve literally gotten my hands dirty with actual dirt and in
its own way it’s soothing and relaxing.” Julian said,
“you know Virgil said the same things. What’s so
relaxing about it?” Lyceus asked and Ulysses looked at him,
“when you do nothing but deal with other people all day,
every day and their problems, working in quiet fields with nothing
but nature around you can be quite soothing.” Ulysses said
and Julian nodded, “its hard work but you’re doing
something really important.” Julian said, “we never
looked at it that way,” Toris said and they all talked for a
while with Virgil joining them and even after breakfast was
finished and they began eating they still talked and laughed.