They next couple of days passed by and things were
going pretty good with Xena and Ulysses’ parents, they could
clearly see that Ulysses and Xena were deeply in love with each
other. So they finally gave Xena and Ulysses their blessing to get
married but they also warned them that there would be people in
Ithaca who wouldn’t take the news well and would try to
oppose their marriage. On that day Xena let her family know that in
a couple of days she would be leaving with Ulysses to go to Ithaca
but that they would see her when the winter was over since she had
decided that she wanted the wedding to be in the beginning of
spring and Ulysses agreed with her thinking that was a good time
for them to get married and a perfect time for them to have a
honeymoon.

 

 

There were three days before they would be leaving,
it was late at night, and Xena and Ulysses lay in bed. Ulysses was
asleep after he and Xena had a round of lovemaking but Xena lay in
bed awake since she had something on her mind. Xena eased herself
out of Ulysses’ arms and moved to her side of the bed where
she lay on her back staring up at the ceiling as she thought about
her family and how they would fare out when she wasn’t there.
Xena pulled the sheet close to her chest as she continued to stare
up at the ceiling. She had been laying there for a while just
thinking about that and how things would be once she got to Ithaca.
She never really cared about people accepting her but these were
Ulysses’ people, some were probably his friends and she
wanted them to like her and she wanted to make a good impression
but she wouldn’t change who she was to do that, so it left
her with a dilemma.

 

 

An hour passed by as Xena continued to lay there
and think. Ulysses moaned as he moved in the bed a little his hand
reaching out to touch Xena but when he didn’t feel her he
opened his eyes and saw Xena who still lay on her back as she
thought. Ulysses took in a deep breath and let it out as he turned
on his side scooting up next to Xena. He placed a kiss on her
shoulder as he cuddled up to her and she grinned as she ran her
hand over his cheek, “why aren’t you asleep?”
Ulysses asked and Xena let out a breath, “had a lot on my
mind,” she said and Ulysses was quiet for a moment.
“What are you worried about my love?” Ulysses asked and
Xena turned on her side so that she was face to face with Ulysses
looking into his eyes, “how do you know I’m worried
about something?” She asked and Ulysses grinned as he ran his
fingers from her shoulder down her arm, “I know
you.”