“Please Athena take me back, I have to see
him. I have to hold him and have him hold me. I have to look into
his eyes and see his love for me. I have to feel his lips upon mine
and feel his love, desire and need for me. Please take me
back,” Xena said and Athena looked at her and grinned.
“All you had to do was ask,” the goddess said and Xena
grinned as she took Athena’s hand and in mere seconds she
found herself outside of the back of her mother’s Inn. Xena
let out a breath as she walked into the kitchen where she threw her
things to the floor not really caring. She went through the kitchen
door into the dinning area looking around until she spotted him
sitting at the table laughing. Time seemed to move slow as she
began walking over to him. From the moment she appeared outside of
the Inn Ulysses felt her presence but it got stronger and stronger
with every step she took.

 

 

He looked up and over and his eyes met with hers
and their connection was instant. Ulysses stood and everything was
slow motion for him as well. He began walking over to Xena and she
grinned as she looked at him and when they were a few feet away she
jumped into his arms. Ulysses wrapped his arms tight around Xena as
he held her in his arms, “oh by the gods I’ve missed
you so much,” he whispered and Xena smiled as she ran her
fingers through his hair. “I’ve missed you too,”
Xena said. “That’s Xena,” Virgil said to Julian
and Marguerite and Julian looked at him, “we sort of guessed
that,” he said to Virgil. They watched as the hug ended and
they pulled back slightly, Xena looked into Ulysses’ eyes
with her hands on his face and he looked into her eyes with his
hands on her waist. “I’ve prayed for this day since
they day you left,” Xena said and Ulysses looked into her
eyes.

 

 

“As have I,” he said and she grinned as
she leaned in and kissed him softly but passionately. When the
kissed ended they grinned at each other then kissed briefly once
more. When the kiss ended Gemini came bounding out of the kitchen
and over to Ulysses where she jumped up onto his legs, “hey
Gemini, wow you’ve gotten big,” he said to the wolf as
he rubbed behind her ears and petted her some. After a minute he
stood and looked at Xena as he took her hands in his and she smiled
as he brought her hand up to his lips and placed a soft kiss on the
back of it. “Come on, I want you to meet my parents,”
Ulysses said and Xena grinned as she let Ulysses lead her over to
the table, she was just so happy to see and be with him. When they
got to the table they stood at the head of the table, “mom,
dad this is Xena. The most wonderful, gorgeous, exciting woman who
has stolen my heart that I’ve been telling you about,”
Ulysses said and Xena smiled at him.