Meanwhile, those ten minutes passed by like ten
seconds and before Ulysses and his parents knew it, they were at
the docks and the plank was being lowered. Julian was the first off
of the ship, “my lord, welcome home,” Gregory said as
he bowed his head to Julian. “It’s good to be home
Gregory, has everything been well?” Julian asked as he held
out his hand to help Marguerite down. “Everything has been
fine my lord,” he said and Julian nodded. “Where is
Xena?” Virgil asked Ulysses as he placed one of his bags on
his shoulders, “still in the cabin I guess,” Ulysses
said and then he and Virgil took their bags and brought them off of
the ship and placed them in them in the wagon that would be
bringing their things to the palace. Gemini followed Ulysses back
and forth on and off the ship helping the sailors with their
things, even though he didn’t need to and he also made sure
that Argo was taken care of by one of the best hands in the
stables.

 

 

He was about to go and get Xena when he turned his
head just in time to see her walking up the stairs, making her way
up top. Ulysses was stopped cold in his tracks as he looked at the
goddess before him and Aphrodite was no where around. Xena wore a
red, sleeveless dress that fell down to the middle of her legs. It
showed off some cleavage but not a lot, just enough to keep Ulysses
enticed but that wouldn’t be hard, given that the dress she
wore clung to all of her curves, each and every one that
Ulysses’ loved. She wore sandals with a medium height heel
and she had loose curls in her hair as well as sapphire earrings
that brought out the color in her eyes, though she needed no help
with that. She smiled at Ulysses as she walked over to him until
she was standing in front of him, “so what do you
think?” She asked then turned around so that Ulysses could
see the back of the dress which had a criss-cross pattern in the
middle of her back but most of her back was exposed but she was
covered decently.

 

 

When she turned back around and looked at Ulysses
he was still running his eyes over her entire body.
“Wow,” he said after he let out a surprised breath.
Xena grinned as Ulysses took her hand and held her arm up so as he
continued to look over her, “baby, you look amazing,”
he said and Xena’s grin turned into a smile as she walked up
closer to Ulysses until they were a breath apart and he could smell
her. “You smell divine,” he whispered to her and Xena
couldn’t stop smiling as she leaned in and they shared a
soft, passionate kiss. When the kiss ended Xena handed Ulysses the
necklace he bought her then turned around, “do you
mind?” She asked, “not at all,” he said then
placed the necklace around her neck and fastened it in the back. He
then ran his hands over Xena’s shoulders and couldn’t
believe how soft her skin was.

 

 

“You have such soft skin,” he said
before he leaned down and placed a kiss on her shoulder. Xena
grinned as she turned around and looked into Ulysses’ eyes.
“Now I’m ready,” she said and Ulysses grinned and
nodded as he took her hand and they walked off of the ship.
“Gregory, you remember Xena,” Ulysses said and Gregory
nodded. “I do, it’s nice to see you again my
lady,” he said and Xena grinned at him, “It’s
nice to see you again as well,” she said. “You look
beautiful Xena,” Marguerite said and Xena grinned,
“doesn’t she?” Ulysses said as he wrapped his arm
around her waist pulling her closer to him. “Now that
we’re all ready, I believe we can head to the palace,”
Julian said and they all nodded. Julian and Marguerite walked to
their carriage and Xena, Ulysses and Virgil walked to the carriage
they would be sharing.

 

 

“Wait, Argo,” Xena said,
“she’s being taken care of,” Ulysses said.
“But…” Xena began to say, “but nothing
Xena, I have one of the best caretakers in Ithaca taking care of
her. She will be fine my love, she’ll have one of the best
stalls, she’ll be fed and brushed and in the morning
she’ll be allowed to run free in a huge yard,” Ulysses
said and Xena looked into his eyes and let out a breath and nodded.
He helped her into the carriage then got in behind her and Gemini
was behind him, Virgil being last to get in. “What about my
things?” Xena asked, “your things will be taken to my
room,” he said then picked Xena’s hand up and kissed
the back of it. “Relax, everything is going to be
fine,” Ulysses said and Xena let out a claming breath as she
leaned back and relaxed; to Xena they were heading to a new
challenge.

 

 

 

 

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