When Xena woke up it was an hour after sunrise, she
took in her surroundings then looked at Ulysses who was still
asleep. She grinned as she touched his cheek, “mmmm,”
Ulysses moaned as he pulled her closer. “Good morning,”
Xena said and Ulysses opened his eyes and looked at her.
“With you in my arms it always is,” he said and she
grinned as she leaned in and kissed him softly. When the kiss ended
Ulysses hugged Xena inhaling her wonderful scent, “umm…I
love you so much,” he said and she grinned as she wrapped her
arm around his shoulder.

 

 

Ulysses rolled onto his back bringing Xena with him
and she laid on top of him her heart over his and they beat as one.
“I was thinking we could do a few fun things today before we
dealt with business,” Xena said as she raised her head and
looked at Ulysses who looked at her with a grin on his face.
“What did you have in mind?” He asked as he touched her
jaw with his finger and she grinned at him, “not that,”
she said knowing what he was thinking. “Not until much later
any way,” she said with a sultry grin and he grinned back at
her. “So what do you have in mind?” Ulysses asked and
Xena grinned as rolled off of him then sat up on the side of the
bed. “You’ll just have to get up, get dressed and
see.” She said as she looked at him and he grinned as he
watched her walk into the bathing chamber to freshen up.

 

 

He grinned to himself and lay there for a few more
minutes before he got up and freshened up along with Xena. Today
Xena chose to put on her short, black skirt with the wine colored
sleeveless shirt. She brushed her hair and pulled it back into a
pony tail then sat down on the sofa and put on her boots. Ulysses
wore his regular which he always looked absolutely good in Xena
thought. “You ready?” She asked and he looked at her
his answer getting stuck in his throat when he saw how beautiful
she looked. “Come on, let’s see what kind of fun we can
have before we have to go.”

 

 

She said as she took his hand and he grinned as he
followed her out of the room grabbing to apples on the way out.
They took a carriage to the edge of the village then got out and
walked the rest of the way looking around at all the vendors and
the beautiful land. It was early in the morning and all ready the
streets were bustling. For awhile they just took their time and
looked around while they talked and enjoyed themselves. As they
continued to walk Ulysses stopped by a clothes vendor and looked at
some things, “what are you doing?” She asked with a
grin and he held up a dress, “what do you think?” He
asked and she grinned as she walked up to him, “not for you
my love,” she said and he grinned at her. “No, for
you,” he said and she looked more closely at it, “not
bad,” she said as she took it from his hands.