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Call It Destiny
Chapter Two
And Now A Wife
Most of the afternoon passed before Perdicus stopped next to a small stream to let the horse rest and drink. Gabrielle sat in the shade of a large oak tree as Perdicus tended to the horse, a water skin in her lap.
“You’re not thirsty?” Perdicus asked as he walked up to his bride.
Gabrielle smiled at him and put it to her lips and drank a little.
“I was just thinking about Xena — wondering what’s she’s doing right now.”
“I hope she’s going after Callisto. That woman’s crazy! She needs to be locked up somewhere.”
“Callisto! I had forgotten all about her! Oh, Perdicus, we can’t let Xena go after her by herself! She has an army, Xena could be killed!”
Perdicus knelt down in front of his wife. “Gabrielle, I told you I’m going home, and when you married me, that meant that as my wife you go where I go. You know you don’t have to worry about Xena. If anything, you should be worrying about us getting as far from her – Callisto, as we can.”
Gabrielle took a deep, slow breath. Perdicus was right — about her commitment to him, about Xena, and about Callisto.
She nodded and said, “You’re right, of course.”
Perdicus smiled and pulled her to her feet. “It’s going to be dark soon,” he said. “We should be going if we want to find an inn to spend the night. I don’t want to have to camp out in the open with Callisto still running free.”
Perdicus climbed into the saddle and put his hand down to help Gabrielle up, but she hesitated. Then seeing his frown, she took his hand and allowed herself to be pulled up on the horse.
It was already dark when they found an inn at the edge of a small village. That night, even though she tried, Gabrielle found it hard to be romantic. A goblet of strong wine helped a little, but afterward Perdicus could tell her heart wasn’t in it. The passion and enthusiasm of the previous night were missing.
“I guess I’m just tired,” she told him, trying to apologize. But he knew it had more to do with her missing Xena than riding all day.
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