Chapter Three
"I can not believe I am still unemployed." Perdicus said." Xena does less than me and she still makes money."
"Actually I do more. My jobs usually don't last very long. But they are hard."
"I haven't seen you." Perdicus said.
"They involve me leaving the tavern." Xena said."If you hadn't noticed."
"Perdicus, Xena works." Gabrielle said."She's good at what she does."
"How many people actually come to you to be their psychiatrist?" Toris asked.
"Lots of people." Xena said."In fact I have to go council somebody now. So if you'll excuse me."
"Night Xena." Cyrene said.
"Night mother, Solan, Borias, Gabrielle, Toris, and Perdicus." Xena said. Xena left and Cyrene stood up.
"Don't wait up for me. Toris take care of these dishes." Cyrene said.
"Where are you going?" Toris asked.
"Toris I've got a date to find." Cyrene said.
"Oh well um...please avoid the Palms tonight." Toris said.
"Yea, yea." Cyrene said. Toris stood up gathering the dishes.
"Hey can you guys take care of your own dishes thanks." Toris said leaving.
"Goodnight." Gabrielle said washing her plate. She yawned.
"Gabrielle our plates." Perdicus said.
"Perdicus you have hands use them." Gabrielle said. Xena came back.
"I thought you had to work." Gabrielle said.
"I did, but I just wanted to get Solan in bed." Xena said.
"Man! I was kind of hoping you forgot." Solan said. Xena shook her head no. He followed her up to his room. She tucked him in. She sang to him. He yawned and fell asleep as she was leaving out.
"Xena could you wash my plate?" Perdicus said.
"Perdicus do you know why my hands are so soft?" Xena asked.
"No." Perdicus said.
"Its because I've never washed anyone's dishes, but my own." Xena said.
"Perdicus just get up and wash your plate. Its not weapons science." Borias said drying off his and Solan's plates and cups.
"Yea." Xena said."Now goodnight I won't be long." She kissed Borias. She went to referee a fight between Mrs. Kindle and Mrs. Swandle. Lots of women were surrounding the ring. There were no men in the crowd. Here they practiced a fighting style unique to women. They fought dirty.
"Ok ladies make sure your skimpy outfitts are secure." Xena said into the mega phone. They checked."Make sure that you are not wearing any jewelry and that your hair is in a ponytail or braided down." They did so.
"Now I want a good dirty fight. That means we wanna see some biting, scatching, some hair pulling!" They went wild when she said hair pulling." We wanna see you reach down and throw dirt in her eyes. Hell in fact if things aren't dirty enough than we're gonna dump water in the ring all over you to make it muddy!" They cheered.
"If you don't agree with these rules than forfeit and get your cowardly ass out of my ring, but if you accept than stand up and get ready to rumble!" They both stood up."In the left corner we've got Jackie Kindle and in the right corner we've got Libby Swandle. Kindle claims that Swandle destroyed her apple pie, so she went over and destroyed Swandle's like a good bitch!" There was cheering.
"Now they are going to duke it out. Not only is an apple pie I made up for grabs, but the guy they made it for!" Xena yelled. They cheered and laughed. They were both married and cheating on their husbands with the same guy. Than she talked to both the women." Ladies I better not see you having a clean fight or Imma have two girls jump in here and whoop both yaw asses got it." They nodded.
"Ring that damn bell!" Xena yelled. She moved out of the way. They fought. Just for the hell of it Xena dropped water on them, so it got all muddy. There was more cheering. There three matches that night. She collected her money and went home.
"How was the therapy?" Borias asked when she got in bed.
"What?...oh that great. It was great. Just two women deciding between marriage and the same guy they're having sex with." Xena said.
"Oh." Borias said."Speaking of sex can we?"
"I was wondering when you'd ask." Xena said.
"Is that a yes?" Borias asked. Xena nodded."Ok, but from now I'm just going to touch you without anyone noticing like on your thigh."
"Just don't do it when everyone's attention is focused on me or in my direction." Xena said kissing him.