Part 10
Within the next hour, Xena and I were out of the barn. We took the children and the horses and we left the barn. Xena hitched up a bed that could be dragged by the horses. She hitched the horses together and tied the bed-like thing to the reins. I laid in that with my daughter at my breast. Xena walked beside the horses with Gabriel and Ivy asleep in their slings. Dawn was getting to know her little sister.
Xena watched the new baby like a hawk. She made sure the baby didn't do anything funny. I was about up to my neck with this. I was angry that Xena didn't trust my word that my daughter wasn't evil. I was about to explode!
"You know what, Xena?" I asked. "Even if she were evil, how is a little baby like this gonna pick up something to kill somebody with? I mean, she's fragile, Xena. She doesn't know what anything is. The only thing she knows is that I'm her mother."
"Looks can be very deceiving, Gabrielle. I've been duped by little innocents before." Xena said.
"Well, I don't think that my baby's gonna get up and pick a sword up any time soon. Just don't jump to conclusions about my baby, Xena." I warned. She nodded and looked at me. She smiled halfway.
"I'm sorry Gabrielle. I'm just worried about you. You've been through a lot." Xena declared. I nodded.
"Thank you. I know you're worried about me, but I'm fine. Everything's fine." I announced as my baby daughter cooed again. I looked at my sleeping beauty and smiled.
Dawn curled up on the other side of me and fell asleep in a couple of minutes. I looked at her with her red hair and grinned. I knew that one day, she'd have my blonde hair, and she'd look exactly like me. My new daughter, I knew, was going to as well. I looked back at the new baby in my arms, and I was surprised to find her wide-awake, staring into my eyes. She had a small smile on her face. It was the most peculiar thing I'd ever seen. Inside of my head, I heard a small voice. I closed my eyes.
"I love you mommy." Was whispered inside of my head by a tiny, baby-like voice. I opened my eyes to find my new daughter and Dawn both fast asleep.
Within the next hour, Xena and I were out of the barn. We took the children and the horses and we left the barn. Xena hitched up a bed that could be dragged by the horses. She hitched the horses together and tied the bed-like thing to the reins. I laid in that with my daughter at my breast. Xena walked beside the horses with Gabriel and Ivy asleep in their slings. Dawn was getting to know her little sister.
Xena watched the new baby like a hawk. She made sure the baby didn't do anything funny. I was about up to my neck with this. I was angry that Xena didn't trust my word that my daughter wasn't evil. I was about to explode!
"You know what, Xena?" I asked. "Even if she were evil, how is a little baby like this gonna pick up something to kill somebody with? I mean, she's fragile, Xena. She doesn't know what anything is. The only thing she knows is that I'm her mother."
"Looks can be very deceiving, Gabrielle. I've been duped by little innocents before." Xena said.
"Well, I don't think that my baby's gonna get up and pick a sword up any time soon. Just don't jump to conclusions about my baby, Xena." I warned. She nodded and looked at me. She smiled halfway.
"I'm sorry Gabrielle. I'm just worried about you. You've been through a lot." Xena declared. I nodded.
"Thank you. I know you're worried about me, but I'm fine. Everything's fine." I announced as my baby daughter cooed again. I looked at my sleeping beauty and smiled.
Dawn curled up on the other side of me and fell asleep in a couple of minutes. I looked at her with her red hair and grinned. I knew that one day, she'd have my blonde hair, and she'd look exactly like me. My new daughter, I knew, was going to as well. I looked back at the new baby in my arms, and I was surprised to find her wide-awake, staring into my eyes. She had a small smile on her face. It was the most peculiar thing I'd ever seen. Inside of my head, I heard a small voice. I closed my eyes.
"I love you mommy." Was whispered inside of my head by a tiny, baby-like voice. I opened my eyes to find my new daughter and Dawn both fast asleep.