Part 8
"That's a good idea." Gabrielle said. "Don't worry, Xena. You're going to be a great mom. You already are. Your child is going to be healthy and happy, and nothing will change that. You hear me?" Xena nodded.
"Thanks." She said softly.
"It's time." The midwife declared. Gabrielle held onto her friend's hand as the 14 year old pushed another child out into the world. It took only four big pushes, and Xena could hear the cry of her third born. Xena felt her stomach start to flatten, and she felt her body shudder in pain but, the cries of her baby brought her from thoughts of pain. Gabrielle smiled at Xena with tears in her eyes. Xena was crying and the midwife handed Xena her third baby wrapped in a white blanket.
"Your daughter is beautiful." Gabrielle said to Xena. "She looks just like you."
"Thank you." Xena said with a smile. "Looks like in three more months . . ."
"I know." Gabrielle said. "But for the time being, enjoy not being with child." Xena looked down at her baby girl and smiled.
"Hello Serenity." She said with a grin. "You're here with me, and I'm not going to let anything happen to you."
In just a week, Serenity's blue eyes sparkled in the sunlight and her black hair glistened. All three of the princesses had black hair and blue eyes like Xena. When Ares learned he had another daughter, he was pleased, but he was impatient to get a son. Xena had told him to go to the Fates if he wished, but he decided that it was going to happen sooner or later.
On the one week anniversary of Serenity's birth, Xena woke up early, fed the baby, dressed her, and then she dressed Chloe and Eve. She put some of her breastmilk into a wineskin for when the baby would get hungry later. She went back to her own room and dressed before the king woke. She decided that today, she was going to be free from all responsibilities. She was 14. She was young, and she wanted to have some fun. She was still a bit sore from the birth, but she was strong, and she could handle the pain.
Xena got into a plain but beautiful purple dress and walked down the corridors to Gabrielle's chambers. She knocked on her door and the blonde girl opened the door.
"Xena." Gabrielle said with a smile.
"You ready to have some fun?" Xena asked with a devilish grin on her face. Gabrielle chuckled.
"Let's go!" she exclaimed. The two hurried off to go have some fun.
"That's a good idea." Gabrielle said. "Don't worry, Xena. You're going to be a great mom. You already are. Your child is going to be healthy and happy, and nothing will change that. You hear me?" Xena nodded.
"Thanks." She said softly.
"It's time." The midwife declared. Gabrielle held onto her friend's hand as the 14 year old pushed another child out into the world. It took only four big pushes, and Xena could hear the cry of her third born. Xena felt her stomach start to flatten, and she felt her body shudder in pain but, the cries of her baby brought her from thoughts of pain. Gabrielle smiled at Xena with tears in her eyes. Xena was crying and the midwife handed Xena her third baby wrapped in a white blanket.
"Your daughter is beautiful." Gabrielle said to Xena. "She looks just like you."
"Thank you." Xena said with a smile. "Looks like in three more months . . ."
"I know." Gabrielle said. "But for the time being, enjoy not being with child." Xena looked down at her baby girl and smiled.
"Hello Serenity." She said with a grin. "You're here with me, and I'm not going to let anything happen to you."
In just a week, Serenity's blue eyes sparkled in the sunlight and her black hair glistened. All three of the princesses had black hair and blue eyes like Xena. When Ares learned he had another daughter, he was pleased, but he was impatient to get a son. Xena had told him to go to the Fates if he wished, but he decided that it was going to happen sooner or later.
On the one week anniversary of Serenity's birth, Xena woke up early, fed the baby, dressed her, and then she dressed Chloe and Eve. She put some of her breastmilk into a wineskin for when the baby would get hungry later. She went back to her own room and dressed before the king woke. She decided that today, she was going to be free from all responsibilities. She was 14. She was young, and she wanted to have some fun. She was still a bit sore from the birth, but she was strong, and she could handle the pain.
Xena got into a plain but beautiful purple dress and walked down the corridors to Gabrielle's chambers. She knocked on her door and the blonde girl opened the door.
"Xena." Gabrielle said with a smile.
"You ready to have some fun?" Xena asked with a devilish grin on her face. Gabrielle chuckled.
"Let's go!" she exclaimed. The two hurried off to go have some fun.