It had been nearly a week since they arrived at their new home and Gabrielle had to admit that she was getting used to the
domestic life. Although there seemed to be an endless list of chores that needed tending to, it didn?t seem too difficult to manage
with both Xena and Eve helping. At times, Ari even surprised her by doing little things, like bringing in firewood for the stove
and fireplace, or hauling buckets of drinking water. But mostly, Ari kept to herself, either sitting outside and staring at nothing,
or tending to the animals. This chore alone freed up Xena to help with other duties, the two women had reasoned.
When Gabrielle thought of all of the tasks Ari had attempted to help with, yet only managed to ruin, she had to admit that it was
best for the girl to keep to herself, at least until they were all settled. Although she had never noticed that their eldest was so
accident prone, now that they were home, the blonde began to see how things would break, or burn, through no fault of her
own. Like a water buffalo in a pottery shop, Ari tended to bump into things or break them and it was only recently that the
blonde realized how gangly and ill at ease her daughter seemed.
By the gods, she thought with a sad smile. The only person I?ve ever seen before that has as many mishaps as Ari, was poor old
Joxer. I always thought he was the King of Catastrophes, but between the two of them, I?m not certain but Ari might beat him
out of the title! She shook her head. Her mothering instinct decided that for the time being, it was better for Ari to remain out of
the way until the house was all set up. Once they were settled in, Gabrielle vowed that she would take more time and begin to
show her child how to do different things around the house.
With an almost contented purr, the smaller woman pulled her thoughts away from her daughter. If anyone would have asked
her, Gabrielle would not have been able to say what she enjoyed the most about domestic life. Not because she didn?t know
what she liked, but because her private life was just that, private. She didn?t feel it was anyone?s business to know that her
favorite past time was to fall asleep in a comfortable bed, snuggled in Xena?s arms after a wonderful session of love. Nor did
she care to let them know that since arriving at the homestead, their love sessions had increased and grew more intense with
each passing day. With soft gentle kisses that always led to deeper passion, the warrior princess would make such exquisite love
to her that the Amazon often felt like she was floating on a cloud of misty pleasure, and would never touch the ground again.
Now that most of the tasks of settling in were complete, she and Xena chose to remain in bed later than usual. If the fact that
her daughters would have to take a late breakfast bothered Gabrielle, she did not show it. Instead, she groaned in delight as
Xena?s light touches sent shivers through her body.
With a slight smile, the storyteller closed her eyes against the early morning sun. A sigh escaped her control as her lover?s soft
lips left a trail of kisses down her leg. Glancing down, she saw the mischievous smile on her soulmate?s lips. Gabrielle?s eyes
turned to slits as she cast her spouse a suspicious gaze.
?Xena ? w-what are you up to?? her voice was a tormented whisper. The air caught in her lungs at the feel of her partner?s
short fingernails lightly running down her legs. With a sharp intake of air, Gabrielle pushed into the bed sheets as a tingling surge
of pleasure touched her senses and she moaned deep in her throat.
?My, my, you don?t seem to ever get enough, do you?? Xena?s throaty question brought goose bumps to storyteller?s flesh.
?By the gods, Xena, what are you doing to me?? Gabrielle closed her eyes as her lover left a trail of kisses down her legs, then
stopped to pay homage to her feet.
?Why, I thought that was obvious,? Xena smiled seductively before she licked a line over the front of Gabrielle?s left foot. ?I?m
making love to you, can?t you tell??
Before Gabrielle could respond, she felt her little toe being suckled by her soulmate. Gasping at the sensation, the blonde looked
down and watched as the naked warrior slowly licked, then suckled each toe. When Xena moved to her last toe, the dark haired
woman smiled at her, and opened her lips to take the Amazon?s big toe into her mouth.
?G-Gods, Xena ? d-don?t you know what you?re doing t-to m?? but she couldn?t finish her thoughts, instead, the smaller
woman felt a shockwave of pleasure searing through her.
It started at the toe that was being suckled and surged up her leg like lightning, to land dead center in her clitoris. With an arch
of her hips, she closed her eyes as her body bucked upward, her back suddenly stiffening as her hands grasped the linen bed
sheet between her fingers. From somewhere in the room, she heard her own deep, guttural cry of pleasure and felt only vaguely
concerned for the volume of her passion as the orgasm pounded through her entire being.
Gasping, and shaking from the aftershocks, Gabrielle laid trembling. When a semblance of control returned, she glanced down
at her lover who was smiling at her. Unable to say much, the smaller woman shook her head as she fought to regain her breath.
As she felt her heartbeat slowing down, she also felt her lover climbing up the bed beside her.
?By the gods, Xena, what you do to me!? Gabrielle sighed as she reached down between her legs. She felt the residue of her
pleasure against her inner thighs and dripping down her backside. When her fingers parted her own neither lips, she felt the
beginning of a shuddering climax as a groan escaped her control. Unable to stop herself, even had she wanted to, she stroked
her clitoris as a second wave of pleasure surged through her as she rocked the bed.
?Oh ? X-Xena ? oh ? by the gods!? she panted as she pulled her hand away from herself and sighed from the intense sensations.
?Hummm ? I?m not sure, but I don?t think I can take credit for that last one,? the taller woman chuckled as she laid over her
smaller lover?s naked body.
?W-What do you mean ? don?t you know you can get me going just by looking at me,? Gabrielle smiled up at her warrior as she
pushed her lover?s dark hair away from her eyes.
?So I see,? Xena smiled as she reached down, her fingers parted Gabrielle?s labia and slowly scooped up her lover?s liquid with
her fingers. ?My, my? my,? her voice was a low whisper and she intently examined the wetness covering her fingers, ?Look
what I have done to my bard,? her voice seemed filled with awe as she gazed at the evidence of the blonde?s pleasure.
Gabrielle smiled at her lover as she saw her intent expression examining the moisture on her fingers, the dark haired woman?s
lips curled slightly from a smile while she gazed at her dripping fingers. With an almost proud grin, Xena looked down at her as
she licked the blonde?s nectar from her long, callused fingers. Groaning in pleasure from the taste, the tall woman closed her
eyes as she savored every drop.
?Ummmm ? Gabrielle, if I had known that domestic life could be like this?? the warrior princess smiled down at her as she
covered the blonde?s entire body with her own.
?We would have settled down a long time ago,? the smaller woman huskily replied as her legs instinctively circled around her
taller lover?s hips and her arms wrapped around the strong shoulders as she pulled the warrior down into a slow, deep kiss.
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