บท 43: Secret Keeper

Xena and Elijah glanced at each other before Xena avoided eye contact with him. She raised her chin then spoke up, "I'm getting married."

"What?" Jovana exclaimed.

That sweeping declaration hit her like a slap. Jovana turned to Elijah like she was expecting him to yell 'surprise' or something like that, but he looked even more shocked than Jovana.

'What the hell is going on here? Is Xena marrying someone else?' Jovana mumbled in her mind, looking at her best friend with widened eyes. Xena was literally breaking Elijah's heart into pieces with her sudden announcement of marriage.

Elijah did his best to regain his composure. He stood up and went over to Xena. He walked as if he could barely remember how to use his feet.