The De-Ager (5/11)
anonymous
June 28 2013, 20:54:17 UTC
Shepard wanted to believe Liara. Not just because a bed and food sounded wonderful. But being clean had always been a rare luxury, and the thought of taking a shower was extremely appealing. More than all of that, Shepard was surprised to realize she wanted to believe the pretty asari. She'd been nothing but kind, and for once Shepard really wanted someone to be as good as they pretended to be.
She looked the asari in her eyes for a long moment, debating, before finally giving a tiny nod. The happy smile she received made her give a tiny smile of her own in return. When Liara stood and walked over to offer a hand up, Shepard took it after a moment and carefully stood.
The hand was soft, the tiny scales that she could see from up close feeling smooth in her hand. It was slightly cooler than she'd been expecting, but made her feel strangely warm in a way that made Shepard not want to let go. She was disappointed when Liara stepped back to lead her from the room.
It didn't take them long to reach an elevator, and once inside they went to the top floor. While they waited Shepard kept casting quick glances at the asari. She was still amazed at how pretty she was, and the longer she spent in her company, the more convinced she was that Liara wasn't going to hurt her. It was a strange feeling.
Beyond the elevator was another door, and inside was an incredible room. It had a huge bed, a comfortable sitting area, an office, and a large bathroom. Once she had seen everything Liara spoke. “Why don't you go ahead and take a shower. I found some clothing that should be a better fit and set it out on your bed. I will wait downstairs on the third floor for you - it is where the lounges are. When you are clean you can come down and we can speak.”
Once Liara was gone Shepard wasted no time hopping in the shower and getting clean. After several days of crawling through the innards of the ship she was covered in dirt and oil, and it felt good just to stand underneath the warm water. The clothing Liara had laid out was still a little loose, but was a much better fit than what she'd been wearing before.
She then took a few minutes to poke around and look at objects in the room. The closet was half full of uniforms identical to the ones she'd been wearing, but included some other things as well. Most of it was in the same size as the uniforms, but a few items weren't. She frowned as she examined the strange women's clothing, unsure of who would wear them.
Taking in the rest of the room, she found several signs that the room, while mostly used by one person, had another frequent guest. Two sets of toiletries in the bathroom were a dead give away. Still, she didn't know who else could visit, other than that they were female, and the brand items weren't labeled in any language she recognized.
The De-Ager (6/11)
anonymous
June 28 2013, 20:54:59 UTC
Liara sat down in the lounge after pouring herself a large drink of alcohol. She wasn't normally much of a drinker, but she needed something after everything that had happened. She drank deeply before coughing and closing her eyes.
When Shepard showed up on Hagalaz claiming to found a working prothean artifact, Liara had at first thought that it was just an excuse to see her again. She wouldn't have minded one bit, as ever since the defeat of the Collectors the Normandy had been making frequent calls, and Liara spent days at a time on the ship. She had even gone so far as to move a few of her things into Shepard's cabin, and she had even begun planning possible ways to relocate to the ship permanently without disrupting Shadow Broker operations.
When she'd seen the item, though, she'd realized that Shepard really had found something. Mordin and Miranda were already studying it when she arrived, and after greeting Garrus and giving Shepard a kiss, she'd quickly joined in. Unfortunately, it didn't take long before a bored Shepard figured out how to turn it on.
Everyone had been thrown about with a flash, and when Liara could stand again she'd been shocked to discover a young Shepard. She wasn't an expert on human development, but Liara believed Shepard was in her middle teens. It hadn't taken long for the teenager to spook and run, disappearing into engineering before anyone could find her.
Liara should've seen it coming. She'd spent enough time melding with Shepard to know what her younger years had been like, and hiding in cramped industrial machinery wasn't something that would've bothered her. Surrounded by strangers, Shepard had hidden so thoroughly that they'd had no chance to find her, even knowing what room she was in.
Finally Liara had given it some serious thought, and had realized that, like coaxing out a wild animal, she would have to draw Shepard to her. As hard as it was for her to believe, Liara knew that Shepard at that age had often wanted for food, and it had been a simple matter for her to convince the ship's cook to make Shepard's favorite food. Fortunately, it had worked like a charm.
Still, the thought of her lover transformed into a youth was unnerving. While she'd recently become more on even ground with Shepard, for most of their relationship Liara had been the bright eyed, naïve one, eager to learn but scared at the same time. While no one would call the nearly feral teenage Shepard naïve, Liara knew that she'd never had any form of relationship, or any real friends, at that point in her life.
The De-Ager (7/11)
anonymous
June 28 2013, 20:55:41 UTC
When the door to the lounge finally opened, Liara opened her eyes and smiled at Shepard. She looked like a different person clean, and between her big green eyes staring out of a youthful face, and the somewhat oversized clothing one of the crew had donated, Shepard looked even younger. She paused at the doorway, not sure what to do, but after a moment she came in hesitantly, letting the door close behind her.
“Hey,” Shepard mumbled.
“Hello, Shepard,” Liara said. “Are you feeling better?”
“Yes,” Shepard said. “I... it feels nice. To be clean.”
“I know,” Liara said. Asari on Thessia spent a lot of time in and around water, and it had been difficult when she'd been in the field as an archeologist, getting used to not having access to facilities whenever she felt dirty. “You can take one as often as you desire now.”
“I thought ships didn't have much water?” Shepard said.
“Normally that is true,” Liara said. “This is a very special ship, however, and it is well supplied. We are also in orbit around a facility that can provide more if we should have any issues in that regard. So please, feel free to make use of them as often as you please.”
Shepard walked across the room, and stood, staring out the window. The view outside was spectacular, allowing them to see Hagalaz below, and the endless field of stars above. “I really am in space,” Shepard whispered, her voice awed.
Liara smiled at that. “Yes, you travel through space with great regularity. Now, why don't you sit down? These couches are very comfortable, and you can see outside from here.”
Shepard looked at her suspiciously for a moment, as if wondering if it was a trap, before slowly walking over, sitting on the far end of the couch. It hurt, seeing Shepard not trusting her, but Liara strove not to take it personally. Shepard had never trusted anyone, and she knew that the second she regained herself they would be fine again. They had to be.
“Why're you bein' so nice to me?” Shepard demanded suddenly. “Whataya want?”
“You are important to everyone on this ship, Shepard,” Liara said gently. “The you who is older has saved all of our lives, and even beyond that, made our existences far richer than we could have imagined possible without you. We would all do anything to help you, and this? Being kind, feeding you, giving you your own room? This is simply basic courtesy.”
Liara paused to let that sink in, before continuing, her eyes on the planet below where her own ship was located. “I know that in your life you have never experienced it, but for all of the bad in the world, all of the cruelty and hate, there is good. There is love, and hope, and kindness, and people who help others for no better reason than that they should. We aren't trying to trick you or hurt you, Shepard. We simply care.”
The De-Ager (8/11)
anonymous
June 28 2013, 20:56:26 UTC
Over the course of the next week Shepard slowly got to know the crew of the ship. She still could barely believe anything she was hearing, even after watching a recording Mordin had made of the accidental activation of the device. Everyone else seemed to believe it though, since everyone, even the scariest of the aliens, treated her so strangely.
She'd found a kindred spirit in Jack. Jack seemed hard and prickly, but whenever Shepard was around she always made time for her, and she had a good sense for when Shepard began to get overwhelmed. When Shepard asked, Jack simply said that she owed her.
As she got to know them and became less nervous around them, the crew became a bit more open as well. Unfortunately, it seemed for most of them that her change was disturbing, and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't get over the fact that she wasn't who they wanted. They wanted the adult version, and from the things she'd overheard, she couldn't blame them. It was hard to imagine herself as a leader, much less a hero.
In general though, Shepard had found the ship to be wonderful. She showered every day, often twice, and the water was always warm for her. After the first few days she stopped hoarding food, no longer afraid that it wouldn't be available whenever she was hungry. The cook had even made snacks for her to eat whenever she wanted.
The one thing she didn't like about the ship had been the trip to the doctor. She hadn't visited a doctor since leaving the orphanage, but the stern, motherly woman managed to get her onto an examination table one night after dinner. She'd been poked and prodded and generally examined, before finally being given a series of shots. She'd hated it, but she had to admit that she'd felt better the next morning.
The one person she preferred to spend time with, however, was Liara. The asari wasn't just the first person to reach out to her on the ship, but the first person she'd ever met who didn't seem like she wanted something from her. No matter how much time she spent around Liara, she never got the feeling that she was being used.
Not that it was a hardship to spend time around her. Liara was beautiful, and Shepard had had to stop herself from staring at her on several occasions. She'd always known that she found women attractive, but Shepard had never been so thoroughly distracted by anyone before, and she didn't know what to do about it. She didn't know what to do about anything, really.
The De-Ager (9/11)
anonymous
June 28 2013, 20:57:11 UTC
Liara noticed that Shepard was acting very strangely. For the most part she chalked it up to how unsocialized she was. The fact that her and Jack were acting in each others roles - Shepard angry and afraid of everything, Jack trying to convince her that not everyone was out to hurt her and that people mattered - should've said everything about how fragile she was. While that covered most of her actions, sometimes the way that she acted around Liara defied explanation.
At first, after drawing her out of her semi-feral state hiding in the engine room, Liara and Shepard had been able to have several long talks. They had been somewhat awkward, but not terribly so. Liara had used her insights from her time with the adult version of Shepard to reach out to the teenage version, and it had worked. At first she'd opened up to Liara, but after a while she seemed to grow more and more uncomfortable in the asari's presence.
Liara had thought that perhaps she had done or said something that had angered Shepard, but dismissed that thought when she realized that the teenager seemed to spend most of her time around Liara, even if they didn't talk very often. Sometimes she even seemed to go out of her way to get Liara's attention, often by doing stupid things. When she tried to talk to her though, Shepard just seemed to blush and alternate between avoiding looking at her and staring at her when she didn't think Liara would notice. Her time on Illium had taught her quite a bit about being observant, however, and no matter how subtle Shepard tried to be Liara was always aware of her.
When Liara had approached Dr. Chakwas about the situation, the older woman had laughed at her. She wouldn't explain anything, only saying that she wasn't surprised. It was infuriating.
Finally, two weeks after her transformation, Liara was incredibly relieved when Mordin finally figured out how to reverse the process. When she found Shepard and told her the good news, the teenager wasn't nearly as happy about it as Liara was. She looked almost depressed in fact.
“Shepard... is there something the matter?” Liara asked finally.
“Yeah,” Shepard said, looking her straight in the eye for the first time in days. “When I get 'fixed' I'm not gonna be me anymore. I'm just... I'm just gonna be gone. Like I'm dead.”
The De-Ager (10/11)
anonymous
June 28 2013, 20:58:07 UTC
Liara sucked in a shocked breath, having not even considered that fact. “Goddess, Shepard. I am sorry. It did no even occur to me- I am- I- you-”
Shepard chuckled slightly “Don't worry 'bout it Liara. I just... I get it. I'm just some kid, and this adult me is a hero. You need her.”
“She is very special,” Liara said. “But that does not mean that you are not important. I...”
Liara didn't know what to say. She needed Shepard back, as her friend, her lover, and the only person with a chance to stop the Reapers. Shepard spoke before she could figure anything out. “Okay. I just have a question though. I wanna know somethin' before you get rid of me.”
“I don't wish to... it isn't... what is your question?”
“There's someone in her life,” Shepard said. “In my life. I don't always live here alone.”
“Yes,” Liara said.
Shepard took a step towards Liara, her eyes bright and intent. Liara felt uncomfortably like a bird trapped in the gaze of an earth cat. “Who is it?”
“Are- are you sure that you wish to know?” Liara asked.
“More than anything,” Shepard answered, stepping closer.
“Me,” Liara breathed. “We are- we are involved.”
Then Shepard kissed her. Liara was so surprised that she almost didn't kiss back. It was so strange, feeling the raw, awkward kiss against her lips, instead of the strong confidence that she was used to. After a moment Shepard pulled back from the still chaste kiss and gave a goofy grin that seemed completely out of place on her usually wary features. “My first kiss,” she said. “I'm ready.”
Liara nodded, not knowing what to say. Instead of the pure excitement she'd felt about Mordin's announcement, she now felt strangely torn. She needed her lover back, but it felt cruel to end the teenager's existence this way. She said nothing as they walked to Mordin's lab.
The device had already been prepared, and after a long look at Liara, Shepard stepped forward and pushed the button. There was a flash of light, and once more everyone present was flying through the air. Biting her lip, Liara slowly stood up, unsure of what she would find.
The De-Ager (11/11)
anonymous
June 28 2013, 20:58:56 UTC
Shepard slowly sat up, her head ringing. Her fuzzy thoughts swiftly came back together, and she suddenly remembered everything, all of her life, including the strange weeks she'd just spent on the Normandy as a scared teenager. Looking down at herself, she sighed in relief when she saw that she was in her usual body.
“Shepard?” Liara asked.
Shepard glanced up, smiling when she saw Liara. Standing, she walked over to the asari, who looked at her hesitantly. “Hey,” Shepard said, before grabbing her and kissing her hard.
When Shepard let her go the somewhat dazed asari smiled at her. “Are you alright? Do you- do you remember what happened?”
“Yeah,” Shepard said. “I remember everything.”
They walked out of the lab, and Shepard paused when she saw Jack leaning against the wall. “Hey,” Shepard said.
“Shepard,” Jack said. “I get it now.”
Shepard smiled at her. “Thanks Jack. You really did make things easier for me. Having someone who gets what you're going through... it makes a world of difference.”
“Wasn't much,” Jack mumbled.
“Really, though, Jack,” Shepard said. “You did great. Did you ever think about working with kids? You could really make a difference.”
Shepard and Liara left a stunned Jack as they entered the elevator. “Where are we going?” Liara asked curiously.
“Our room,” Shepard said. “We've got a lot of lost time to make up for. Besides, I just spent two weeks with teenage hormones and you sitting there all unobtainable.”
Shepard smirked and grabbed Liara, pulling her into a toe curling kiss. “Teenage me and adult me both agree on one thing at least. You really are wonderful.”
She looked the asari in her eyes for a long moment, debating, before finally giving a tiny nod. The happy smile she received made her give a tiny smile of her own in return. When Liara stood and walked over to offer a hand up, Shepard took it after a moment and carefully stood.
The hand was soft, the tiny scales that she could see from up close feeling smooth in her hand. It was slightly cooler than she'd been expecting, but made her feel strangely warm in a way that made Shepard not want to let go. She was disappointed when Liara stepped back to lead her from the room.
It didn't take them long to reach an elevator, and once inside they went to the top floor. While they waited Shepard kept casting quick glances at the asari. She was still amazed at how pretty she was, and the longer she spent in her company, the more convinced she was that Liara wasn't going to hurt her. It was a strange feeling.
Beyond the elevator was another door, and inside was an incredible room. It had a huge bed, a comfortable sitting area, an office, and a large bathroom. Once she had seen everything Liara spoke. “Why don't you go ahead and take a shower. I found some clothing that should be a better fit and set it out on your bed. I will wait downstairs on the third floor for you - it is where the lounges are. When you are clean you can come down and we can speak.”
Once Liara was gone Shepard wasted no time hopping in the shower and getting clean. After several days of crawling through the innards of the ship she was covered in dirt and oil, and it felt good just to stand underneath the warm water. The clothing Liara had laid out was still a little loose, but was a much better fit than what she'd been wearing before.
She then took a few minutes to poke around and look at objects in the room. The closet was half full of uniforms identical to the ones she'd been wearing, but included some other things as well. Most of it was in the same size as the uniforms, but a few items weren't. She frowned as she examined the strange women's clothing, unsure of who would wear them.
Taking in the rest of the room, she found several signs that the room, while mostly used by one person, had another frequent guest. Two sets of toiletries in the bathroom were a dead give away. Still, she didn't know who else could visit, other than that they were female, and the brand items weren't labeled in any language she recognized.
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When Shepard showed up on Hagalaz claiming to found a working prothean artifact, Liara had at first thought that it was just an excuse to see her again. She wouldn't have minded one bit, as ever since the defeat of the Collectors the Normandy had been making frequent calls, and Liara spent days at a time on the ship. She had even gone so far as to move a few of her things into Shepard's cabin, and she had even begun planning possible ways to relocate to the ship permanently without disrupting Shadow Broker operations.
When she'd seen the item, though, she'd realized that Shepard really had found something. Mordin and Miranda were already studying it when she arrived, and after greeting Garrus and giving Shepard a kiss, she'd quickly joined in. Unfortunately, it didn't take long before a bored Shepard figured out how to turn it on.
Everyone had been thrown about with a flash, and when Liara could stand again she'd been shocked to discover a young Shepard. She wasn't an expert on human development, but Liara believed Shepard was in her middle teens. It hadn't taken long for the teenager to spook and run, disappearing into engineering before anyone could find her.
Liara should've seen it coming. She'd spent enough time melding with Shepard to know what her younger years had been like, and hiding in cramped industrial machinery wasn't something that would've bothered her. Surrounded by strangers, Shepard had hidden so thoroughly that they'd had no chance to find her, even knowing what room she was in.
Finally Liara had given it some serious thought, and had realized that, like coaxing out a wild animal, she would have to draw Shepard to her. As hard as it was for her to believe, Liara knew that Shepard at that age had often wanted for food, and it had been a simple matter for her to convince the ship's cook to make Shepard's favorite food. Fortunately, it had worked like a charm.
Still, the thought of her lover transformed into a youth was unnerving. While she'd recently become more on even ground with Shepard, for most of their relationship Liara had been the bright eyed, naïve one, eager to learn but scared at the same time. While no one would call the nearly feral teenage Shepard naïve, Liara knew that she'd never had any form of relationship, or any real friends, at that point in her life.
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“Hey,” Shepard mumbled.
“Hello, Shepard,” Liara said. “Are you feeling better?”
“Yes,” Shepard said. “I... it feels nice. To be clean.”
“I know,” Liara said. Asari on Thessia spent a lot of time in and around water, and it had been difficult when she'd been in the field as an archeologist, getting used to not having access to facilities whenever she felt dirty. “You can take one as often as you desire now.”
“I thought ships didn't have much water?” Shepard said.
“Normally that is true,” Liara said. “This is a very special ship, however, and it is well supplied. We are also in orbit around a facility that can provide more if we should have any issues in that regard. So please, feel free to make use of them as often as you please.”
Shepard walked across the room, and stood, staring out the window. The view outside was spectacular, allowing them to see Hagalaz below, and the endless field of stars above. “I really am in space,” Shepard whispered, her voice awed.
Liara smiled at that. “Yes, you travel through space with great regularity. Now, why don't you sit down? These couches are very comfortable, and you can see outside from here.”
Shepard looked at her suspiciously for a moment, as if wondering if it was a trap, before slowly walking over, sitting on the far end of the couch. It hurt, seeing Shepard not trusting her, but Liara strove not to take it personally. Shepard had never trusted anyone, and she knew that the second she regained herself they would be fine again. They had to be.
“Why're you bein' so nice to me?” Shepard demanded suddenly. “Whataya want?”
“You are important to everyone on this ship, Shepard,” Liara said gently. “The you who is older has saved all of our lives, and even beyond that, made our existences far richer than we could have imagined possible without you. We would all do anything to help you, and this? Being kind, feeding you, giving you your own room? This is simply basic courtesy.”
Liara paused to let that sink in, before continuing, her eyes on the planet below where her own ship was located. “I know that in your life you have never experienced it, but for all of the bad in the world, all of the cruelty and hate, there is good. There is love, and hope, and kindness, and people who help others for no better reason than that they should. We aren't trying to trick you or hurt you, Shepard. We simply care.”
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She'd found a kindred spirit in Jack. Jack seemed hard and prickly, but whenever Shepard was around she always made time for her, and she had a good sense for when Shepard began to get overwhelmed. When Shepard asked, Jack simply said that she owed her.
As she got to know them and became less nervous around them, the crew became a bit more open as well. Unfortunately, it seemed for most of them that her change was disturbing, and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't get over the fact that she wasn't who they wanted. They wanted the adult version, and from the things she'd overheard, she couldn't blame them. It was hard to imagine herself as a leader, much less a hero.
In general though, Shepard had found the ship to be wonderful. She showered every day, often twice, and the water was always warm for her. After the first few days she stopped hoarding food, no longer afraid that it wouldn't be available whenever she was hungry. The cook had even made snacks for her to eat whenever she wanted.
The one thing she didn't like about the ship had been the trip to the doctor. She hadn't visited a doctor since leaving the orphanage, but the stern, motherly woman managed to get her onto an examination table one night after dinner. She'd been poked and prodded and generally examined, before finally being given a series of shots. She'd hated it, but she had to admit that she'd felt better the next morning.
The one person she preferred to spend time with, however, was Liara. The asari wasn't just the first person to reach out to her on the ship, but the first person she'd ever met who didn't seem like she wanted something from her. No matter how much time she spent around Liara, she never got the feeling that she was being used.
Not that it was a hardship to spend time around her. Liara was beautiful, and Shepard had had to stop herself from staring at her on several occasions. She'd always known that she found women attractive, but Shepard had never been so thoroughly distracted by anyone before, and she didn't know what to do about it. She didn't know what to do about anything, really.
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At first, after drawing her out of her semi-feral state hiding in the engine room, Liara and Shepard had been able to have several long talks. They had been somewhat awkward, but not terribly so. Liara had used her insights from her time with the adult version of Shepard to reach out to the teenage version, and it had worked. At first she'd opened up to Liara, but after a while she seemed to grow more and more uncomfortable in the asari's presence.
Liara had thought that perhaps she had done or said something that had angered Shepard, but dismissed that thought when she realized that the teenager seemed to spend most of her time around Liara, even if they didn't talk very often. Sometimes she even seemed to go out of her way to get Liara's attention, often by doing stupid things. When she tried to talk to her though, Shepard just seemed to blush and alternate between avoiding looking at her and staring at her when she didn't think Liara would notice. Her time on Illium had taught her quite a bit about being observant, however, and no matter how subtle Shepard tried to be Liara was always aware of her.
When Liara had approached Dr. Chakwas about the situation, the older woman had laughed at her. She wouldn't explain anything, only saying that she wasn't surprised. It was infuriating.
Finally, two weeks after her transformation, Liara was incredibly relieved when Mordin finally figured out how to reverse the process. When she found Shepard and told her the good news, the teenager wasn't nearly as happy about it as Liara was. She looked almost depressed in fact.
“Shepard... is there something the matter?” Liara asked finally.
“Yeah,” Shepard said, looking her straight in the eye for the first time in days. “When I get 'fixed' I'm not gonna be me anymore. I'm just... I'm just gonna be gone. Like I'm dead.”
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Shepard chuckled slightly “Don't worry 'bout it Liara. I just... I get it. I'm just some kid, and this adult me is a hero. You need her.”
“She is very special,” Liara said. “But that does not mean that you are not important. I...”
Liara didn't know what to say. She needed Shepard back, as her friend, her lover, and the only person with a chance to stop the Reapers. Shepard spoke before she could figure anything out. “Okay. I just have a question though. I wanna know somethin' before you get rid of me.”
“I don't wish to... it isn't... what is your question?”
“There's someone in her life,” Shepard said. “In my life. I don't always live here alone.”
“Yes,” Liara said.
Shepard took a step towards Liara, her eyes bright and intent. Liara felt uncomfortably like a bird trapped in the gaze of an earth cat. “Who is it?”
“Are- are you sure that you wish to know?” Liara asked.
“More than anything,” Shepard answered, stepping closer.
“Me,” Liara breathed. “We are- we are involved.”
Then Shepard kissed her. Liara was so surprised that she almost didn't kiss back. It was so strange, feeling the raw, awkward kiss against her lips, instead of the strong confidence that she was used to. After a moment Shepard pulled back from the still chaste kiss and gave a goofy grin that seemed completely out of place on her usually wary features. “My first kiss,” she said. “I'm ready.”
Liara nodded, not knowing what to say. Instead of the pure excitement she'd felt about Mordin's announcement, she now felt strangely torn. She needed her lover back, but it felt cruel to end the teenager's existence this way. She said nothing as they walked to Mordin's lab.
The device had already been prepared, and after a long look at Liara, Shepard stepped forward and pushed the button. There was a flash of light, and once more everyone present was flying through the air. Biting her lip, Liara slowly stood up, unsure of what she would find.
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“Shepard?” Liara asked.
Shepard glanced up, smiling when she saw Liara. Standing, she walked over to the asari, who looked at her hesitantly. “Hey,” Shepard said, before grabbing her and kissing her hard.
When Shepard let her go the somewhat dazed asari smiled at her. “Are you alright? Do you- do you remember what happened?”
“Yeah,” Shepard said. “I remember everything.”
They walked out of the lab, and Shepard paused when she saw Jack leaning against the wall. “Hey,” Shepard said.
“Shepard,” Jack said. “I get it now.”
Shepard smiled at her. “Thanks Jack. You really did make things easier for me. Having someone who gets what you're going through... it makes a world of difference.”
“Wasn't much,” Jack mumbled.
“Really, though, Jack,” Shepard said. “You did great. Did you ever think about working with kids? You could really make a difference.”
Shepard and Liara left a stunned Jack as they entered the elevator. “Where are we going?” Liara asked curiously.
“Our room,” Shepard said. “We've got a lot of lost time to make up for. Besides, I just spent two weeks with teenage hormones and you sitting there all unobtainable.”
“Teenage hormones?” Liara asked, confused. “Unobtainable?”
Shepard smirked and grabbed Liara, pulling her into a toe curling kiss. “Teenage me and adult me both agree on one thing at least. You really are wonderful.”
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