Miranda Lawson let out a sigh of relief as she returned to commander Elise Shepard. She cracked a small but charming smile as she stopped walking.
"Ready to go?" the commander said as she unfolded her arms.
"Yes. Thank you Shepard" She said as she hugged the commander tightly.
Jack smirked in the background. For once she didn't feel like killing Miranda. She actually felt like hugging her. She had just been through a hell of a lot with her sister, and Jack had helped. She shook the thought out of her mind and decided to stay quiet.
The three women left the room. They then made their way back to the Normandy to set off for another far away planet and another risky mission.
Elise smiled as she observed the new model ship that she had aqquired on Illium. It sat proudly in the middle of all of her other model ships. Perfect. She had convinced Miranda and Jack to let her go and by it off one of the many kiosk's in the plaza before they borded the Normandy. She smiled at the sight once more and turned to her massive fish tank that illuminated the whole cabin in a neon blue, just enough that it made the cabin look peacful. She studied the fish carefully. She knew that she would have to go back to Illium sometime or another to get the fish from one of the kiosk's. She would have this time but she didn't want to keep her team-mates waiting. She smiled at her memories of the day, but was interrupted when the door to her cabin hissed open.
Miranda walked in holding a bottle of champagne, smiling. The door closed behind her and she stopped dead in her tracks, looking over at the commander. Elise looked peaceful. Like nothing on earth could ever disturb her in her peacful cabin. She didn't look like the person that she knew on the battlefield. The tough soldier who would stop at nothing, who was ruthless with a firearm. This was the commander Shepard that people rarely ever got to see. Miranda considered herself lucky to be standing there looking at the commander who was so peacful and calm.
Elise didn't even turn around.
"I'm sorry if I'm interrupting anything commander" she tried to explain, hearing desperation tinging the edges of her voice.
"Hey Miranda. Please, call me Elise. You're in my cabin, you don't have to refer to me as 'commander' all the time."
"Ok" Miranda was nervous and shifted her weight from one foot to the other.
"Thanks for letting me stay a little longer on Illium to get that ship. It looks perfect among my others." She said as she turned to face her model ship collection that she loved so dearly. Miranda also turned so that she could look at the collection.
"Wow. You really do love collecting them" She said as she admired the exact model replicas. In the middle was the normandy. The first one to be correct, sat above the one that they were currently standing in.
Elise sat down on the lounge and held the champgne flutes up. Miranda came and sat down next to her and started pouring the champagne into the flutes.
"So why do I have the pleasure of you in my cabin tonight, plus a bottle of champagne?" Elise curiously asked, sipping at the bitter drink.
"I wanted to say thank you for today. If it weren't for you, my sister wouldn't be safe." She drank her drink once more.
"I'm glad I could have helped." The commander smiled at the feeling that was growing inside of her. She didn't know what it was. Maybe it was the alchohol, she didn't know.
"I also wanted to thank you for being there for me on everything. I've also realised something that I wasn't sure about before. I like you more than a commander, more than a friend even. I can't keep denying it Shepard. I-" Elise stopped her mid-sentence by holding up her hand in protest. Miranda's pulse started racing, hoping that the commander wouldn't scare and run away at her voicing her true feelings.
"I know. I feel the same way." The dark haired woman smiled at the operative. Miranda's heart skipped a beat. Was she really hearing this?
"Really?" she managed to stutter out of her mouth.
"Yes. I've felt this for some time. I was wondering when you would come around" She flashed Miranda one of her half cocked smiles.
Miranda didn't waste any time. She put her glass down and was suddenly on top of the commander, kissing her like the world was about to end right that second. Elise didn't fight, instead she co-operated and joined in, picking up Miranda, letting her long and perfect legs lock around her back, and gently dropping themselves onto the bed. Elise kissed her passionately. Finally, finally. They both thought to themselves. Miranda kept her legs locked around the commanders back. They seemed to just melt into one another, like they were perfect for each other.
TBC