Now I know you all have probably been watching and reading anything you can on Mass Effect 3 like I have, so you probably know the basic set up for what will go down. The idea for my story came before any of the video's and articles about the third game so my story won't be following the little we know about the game, this is my own ideas and thoughts, though I sadly don't own the characters, only the ones you know aren't from the game.

With that said, I hope you enjoy this continuation of IDGAF. For those of you that read IDGAF, you have to read the last chapter I just posted before reading this. For those of you just jumping in to this story feel free to continue, you don't need to read the first part to get this story, though i urge you to read the first story.

Please enjoy =)

Five. Five years since the Omega 4 Relay. Five years since the destruction of the Collector Base and the reaper fetus. Five years had gone by since Commander Selene Shepard brought back her entire crew from their supposed suicide mission. During those five years, plans were drawn up, allies were made, enemies were brought down and her small army grew to be one of the largest in the galaxy. If she wanted, Shepard could probably give the council fleet a run for their money.

Selene's allies stayed in their separate worlds, bases, where ever else they might come from, until the signal would be sent out. All the work they could do so far was done, some of it rising unwanted suspicion from council space, but Shepard had been able to handle it. Now, all they had to do is wait.

On the Citadel . . . Element Zero

"So Shepard, any word from Tali?" Garrus asked from beside her, as they slid into the booth across from Thane.

"I just talked to her last night. Velia is doing fine and will be getting her suit in two weeks." Selene smiled at the thought of finally being able to hug her best friend's daughter.

"Five years old already. Damn time flies. That kid was a handful while in the bubble, imagine her now!" Garrus gave out a loud laugh, Thane and Selene smiled at the obvious excitement their turian friend was feeling.

Thane turned his attention to the Commander, taking in her appearance. Her once short black hair was now down to the small of her back again, although, the single gray streak in the front of her hair showed how much stress she was going through. Her light brown skin was as smooth as ever, the small splatter of freckles across her nose only able to be seen if you were looking long enough. Her silver green eyes looked at him through long lashes, a thick curved black eyebrow arched at him as her full light pink lips crooked a smile at his stare.

"You look well Selene." Thane's calming, voice spoke to her. The dark black circles around her eyes were finally clearing and her skin no longer had an unhealthy, bleached out look to it. However, she still looked far too thin, but Garrus and Grunt living with her for the last seven months seemed like it had done her good. Thane was pleased; he had started to run out of ideas to get the woman to take care of herself properly. She would constantly tell him she was fine, just busy with overseeing the finial construction plans for the last few safe houses and starting on the fifth and final part of one of the massive dreadnought.

The drell knew that she was only half telling the truth, the eyeliner stains from her crying had always been evident, even after her attempts of trying to wash away the evidence before he saw. He knew what kept her up at night, what caused her to cry herself to sleep in all hours of the early morning. It cut him deeply to think of her alone and so upset, he could only spend the night at her large apartment for so long, before returning to his own now shared apartment. Yes, the two old crew mates moving in with her had been a very good idea and she seemed to be returning to the same old Commander that she was a year ago, before everything started going wrong. Thane was praying that everything went well today and that he wouldn't be carried out of the restaurant in a stretcher.

Selene gave her friend a wide smile, "Yes. I finally got my tan back after visiting Wrex on Tuchanka. Grunt wanted to be there when little Aries got his first battle lesson. He's four now."

Thane gave a chuckle, remembering his first encounter with the large baby Krogen. Grunt's son had bitten Garrus when he saw him, which caused them all to laugh hysterically.

Garrus gave an irritated growl at the back of his throat, "I still have the scar from that little bundle of joy." Garrus' eyes shifted to the clock over the door, meeting Thane's eyes when he returned his gaze to the Commander and him. Selene thankfully didn't seem to notice, her head looking down at her menu.

"What are you two waiting for?" Came her calm voice, not even rising her head from the holo menu.

Ok, apparently she had, Garrus thought, trying to come up with a quick cover up.

Garrus and Thane looked to one another, worry in both their eyes as they tried to telepathically send each other a good answer that would not raise suspicion.

"Thane has a date coming!" Garrus practically shouted.

"The waiter is taking too long." Thane answered at the same time, his voice at least the same calm tone it always was.

Shepard stared between the two men, she knew both all too well to be fooled by anything they would have come up with, but that had been pathetic on Garrus' part. Thane arched an eye ridge at the man, not knowing what to say to him for that outburst. Selene knew he had not looked at another woman since his wife's death, not for the Commander's lack of trying to set him up, which caused him much embarrassment. She was lucky he loved her like a daughter, or she would have had a bullet in her head from a sniper shot due to some of her attempts.

Selene tilted her head to the side, staring Thane down with her silver green eyes, with a look that caused most people to run in the opposite direction, "Now papa. Tell me the truth."

Thane glanced one more time at the clock, then at the door, hoping to be saved by their guest's entrance. Damn you, why can't you ever be on time. His large black eyes turned back to Selene, "Well, Garrus and I." The drell gave the turian a pointed look, letting it be known that if he was going down, he was dragging him along with him, "Thought we would invite another lunch guest. I was originally supposed to have lunch with them, but when I got your call I could not refuse you. Garrus and I thought it would be nice to simply combine the two lunches."

Garrus glared at Thane from across the table, he was sat on the inside so he had nowhere to run from the woman beside him.

Selene's face showed complete seriousness, she knew that Thane only met with one person for lunch and they both had better be praying to their gods that it wasn't who she thought it was. Selene's closed her eyes, taking a deep breath, "Thane, who is it?"

Thane was willing those doors to open, but no such luck happened. He slowly turned his eyes to the Commander and answered, "It is who you know it to be Selene."

Garrus bowed his head, trying to disappear into the seat.

Selene's jaw clenched, her hands carving jagged scratches into the table. Her eyes snapped open, anger blazing in them. She fought with her feelings and forced herself to stand calmly from the booth, and without a word, left her two companions to stare at her back as she disappeared through the exit.

Standing tall next to the entrance, staring at the exit doors with an unreadable expression, was the person they had been waiting for. Both men gave each other defeated looks as Thane waved the guest over. The man's face now held a cocky smirk as he took the spot that had been previously occupied by Shepard.

The man spoke to them both in a deep gravelly voice that was trademark for his race, his voice thick with amusement "It seems my ex-wife has not forgotten me."

Thane took a deep breath before nodding to the now grown man before him, "Hello Kolyat."

Bet you guys weren't expecting that. Please don't kill me people who read IDGAF, I do have a plan! Please review and tell me what you thought.