A/N: I've never had the Pinnicle Station DLC, but I am aware of the apartment you can get on Intai'sei, however I felt that Liara's mother could also have owned a home on that planet. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this fic!


Shore Leave Done Right

Chapter 1 - Arrival

It was early morning on the planet Intai'sei and Liara and Sophie walked together on a faint path, carrying rucksacks on their backs and holding hands with fingers intertwined. They had been dropped off by shuttle and according to Liara the LZ they had chosen was the closest they could get. Eventually the pair reach a large clearing and are met with the sight of a rather lovely house. Sophie Shepard has a smile on her face. "Bloody hell, Li. If this is what the outside is like I wonder what the inside has to offer." Sophie wasn't exaggerating. The home was rather beautiful, a small yet proud building that had certainly stood the test of time.

"Shall we?" says Liara as she releases Sophie's hand and heads for the door of the home.

"Wait up!" calls Sophie who readjusts her rucksack as she jogs to reach her love at the door.

They're in a decently sized living area as they enter, containing a kitchen area that dominates the top right hand side of the room, a large TV that hangs on the left hand side wall with a couch in front of it, armchairs and a coffee table are nearby too. The far wall is mainly a large bay window with a lovely view of the surrounding area and finally there's a staircase on their right to the second floor. "Sophie?" Liara says as she joins her love on the couch, placing her rucksack down by Shepard's.

"It's beautiful, Li." states Sophie.

"Indeed." replies Liara simply.

"Two weeks shore leave and I'm spending it with you. I'm rather lucky."

"Oh?" one of Liara's eyebrow marking raises as she studies Sophie.

Sophie smiles as she meets Liara's gaze. "I have a girlfriend. A very beautiful one. Of course I felt lucky when you offered to spend shore leave with me."

Liara blushes and blue hands take a hold of Sophie's. "I am the lucky one. You were very patient with me throughout our journey to stop Saren. You made me feel very welcome among the crew, and when you admitted you shared my feelings... well, I was, how do you say it? Over the moon?"

Shepard chuckles lightly. "Yeah, that's it. I was the same after you'd left the cargo hold." Sophie leans in close and kisses Liara's lips gently. "Li, I love you."

Liara squeezes her love's hands as she is kissed. "I love you too, Soph." she seems unsure of herself as she says that however.

Sophie looks to Liara with a slightly tilted head and a lopsided grin "I never imagined you shortening my name. I like it."

Liara lets out a sigh of relief. "Good. I am glad. I thought you would prefer Sophie." Sophie lets go of Liara's hands and stands up, heading toward the stairs without saying anything. Liara's eyebrow raises as she watches, she calls out before Shepard can even get halfway. "Where are you going?"

Sophie smirks and continues toward the stairs, she calls back before she vanishes from sight. "To find the bed."