My Happiness
When she was free of the hospital, Commander Carly Shepard had been ordered to come to the presidium commons by a note at the desk. She expected her on and off lover/boyfriend/confidant Kaidan Alenko, after what she had said to him she really wondered what they were to each other. Carly had admitted to him she loved him and he said it back, but they went into a giant battle and it wasn't spoken what they were to each other. She walked into the lift, it spoke to her and she silently pressed the button. She let her mind race, and her had brush through her long red hair, during the time she was unconscious it had grown and rushed down her back. She liked it like this.
The lift doors slid open with a small ping, she walked out half preoccupied but noticed the strings of lights hung around the walls and the fact that it was empty was different to the norm. She watched the lights as she followed them down the stairs and down to the next set past Apollo café. On the top of the last little set of stairs she tripped on the material of her dress, it was like time slowed down as she fell. Closing her eyes felt like it had taken a year to do. She waited for the thump of pain as she hit the ground but felt none; she felt a little warmth on her skin and heard gentle breathing. She gently teased her eyes opened, to see a face in front of her just looking.
"Careful there." He said
"Kaidan, you caught me." She said
He nodded and kissed her gently; after he did he carefully put her back on her feet. She carefully looked around, at the lights and the sky was turned to night even though it was eleven in the morning.
He led her to the railing to look at the artificial stars; she looked at them and smiled.
"These are the stars you can see on Earth, I had to ask for a lot of favours for these." He said
Shepard stared at them and wondered about a home on Earth, spending her life in space meant she saw all kinds of stars and planets but never the ones of Earth. After she had turned over the Normandy to the Alliance, she was off duty and spent most of her time in Vancouver. The city was heavily built up and had dreamed of lots of green grass and a house in the countryside.
"I always loved the stars." She said "Being a spacer I saw a whole lot." She continued to look at them carefully. Kaidan wrapped his arm around her shoulder, and pulled her tighter to him.
A little while later, he let her go and turned her to face him.
"Shepard, I wanted to talk about us." He said his eyes turned to the ground.
"What about us?" She asked
"Yeah, I wanted to know what we are to each other." He said
She looked at him and smiled.
"I told you I love you, I meant it. I want to be with you Kaidan." She said.
"I love you too, but I want to ask you something. I have thought about asking you something." Kaidan said. He nervously looked at her and smiled carefully.
She looked at him carefully and smiled.
"My name is Carly, not many call me it. I thought a lot about us in the hospital, and when I was in my coma I dreamt about us Kaidan." She said. "So I may have something to ask you too."
"Your name is Carly, it's a nice name." He said "Ok so I have something planned, and I really want you to say yes. Will you marry me?"
