Susan Shepard awoke early the next morning, after receiving unexpected new's from her bondmate, unplanned but definitely pleasant news. She drew her eyes to her lover's sleeping form beside her and couldn't help but gaze down to her light blue belly, although she was not far in her pregnancy Shepard new that a little blue form of life was growing inside her. Shepard was forming her now eager questions in her head of what to ask her pregnant beloved, until she was casted out of her reverie by an awaking Liara.
The Comamnder slowly reached down and gently brushed her lips over her smooth asari's forehead. "Morning love" She greeted her drowsy lover's form and again reached down, but instead placed her head on her asari's stomach. "And of course morning to you too, i'm assuming you both slept well." Shepard stated, even though she knew there would be no reply from the baby within but looked up towards her partner where Liara was casting a sleepily grin. Liara placed her hand onto the Commander's messy, brunette hair and pushed a lose strand into it's correct position.
Minutes could have turned into hours for all Liara knew, as the two quiet forms lay still and was appreciating the time to clear their thoughts, when eventually Shepard grew too eager as her burning questions pushed themselves through. " When? I mean... when did we conceive?" Shepard clarified as she realised Liara's confused frown aimed at her. " The night before we attacked the Cerberus base. I'm sorry... It's just that... That I thought... we might not get to see each other again... And well...I always wanted to have part of you with me, so I chose to conceive a child." Liara awkwardly answered and closed her eyes waiting for her lover's reaction. Shepard hated that fact that her asari lover thought they would never see each other again, that it caused a shiver of regret rushing down her spine.
She had almost left her bond mate again, as she came to a near death experience only a month ago, lying under the pile of rubble, hurt, broken, fearing she would not see her beloved again, until Liara desperately found her form, guilt swept over her at the memory, so Shepard quickly reached for Liara's blue hand that had now dropped back onto the bed and placed a subtle kiss causing the asari to again smile and open her eyes. " Liara..." Shepard said, whilst looking into the pure blue emerald eyes, that were looking down at her. "I see your reasons , how can I not? When i was the one that put you through that, but I would have loved to know what was going on, i knew that moment was special, it's just... why didn't you tell me?" Shepard finally asked concerned at what her beloved answers would be. 'Did she not trust me? Did she think I wouldn't want this?' Shepard thought disappointingly. Liara spoke as almost soothing her lover's thoughts "Susan, I... Look I wanted to tell you what was going on, I'm so, so sorry... But I knew what you would of done if you knew, you wouldn't have let me come to the final push to the beam and I had to go with you, I had to be with you... I'm so sorry, that sounds so selfish, please forgive me." Liara's eyes started to trickle perfect tears down her elegant, blue face, while her hands tried frantically to wipe them away.
Shepard returned to her original position beside her partner and took her in beneath her arms, so close that she could feel Liara shake uncontrollably against her." Liara look, I will always forgive you no matter what, your my love of my life, I'm not angry, not disappointed or any thing at you, accept the guilt that runs through me, knowing I put you through that, you almost had to endure me being dead again!" At this, Shepard felt Liara's fragile body tense against her, which made the Commander embrace her more tightly. " I'm the one that should be saying sorry to you, for making you suffer like this." Liara tilted her head back far enough to see Shepard's distraught face and said " Love, you had to do what you had to do, to save the galaxy, but let's not think of the past and think of the future." At this point the asari had her whole body facing towards her lover's.
Shepard smiled at this, and tried to change the sensitive subject to something for brighter, "this may sound dumb, but errm, well I don't know a lot about asari pregnancies, no offence but saving the galaxy doesn't leave much time to know information. Even if this information is vital for the future." They both smiled at each other, and Liara began explaining about asari pregnancy, "Well, asari pregnancies are very similar to human pregnancies and I'm sure you know some things about that, given that you are a human." She said with a cheeky grin, before continuing, " The main vital difference is that the given time for an asari to carry a child is 10months and that every child we have is a daughter, and again I'm sure you know that." Shepard looked relieved at the information she was receiving of Liara, at how similar human and asari pregnancies are. "Great, so everything's the same, daughter got it, ten months got it, same way about giving birth, got it. So now would you like some breakfast?"
Shepard arose from bed and returned moments later with her asari's breakfast neatly placed on a tray, with a rose on the side." Thanks love, you know that I can get things myself when I'm pregnant." She said with a frown, which made Shepard quickly answer " I know babe, it's just I want to be cautious I don't want you to do things that you shouldn't have to, or things that I could do for you, now, how about a foot massage?" For the rest of the day Shepard and Liara lay on their bed and were attempting to discuss anything relevant about the baby, but ended up on top of one another, making love.
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Author's notes.
I apologise at how long I took to upload chapter 2.
The spelling or grammar may be off, I did rush a little.
Thanks for reading. Again post a review of whether I should continue with this story, it may get a little more interesting as the story goes on. Thank you
