Kaidan's eagerness to run into Mira again had him arrive at the bar earlier than he usually would the next day. He sat in the same booth as he had chosen the day prior to increase the chances of her seeing him should she return. His data pad was on the table in front of him, but once again he had trouble concentrating on the article he was attempting to read. He had gone over the same paragraph now half a dozen times. Each time there was movement near the entry, his eyes would dart in that direction, hopeful Mira would be back once again.
Sleep had eluded him the night prior, and he had found himself staring at the ceiling long after he had gone to bed. He was simply unable to get the raven-haired beauty out of his mind, cursing at his stupidity for not thinking quicker and asking for her contact information. He had already made his mind up immediately to come back the next day, and the next if need be. He even considered contacting the hotels in the immediate area and try finding her that way but without her last name, it would be futile.
A movement at the entrance caught the corner of his eye once again. Kaidan his head lifted, and his eyes moved over toward that direction the moment the door had opened. A smile automatically split his face at seeing her again and his heart skipped a beat.
She'd come back.
He chided himself for possibly reading too much into their time together yesterday. Mira had been here every afternoon this week. He forced himself to take a few calming breaths as she smiled and started heading over towards him.
His smiled matched her own by the time she had reached his table. "Hey Mira. Care to join me again today?"
"If you'd like?" She asked with a tilt of her head, knowing that they had both enjoyed their solitude before yesterday. With the bar not as crowded, she had not wanted to assume that he would want her company again.
He flashed his dazzling white smile in her direction again and indicated to the empty seat with his hand. "Please."
"Thanks again for your help yesterday." Mira reiterated how much she had appreciated the assistance. She knew she would have figured out the problem eventually on her own, but being able to compare her settings to a working system made the process much easier.
"No problem," Kaidan reassured her. "I had fun." It was the truth. "And your mother obviously did not shoot you," he observed.
She laughed softly at his remark. It was a pleasant sound that he knew he would like to hear more often. "Actually, I probably came fairly close to it," she admitted, "but at least being late let me dodge a different kind of bullet anyway. Sorry for running out like that."
He looked at her wondering what she was referring to, and that curiosity only grew as he saw her face begin to redden in embarrassment.
"What?" Kaidan found himself wanting to know what she was thinking. He wanted to know more about her, he wanted to know everything.
"Nothing," Mira laughed at herself and shook her head. She did not want to go into the sordid details of her mother's recent match making attempts. If she had known that her mother was dragging one of her Lieutenants along to dinner with them, she would have declined the invitation. Luckily, he had left before she had even arrived. You would think that Captain Hannah Shepard would be busy enough with her own life and command than to be worrying about her daughter's love life. Well, apparently not, and Mira did not want to go into details about her relationships – or lack thereof – right now with Kaidan.
"What were you reading yesterday before I completely took over your afternoon with my overclocking issues?" she deflected, deftly changing the subject.
Mira saw him pause slightly at her question. Anyone else probably would not have noticed the slight hesitation on his part, but she was watching him so intently that every movement or lack thereof, was fairly obvious. "Sorry, I didn't mean… if it was something personal you don't have to tell me."
Impulsively, she reached across and laid her hand over his. His eyes shot up to meet hers, but neither of them pulled away. Kaidan stared into her dark brown eyes and started in surprise when he saw the slight blue swirl of biotics flare in their depths in reaction to their contact. It changed her eye color completely and made her look even more beautiful in his opinion.
"You're biotic!" He whispered in surprise, his voice giving away his initial shock at this new revelation about the woman in front of him.
Mira felt her cheeks flush uncomfortably and immediately pulled her hand back. Someone's response to discovering that she was biotic could not always be predicted, nor were their reactions always pleasant. Kaidan had seemed nice enough yesterday, but to be honest she really did not know him at all. Perhaps he was one of those that thought biotics were freaks to be avoided at all cost.
Kaidan leant towards her across the table now, feeling an almost desperate need to reassure her. He understood her reaction to his initial surprise perfectly. Of course he did not care that she was biotic, he was one himself. He was only taken aback initially because not only were human biotics uncommon, not only was she funny, beautiful and smart as hell; but the more they talked and got to know each other, the more they seemed to have in common.
"I was reading an article on the different uses for micro-biotics actually," he now confessed easily, knowing it was something else they shared. Kaidan slowly reached back across the table, this time covering her hand with his own. He allowed a small biotic pulse of energy to pass between them once their skin came back into contact.
Kaidan's husky voice and feeling his biotics activate against her own sent shivers rippling up Mira's arm.
From his knowing smile, it was obvious that he had noticed her reaction to his touch as well. She had been hoping against hope that he would be here again today. That there would be a chance they could spend more time together. He was an extremely attractive man. She would be lying if she said she had not spent her evening thinking about him. Even her mother had commented on how distracted she had been. It had been a long time since Mira had been with anyone. Her last relationship had ended over a year ago now. It had been with a civilian, and they had not parted on good terms.
The intimate moment was interrupted by a loud noise emanating from Kaidan's stomach. He smiled rather sheepishly before Mira's stomach echoed a response in return, resulting in laughter and an immediate ease in the growing tension between the two of them.
"And you can't escape the side effect of those biotics for long," Kaidan laughed shaking his head, glad they were able to see the humor in the situation.
"Well, the least I can do is buy you dinner for all the help you gave me yesterday," Mira offered. She was not normally this forward, but she did not want them to go their separate ways right now. She was not ready for their time together to end just yet.
"I'd like that," Kaidan agreed without a second of hesitation. "Did you want to stay here and eat, or try somewhere else?" Their current location, while a great place for beer and bar snacks, was not exactly equipped to cater much else.
"Somewhere else would be nice. I don't think they have much in the way of menu options here. I'm not from the area though," Mira admitted. "Do you have any suggestions?"
"Where are you from?" Kaidan asked automatically, the urge to know more about her throwing the question out there before he even knew he was asking.
Mira grinned and tilted her head at him slightly. "Nowhere in particular really…" she began.
Kaidan raised a brow at her now, wondering if his first impression about her was wrong. He had never really been a fan of some of the coy games people played with each other.
But she only laughed at his expression as she continued. "Both my parents were in the Alliance and deployed the majority of the time. When I wasn't away at school, I was raised on ships. So home for me tends to be where ever I am currently stationed."
"Oh, well that makes sense I guess then," wondering briefly what that kind of nomadic life would have been like as a child, it was far different from his own upbringing. "I actually grew up here in Vancouver," he admitted. "There are a few places nearby we could try, but if you trust me, I'll take you to one of my favorites."
"Sure, I'm game," Mira was pretty sure if her heart rate did not settle down anytime soon, she would probably have to be admitted into a medical clinic for atrial fibrillation.
They signaled the waiter and settled their bill. Kaidan held the door open for Mira as they left the building.
"It's a little take-out place down by the waterfront, within walking distance." Kaidan took a deep breath and held his hand out to her, and then tried to stop the idiotic grin from plastering across his face when she reached out and clasped it with her own.
It was close. A short, fifteen-minute walk to the little place that over looked the water's edge. In reality, it was just a hole in the wall where someone took payment to walk up customers and handed out various orders. Surprisingly there was quite a few people there grabbing something to eat, and all the patio furniture set up outside was already taken. The place seemed to be a local favorite.
They walked down closer to the water waterfront with their meals and settled at a picnic table. They sat next to each other, rather than opposite, soaking in the view as the sun started to touch the horizon, sending waves of colors dancing through the clouds above them.
The fish was hot and delicious, the light flakes almost melting in her mouth as she ate. "Oh god you were right, this is amazing." She looked around now at her surroundings, familiarizing herself with the landmarks in the area. "I need to make sure I can get back here again."
They sat at their table, enjoying one another's company, while watching the sun set. They talked nonstop for the next hour, covering all subjects from favorite choice of weaponry, to the best combat drone programs currently on the market. They talked until the sun had disappeared entirely, and their table was hidden by the lengthening nighttime shadows.
Kaidan found himself was unable to take his eyes off her. He wanted nothing more than to kiss her right now, to finally know what the lips he had been staring at all afternoon would feel like against his own. The need to touch her, taste her, almost had his hands shaking with the constant effort it took to hold them back.
She looked up at him, and something she saw on his face made her stop what she was saying midsentence. Her eyes flicked down to his lips, and lingered there for a moment, before coming back up and meeting his gaze once more. He knew then that she was feeling the same attraction flowing between them as well, and whatever was happening here was not one sided.
He swayed forward slightly, his body moving itself toward her as if she had her own gravitational field. Their eyes were locked together, neither of them able to look away. The logical common-sense part of himself was warning him that this was not normal for him. They had just met; they barely knew each other and there was a good chance that anything they started was probably not going to end well. The logical part however was being drowned entirely by the loud hammering of his heart and the desire running like an undercurrent beneath his skin. Throwing caution to the wind, he closed the gap between them and kissed her softly, testing the waters and allowing her the ability to move away if she so wanted.
Mira only moaned into his mouth and leant further into him. Desire, hot and immediate burnt its way through her veins. Her arms wound up around his neck, pulling her body in closer into him. His arms wrapped closed in around her immediately, holding her tightly. The kiss deepened, tongues exploring, their bodies pressing closer together the more time went on.
They were both breathing heavily when they finally came up for air a few minutes later. Kaidan's large hands rested on her waist, a thumb still softly caressing the material there. Mira's pulse had sky rocketed, his touch sending delightful shivers across her skin. Never before had she had this instant passion in reaction to a simple touch and kiss. But it seemed there was nothing that simple about it. Her hands caressed the skin at his neck, lightly trailing along the sensitive area around his amp. As another biotic she had to know the effect that had on him, as a small ripple of biotic energy ran across his skin as desire coursed through his veins.
Their foreheads rested against one another and they stayed that way for a few moments. Both of them struggling to bring their heart rates back under control.
"How long are you in Vancouver for?" Kaidan's voice was hoarse as he struggled to keep the building lust and desire he felt this woman in check.
Mira's chest constricted as she thought about it. "I leave Thursday afternoon." She almost wished now that she had not made plans to head out of the city with her mother.
Kaidan's heart sank. Today was already Tuesday, so little time left. "Can I see you again tomorrow?" he asked. Normally, Kaidan spent a lot more time thinking things through, planning; leaving himself a way out should something go wrong. This time, he knew if he hesitated like he did yesterday, he might never see her again. No, that was almost unthinkable. He could not risk it.
"I'd like that," Mira whispered her agreement, before giving in to further temptation and trailing hot kisses along the side of his neck.
He groaned in response, capturing her mouth once again with his own and pulling her against him as tightly as possible as they sat next to each other. Their kiss deepened, their bodies pressing and moving against one another, not a breath of space between them remained.
It was still not close enough for Mira, who moved positions, throwing one leg over him. She now straddled his lap facing him. He looked at her in surprise at her for a moment, before pulling her mouth down to his once more, claiming them urgently. Mira could now feel his obvious erection rubbing against her. She groaned as she rolled her hips, moving the aching core between her legs against him. The resulting friction only served to frustrate her further. He moaned into her mouth, as his hands splayed around her waist, instinctively thrusting his own hips up against her as he pushed her down trying to increase the contact between them.
Calloused hands freed her Alliance issued shirt from the waist band of her pants, the warm contact causing gooseflesh to erupt over her skin. His thumb lightly brushed the material covering the under swell of her breast. She gasped slightly at the contact and pulled back, pupils blown wide with desire looked back at him before she kissed him desperately once more.
The sound of car door slamming nearby brought them back to their senses. The dark of the night had offered them a small measurement of privacy, but they were still in a very public place and in extreme danger of taking things much, much further if they did not stop right now.
"Sorry," Mira whispered, breathless and panting, "I don't usually… this isn't..."
Kaidan raised a hand to her lips, cutting her off, and pulled her back into his embrace. "I understand, and neither do I. I don't want to rush into something you may regret later."
She smiled at him, the dimples flashing in her cheeks caused his heart to speed up and his stomach flipped over again. She looked around them. "The only thing I regret at the moment is the lack of privacy at our current location."
Kaidan chuckled at her comment and kissed her again.
"Come back to my hotel with me," Mira managed to whisper hoarsely, before she lost the nerve to do so. She was not normally into one night stands or flings, and if that was all he was looking for – so be it, she would make do. He made her body hum, desire currently ruled her thoughts. They were both adults, and neither of them a stranger to sex. It had been so long since her last relationship, and the way Kaidan was making her feel, it felt like an eternity since she had last been laid.
His eyes flicked past her shoulder behind her looking at something. "My apartment is probably closer?"
She simply nodded and answered his suggestion with him another kiss.
He was right; his apartment was much closer than her hotel. Still, they barely made it past the threshold as it was. Kaidan held the door open for her, allowing her to step through into the room as he shut and locked it behind them. Mira pulled him toward her biotically; using only the smallest of fields, but it was with enough enthusiasm to send them both into the wall behind her.
She managed to switch their positions, and pressed him up against the solid surface. Raising his hands above his head she held them there with a small, but effective statis field. He raised an eyebrow in question, but offered no comment. He was sure he could free himself if he really wanted to, but also knew immediately that he did not want to do that when she slowly began trailing hot kisses down his chest. She followed the path of course hair that disappeared into his pants, continuing downward, undoing his belt buckle and freeing his straining erection.
She slowly worked his pants down, alternating light kisses and grazing lightly with her teeth along the sensitive area of skin of his inner thigh. Her cheek lightly grazed his cock, and it twitched as he groaned with pleasure at her attentions. She settled herself comfortably on her knees as she ran her tongue lightly up the length of his shaft. Her tongue swirled around the head a few times, tasting him, before she took him into her mouth.
Kaidan was unable to stop himself from groaning loudly as she worked on pleasuring him with her mouth and hands. Unable to control his movements, his hips thrust forward instinctively into her mouth. The desire was so intense, he knew he was not going to last long at this rate and needed to stop now if he wanted this to last past the apartment's foyer.
Biotics rippled across his skin as he freed himself from her statis. He gripped her shoulders, pulling her up and crushed her toward him, claiming her lips desperately.
Mira giggled in delight when Kaidan placed his hands under her ass, and lifted her up so he could carry her. She wrapped her legs around his waist as he strode towards the bedroom.
They removed the last of their clothing, completing the trail of items that lead from the front door. He guided her gently backward onto the bed and moved down to settle between her legs. She groaned in pleasure as he ran his tongue along her wet folds, tasting her. She was so sweet, so wet, the extent of her arousal obviously matching his own.
Mira writhed and fisted the sheets into her hands as he inserted a finger into her, licking and sucking lightly on the small bundle of nerves above. He took his time, moving slowly, and he inserted another finger. Mira groaned, enjoying the thickness of feeling, as he slowed his tongue, teasing and drawing out her pleasure for longer.
Just before she reached the brink and hit the point of no return he stopped and drew his fingers out. She rubbed her hips wantonly against him now, moaning in protest, showing him with her movements and touch how much more she wanted from him.
He moved up and placed his hips between her legs, leaning over her and kissing her once again. Tongues clashed, and Mira gripped his tight ass, trying to pull him down into her as she raised her hips to greet him.
Kaidan meant to try to take it slowly, he wanted to ensure that this was what she really wanted, but his desire combined with her obvious need drove all other thought from his brain. He shuddered as he finally drove himself into her tight warm folders and paused a moment as the overwhelming pleasure over took his senses.
She pulled him back down, her kisses becoming almost desperate as he began to thrust his hips back and forth, taking his time, pumping into her. It felt so good. Mira was so tight and warm, that he knew there was no way he was going to last as long as he may normally want to.
Leaning back slightly, he grabbed one of Mira's legs and bought it up to rest on his shoulder, opening her up to him. He rubbed her now exposed tight bundle of nerves with his thumb, spreading the wetness there, thrusting into her as he did so. Her hips bucked, and she arched backwards. She let out another high-pitched moan as her orgasm washed over her; a biotic ripple flared from her at the same time her warmth pulsated around him, milking his cock to create even more pleasure.
He groaned now, moving his hand back to her hips, driving faster, thrusting deeply in her. Once, twice, then on the third time his own release sent waves of pleasure flaring from him. He stilled, gasping for breath, reveling in the sensation that flooded his body.
Mira's legs and arms wrapped tightly around him, drawing him down on top of her. They lay like that for a moment, both glowing in pleasure as he laid a kiss on her forehead and rolled off of her, before pulling her into his arms.
Kaidan woke first; his face heating slightly as he vividly recalled the night before. It was very out of character for him, but he had bought home a woman he hardly knew. Then he thought about everything they had talked about, and how much they had enjoyed each other's company and languid warmth spread through his limbs as he looked down at the naked body that was currently curled around his.
His arms tightened unconsciously around the dark-haired woman sleeping against his chest. He was not the type of person that bought strangers home for casual flings, nor was he into one-night stands, yet here they were. He then realized that none of those facts had actually changed. He did not want this to be a one-time thing. He definitely wanted to see Mira again. He did not want whatever this was to end when she left on Thursday. He wanted to spend more time with her, learn everything he could about her.
Dark brown eyes fluttered open and stared back into his. A small smile played on her lips, her fingertips tracing patterns on his chest before she planted a kiss there. "Good morning."
"Good morning yourself," he said pulling her chin up towards him to he could kiss her properly. "What are your plans for today?"
"Hmm… I was actually going to attend a lecture on the best mathematical formulas to use for digital weapon calibration," she confessed with a lazy smile.
Kaidan had to admit the topic sounded pretty interesting.
"You can come with me if you like," Mira offered. He had not realized he had spoken the comment aloud.
He rolled toward her, and pulled her into his chest before he kissed her once again. "Spend the day with me," he blurted impulsively, the words falling out of his mouth before his brain had even registered that was where his thought process was going. His heart hammered in his chest as he waited for her response, unsure if his request was out of line with what she may actually want from this.
Her answering smile immediately assuaged his fears, "I'd really like that," she answered happily, glad that their time together was not going to be ending immediately.
He was kissing along her neck, distracting her once again when they were interrupted by a call coming through on Mira's omnitool.
She glanced down to check who was calling. She raised a single finger to her lips, indicating to be silent. "I have to take this."
Kaidan ensured he stayed quiet, but had no plans on stopping what he was doing. He was not even entirely sure he had control of his roaming hands at this point.
"Hey Mom," Mira's greeting left no doubt as to who was on the other end of the line.
"Hi honey," the voice on the other end of the call spoke in greeting. "Just checking that everything's still good for you to make it out here on Thursday."
Mira nodded slightly, even though it was only a voice call and her mother could not see the response. "I'll be there, everything's arranged. I arrive on Thursday evening, the shuttle gets in around six if you could come get me, or else I'll just take a sky car to the address you sent."
"I'll meet you at the station. Only you would think going to a tech conference would be a fun way to spend most of your shore leave," Mira could almost imagine her mother shaking her head. While her mother was also Alliance military, she was not as enamored with technology and how things actually worked as much as her daughter was. "I'm looking forward to seeing you for more than an hour or so this time honey, it's not often we can manage to get leave at the same time. You never did tell me why you were late for dinner yesterday."
Kaidan continued to place light kisses along Mira's neck as she talked, he ran a hand lightly up along her body, slowly trailing a thumb across her breast. Only that slight touch was required from him for her body to react and her nipples pebbled again. She arched back into him, her voice wavering only slightly as she replied. "I-I'm looking forward to it too Mom," completely ignoring the question her mother had asked. The exact reason as to why she had been late was doing his best to completely distract her now.
"My friend's son is apparently going to be joining them later this week…" Mira now froze completely under his touch in horrific embarrassment. "I think you're going to like him Mira, he's military also and apparently just into tech as..."
"Mom…" her voice now held a warning. "What have I told you about trying to set me up with people?"
"Yes, yes, I know but…"
"Mom," Mira interrupted again. "I am not having this conversation with you right now." Mira could feel her face flush, as Kaidan's hands continued to explore her body, apparently ignoring the fact she was talking to her mother entirely. She could feel his amused chuckle more than she could hear it. This was not happening. She was not having a conversation with her mother about setting her up on a blind date when the living breathing Adonis she had just spent the night with getting obviously getting them ready for more. "Mom, look, I'm pretty busy right now, talk to you tomorrow. Love you." She cut off the conversation before her mother could respond by pressing disconnect on her 'tool.
"Well, if that wasn'tt awkward," she confessed smiling, with a roll of her eyes. She was not entirely sure her face was flushed because of the way he was touching her, or the extreme embarrassment of having that conversation with her mother while he was listening in.
Kaidan shrugged slightly. "My mother's always doing the same thing," he confessed with a deep chuckle as he continued to plant kisses along her collarbone. "So, don't worry, I understand exactly what you're going through."
She looked at him briefly wondering if he was just saying that, or if he meant it before she decided that she really did not care at this point. Lust and desire had taken over her mind completely. It was easy to push all thoughts of her mother's bad matchmaking attempts out of her mind before she rolled over on top of him to finish what he started
