Jane was rudely awakened when she was thrown back against the wall, but pain and adrenaline made sure that she was wide awake in seconds. She fell almost five feet down on the floor and somehow managed to land gently on her feet. After the events of the day, Jane was not really surprised. It was not the first time that Liara went through a horrible nightmare. They were both suffering from them at regular intervals, but the violence of this one was frightening.

Liara stood on the bed. Her eyes glowed black and her body was surrounded by a dark, blue light. Slowly she turned her head in Shepard's direction and a cold, cruel smile played on her lips. "Finally, she belongs to us," their eyes met and Liara's voice was so sharp that Jane shivered. Liara went to the window, looked once icily back to her and jumped.

"Liara," Shepard yelled frantically after her, got to her feet and sprinted outside. There, she turned in a circle. Her heart was beating rapidly and fear suffocated her throat. Then she saw in the distance a blue glow that slowly moved towards the settlement. Shepard did not hesitate and ran.

She found Liara half an hour later. She lay collapsed on the edge of the village, very close to Ashley's farm. When she took Liara in her arms, the Asari woke up. Shepard was afraid for a moment, but Liara's eyes shone in the minimal light like two dark blue sapphires. "Jane?" She looked around. "Everything's okay sweetheart, I'm taking you home," Liara nodded confused. "You had a nightmare," Jane murmured. She would not let Liara walk on her own and held her safe in her arms. In the last thirty minutes, she had played through all kinds of horrible scenarios in her head and she needed to be close to her wife, to feel her.

On the direct route, they were back to their home in less than ten minutes. Jane sat Liara carefully in the bedroom on the bed. Liara was a complete mess. She clung close to Shepard, unwilling to let her go. "You have to talk to Dr. Chakwas," Jane said softly, feeling a nod at her shoulder. She held Liara in her arms and once the Asari had fallen asleep again, Jane allowed herself to relax.

Shepard woke up alone, but from the kitchen she heard the usual sounds of the morning. She looked out into the garden and thought of the events of the night, but then shook her head and stood up slowly. Her neck and back muscles groaned in protest under the strain and as she rolled her shoulders, it ached.

Jane walked down to the kitchen and bathed in the picture that presented itself to her. Liara was standing with her back to her and trying to persuade Dahlia not to throw breakfast throughout the room. Without any success as it seemed, because the kitchen looked like a battlefield, which, like Shepard saw, the least chaos that could be caused by the baby.

Shepard went behind her wife and embraced her with one arm. Liara turned to her and immediately, the desperate expression on her face vanished. Jane gave her a kiss on the forehead and then took Dahlia, who chuckled happily at the sight of her father. The baby was peaceful within seconds and was fed by Shepard without any problems.

Jane leaned her hip against the table and looked at Liara, who tried to clean up the mess, but Liara and kitchen were two things that exclude each other. Jane stifled a giggle when a bowl of fruits fell to the ground. "Let me do this, sweet," she said quickly before further disaster could happen. Liara gave her a desperate smile, but just nodded. After a few minutes, she took the baby to her small bed in the living room.

Shepard took the time to disappear into the bathroom. She listened, but Liara seemed busy and so she took off her shirt to see the damage. She breathed in with a hiss. Her entire upper back shimmered purple. She touched what she could reach and winced. She would have to go to Karen, she thought. "Jane?" She looked up and saw Liara in the mirror, looking at her anxiously. "I thought it was just a dream," she added flatly. She went to her into the bathroom, took some MediGel and put it gently on her skin. Shepard had to grit her teeth, to stifle a groan. "Better?" Liara asked softly and Jane nodded.

She turned to Liara and took her in his arms. "You just had a bad dream, honey," she murmured as the Asari shuddered in her embrace. She held her firmly for a while and then gave her a kiss on the nose. "I can't remember anything," Liara said thoughtfully. "Nothing from last night?" Liara shook her head. "I usually remember my nightmares, but not from last night." Shepard grinned at her. "Do you drink secretly?" Liara looked outraged and pushed her gently. When Jane did hit exaggerated, she laughed. "You're impossible," she said softly.

"It´s not that bad, but perhaps no more tea before bedtime. That stuff contains more sugar than anything else." Liara braced a hand on her hip. "You know that is not true, it´s just the fruits." Shepard grinned. "Li, the stuff gets stuck if you swallow it. I do not know how you get it down, or how you've been able to for years!" She took Liara at the waist and pulled her closer to give her another soft kiss. Liara clung to her with a sigh and Jane immediately forgot the horrors of the night, and everything else around her.

A few hours later Shepard visited Ashley's farm. She had asked Liara to stay at home and the Asari seemed to be glad not to join her. Shepard had used the situation to her advantage, and took the Mako out of the garage. She just did not understand why, beside her and James, nobody loved the Mako and she enjoyed finally being able to drive it again. Unfortunately, she had to promise Liara to be careful, otherwise Liara would make sure that the Mako would not only be divided into separate parts, but would also be sold.

Shepard left the car happy and walked up to the main house of the farm, where Ashley was talking excitedly with James. "Ah Shepard," Ash greeted Jane, however Jane felt something was wrong. She nodded at the two and saw the problem. On the whole paddock, where yesterday the horses had grazed, was a large black crater, as though made by a tremendous biotic explosion.

She stopped and looked at Ash. "What happened," she asked, looking around. "Are the horses well?" She looked back at Williams that was seething with rage. "Yes, they were in the barn. The scanners say that that," she pointed to the area, "was caused by a strong biotic explosion, but it also destroyed all traces." Shepard felt a knot in her gut, but she said nothing. "I've already talked to the matriarch. The only currently present biotics are Asari and for the last few days had no ship landed."

Shepard rubbed her hand across her chin. "I'll talk to Liara, maybe her systems have recorded something." Ash smiled and nodded. "Good idea." Shepard waved goodbye and sat down in the Mako and drove until she was a few minutes away and stopped the vehicle. She wondered if she should worry Liara with the story. Liara would come to the same conclusion as her and Shepard did not like the thought.