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Chapter 4 - Garrus

Garrus Vakarian doesn't usually hesitate, but when Karin Chakwas bumped into him and handed him a duffle bag, he certainly did shoot her a curious gaze. Now the turian is standing outside the room he'd been told was Shepard's. He'd been there when Shepard gave the order to save the Destiny Ascension. He'd been there with her when Saren's form became all twisted and mutated thanks to Sovereign. He'd watched as that mutation almost beat her to a pulp. Hell, he's been there from the start he thinks as he knocks on the wooden door.

Liara T'soni finishes drying herself off and wraps the towel around her body when she hears the knocking. "Coming" she shouts ahead of herself. She leaves the bathroom and reaches the main door, opening it to find Garrus, clad in his blue armour and holding a duffle bag. His mandibles twitch and he looks away quickly as he realises Liara's state of dress.

"Uh, Liara. Here." He blindly thrusts the duffle forward and Liara takes it, her eyebrow marking raises slightly.

"What's this?" she asks, still oblivious to Garrus' embarrassment. "Oh! I expected this from Karin." She rummages through the duffle and finds a couple of t-shirts, pairs of pants, and underwear from Shepard's quarters on the Normandy. "Wait.. these are all Shepard's clothes." she points out as she looks to Garrus who is now facing away from her. "Umm, Garrus?" she questions.

"Can you go and change already, Liara? Maybe then I can come inside?"

Liara looks over herself. "Oh..." she mutters "I am sorry, Garrus. You come in, I will change in the bathroom." she calls out as she heads for the bathroom.

Garrus steps inside as he hears the door to the bathroom lock. Looking around, his eyes finding Shepard asleep on her bed. "You're one lucky human, Shepard. I saw that mutated bastard beat you senseless, not to mention the piece of debris crash through that window, you should have more than cuts and bruises." He speaks to himself.

As Garrus finishes, Liara steps out of the bathroom, dressed in a black t-shirt that sports the N7 logo and stripe. It's obviously too big for the slender Asari. The pants however, a pair of denim jeans seem to fit well enough. "Is she still asleep?" questions Liara rhetorically. She approaches the bed and places a hand on Shepard's cheek, which has some colour returning to it. "Love.." she whispers "Garrus is here to see you."

Sophie's eyes open slowly and she looks around, spotting her love first, she yawns and says "Hey, Li." her hand reaching to cover the blue one on her cheek. "Time is it?" she asks.

Garrus interrupts quickly "Time you got out of bed and back to kicking ass."

"Garrus!" Shepard looks to her turian friend with a large smile. He's had her back, and she's had his. To say they were effective would be an understatement.

"You're damn lucky, Shepard." he needlessly points out.

"Yeah. I know..." Even she can't joke about almost dying. She remembers the grip on her throat, the sharp talons clawing at her armour and the head butt that'd knocked her senseless. The piece of debris that she'd managed to barely get away from was massive and she should've been a lot worse off. "I'll be out of here in no time, then I promise to get back to ass kicking. You're due one I believe." she smirks slyly.

"Enough, you two. You are like children." Liara says after a short laugh.

"Yes mum" they both reply, earning laughs all around.

"Seriously though, Shepard. It's good to see you're alright." Garrus steps closer to the bed, placing a talon on her shoulder. He looks to Liara who smiles genuinely. "You've got your work cut out for you, Liara. But I'm sure you know that already."

Liara nods "I am sure I can manage."

"Sat right here, just sayin'" Sophie adds as she looks between the two, as she does she notices what the asari's wearing. "Uhm, are those my clothes, Li?" her head tilts slightly "I mean, I'm not complaining. It's sexy as all hell."

Liara blushes a furious shade of blue. "Karin brought them. I do not know if she got them herself, or had them brought.. I can change again?" Liara's shyness showing slightly as she goes to move away from the bed.

Sophie's hand grabs her wrist. "Li. I'm not complaining, I think it's sexy." she then adds in her best seductive voice "You're wearing my clothes." she brings that hand to her lips and kisses the back of the palm. "You look good in a pair of jeans." she smirks as she lets go of Liara's wrist.

"I think it's high time I left you two love birds alone. It's been good seeing you, Shepard. You too, Liara. Take care, hmm?" Garrus smiles as he heads for the door.

"Take care, Garrus." both women say in turn as he leaves the room.

Garrus looks down the corridor from where he came, he smirks as he spots a bulky figure rounding the corner.