A/N: This is a response chapter to tccarty's review on First. This is kind of how they found out. It makes Joker's little speech in chapter 41 funnier. This is short and sweet. No Shenko actual here, just talked about. Enjoy!

"Jeff, I have a question." EDI said casually.

"When don't you…," Joker mumbled.

"I heard that, you know. I have sensors all over the ship. It isn't just this corporeal form, Jeff."

"Yeah, yeah. What do you want to know, EDI?" Joker sighed and turned toward the co-pilot seat.

"Shepard and the major…they have a past. I discovered that while we were still with Cerberus."

"Right. Shepard and Kaidan were…close. We all just kind of overlooked it when they finally decided to make it official." Joker chuckled.

"'Make it official?' What does that mean? They were in a marriage relationship before? Was that annulled by her death?"

Joker stopped and looked back toward EDI, whose head was cocked to the side in confusion.

"What do you mean? Marriage? I mean they were all over each other like horny teenagers."

EDI maintained her gaze at Joker. "The commander is wearing a ring on her left hand. That is the human symbol for a marriage relationship, correct? She has been noticeably happier too since our short shore leave on the Citadel. The major also seems to never be far from her."

Joker's mouth fell open, then he started to talk to himself. "What the hell, Joker? You know the scuttlebutt on everyone, even Vega's little dalliance with that chick on the docks. How could you miss this?"

"If it makes you feel any better, Jeff, the ring is small by design. It's an asari model. Compatible with biotics," EDI said plainly.

"Holy shit. I-I just don't know what to say!"

Garrus approached the two in the cockpit. "Say about what? Joker, you look like you just saw a batarian naked."

"Garrus, don't ever mention those two words in a sentence again in my presence, and did you know that Shepard and Kaidan are hitched?"

Garrus' mandibles twitched in slight confusion. "Hitched? Human expression? I know they got married. Back on the Citadel."

Joker was gobsmacked. "Oh. My. God. You, Garrus? Why didn't you tell me? I thought you were my friend!"

"I am. I thought you knew. They don't keep secrets very well. They took that 'shore leave' together." Garrus held up his hands to make quotation marks.

"Kaidan had made all sorts of communications with the Citadel…jeweler, florist, even talked to Thane's son. You know he's an apprentice priest, right?"

Joker put hand on his forehead. "No. No, no, no, and no! Have I been unconscious? Who else knows?"

"Knows what?" Liara said as she approached. "Did I miss an invitation to this party?"

"Shepard. Kaidan." Joker said in frustration.

"Married. Yes. Several weeks now." Liara spoke quickly as if reciting from memory. "If I didn't know, I wouldn't be a very good Shadow Broker."

Garrus chuckled and Joker groaned.

"Granted," Joker said through gritted teeth. "How did I miss this? This is too unbelievable. I have prided myself on knowing dirt on everyone! I have failed as a pilot. So anyone else know?"

The exasperated pilot nearly fell out of his chair when Tali, Diana Allers, and Samantha Traynor all popped up on his display. The trio looked at Joker questioningly.

"What do you need, Joker?" Tali said impatiently.

EDI piped in. "Jeff did not know about the change in relationship between Shepard and the major. He wants to know if any of you knew already."

The three women laughed. Samantha's voice chimed in. "How could you not know? It is quite adorable, the lovebirds they are."

"It took every bit of journalistic integrity I had not to pipe this all over the galaxy. The only two human Spectres together? Gold," Diana smirked.

"Fine," Joker said. "Everyone in the whole goddamn galaxy knew except me. I still can't believe no one said anything to me until today…and EDI of all people! At least I know she can't keep a secret."

"Of course I can keep a secret, Jeff," EDI protested. "I didn't tell you about the baby."

All eyes fell on EDI. Tali squealed.