"Hey Rhea, I'm home," Aethyta called out to the apartment she now shared with Rhea. It had been weird initially, coming home to a face and a name that was so different. Underneath it however, there was still the same passion, the same person, she had fallen in love with all those decades ago. Benezia may have been dead according to the rest of the galaxy, but her spirit still lived on, both as Rhea and especially in their beautiful daughter Liara.
"Thya, I missed you," came the response as Rhea greeted her lover. The two came together in a short embrace and kiss, before moving to the dining area. Aethyta looked over the meal with an appreciative eye. It had been one of the hardest adjustments for both of them, the fact that Rhea sometimes had trouble concentrating on a single task. Aethyta was glad that the VI she had purchased to help keep her lover's slightly-wandering mind focused had helped her even in this small way.

"So, what's the occasion?" the former spy asked.
"I saw the most delicious looking fish in the market, and wanted to make an old favourite for you," Rhea said with a smile. Aethyta sat down and poured the wine from the bottle on the table, gently inhaling the tantalising scent of the meal.
"If it tastes just like it smells, then I'm sure we're in for a good time," Aethyta replied. The two of them ate, drank and talked for hours, two lovers reconnecting after so long apart. Neither of them mentioned much of the last twenty years - no need to bring up painful memories, or a lack thereof in Rhea's case. Eventually, the two old and sensual souls made their way to the bedroom, their clothing sliding off smooth, shimmering skin as they danced the timeless dance of passion, minds and bodies becoming one as they reclined.

As they two lay content and cooling after their melding, Aethyta turned to her lover and posed a question.
"So, I got an interesting offer today," the older asari began.
"Oh, do tell," Rhea replied in a voice that spoke volumes of her recent sexual satisfaction.
"You remember Liara's new business partner?"
"Morticia Addams, if I'm not mistaken," Rhea said, stretching out and cuddling into her bondmate.
"Well, she wants to meet. Tomorrow."
"Should I be worried for your virtue?" Rhea asked teasingly. "I've heard she's quite… persuasive by reputation."
"Well, maybe," Aethyta admitted with her own smile. "I just wanted to let you know in case I don't make it home tomorrow."

Rhea chuckled and burrowed her face into her lover's shoulder.
"Then I know where to look and who to look for should that happen then. If she's any good, you'll be sure to invite me for the next time?" she mumbled as she began to sleep.
"Of course," Aethyta replied, kissing Rhea's temple and drifting to sleep herself.

Aethyta was a hard person to fluster. She was nearly a thousand years old; she'd seen most of the galaxy and examples of most of the people therein. Hell, she'd slept with most of them, including the daughter of the woman sitting across from the table from her. The woman was dressed in a black dress that started just under her chin, the sleeves reach down to her wrists and the tight skirt wrapped all the way down to the floor. Despite this outfit, she was almost aggressively sensual as she sat down, sipping her coffee from the espresso cup. Aethyta was almost wondering if there was a pheromone component Morticia was giving off to make her as horny as she was.

"So, we've been sitting here for ten minutes," Morticia said with her thin, knowing smile. "Can I assume you've completed a visual assessment of the area?"
"Yeah, yeah," Aethyta said, adjusting her thighs to try and relieve the pressure in her loins. Or maybe increase it, she wasn't sure at this point. "We're secure here."
"Well then, what shall we talk about?" Morticia replied, her eyes sparkling even as she delivered a dangerously smouldering look.
"How about the business you're doing with my daughter?" Aethyta asked. "How is that doing?"

"Oh, you should know, being a former spy yourself, how boring such a life can be," Morticia drawled. "Sending out assassins, collecting and stockpiling all kinds of information and resources, maintaining blackmail and extortion databases. Nothing terribly… exciting."
"I can recall some perks though," Aethyta said wistfully. It had been a long time since she'd been a field agent, but she still remembered it fondly.
"Indeed there are," Morticia said, her smile widening a fraction as she set down her miniature cup. "The thrill of discovering something deliciously illicit," she said sensually, running her finger around the rim of her cup. "The toys you get to play with," she said, raising the finger to her mouth and seeing a skerrick of coffee on the pad. "The people you have to seduce," she almost whispered, before she parted her lips just enough to allow her finger inside, then slowly hollowing her cheeks as she sucked of the last of the delicious bitter brew. Aethyta released a breath she didn't realise she had been holding as the finger re-emerged from those pouty lips.

"This life is full of danger, but that's half the fun, isn't it?" Morticia asked as she looked back into the asari's eyes. She'd known all along that Aethyta would have already formed an opinion of how she and Liara worked together. The truth was, even though Morticia put in more actual days, the asari was exceedingly efficient when she took the reins. No, today wasn't about trusting Morticia to do the job, today was about the matriarch meeting a potential in-law and assessing them like any other target. The asari had just happened to pick someone who was no slouch at the seduction game, and the woman knew exactly how close she was to a thorough ravishing from the elder asari. Which she may have been trying to encourage with her choice of pheromone-laced beverage and her dress, since it had been nearly a week since she and Gomez were last together, and a woman had to maintain a healthy sex life after all.

It only took another ten minutes of innuendo-filled conversation and a few suggestive looks before Morticia had metaphorically knotted the noose around the asari's neck. She smiled to herself as she led Aethyta back to her accommodations, both of their clothes falling away almost as soon as they crossed the threshold. Morticia discovered that the asari was a most excellent lover, her creativeness and stamina with a range of toys and positions left her feeling very impressed, and sore in only the best of ways.

"Well, that was certainly an education," Morticia said as she left the matriarch dazed and drooling on the bed. "I haven't had an asari partner that enthusiastic since that lovely model on Illium, Elara. Gomez is a wonderful lover of course, but there is something to be said for a more feminine touch from time to time. Elara may not have your wealth of experience, but she was certainly excited for the opportunity."
"So, next time?" Aethyta asked as she tried to piece her mind back together from the last orgasmic blast she had been affected by.
"Why certainly. It's always good to be on intimate terms with family," Morticia said. "I'll leave you to collect your things, as I simply must be getting back to work. Sadly, ruling the galaxy from the shadows is such a tedious business."

Rhea was not surprised when Aethyta hadn't turned up the previous night. She was well aware of the Addams matriarch's reputation as a consummate seductress and incorrigible sex-fiend when Aethyta told her about the meeting, and had made a bet when she told Liara about it. It was only ten credits between them, but it felt good to reconnect to her daughter like that again. Mother and daughter both knew of Aethyta's own sexual proclivities, and the bet between them was who would be the one to seduce whom when the two of them met.

Aethyta's dishevelled appearance as she came into their apartment the next morning gave a blatant indication of who the victor had been in the war of the sexes last night. Not to mention the goofy grin the asari still sported as she walked in and sat heavily on the couch.
"So, I take it you had fun last night?" Rhea said teasingly, running her fingers along the sensitive crests on top of her bondmate's head. Aethyta let her for a moment, then gently brushed the hand away.
"Stop, I can't take that anymore," she protested weakly.
"Whatever has gotten into you?" Rhea asked with a knowing smile.
"That damn woman… so many times…" Aethyta said. "I thought I would get her, but she was on another level yesterday. I haven't come up against anyone as good as I am before."

"That good huh?" Rhea said with a smirk. "So, am I invited next time?" she added.
"I think I'll need the reinforcements. The woman was a force of nature on her own, and I can only image what she'd be like if her partner was there. The glimpses I saw in her head, Goddess I'm wet just thinking about it."
"Well then, please allow me to help," Rhea said, her hands caressing her lover's body. Aethyta tried meekly to stop, but her body was on an orgasmic hair trigger after last night, and Rhea had known her too long to forget her most sensitive spots. Soon Aethyta was once again nothing more than a puddle of post-orgasmic asari as her lover drove her back to heights she had been to less than twelve hours before.

A/N: I'm not dead, and neither is this story. Life has just been particularly unkind over the last few months, and I haven't had a lot of mojo available for this story. Here is the first of a short update burst on this story, and hopefully it will kickstart the creative juices to start writing Wednesday again.