He gently kissed her forehead, and started to drift back to sleep. Her immuno-boosters would only last for two more hours Shepard wished this moment could last forever, just him and her. But reality can be a pain in the ass.
2 hours later
Tali had just gotten back into her bio-suit, when Shepard pulled her back to the bed.
"Shepard, you are such a bosh'tet!" She said jokingly, allowing him to pull her back.
They both laid down together for a time, before Joker interrupted.
"Commander, Councilman Anderson wants to meet with you. He says it's important."
"Alright, set a course for the Citadel, Joker." Shepard said, clearly irritated by the interruption.
"Will do, Commander. ETA is one hour. But be sure you're dressed when you meet him, though." Joker snickered.
"Remember what I told you earlier, Joker?" Tali said sternly.
Joker immediately dropped his attitude.
"Yes I do. I'll notify you when we reach the Citadel, Commander." Joker said, and immediately closed the comm.
"What exactly did you say to Joker?" Shepard asked, surprised at Joker's reaction.
"All I told him was to give us our space." She replied, and pulled him back to the bed.
1 hour later
Shepard was suiting up in his usual N7 armor. Tali went down to engineering to see if they needed any new parts for the Normandy. Joker had already docked in the was bringing Garrus along this time. It had been awhile since all three of them had been to the Citadel together, even if it was for an important meeting. Shepard went down to tell Garrus he was coming with them.
"It's been awhile since we've been to the Citadel. Last time we were there you passed out at the Dark Star."
Garrus joked.
"It took ryncol to make me pass out." Shepard replied, smiling.
"Is that a challenge, Shepard?" Garrus said enthusiastically, grinning.
"We'll see if we can stop by after the meeting." He said, returning the enthusiasm.
They both went up to the cockpit, where Tali was already waiting.
"Anderson said to meet him at his office in the Presidium." Joker said.
"Well, let's head out." Shepard said, heading to the airlock.
30 minutes later
Shepard and his team had finally reached Anderson's office. He was standing in his usual spot, overlooking the Presidium.
"Shepard, I'm glad to see you." He said, turning around.
"Glad to see you, too. Sorry about the wait. C-Sec security held us back." Shepard replied.
"I'm sure you want to know why you're here." Anderson said, sitting down at his desk. He motioned for them to sit down.
"I believe you when you say something is important." Shepard said, anxious to hear what Anderson had to say.
"We've been analyzing the data you sent us. I think we have something. Something we can use against-" Shepard finished his sentence for him.
"the Reapers."