Each day that passed meant less time Jane had to escape. Her original plan of checking out and moving back to Earth like a somewhat normal person, was now out of the picture. She had known that Saren would be looking for her but she didn't think he'd take the chance coming after her in public. The message from Nihlus had shaken her up and her dreams in the past few nights had been nothing but all too realistic nightmares. How? How was she supposed to sneak her way out of this place? Even a blind man would notice some chick with a broken leg hobbling about the hospital, checking doors. Jane was a clever woman, how else would she have kept a low profile for so long? But now she couldn't even come up with a simple plan to escape a low security hospital.

"Dammit!" Jane accidentally thought out loud.

She sat up in her medical bed, swinging her legs over the side. She had to talk with Nihlus again, it was his plan anyway. Grabbing her crutches from the wall she made her way out into the hallway and towards the lounge, not even acknowledging that she was still in her pjs, bra-less. When she finally reached her planned destination, low and behold Nihlus wasn't there. Letting out a long sigh she made a quick, hobbley dash to the elevator. On the ride down to the second floor, she smirked at the fact that no hospital personal had seen her, that was the good thing about the sixth floor. The nurses were always occupied.

A ding let her know she had successfully made it to the second floor. Finding Nihlus would be easy as there were only ten rooms, reserved for only the 'important' people. Why the hell wasn't she on this floor? Walking down the short hallways none of the doors to the rooms were open, so she was forced to read the names on each. Only half of the rooms were being used. Two by movie stars that had probably gotten more plastic surgery and the others by older rich folk who were probably on their death beds. Finally at the end of the hall, was the room labeled Kryik. She looked through the small window on the door, he was alone. Good. She tried opening the door and it resisted back. Locked. Again Jane thought a series of curse words, she would have to go back to the front desk and wire a key to her omnitool. Way to much work for it only being 8 in the morning. Turning her body to head towards the desk she heard the door next to her click. It began to open and there was Garrus, staring back at her.

"Jane?" Garrus's voice showed a hint of shock.

Clearing her throat, Jane answered him.

"Hello Garrus." She put on one of her signature smiles. "I was hoping I could talk to Nihlus."

Giving her a small glare, he then stepped aside and let her in.

"He's still asleep. You'll have to wait in until he wakes up."

Jane sensed a bit of hate in his words but then decided to focus on the room instead. It didn't even look like a hospital room but a small apartment. There was a kitchen and a TV area. She became a little jealous herself, she was used to this kind of treatment. Using her crutches to bring herself to the couch that sat in front of a nicely sized TV, she sat and began to wonder. Why had Nihlus come to the lounge when everything he needed was here? He must have really wanted to see her.

Garrus came over and awkwardly stood next to her.

"You know he talks about you a lot." He stated.

Jane's head snapped to look at him. Shame filling her face.

"Oh. Does he?"

Garrus said nothing and just stared at her.

"He also told me what happened Jane, how he got hurt so badly."

Jane's heart skipped a beat. Garrus knew.

"So why haven't you done anything then?" She asked coldly.

Garrus began to lowly laugh.

"Why didn't you do anything." He then spat.

Jane crinkled her brow with confusion. What had triggered this change in Garrus?

"What could I have done." She looked to him with an innocent look in her eyes. "I thought I was going to end up dead myself."

Garrus let go an angry growl, his mandibles falling flat.

"Cut the shit Jane." He quickly turned his back to her. "Or should I call you Shepard?"

Jane looked at her turian friend. The eyes that always brought her relief, always made her feel safe, now were filled with hatred . Many of the people who eventually found out her true identity, shared the same feelings. Friends of Jane Madden or Kaitlyn or whatever name she choose for herself at the time, eventually turned into the people that hated her most. Using her true identity was reserved for only those who knew her best or for those she had personally hired. Through the quick and efficient work of Saren, the name Shepard had been devalued, made to seem like a curse word. The hero she had once been was overshadowed by the ruthless, killer she was made out to be. These memories and more were ones Jane never liked reliving. She could only imagine what Garrus had dug up about her, most of it twisted and untrue.

Jane's eyes were on Garrus for a few seconds as she became lost in thought. The hulking turian had managed to turn around and stand only a few inches away before she had noticed. He had leaned down to her level by the time she let herself come back to reality.

"Jane?" Garrus spoke.

Heat flooded her face, making it turn red.

"Who told you?" Jane finally got out.

He looked right into her eyes.

"It doesn't matter who told me."

Jane tensed and stood.

"It does fucking matter Garrus." She moved around him and stood in the middle of the room.

It was Garrus' turn to stand, as he looked to Jane and crossed his arms.

"You belong in a cold, dark cell." He once again glared at her, dropping his arms. "I don't care about what you want."

Jane's face filled with anger.

"What the hell do you know Vakarian!" She marched towards him. "You've only seen what he wanted you to see. Don't you fucking dare talk to me like you know my life story."

Garrus' mandibles fluttered against his face.

"I know enough to put you behind bars again. This time I'll make sure they through away the key."

Jane turned away from him and pinched the bridge of her nose.

"Dammit Garrus, you don't know anything."

Nihlus stirred in his bed, using the controls alongside him to prop himself up.

"Garrus leave the poor girl alone. I've been listening to you interrogate her for the past forty minutes."

Garrus made his way over to his friend while Jane stood where she was. She could feel Nihlus' gaze on her. The two turian men mumbled a conversation on the other side of the room, she couldn't make out what they were saying. After a few minutes Garrus announced he was going to get breakfast as if their little spat had never happened. An awkward silence filled the gap between Jane and Nihlus. They both sat there, he in his bed and her standing, both gazing at each other. Finally Jane decided to break the silence.

"Sorry our little disagreement woke you." She said calmly.

Nihlus nodded her towards him.

"You don't have to stay on the other side of the room."

Jane had forgotten the distance between them and started a hobble towards his bed. She then took a new position, sitting next to him. Nihlus grunted with pleasure at her closeness.

"This is much better." He smiled.

They gazed once again at each other and Nihlus began to stroke her arm with his big hand.

"So what brought you to my room?" He asked.

Jane sat silent for a moment trying to gather her words, his touch had thrown off all rational thoughts in her head. Finally, she gained control of herself and spoke.

"Your note did not explain much. How do you expect me to get out of here?"

Nihlus looked back at her in confusion.

"I did not send you any note. I haven't had my hands on any message sending devices since the accident."

Fear overtook Jane's body. Who had sent her the message then? It must have been him, part of his plan to help her. Who else? Nihlus noticed her blank stare into space.

"Jane? Tell me about this note. What did it say?"

She looked back to him and stood from his bed, starting towards the door, all but forgetting about her crutches. She turned quickly to give Nihlus a short apology and excuse of why she suddenly had to leave. Turning back around she reached down for the handle and BAM! She was hit straight on by the door itself. She staggered backwards holding her head, blood running down her face as a old wound had been reopened. On the other side of the door was Garrus, who had been in a hurry to enter the room.

"Spirits, Jane!" He yelled.

He dropped his bags of food on the floor and squatted down to inspect her face. She wiped the blood on her shirt and tried standing. Garrus began to fuss over her.

"It's alright- Garrus.. Garrus please don't-Gar- GARRUS!"

He stopped what he was doing as she yelled. Jane composed herself and tried stepping around him only to be caught by his large hands.

"You can't leave."

She gave him a look of annoyance. Irritation apparent as she spoke.

"And why's that?"

Garrus moved his hand from her wrist to her shoulders making her face him straight on. His face hinted at something more than what he had said.

"You're leaving with me. You're in no shape to make your way back to your room alone."

Jane could tell he was speaking in code but not to her. In the corner of her eye she could see Nihlus, wide eyed. From there Garrus brought over the food to Nihlus, grabbed Jane's crutches and they both made there way out of the room. Walking down the halls Garrus nodded to every doctor and nurse making it seem like he was just helping Jane, a supposed lost patient. Once they were in the elevator, Garrus chose the main lobby floor instead of level six where she thought he would be taking her. He looked back to her and rolled his eyes as he noticed her choice of bloodstained attire and messy hair.

"You know you're not making this any easier for me. You could've at least wore actual pants."

Jane again stared at him in confusion. Why did he care about her all of a sudden?

"What the hell is going on?" She asked irritated.

Before Garrus could answer, they had reached the ground floor. He took Jane by the arm and helped her through the endless crowds inside the hospital lobby. People there always waited for a chance to see celebrities emerge from the elevator doors. No one seemed to notice Jane and Garrus as they moved in and out between them and before she knew it, Garrus was shoving her inside his skycar.

"What the fuck!" She yelled, fighting him.

Garrus was finally able to get her inside and lock her door. Throwing on sunglasses and lurching the car forward, he looked to Jane. Who sat frozen next to him. He smirked.

"You're lucky there's bigger threats than you out there." He took a sharp right, throwing Jane hard against the passenger door. He looked to her again. "As soon as this mission is done, I swear I'll arrest yo myself. You hear me Shepard?"

Jane looked to him and sighed. This was going to be a long ride.