AZURE
"Jane? May I speak with you?" Liara asked, catching Jane before she entered her quarters. This had been the most Jane had seen Liara in a long time, including their encounter earlier in the day. A rubber band effect. Liara vacillating between being close and pulling away. Allowing herself time to feel hungry for Jane's presence and body, and then eventually come springing back.
"Of course. Come on in."
Inside, Jane leaned against her work desk, heart speeding, but tried to harness control.
"I do not know what is going to happen on Ilos. I hope we will stop Saren, but a part of me fears we are already too late." Liara timidly fiddled with her hands.
"It'll be okay, Liara. We will stop him."
The gorgeous asari placed herself a couple of paces in front of Jane, her face burning a deep indigo indicating her discomfiture.
"There is something I must tell you, in case we fail. These could be our last moments together. Our last chance to show each other how we feel." Another step forward. "I want this to be special."
"I want to, Liara. I do. But are you sure you're ready? I know you wanted to wait."
No, she doesn't want to make the seductive piece of alien flesh second-guess her decision - relationship or sex – but it wouldn't feel right if she isn't all in.
Liara squeezed herself in between Jane's legs, hands caressing her upper arm. Her gaze is dark and predatory.
"I have never been more sure of anything in my life. Will you join with me, Shepard? Let our bodies and minds unite?".
"Just tell me what to do," she inhaled sharply.
Liara captured her mouth in a deep soulful kiss. They broke away after a couple of long seconds.
"Relax, Jane. Embrace eternity." Liara's pupils dilated, her eyes growing black. In union, Jane's eyes also turned dark and, at this moment, they merged into one nervous system – on the same plane of thoughts and feelings. They had melded consciousness before, but that was only to share Jane's memories. But now, Jane felt and knew every deep wanton behavior Liara wanted to make a reality – unlike anything she experienced before. Liara jerked Jane back in. The kiss is unrestrained and passionate. Jane fondled Liara's breasts over her clothes searching for her nipple, already hardened and poking through her uniform. She circularly traced around the area with her thumb.
A moan drew deep from Liara's chest, her legs trembling by the sexual contact. Liara reached back and gripped Jane's rear end, filling up as much of her in her hands as she could, further igniting the fire of lust. Without breaking contact, Jane walked her back to the bed and laid her down. She climbed on top and kissed a trail from Liara's collarbone to her jawline enthusiastically, making her way back to the asari's sweet lips. She undid the buttons along the front of her uniform that locked away Liara's naked shapely body from her lascivious jade eyes. Jane's mouth found its way to her breast tips, placing the stiff indigo nipples between her teeth, applying slight pressure. The mixture of pain and elation caused a soft whimper to escape Liara's lips.
Liara's body is restless underneath, pleading for more. Jane felt the greedy hunger between them, unsure whether it was coming from herself or her partner. Sharing cognitions created an extraordinary, exciting sensation. Apparently, Liara felt it too, as she rolled over to be on top, her hands swiftly pulling off Jane's shirt over her head. Jane wasn't wearing a bra at the time, so her bare breasts were exposed to open air that brushed over her naked top half. Liara's gaze swept over the pink pebble nipples and her mouth went straight for her supple cleavage, licking down along her soft breasts to her flat stomach until she reached the edge of her pants. Her azure hands unbuttoned Jane's pants and helped to remove them.
Their carnal time together was becoming an endless blur where nothing else existed. The pressure of catching Saren or saving the galaxy - gone. Just the pleasure of surrendering all insecurities. The heat between the two lover's bodies.
She needed this.
"By the Goddess! That was incredible," Liara said breathlessly, lying naked next to Jane in bed.
"It was," Jane smiled, stroking Liara's cheek with her knuckles.
"Five minutes ETA to the Mu Relay," Joker called over the comm system, indirectly requesting the Commanding Officer. Liara threw the sheets off her body and sat up, suddenly sinking back into her comfortable diffidence.
"I had better go. Duty calls. You would not want to keep Joker waiting."
Silently agreeing, Jane dressed back into her clothes. The Liara anxiously pulling her uniform back on was a completely different person than the Liara who had spent the last hour in her bed. Who she had just laid with is ravenous and impulsive. Who Jane is escorting to the door is calculating and reserved. Impressive that such contrasting characters lived in her. Before she would leave, Liara spun around, a sudden important thought coming to her.
"Jane? Whatever happens on Ilos, I just wanted to say...thank you." She pecked her cheek. "For everything."
Jane waited a couple of heartbeats to head out after Liara, careful not to stir up anything before this mission to stop Saren. She needed everyone to be focused. Jane made her way up the stairs when hurried steps caught up with her. She snuck a side-eyed glance at her new companion.
"Vakarian. To what do I owe the pleasure?"
"Oh, nothing," he responded with a mischievous tone.
"I don't think I like where this is going," she muttered.
"Tell me, Shepard. When it was all said and done - moaned and done? Did she say 'by the Goddess'?" he asked imitating Liara's angelic voice. Her eyes widened.
"How'd you know?"
"I'm insulted, Commander." He overplayed his mock offended reaction. "Don't you know I'm highly intelligent, observant, and not to mention, strikingly handsome?"
She couldn't stifle a laugh. "Spit it out, Vakarian."
"Liara's buttons were mismatched on her uniform. Almost as if she were frantically dressing under a time limit."
Her faced burned. "Ah, great. Don't you dare mention this to anyone."
"Easy, Commander. My mandibles are sealed."
They continued their trek to the cockpit, Jane doing her best to regain her composure. On her pale skin, any ounce of flush appeared vibrantly on her face. She hoped not to cause too much of a scandal, but she trusted Garrus to keep things quiet. He stepped in as her closest friend to console her about Ashley's passing, and drinks were usually involved. God knows that Kaidan wasn't going to try after their confrontation in the comm room. Jane figured the two could be there for each other after all they'd been through and as close friends of Ashley. Unfortunately, he decided that they should each handle it on their own.
Jane and Garrus joined the rest of her squad at the front just in time for Joker to make the jump to the Mu Relay. Though the jump through space was successful, their arrival was ambiguous.
"Uh...Commander?" Joker piped up, his eyes still skimming over his control panel. "We've got company."
"Have their sensors picked us up?" she asked from behind him.
"Stealth systems are engaged. Unless we get close enough for a visual, they won't have any idea we're here."
"Alright, take us down. Lock in on the coordinates," she ordered.
"Negative, Commander," Kaidan responded from the co-pilot's chair. "The nearest landing pad is two clicks away. We'll never make it in time if we have to go the rest of the distance on foot. There's nothing closer."
"Drop us in the mako, then," she told Joker.
"You can't pull off a drop like that! There's not enough open terrain," Kaidan argued.
"The descent angle's too steep," Tali added, in a less combative voice than Kaidan's.
"It's our only option!" Liara proclaimed.
"It's not an option!" Kaidan bit back.
Guess there's still some sour feelings lingering.
"It's a suicide run! We don't-"
"I can do it!" Joker blurted.
"Joker?" With just a repetition of his name, Jane asked if it was possible.
"I can do it!" he insisted. All she needed was his word.
"Vakarian, nar Rayya. Gear up and head down to the mako. Joker – drop us right on top of that bastard!" Jane commanded running off with Garrus and Tali to the cargo bay.
Time to finish this.
