Shepard took a deep breath as the shuttle neared the Citadel. She felt a squeeze on her hand and turned to see Garrus standing by her, holding their young son in his arms. "You doing okay?" He asked softly. "Yeah." She finally said after a moment of silence. She squeezed his hand back and smiled at him in reassurance.
They made it to their hotel and unpacked. Shepard found that the Citadel was different yet similar. It was still a crisp, clean white and still just as confusing as she remembered. "You seem a bit tired. How about you take a nap." Garrus suggested after they had unpacked everything. Shepard nodded and headed in the bedroom and closed the door. It was a nice hotel room with a separate bedroom, a large living room area, large windows over looking the city and a small kitchenette.
Garrus had some food delivered for himself and David while Shepard slept, along with some food for her to eat later. He sat on the couch with his food with David in his high chair in front of him, messily shoving food into his face and happily kicking his feet. Garrus wasn't surprised to hear a knock on the door. "Don't go anywhere." He said jokingly to his son as he opened the door who just looked at him curiously. His mandibles flares with joy when he opened the door to find his father standing there.
"Hello son." The older turian said to Garrus. "Where is Shepard?" His father asked. "Oh, uh, shes asleep. She was tired after the trip." The elder nodded and walked further into the room. Garrus chuckled as his fathers entire demeanor seemed to change when he spotted his grandson. "Hello there! You've grown so much!" He exclaimed, happily taking the child out his chair and lifting David into the air. "Who is-? Castis?!" Shepard said as she walked into the room. "Ah, Shepard. Sorry if I woke you." Shepard shook her head at him. "No, you're fine. What brings you here?" Castis twitched his mandibles a bit and glanced at his son. "Garrus mentioned briefly in one of his previous messages that you would be here so I decided to surprise you." Shepard smiled softly. "Well, we're glad to have you. Its been awhile." She looked at her son and noticed that he was covered in food. "Look at you! You're a mess! Its bath time." Shepard gave Garrus questioning glare before she took David from Castis. Garrus rubbed his neck and shuffled nervously. "We'll be back shortly." She said before heading into the bathroom.
Garrus turned towards his father. "I'm glad you're here dad. Shepard and I really need a night to ourselves. We don't get many opportunities like this." "Well of course! I'd love to spend more time with him! Shepard still has no idea?" Garrus shook his head. "No. She has no idea what I have planned." Castis nodded before asking. "So how is Shepard doing? It can't be easy being back here." Garrus sighed. "Better than expected but naturally shes hiding as much of her anxiety as she possibly can." "Yes that does sound like her. Hopefully you won't be here too long." Garrus nodded at that when his omnitool pinged. He quickly checked it and saw that it was a message from Victus saying to meet him for lunch at one of the nicer restaurants near by but to come alone saying he had something important to discuss. Shepard walked back in just then with a clean David on her hip. "Victus is ready to meet us but I'm going o go on ahead." Garrus told her. "He wants to talk politics first. Also dad has agreed to watch David for us tonight." Shepard nodded in agreement. "Alright. I saw a park nearby. We'll go check it out for a bit. Wait. Tonight? Why?" She asked in surprise. "Because we're going out and I won't hear any complaining from you." Garrus stated which was met with a slight glare from his wife. She suddenly realized he was in his civvies which was rare but a nice sight for her anyway. "Fine. You win." She said, turning towards her father in law. "Thank you. Its appreciated." His mandibles twitched with glee. "My pleasure." Shepard went to grab Davids diaper bag. "You can stay here if you like while we're gone. Make yourself comfortable and order take out. Let us know if you need anything. We'll let you know when we're finished." Garrus said to his father before heading with Shepard and David leaving soon after.
Shepard stopped at the small playground. Only a female turian sat on the bench watching her child play in the sandbox in front of them. Shepard sat the diaper bag down next to the seat and then placed David on the grass. She was a bit nervous. Her son didn't get to be around other children much and she hoped nothing bad happened. He clicked his mandibles and pointed towards the sandbox. "Go ahead, baby." She told him with a smile so he walked over towards it. "He's so cute! Whats his name?" The turian said to Shepard. "Thank you. His name is David." "A wonderful name. What agency did you use?" The other woman suddenly asked. "Agency?" Shepard replied in confusion. The turian nodded. "My brother and his husband have been struggling with adopting a child of their own." Shepard almost laughed. "I, uh, didn't. Hes natural." The turian woman looked at her in confusion for a moment. "Natural? How is that-" David waddled up to his mother just then. "Joos?" He said with grabby hands in the air. Shepard dug into her bag and pulled out a sippy cup filled with juice that he happily accepted. The turian noticed his hands then. "Is he...?" Shepard felt herself tense for a moment. "Is turian AND human?" She asked a bit loudly. Shepard wasn't sure if she was imagining it but it seemed like she scooted away bit.
"Is that a problem?" They heard. Shepard didn't need to turn to recognize her husbands voice. Shepard smiled sweetly. "Hi, honey." She said, picking up her son who was still drinking from his cup and turned towards him. She then noticed the Primarch was with him. "I thought we were meeting you and Victus." Garrus nodded. "Mm. Yes that was the plan but he has some urgent business to attend to. He still wanted to see you and David though." The female turian from before just sat there in shock, looking between the three of them. Garrus took David from her while Shepard grabbed the diaper bag. "David, this is Primarch Victus." Garrus said. "He's a good friend of ours." Victus moved his mandibles happily. "Its very nice to meet you." He said. Shepard realized that the park was empty now, except for the four of them. The female turian must have realized her mistake and quietly took her leave with her child in tow. Shepard couldn't deny her smug satisfaction. "I must say..." Victus began. "Part of why I wanted to meet your son was to prove it to myself. I didn't believe humans and turians were... Compatible." He finished awkwardly. Garrus laughed. "Trust me. Neither did we. This little guy is a miracle. We're grateful every day." Garrus finished, rubbing his sons head lightly. Victus studied the child for a moment. "Truly remarkable. If I didn't know any better, I'd say he was a full blooded turian!" Shepard and Garrus both laughed. "Yeah, we get that a lot." Shepard said with a smile.
After a bit of talking and catching up, the Primarch went on his way. "So we have something we need to discuss." Garrus said after a few moments of silence as they made their way back to the hotel. Shepard raised an eyebrow at him. "Ohh? What about?" She replied. Garrus nodded and cleared his throat nervously. "Victus is thinking of retiring. He... Well... He asked me to replace him when he does." Shepard stopped walking for a moment before shaking herself out of the shock and catching back up to him. "He's nominating you as the next Primarch?!" She asked her husband in surprise. "Yes but I don't know if-" Garrus began but he was quickly interrupted. "You should do it. I told you before you'd be great!" "I'm not a politician." He retorted. "Neither was Victus." Shepard replied to which Garrus sighed heavily but she grabbed his hand. "And he is a wonderful leader for your people." She finished softly. "Exactly. If I did take this then how could I compare?" He said with a tinge of sadness. "Besides I wouldn't want to leave you and David like that." Shepard shook her head. "First of all, I grew up in a military family. I can handle myself. Second of all, who said you had to leave us? We'll go where you do." Garrus stared at her in awe before stopping and putting a clawed hand on her face and leaning in to press his lips against hers. "Thank you." He whispered.
When they returned hotel room, Garrus gave David over to his father before turning towards Shepard. "I have a present for you." He stated, pulling towards the bedroom and closing the door. On the bed there was a white box with a big bow on it. "Whats all this?" Shepard asked with a skeptical tone. "Open it." Garrus said. So she did. Inside was a dress that reminded her of the one she wore on their date in the Citadel, when she had the apartment. Along with pair of simple black heels. This one was made of thick, black, pleather with two red stripes on the side. Shepard turned towards her husband with a cocked eye brow. "Now get dressed." He ordered. "When you're done, meet me at the bar. You know which one." He gently kissed her forehead before heading out. The dress came to her mid thigh and there was a split on the left side. After putting on her shoes, and a bit of make up and perfume, Shepard walked out of the room. "Momma!" David squeaked as he ran into her arms, which Shepard gladly welcomed him into with a hug. "Be good for grandpa okay? Momma and daddy will be back in a couple of hours." Shepard heard her father-in-law cough and shuffle nervously. "Actually I'm keeping him at my place for the rest of the night." She could feel her entire face burn red with embarrassment. "I'm going to kill your son..." She muttered to which Castis chuckled a little. With a sigh she gave David a tighter squeeze and kissed his cheek before leaving.
Garrus sat at the bar and almost exactly on cue, a beautiful female human sat next to him. He took the sight of her in, drinking every detail. The dress hugged every curve in the best ways. She purposefully crossed her legs, making sure the dress hitched up her thigh, almost revealing too much but stopping before it did. The black color highlighted her creamy white skin and as his eyes climbed further up, he noticed how her breasts were accentuated by the steep neckline of the dress. "Like what you see?" Shepard asked in a husky tone. "Very much so. You come here often?" Garrus asked and Shepard had to stifle a snicker at his cheesy line. "No. I'm here on business." "Ah. Me as well. I had an important meeting with the primarch today." "Oh? That sounds like you could use a drink. Bartender! Can I get a glass of your best whiskey for me and your strongest turian ale for my friend here?" The bartender quickly complied and poured each of them their respective drinks. Shepard sipped hers and was surprised by how smooth it went down. The same couldn't be said for Garrus as he coughed and sputtered after a small sip. "Care for a dance?" Garrus asked.
He took her hand and led her to the dance floor, placing one hand into his own while placing her other hand on his shoulder and his on her waist. They turned slowly, not caring about the stares they were getting for doing a slow dance while fast paced music played. "You know, I've been told I'm not very good at this." Shepard said. "Perhaps you haven't had a good enough teacher." Garrus replied. "I don't know. I once danced the tango and that partner was pretty good." Garrus chuckled. "I once took dance lessons to woo a woman." "Oh? Did it work?" "Well, she married me and bore my child so I would assume so, yes. I'd say it did. Of course the voice and scars did most of the work." Shepard stopped moving. "They helped I'm sure but trust me. She fell for the whole package." She said huskily "You wanna get out of here? I know a nice spot to let off some steam." "Sounds good." She said with a smirk.
Shepard was surprised to find herself on a roof top in the Presidium. "This isn't what I thought you meant when you said blowing off steam." Garrus laughed. "Don't worry. That comes afterwards. I just thought you might want to see how rusty you were. I have to make sure you were still a good shot." Shepard raised an eyebrow at it him. "I still find time to practice you know." Garrus picked up a rifle and handed it to her. He had already taken the time to set everything up ahead of time. "Its not too windy is it?" He asked sarcastically. "Just throw the damn bottle, smart ass." With a laugh Garrus did as he was told, throwing it in to the air. Shepard hit it with ease. She reloaded the gun and handed it back to Garrus with a smirk. "That was an easy one... To test you." Shepard picked up a bottle. "You know the drill!" Garrus said and she threw it as hard as she could. Naturally he shot it easily. "Two out of three." Shepard said. Garrus put a finger up. "No wind, dear. No excuses this time." She took the rifle back and he threw the bottle. Again, Shepard hit her target easily. "3 out of 4?" Garrus said. "Alright big guy. Try this!" Shepard heaved and threw it even farther. Garrus aimed his target... And missed. "Well, well, well..." Shepard remarked with a grin. "Looks like Archangel is losing his touch." He walked over to her, leaned down and deeply whispered in her ear. "Only in the shooting range my dear."
Shepard couldn't tell you how they got back to the hotel room but next she knew, Garrus was slamming her against the wall in the bed room and pulling up the hem of her dress while removing her panties and placing frantic and passionate kisses all over her. She tried to remove some of his clothes but failed. "Damn you turians and your complicated clothes!" She muttered in frustration. He laughed and said, "Thankfully humans dress so simply." And then he bent down in, put his head between her legs and ran his tongue over her clit, making her moan incredibly loudly. "Keep that up and I'll finish first." Shepard said. "You don't say?" He replied and slowly swirled his tongue in circles around her opening. Shepard laid her head against the wall, closed her eyes and laced her fingers through his fringe. "Oh Garrus..." She moaned. "That feels incredible..." She said, her voice low and sensual. Garrus made low, growling sounds as he gently separated her flaps and burrowed his tongue deeper inside of her. "Garrus! If you keep going I'll..." He shoved his tongue even deeper in, making hard circlular motions. Shepard gasped at the feeling. "Garrus! I'm... Ahh! AHHHHH!" He lapped up the juices that flowed after her orgasm and took his tongue out. Shepard slid to floor, panting. "Need a minute?" Garrus asked but Shepard chuckled. "Hell no! Better make that happen again!"
She adjusted herself on the floor so that she was on her back with her legs open. He had already put a condom on himself at this point. Garrus crawled over her. "You once asked me how I always end up on top and I finally have an answer for you." Oh? lay it on me Vakarian." She replied with a smirk. He grabbed her hips and pulled her roughly under him, causing her dress to pull up to her breasts, almost exposing them. "See, you were once the great Commander Shepard of the Alliance Navy and the Normandy. Hero of the Galaxy. You need someone to occasionally knock you down a peg. Show you that underneath everything is simply a normal woman who wants love and to sometimes be vulnerable. Thats my job. To make sure you know, under all that tough armor you're so used to showing, that its okay to be vulnerable." She smiled and placed her hand on the scarred side of his face. "Thank you, honey. That was so sweet. Now get inside me and prove it!" Garrus gave her a mock salute and pushed his hard shaft into her, sliding in with ease. She wrapped her arms around his neck. "Oh Spirits do you feel good!" He bucked in and out of her hard, each time receiving an erotic gasp and moan from her. "More!" Shepard moaned. "Give me more!" "Put your legs around me." Garrus ordered and she did as she was told. With a small grunt he lifted her up and roughly pushed her against the wall. With one easy motion he tore the dress in two and threw it over his shoulders. Shepard watched the scraps fall to the floor. "Awww I liked that dress." "I'll buy you another. You'll forget about in a moment."
Garrus roughly pushed his mouth against hers, licking her soft lips and begging for entrance. Shepard happily complied, opening her mouth and letting his tongue slide into mouth and swirl around. Garrus began to bucks his hips again, slowly at first. Her hands tangled into his fringe as a moan escape her lips. Garrus pulled away and looked down at her neck, suddenly noticing the faint, barely noticeable bite marks. "Shepard... I..." He started to say between breaths. "What? Already?" "What? No! I... I want to mark you again." Shepard put both hands on either side of his face. "I'd love that. Move me to the bed." She said softly.
He pushed away from the wall and gently laid her down vertically before beginning to buck his hips once again. "Garrus..." Shepard moaned and moved her head to the side so that he would have easier access to her neck. Garrus bent down and sunk his sharp into her flesh. Shepard gasped and arched her back in both pleasure and pain. Garrus reached and gripped the edge of the bed as his thrusts began to pick up speed. He moaned as he felt Shepards nails dig into the softer part of the skin on his neck. "Shepard I'm... Going to finish soon..." "Yes! Me too!" She told him breathlessly. He gave one more hard thrust and let out a loud, resounding growl as he finished. Shepard came with him, letting out an equally loud moan, arching her back and pressing herself tightly against him. They both relaxed, sweating and breathing heavily but happy and content after their love making session.
Garrus pulled out and threw the used used condom into the trash can. He sat himself against the the headboard. "Damn, Vakarian!" Shepard said between breaths. "That reminded me of wedding night." Garrus chuckled. "Thats good, I'm assuming?" "Oh that's VERY good!" She said sitting up. Garrus reached out encircled her with his arms, bring her close to him. "I've really missed this. We don't have much time just for each other any more since David was born." Garrus nodded. "Mm. yes but I'd say its a pretty fair trade." Shepard smiled. "More than fair." She sighed a bit sadly. "I miss him." Garrus moved a piece of hair behind her ears. "I do too but I'm glad to have this time with you." They were silent for a moment before Shepard spoke again. "Do you ever miss the old days? I mean, I love our life. David is everything to me and I love being married to you but there are days where I miss being in action." Garrus sighed heavily. "I can't deny it. There are still days where I wake up, thinking I'll be in the main battery, ready to calibrate the machines and check the algorithms. I don't miss the worrying though." "Worrying?"Garrus nodded at her. "I was in a constant state of worry over you. Of course, I knew what you were capable of. It didn't help the stress though, especially every time you would pull some stupid stunt. I honestly wanted to throttle you sometimes." Shepard laughed. "Sorry. Commander Shepard, ya know? I had a reputation as a bad ass to think of." "Yeah. That damn reputation got you thrown through the floor of a sushi restaurant by mercs and then attacked by your CLONE." "Still don't wanna talk about it..." "Oh and it made you use Joker as bait." "HA! Okay, that was funny!" "Yeah, that one was hilarious."
They were silent again for a moment. "In all seriousness..." Garrus began again. "I was terrified for you through that entire ordeal." Shepard looked at him sadly. "I never realized that. I'm... I'm so sorry Garrus." "Hey, we won in the end so its I'm glad I don't have to worry about you anymore. You're with me and you're safe." He rubbed his finger on her cheek and leaned his forehead against hers. "I love you so much, Mrs. Vakarian." Shepard sat up on her knees and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I love you too, Mr. Vakarian. Now... How about round 2?" She asked, her voice grow huskier with lust.