It was about an hour later that the MAKO was lifted into the cargo bay of the Normandy, and another achingly 10 minutes for the air pressure to return to normal. Chakwas and Ashley were rushing to the MAKO to see what the situation was.
Tali exited, and helped Garrus maneuver the unconscious Commander to the bed waiting.
"There was a situation at the end of the mission. We were clearing out some left over Rachni, and a bombed started to tick down. The Commander was in the other room, and Tali and I had to get out of there, or there would be…" Garrus was recalling as they made their way to the medbay.
"You mean you LEFT HER!" Kaidan seethed to Garrus and Tali.
"She was locked in the room, and we had hundreds of little bugs to deal with" Tali said trying to keep her cool.
"I knew she should have brought one of us. I told her that when I gave her back Nihlus's pistol." Ashley said. Tali's head dropped and Ashley was sure she could hear silent sobs from the Quarian.
"YOU FUCKING LEFT HER TO DIE!" Kaidan kept shouting moving closer to Garrus.
"There was nothing we could do!" Tali cried. Garrus Ashley instinctively gave the young Quarian a hug and looked over at Kaidan advancing on Garrus.
"LT" she beckoned, but Kaidan didn't hear her.
"YOU NEVER LEAVE ANYONE BEHIND YOU BIRD!"
Ashley placed a hand on Kaidan's shoulder, still focused on Tali. "LT, look, there was nothing they could do. They had to get to safety too, they had no idea what that room looked like. They followed Alliance protocol, they went back and got her." She tried to comfort him.
"Oh they went back and got her. That's suppose to make me feel better. That's suppose to fix this!"
"NO" Garrus roared. His fringe flared, his crest rose on his head, and his hands were in fists. "We went back because that's what she would have done for anyone of us!"
"OH?! Here it is everyone" Kaidan threw his hands up and walked away. "The noble Turian only went back because..."
"COULD YOU FOUR PLEASE TAKE THIS ELSEWHERE...So I can get the Commander up and running again" Chakwas said coming out of the medbay.
As soon as Dr. Chakwas turned to go back into the medbay Kaidan was pushing past Tali, Ashley and Garrus to go on.
"Oh no you don't" Chakwas said. Kaidan ignored her and continued to try to get by Jane's side.
"I need to be there, I lost her once, I am not losing her again" Kaidan declared trying inch closer to Jane's side.
"Kaidan stop" Ashley retorted.
Chakwas was struggling to keep Kaidan out. "A little help please" she bellowed, and Garrus easily pulled Kaidan out of the way.
"GET YOUR DIRTY FUCKING TALONS OFF ME!"
"KAIDAN!" Tali and Ashley both yelled. Chakwas took the time to lock the medbay door, and place emergency protocols in place.
Once Kaidan got himself free of Garrus he went nose to nose with him. "This is not over" he said pointing his finger to Garrus's chest. Then he huffed off towards the stairs.
"Well...that could have been worse" Ashley said watching him leave. Garrus and Tali both looked at Ashley shocked.
"When the LT and Skipper were in training, they were really young and just discovering their biotic potential. LT killed his Turian instructor after he bullied some girl." Ashley reported. Garrus huffed and called the elevator.
"Yeah, that could have been worse" Tali said softly.
"For what it's worth" Ashley said placing a hand on Tali's shoulder. "I know you tried your hardest, and I do not blame you. I mean I did at first". Garrus glared daggers at Ashley for the admission. "Look, it's not easy for me. My life has been defined by Shanxi". Garrus softened his look, "And the Commander has reminded me, loudly, just how close minded I was." She sighed. "He'll come around, they all will".
"You are very brave" Tali said, and the trio were on their way to the cargo bay.
Later that night, Jane was in her quarters. Chakwas must have given her something really strong because she couldn't think, but her sense of feeling was heightened. Completely unaware of herself and the world, Jane had forgotten to put on underwear when she came back from the medbay. She sat up from her laying position and looked for her jacket. She noticed her N7 hoodie on the floor, and decided that would have to do. She didn't want to go to the mess in her camisole and shorts.
She stood up a little dizzy and her door chimed.
"Come in" she announced.
Kaidan came through her door, and Jane sat down on the bottom of her bed. He had some sort of bottle in his hand.
"I tried to get the good doctor to tell me if you were ok, but she wouldn't say anything. Are you ok?" He asked taking a seat next to her.
Jane rubbed the back of her head. "Yeah, blew out my amp, hurt like hell. Chakwas gave me some nice medicine though" Jane said with a small smile. Kaidan chuckled.
"I figured, if you're up for it, I'd give you one of my world famous back massages." He prompted.
"Really? The last time you gave me one was…"
"Bootcamp" they both said together. Jane unzipped her hoodie, and Kaidan rose to his knees behind her. Jane prompted the door to lock. He helped her take the hoodie off, and put some lotion on his hands. After making sure his hands were warm her started on her shoulders.
Jane's head lolled forward. Her senses enhanced. His touch was electrifying to her, but she had no idea why. She couldn't put a coherent thought together when he did this to her.
"Jane?" Kaidan asked, kneading her shoulders, and working his way to her neck.
"Hmmm?" she answered.
"I don't know what I would have done if we lost you today" He confided.
"What any soldier does, move on" she said listlessly.
Kaidan knew he had her. Just as he always did when they were in boot camp. He placed his hand on her lower back, and that was always her cue to take off her shirt. Normally, Jane was in military BDU's. However, tonight, she was comfortable, on her own ship, and currently lacking in underwear. He watched as Jane took her shirt off, as if it was in slow motion. He gulped, and suddenly his pants felt a little tight. He thought to himself, 'Dammit Kaidan, it's not like you haven't seen a bare back. They don't call you magic hands for nothing'.
"I don't know if I could" he softly said. Kaidan leaned lower working his way up her back.
"Hummmm" was all Jane could say. She was in a state of complete bliss. This was what she needed. Kaidan's warm hands on her back, his skin igniting her being. She let out a slow breathy moan, just barely audible, and Kaidan had to stop for a second. 'Is she sending me a signal?' he thought.
Kaidan's mouth came close to her ear, in his husky low voice he whispered, "I think you and I would be good together".
Jane listened to the lower baritone of her friend, and she body shivered. She re-positioned herself so her back was against Kaidan's chest. Kaidan's body reacted before he could. His erection placed firmly on her lower back and he moved his hands back to her shoulders.
"Jane?" Kaidan asked, not wanting to overstep any boundaries. He was dangerously close to breaking regulations.
Jane felt all of Kaidan, and without a thought, her drug-hazed mind took his hands and placed them on her bare breasts. Kaidan let out an audible relaxed breath. He lightly placed his lips on her neck, to see if this was what she really wanted. After all, he had never known her to be so brash.
Jane cocked her head to side, and moaned a bit louder. She had been aching for this since before the Eden Prime mission. Only in her mind, she was with someone else.
Kaidan pumped quicker, on the verge of ecstasy, and Jane matched him pump for pump. She knew they would reach climax together, she loved it when they did. Then the tingling sensation came and Kaidan moaned as loud as she ever heard him, and Jane couldn't help herself any longer.
"NIHLUS" she screamed.
His dreams were shattered. His heart racing, as a naked Jane rested on top of him. 'Did she just? Was that?' he thought. They both caught their breath, and Kaidan realized the depth of the situation. He unsheathed himself from her, and asked, "Jane, tell me, what is the next mission?" Jane rolled over, half asleep and giggled. Kaidan loved that giggle.
"Eden Prime silly" she said.
Kaidan's worst fear had come true. He hadn't thought his massages would do this. Every other time they ended up having great conversations about life, and dreams. Not once did he think that she would be inhibited by the medicine she was on.
He looked at Jane, who was very nearly asleep, and got changed quickly. He needed to get out of here. He helped her put her clothes back on and tucked her in to bed. He unlocked her cabin door and was about to leave. He looked back once, at the woman he so wished was his, and opened the door. Only he was face to face with one Garrus Vakarian.