"You do not happen to have a contraceptive pill with you by any chance, right?" Tevos asked softly, because she suspected that those which lay in her bathroom cabinet for a while - years - would have been expired. But when she looked at Liara, all she saw was confusion. Tevos leaned her back, snuggled close to the warm body and the embrace that the young Asari offered. "You have no idea of what I'm talking about, right?" She asked with a grin. She was not really surprised. Many young Asari, usually in their early two to three hundred years had no idea.
"In theory, I do..." Liara confessed and kissed Tevos on the neck. "Benezia said something, but I never really listened to her… I was too embarrassed at that time." Tevos guessed that if she turned around, she would see a deep purple Asari behind her. She felt the heat on her back.
"Okay, but I do not know if I can hold myself back again. This time it was short and intense, with a little extra...time... I..." she cleared her throat in embarrassment. "Now that I think about it," Liara began slowly, "it would be an honor to have you as the mother..." Tevos swallowed, suppressed the rising panic by the incomplete sentence and turned around. But what she saw in Liara's eyes was pure mischief, so she gave her a kiss. "You flatterer," she winked as she got up. The floor was uncomfortable in the long run.
"Nevertheless, we should take the pill. Yes...that means you too or are you already prepared to get pregnant?" Liara shook her head and flushed again. Tevos propped a hand on her hip. "Does that mean we just, we almost..." she stuttered and Tevos blinked. "Did your mother tell you nothing?" She asked incredulously and Liara looked down.
Tevos sighed, took her hands and kissed her open palms - a very intimate gesture among Asari. "Yes Liara, we almost had. If you hadn't lessened the pressure of your bite, I could have been establishing a nursery right now," Liara smiled even though she still looked terribly embarrassed
"It will not prevent the reading of the DNA, but it prevents getting pregnant. I just hope it has become more reconcilable," she added cranky before she could prevent it. She went into her bedroom and got a dressing gown. "Liara?" She asked enticingly and the young Asari looked up.
"Do you still have plans to stay overnight or have I scared you away?" Their eyes met, Liara came to her and stroked her arm, grabbed her hand and repeated Tevos' previous gesture by kissing her palm.
"I want to stay," she said. Tevos smiled. She looked in her closet and pulled out a second dressing gown. It was yellow and looked nice with Liara's shimmering blue skin tone. "Then you want something more convenient..." Tevos purred and added with a wink, "Your pants are a little uncomfortable." Tevos sat down on the bed and crossed one leg.
"All right... I cannot really go to a pharmacy at the moment... "she mused. "Not after that interview. The headline:Councillor prefers to think about contraception instead of the war; I would like to avoid, and I know this reporter." She said it jokingly, but the sound in her voice was bitter.
"I could ask Dr. Chakwas on the Normandy?" Tevos pursed her lips. "I think Asari contraceptives are not on the medical standard stocking list of the Alliance", she dismissed the idea. "The staff here is good, but I would not trust them that far... Ordering and delivering would take too long, but... ah I know." She stood up, adjusted her dress, took care that Liara was out of the camera and built up a connection to her secretary.
Liara listened to the conversation but she felt awkward. She decided that she would check everything about the secretary as soon as she was back on the Normandy. Still, she could not just suppress the happy smile and she did not want to. When she was together with Tevos she felt extremely good, the loneliness was gone, the burden on her shoulders non-existent and she could actually relax. This relaxation, it was something she had not felt for a long time...If she were to think back on it, the last time she had had a chance to relax was that one month before Shepard's death. And then, chaos ensued.
She looked up as Tevos came back in the room and hugged her. "I'll have to give her a raise," smiled the Councillor and could not resist nibbling on Liara's neck. When they were dangerously close to sinking into the sheets, she forced herself to stop.
"Should we eat while we wait?" Her voice, even in her own ears, was a smoky breath and she saw Liara's eyes darken in response. "I think this would be better," Liara murmured as she bent her head to kiss her. Tevos clung to the fabric of the robe, kissed her longingly and then stood up abruptly.
She licked her lips, pulled on her clothes, took deep breath and went back a step. This little Asari really let her lose her mind. "Food... now…" she muttered, and went back into the living room.
Aria T'Loak sat in Purgatory and sipped a watered-down drink. Commander Shepard's unexpected visit had distracted her a bit, her mind wandering to difference places, but thankfully, that had not lasted too long. The little interview with the Councillor on the other hand had been more revealing and entertaining. Aria was not interested in gossip, but if the Asari Councillor had an interview with the most notorious human reporter, it attracted her attention.
Especially now, as she was stuck in this poor excuse for a nightclub and a little bored. She smiled smugly and remembered the conversation she had just had with Tevos. The latter had actually tried to look as usual, but her eyes were shifting to and back and if Aria hadn't deceived herself - and she never did – Tevos had some very distinct marks on her neck.
The reason for Tevos' distraction now approached Aria. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath through her nose. Then she smiled broadly, as the small Asari who turned almost shyly to her bodyguard, reeked of Tevos. Asari pheromones were - compared to those of other species - strong and for the Asari, extremely important. That was the only way they could get the interest of other species. They lured but they also had a message for others of their race. A very clear message: ´Mine, therefore stay away or you'll regret it!' It was amusing, Aria mused while she waited for T'Soni, how possessive her species was when it came to their partners and Liara T'Soni was clearly uniquely marked. Aria assumed the two had had sex not an hour ago, given the intensity coming out of Liara, and it would also explain Tevos' distraction during her call.
Aria opened her eyes and nodded Shierk to let her pass. T'Soni was carrying something. He scanned it and then let her go to Aria. "Who do we have here? Do I have to expect more crew members of the Normandy today? Should I expect even more important visitor?" An amused smile played on her lips and she looked at T´Soni from the corner of her eyes. She was not fooled by her youthful innocent appearance, she knew she looked at the Shadow Broker, and was curious what she wanted from her.
Liara held out the package and Aria looked at it a moment, but did not grab it. "A gift, I've heard that you don't get to drink anything good here," Liara smiled and opened the package herself. "Let's check it, for your needless worries, but it's not poisoned." Aria had almost bought her cool facade. She took the bottle and turned it back and forth. Then, the Queen of Omega opened the bottle and poured it in two glasses, one of which she handed to Liara.
"Oh, I... do not actually drink," Liara stammered and blushed, but Aria's look silenced her and she started sipping the drink. Then she took another sip and another, only then did Aria decide to indulge in it herself.'If I die, then it had better be with good taste on my lips,'she smiled and lowered her lids.
"So? What do you want?" Liara chewed undecided on her lower lip, turned the glass in her hands, and then watched - as she spoke - over Aria;s shoulder. "I have... there is... some evidence that an attack is planned on the Asari Councillor and I want to ask you a favor," she paused, glanced at Aria. The queen had not moved but the expression in her eyes had changed and Liara briefly wondered if she would burst out in laughter. "Of course not gratuitous. I have some information from the Shadow Broker I could give you, regarding Omega."
Aria looked at her very hard and then she laughed, perhaps for the first time in days. No artificial arrogant laugh, but a real one. When she was finished and T'Soni had almost completely shrunk in herself, Aria shook her head: "That was good," she mumbled, wiping her eyes. "But seriously, who do you think is sitting before you T'Soni? Are you fucking kidding me?"