Greetings readers. I know it's been awhile but I thank you for bearing with me. I have found a lot of my free time consumed by this new game that came out and I managed to make my back issue even worse by falling off my roof. So yeah not as much writing time as I would have liked. Anyway here is a new chapter for you. Enjoy :)

Dinner was finished and Shepard had retreated to the bedroom after saying good it to his friends and daughter. He was sitting on the edge of the bed checking for any tourist attractions in the area with his omnitool when Tali entered. Shepard looked up and greeted his wife with a smile, which quickly deteriorated to a frown at the hostility carried by the glare she was giving him. "Tali? Something wrong?"

The Quarian gave a huff as she quickly walked over and flicked him in the ear. "You know very well there is something wrong." she said "You were ogling that Drell woman during dinner."

Well John? What now? Got your back to a corner and this time the king of the bottle shooters isn't here to give covering fire. Yep you are a dead as a Pyjak in a Varren pit. Deader than a- Brain, Shut up!

"Tali, honey. I'm sorry I didn't... I wasn't trying to... I..." Shepard stammered as he desperately tried to come up with an excuse. Tali had to bite her tongue to keep from chuckling.

"I don't want to hear it Shepard. I'm getting a shower." Tali walked into the private restroom and locked the door behind her. A devious grin on her face.

Oh John, I have you now. I'm not really angry. I mean really, how could you not look at the show she was putting on? I just want to see what I can get out of this...

Tali removed her clothing and stepped into the shower. She purred lightly as the hot water streamed over her body. Maybe I am being too hard on him... Well he isn't getting off without me getting something in restitution... Hmm... Tali smiled to herself as she thought of just how to get restitution and let her husband off easy.

Shepard was still sitting in that same spot half an hour later when Tali stepped out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her torso and a seductive look in her eyes.

"Well John, if you are so interested in looking at sexy women" Tali began as she slowly slid the towel off of her body "Then why didn't you just say so?" Tali smiled and tossed the towel at her husband, giggling at the mixed relief and nervousness in his expression.

Shepard needed no second invitation. In a flash he was up and kissing his wife. Shepard put an arm around Tali's back and slowly lowered her onto the bed. When the couple came apart for air Shepard shifted his focus lower, kissing and nuzzling Tali's neck eliciting a loving moan from her.

Tali brought one hand up and lifted Shepard's chin so he would look her directly in the eye. "I love you John. And you have already made up for dinner." Shepard chuckled and kissed his wife's ear.

"I love you too Tali." Shepard whispered "And you are the only woman I will ever love."

"Then" Tali began before abruptly rolling and catching her husband off gaurd "prove it." she finished while looking down at him from her new perch atop his abdomen.

No problem...

Tali woke the next morning and silently slid out of bed. Well he definitely proved it... I'm sore in all the right places to testify to that... She thought as she admired her lover's sleeping form. Tali put on her robe and walked out to the kitchen. There was a note pinned to the refridgerator.

"Gone with Garrus and Klymeet to the Turian modern art gallery. Will be back this evening."

-Love,

Sheela

Well at least she is getting exposure to the art of a foreign culture... Can't say it's good art... But at least she isn't going clubbing or something...

Tali laid the note on the table and opened a cabinet at random. Inside she found a human breakfast food that Shepard called... What was it... Cereal? And a box of Turian breakfast bars. Well Turian food is better than nothing...

As Tali sat down with one of the bars Shepard exited the bedroom wearing his robe. He smiled brightly at his beloved wife and yawned. "Good morning my Quarian treasure." he greeted as he came up behind Tali and kissed her neck.

"Well somebody is in a good mood. Whatever could be making you so happy?" Tali replied with as naive and innocent a tone as she could muster.

"Well" Shepard glanced around to make sure Sheela was not present "This incredibly beautiful Quarian woman graced me with her luscious presence in bed last night and gave me an astoundingly euphoric experience. And I wanted to thank her for it." Shepard quickly and lightly nipped at the base of Tali's neck, eliciting a gasp of surprise.

"Is that so?... Well you could take her somewhere special today. Sheela has run off to an art gallery with Garrus and that leaves us free to go somewhere alone." Tali smiled and Shepard kissed her cheek.

"Whatever would please you my dear. But first I need something to eat." Shepard replied, turning to dig through the cabinet. Tali set down her breakfast bar and pulled up the extranet on her omnitool.

After about ten minutes of browsing Tali gave an excited squeal which completely shocked Shepard. "Tali what's wrong? Are you ok?"

Tali looked over at him and blushed a deep purplish tint, giggling Tali pointed to the display screen on her omnitool prompting Shepard leaned over to see what the fuss was about.

After studying the screen for a moment Shepard chuckled and looked back at his wife. "You want to go to a human culture fair? Really?" Tali nodded and Shepard sighed. "Alright Tali, if you want to go then we will but first we both need a shower."

Tali hugged her husband amorously and kissed his cheek. "You can go first John. Thank you for saying yes." Shepard looked at her with a cocked eyebrow.

"I hadn't planned on going alone" He said as he stood and lifted his wife from her seat. Tali giggled and wrapped her arms around Shepard's neck as he carried her into the bedroom and toward the open door to the bathroom.

Shepard and Tali had been at the fair for less than ten minutes and Shepard was already unhappy. It wasn't that he didn't want to come to a human culture fair. It was more that the fair was completely off. The sports were incorrectly represented. The history was butchered. The only thing that was even close was the Turian doing a Jeff Foxworthy impression.

Tali turned to ask Shepard what a "Red-Neck" was but didn't when she saw the unhappy expression on his face. "John... What's the matter?" she asked as she lifted a hand up to his shoulder and looked into his eyes.

"Huh? Oh nothing." He lied, forcing a smile. Tali lightly smacked his arm and pulled him over to a bench.

"John don't even bother trying to lie. What's the matter?"

Shepard sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "I didn't mind coming to a human culture fair, I just wish they represented it better." Tali laid a hand on her husband's leg and gave a sigh.

"John lets go somewhere else. I know how you feel. Quarians are pretty open to... mis-representation as well..." Tali stood and lifted Shepard's chin up with one finger. "Come on. I have an idea."

Tali almost couldn't contain her excitement. She and Shepard had gotten into the couple's rented skycar and now that we're nearly there. Before leaving for the culture fair Tali had stumbled across a scenic sights page and found something that she thought Shepard might enjoy.

Shepard had fallen asleep in the passenger seat and Tali couldn't really blame him. The place she was going to was pretty far from Garrus's estate and they had been flying for more than six hours. Tali looked out of the corner of her eye at her husband and smiled.

After a few more minutes Tali landed the skycar and gently shook Shepard's leg while whispering his name. "John... Wake up John. We're there." Shepard lifted his head and yawned. "John look." Tali pointed toward the windshield and Shepard followed the direction of her finger.

The skycar was parked on a high cliff overlooking a large lake which stretched to the horizon. The sun was just setting and turned the shimmering water from deep blue to crimson. There was absolutely no light pollution to be seen. The couple remained silent as the sun went down. Shepard moved his hand over to Tali's and held it affectionately, rubbing the back of her gloved hand with his thumb.

After the sun disappeared beneath the horizon Shepard looked over at Tali and found that she was not watching the horizon but was looking at him. "I love you John." she whispered "I couldn't ask for a stronger, sweeter, kinder husband. You mean absolutely everything to me."

Shepard continued to look into her eyes for a moment as he took in her words. After a couple minutes he looked down at his hand, still holding hers. He gave a gentle squeeze and smiled at her.

"Tali, I have done many things in my life. I stopped Sovereign, beat the Collectors, ended Cerberus, and destroyed the Reapers. But absolutely none of that would matter if not for one thing. The one thing that has always kept me going. The one thing that made me keep breathing, keep fighting. The one and only thing that truly matters to me in the entire universe. You, Tali."

Tali's eyes began to tear up as Shepard spoke and after he finished she couldn't hold back any longer. She let the tears flow and hugged Shepard, holding him as tight as she could, wanting to never let go.

A few minutes later Tali loosened her hold on Shepard. "John... Thank you. Thank you so much for everything you have done for me." Tali smiled at her husband from behind her faceplate and sighed. "Lets go back. I want to rest with my husband."

There you have it. I will admit to watching "The Blue Collar Comedy Tour" while writing part of this chapter. I hope you can forgive me because of the aaaaw factor at the end. As always remember to review :)