Part 2, Chapter 10, Matron:

My love, I can't hate you. We've all made mistakes, but we're all alive and well and together. That's all that matters.

Liara realized how much she needed her mate. She needed physical intimacy. She needed to bond with her. Without breaking contact she straddled her beloved. I know how much you like it when I do this, Liara thought, join with me.

Victoria was crying. Liara kissed her tears, they tasted of salt. She hadn't initiated the bond yet but she didn't need it to feel Victoria's pain. Liara herself began crying. Then Victoria was kissing her tears. Then a strong pair of arms pulled her hips in tight to her love. Yes, now my love!

Victoria carried her to a clearing amongst Benezia's flowers. She lifted Liara's robes over her head and laid them on the grass beside them. Shepard squeezed Liara and pulled her in tightly. Liara linked her feet behind Shepard's back and strengthened her hold; she could feel Victoria's body heat through her thighs. The physical closeness comforted her. A drizzle was beginning to fall. They were both becoming quite wet.

Presently Victoria was inside of her. She felt her pain, Victoria felt hers. They accepted it for each other, reaffirming the bond they had forged over twenty years ago. I am yours beloved, and you are mine. Forever, regardless of what has happened or what might happen in the future. We are each other, forever.

In the end, as they climaxed together, Liara T'soni broke a promise she had made to her wife on their wedding night. She conceived without discussing it with Victoria beforehand.


The next morning Victoria was gone. No goodbye to either Samara or her. Just a note saying she was going to speak with Ashley Williams on Earth, and she would be back in a day or so.