Shepard Stories

by Da Foaming Dragon

These stories are just fragments (Blips or One Shots) of Jonathan Shepard through the first three games and his life afterwards. These stories are of Shepard, his family or friend's. What lies ahead for him, his lover and his children? The stories are in chronological order and one will explain another whether it's next or further down the line.

36. Chain of Events

CH 36: Chain of Events

Armali, Thessia – T'Soni-Shepard Estate - January 2230CE

Gwyn was walking up to the estate after taking Reevo for a walk when she heard her parents having a discussion. She peeked through the set of tall leafy bushes and saw them sitting close together on a set of lounge chairs. She heard her aunt speaking as she rubbed her temples "Let me understand this. Benezia and Milizkia? Your daughter and my daughter had sex the whole time you were here and while we were away?"

Liara nodded then said. "Probably not the whole time but yes…"

"Ok… and they love each other. Like… LOVE each other." said Miranda

"Yes… them parting was... emotional…" replied Liara

Miranda pinched her brows "Ok.. So, if father's don't matter then why aren't they together?"

Shepard chimed in "Because Liara here doesn't want them to be together."

She grunted "You're right, I don't!"

Miranda looked at her "Why not? They're perfect for each other! They mesh very well together. They're both very athletic, best friends—"

"Because I DON'T want this! I'm the Lady of the House, I approve and disapprove of my daughters' relationships!" she said firmly

Miranda and Shepard jerked their heads back then looked at each other. "Liara!"

They all looked up when Shay said "Mistress…" She tapped her finger to her mouth then pointed toward the bushes.

Liara arched a brow as she looked toward the large set of bushes "Gwyn? Riley?"

Gwyn walked around the long set of full bushes "Hi, sorry I didn't mean to intrude on your conversation. I was just coming back in from taking Reevo from his walk."

"What did you hear?" asked her mother

"Enough… but I already knew." replied Gwyn

Liara's brow markings shot up "You already knew of this relationship?"

"Yes, I confronted Mili about it and she denied it of course but I knew."

"What are your thoughts on it?" asked Shepard

Gwyn smiled "I think it's fantastic and they seemed very happy together. " She looked at her mother as her smile faded then she looked down.

Liara grunted "You don't see this as possibly being an issue?"

Gwyn looked at her mother as she crossed her arms and gave a slight side nod "There's always a possibility mother. Possibilities are endless when it comes to what may occur but until it happens you won't know. I do know, they have both endured tragic events that any other normal person couldn't have made it through to the end but they did. They are both strong enough to overcome the post tragedy of those events and continue on. Now they've come to a new obstacle that they will surpass because they are different than most."

Liara looked at Miranda then her bondmate with a furrowed forehead. Miranda and Shepard both returned a slight side nod then Liara spoke "Ummm… thank you Gwyn. If you could please go inside we need to finish this conversation."

Gwyn nodded as she walked to the large sliding glass door and when she reached it she said, "You of all people should know that we do not have control on what our heart desires."

Liara lowered her head as she closed her eyes then sighed "I know…"

-/

Armali, Thessia – Armali University April 2230CE

Benezia was sitting on the grass in the large courtyard up against a tree enjoying her solitude. She closed her eyes as she breathed in the fresh air when the warm breeze brushed against her. You need to let her go and move on with your life. She's gone back to Xana and you need to focus on just being friends. She took another deep breath. Ugh… you can do this… you're strong.

"Bene?" asked Suada. She stood there looking at her friend. When she didn't get an answer she knelt down and touch her arm "Benezia?"

Benezia jerked back as she was startled from her deep thought "Shit Sue you scared me!"

"I'm sorry, I called your name. Were you asleep?"

"No, I was just… in deep thought." said Benezia

"Oh, I'm sorry. I umm saw you as I was heading to the dorms. I just wanted to stop and say hello."

"Ahh you spotted me out of this big crowd huh?" she said as she smiled

Sue turned a darker shade of blue "Ummm… yea I suppose I did."

Benezia laughed "I'm messing with you. What's up?"

"Oh umm I just wanted to check on you is all. Anna told me you've been out of it. She said you've been down and she's been concerned about you."

Benezia began to pluck blades of grass around her legs as she said "She did huh? I didn't know she was concerned about me. Well, I have been... out of it but I'll be fine. I mean I'm better..." she stopped plucking the grass then looked at her "Why are you concerned?"

She rubbed the back of her neck as she looked down "Oh ummm you know... I mean... I've known you for a while…ummm we're umm friends and ummm… I was umm just concerned."

Benezia smiled at her lake blue friend that had blue grey eyes and a beautiful smile. She was the same height as her, down to earth, athletic, funny, and they enjoyed similar activities. Benezia pulled herself away from the tree and leaned closer to her "Why are you nervous?"

Suada rubbed her hands on her pants "Nervous? I ummm... what?" she said then gave a hesitant laugh.

She knew Suada never really came around her without Anna and she never really talked to her much especially alone like this. When they were around each other they were normally in a party environment but at times it was just to hang out with her sister at their apartment. She did consider her a friend through her sister.

Suada quickly stood "I ummm should probably go."

Benezia looked up at her "Why?"

She placed her hand on her hip then dropped it to her side as she looked around at all the people in the courtyard coming and going. "I ummm... ummm... well..."

"Do you think you can't talk to me without Anna around?" asked Benezia

She blinked rapidly as she wrung her hands together then scanned the area for Anna "I don't know... maybe... ummm where's your shadow?"

Benezia chuckled then lifted her hand "Lin? She's around. Please sit."

Suada looked at her then at her hand. She reached for her hand and when she touched it she smiled as she sat down next her.

"So, tell me Sue, why are you so nervous? You normally aren't."

"You're right I'm not but around you I am ... you make me nervous—"

"Why?"

She looked down as she fidgeted with her shirt "Ummm because I like you...like more than a friend."

She lifted her brow markings "Oh..."

"Yea... ummm...maybe I shouldn't have said that."

Benezia looked at her "So... you think Anna is going to do something?"

"Well... you know Anna... she's—"

"A bitch?"

Suada rumbled in laughter "I was going to say brutal but yea."

Benezia laughed "So, you want to ask me out but you're afraid because of Anna?"

Suada's eyes flashed then she blink rapidly "Yes… no..." She scrunched her eyes as she shook her head "I mean... I'm just afraid in general. Yes, your sister…. But then there's your parents… and you just… ughh… make me nervous."

She smiled as she stood up then brushed the debris from her shorts "Well, how about we go grab something to eat and get to know each other better… without Anna."

Suada smiled as she nodded "Ok, That would be great."

-/

Mid May 2230CE

Benezia and Suada walked down the sidewalk of the Armali University strip as their date was coming toward the end. They've gone on numerous dates and they were hanging out more alone as they continued to grow closer together. She has yet to kiss her, she hasn't officially asked her to be her girlfriend, and Anna still doesn't know. Sue gently held on to Benezia's hand as her heart began to beat faster. She stopped walking and turned to her then said, "Can I ask you something?"

Benezia turned to her "Of course."

Sue looked at her then at her lips then at her eyes "I—" she closed her eyes when Benezia quickly leaned in and kissed her. Her forehead was furrowed and her puckered lips lingered as Benezia gently pulled away.

She giggled softly at Sue then said, "You were saying?"

Sue blushed then laughed hesitantly "Oh ummm… Will you be my girlfriend?"

"Awww you're so cute. Thank you for asking me but I assumed I already was."

Sue rubbed the back of her neck "Oh…I didn't want to assume. Yea know because assuming—"

Benezia laughed then said, "Makes an ass out of you and me?"

Sue chuckled "Yes…" she took a breath "Now Anna…"

She grunted "Yes, big sister…we'll be fine and don't worry about her." Benezia gently ran her hand down her girlfriend's arm "You haven't kissed me this whole time because you thought we were just friends?"

She rubbed her foot into the ground as she looked down "Yes…"

"Sue, friends don't hold hands like we do."

She blushed "I'm sorry. I'm not very good at this, terrible apparently. I've been on dates before and have had casual sex but never a girlfriend that I was really into. I don't really know what I should be doing or how long I'm supposed to wait in order to do things correctly."

Benezia smiled "You're thinking too hard about it, just let it happen."

Sue let out a breath as she nodded.

"I'm going to say something and don't take it the wrong way." She took a breath "I don't want to date my sister. I've noticed that when you're around her you tend to mimic some of the things that she does. I don't know if it's intentional or just because you're close friends with her." She placed her hand on her girlfriend's heart "I enjoy our time together when we're alone but when you're around my sister, you're different and Mili does the same thing at times. Like you feel you need to bump up to her level or that you need to show her you're not soft. If this is going to continue then I need you to be you and not my sister."

"I never realized that I do that, I'm sorry. Just tell me and I'll adjust if I'm doing that."

"It's ok. I'm not mad but I need you to try to not do the things she does." She smiled and softly said "Come here."

She leaned in closer as her heart began to beat faster "Yes?"

"Anna isn't as hardcore as she pretends to be. I've seen her cry, several times."

Sue laughed "Have you?"

Benezia inched in closer "mHmmm…"

Oh my god she's such a turn on. She leaned in and kissed her. Their tongues danced around as she ran her hands up her back.

Benezia gently pulled away then leaned into her aux and whispered, "Do you want to come home with me?"

Sue closed her eyes when she felt her lips brush up against her aux. She swallowed hard then murmured "Yes…"

-/

Sue walked through the door and looked around nervously into the dimly lit apartment. She saw a soldier standing near the living room balcony sliding glass door "She's new."

"Yea, that's Staff Sergeant Peters. My dad has implemented "others" into our security detail. My mother has also hired on more asari soldiers and commandos. With the Academy growing, the attack on the house and us leaving they felt they needed more. Dad wanted to mix it up some by adding in his own crew of humans, Turians and several Krogan."

"Oh ok." She looked around "Umm where's Anna?"

Benezia giggled then looked down at her omni tool "I don't know I normally don't keep tabs on her. She's probably looking for you or out somewhere."

Sue quickly looked down at her omni tool to check for missed messages.

Benezia laughed then grabbed her hand and pulled her to her room "Come on you chicken."

Sue stopped and quickly looked toward the hall when she heard the faint whooshing of a door opening then a huffing noise. She let out a breath when she saw Pepper trotting toward them.

Benezia ran a hand over her head "Hey you! Do you need to go out?" She smirked when Pepper walked back to her room. "Ok, I guess not."

Sue pointed to Pepper "Umm is she going to bite me in my ass?"

Benezia laughed "Probably, she tends to be protective but I'll make her stay out here."

She chuckled as she followed her to her room. Once they both entered her room Benezia called out for the privacy lock to engage then immediately pulled her to her and kissed her passionately.

"nMmm… damn."

"What?" asked Benezia

"Nothing you just turn me on…"

Benezia stripped Suada out of her shirt "Oh yea? How so?"

"You just being you…" She closed her eyes when she felt her lips on her neck "How you can be straightforward. This… how you take control…"

Benezia gently pulled away "Do you not want to do this?"

"What?... I do.. yes…"

She smirked then said "Ok, then shut up and kiss me."

-/

Anna entered her dimly lit apartment then scrunched her brow markings at Pepper laying on her bed in the corner of the living room then said "Bene, you home?" When she didn't get an answer she walked down the hallway toward her room and noticed that her sister had her privacy lock engaged then arched a brow when she heard moaning. She smirked then said, "About fucking time!" As she continued down the hall she instantly came to a halt when she heard a familiar voice. She turned around then leaned into her sister's door.

-/

Sue hovered over her lover, kissed her then said with a breathy voice "Oh my god that was…. Wheeewww."

Benezia giggled as she ran her hands up her back then said "Wheeewww?"

Sue chuckled "Yes, no words can explain it for me at the moment."

She smiled "Well, I definitely enjoyed it Did you?"

"Well, yeaaa.." she said as she laughed "What is that move you do? Oh my god it feels sooo—" Their heads darted over at the door when they heard Anna.

"Sue?" asked Anna

Sue's eyes widen as she looked at the door then back at Benezia then softly said "Fuuuuck! I didn't want to tell her this way."

Benezia gave a quick lopsided grin "Me either but oh well."

"Sue, are you... fucking my sister?" exclaimed Anna

"Umm... we had sex, yes…" replied Sue

"Open this damn door!"

They both let out a breath as they quickly got dressed. Benezia disengaged the privacy lock as they walked out. "Hey…"

Anna grit her teeth as she looked at her friend "What the fuck?"

Sue looked down then said "Anna, ummm…we've been dating for a little over a month and I just didn't know how to tell you."

Anna jerked her head back slightly "Wait….you're dating my sister?"

"I mean yea… we've gone on several dates but this is the fir—"

Anna held up her hand "Ehhh stop. Why didn't you just tell me?"

Sue looked at her lover then back at her friend "I thought you'd possibly be upset with me."

Anna grunted "I'm shocked but I'm not upset. I mean…I am but I'm not…well not really." She pointed at her then said, "Don't you fucking hurt her or so help me I will kick your damn ass."

She shook her head "I won't. So, you're ok with it?" asked Sue

"It's not like I have a say in who she brings home or dates. That's just my mother…" Anna looked at her sister "….and my dad."

"Ummm Lady Liara has to approve of this?" asked Sue as she looked at her lover then her friend.

Benezia laughed hesitantly "Well, sort of. It's not like we tell her everything but girlfriends and boyfriends are different." She looked at her new lover "This is what you want right?"

"Well… yes. I mean... if you do." said Sue

She smiled "I already gave you my answer."

"What needs to be done?" asked Sue

"We need to call my mom." replied Benezia

Sue let out a breath "That's better than going to her home."

Anna laughed "Chicken shit…"

Benezia rumbled in laughter "I called her that earlier." She said as she tapped at her omni tool to vidcall her mother.

"Woah right now?" asked Sue

"Yes…" said Benezia as her omni tool rang several times before her mother answered.

"Hello, my lovely." said Liara as she smiled

Benezia smiled "Hi momma."

"How are you feeling?" asked Liara

She could see her mother was outside and was now sitting in a lounge chair. "Much better. Are you busy?"

"No, we're just outside—."

Miranda leaned into view "Hi!"

Benezia chuckled and could see her aunt's hair was wet as they were probably night swimming. "Hi auntie!"

Miranda chuckled as she looked at Liara "What?"

Her mother shook her head as she smiled "Nothing, now shoo" she said as she waved her hand at her.

Benezia chewed at the side of her cheek then said, "I have something to... tell you."

Liara's smile faded slightly as she set down her wine glass. "I'm listening…Does this need to be a private conversation?"

"No…" Benezia turned to her lover then softly said, "Come here." She looked back at her mom then said "Mom, you remember Sue, right?"

"Yes, hello Suada." Liara looked at her daughter then at Sue "What's going on?"

"Mom, Sue and I are together. We've been dating for about a month or so. I just wanted to call and let you know."

"Ahh I see. Are you asking my approval for our winter break vacation? If that is the case I'll need approval from her m—."

Suada chimed in "Oh, my mother wouldn't care she would be..." she trailed off when she saw Anna slowly shaking her head and her girlfriend slowly lowering her head. She turned a darker shade of blue "I'm sorry for interrupting."

Liara nodded "It's quite alright."

Benezia took a breath "Actually, I didn't even think of that but if we continue on that long then yes, I suppose I would have asked you about that."

Her mother nodded "I'll make a note of it. If you're not calling for that then what are you wanting to tell me?"

"Ummm I just wanted to let you know—"

"You mean you haven't told your father?" She turned her head "Shepard?"

"I heard." He said as he slid into view. "She briefly told me she was interested in someone and occasionally dating someone but she didn't say whom she was involved with or that it came to this point." Shepard ran his hands through his wet hair as he looked at Suada then at his daughter "You know the rule Nez."

"Yes sir..."

"Before we approve of anything you need to bring her by the house." said Shepard

"Yes sir..." she looked down then said, "How come you don't do this to Mili!"

Shepard scoffed "Mili is not my daughter young lady. I'm sure if Aria was closer she'd do the same! These actions have been done with Anna and you and your sisters will endure the same. Am I understood?"

"Yes, sir!"

"Good, Then I expect to see you sooner than later."

"Yes, sir."

Liara shook her head slightly "Well, there's your answer, his rules not mine. We'll see youuuu...?"

"Umm this weekend I guess..."

Liara smiled "Ok, We'll see you then. Love you." She said before she disconnected.

Anna laughed "I wish dad did this to Mili. It's only fair, she's practically our older sister. I know Xana wouldn't pass his challenges."

Benezia shook her head "What is it with you and her?"

Anna shrugged "I don't know I just don't care for Xana. So, you going to prep Sue here or what?"

Benezia let out a breath "Shit... and yes."

"Umm so what's going to happened?" asked Sue

Anna laughed as she leaned on the door frame "My dad is going to hunt you!"

Her eyes flashed "What?"

Benezia nodded "Yep, it's like the rite of passage to date his daughter. You pass his challenges and he'll approve. If he approves my mother will and with her approval you can attend the vacations."

"What do you mean by he'll hunt me?"

Anna snickered "He's going to shoot you...a lot with a TR6 in a training facility similar to the Academy or maybe hunt you down like prey through the forest on our several hundred acreage plot."

She groaned "Ugh fuuuuck!"

"Yep... Just know the moment you walk through the door it's game on for him and everything he asks you is part of his challenges." said Anna

Benezia gave a quick side nod "The price you have to pay to date a T'Soni. Well, if you want it recognized by our parents anyway. I know Anna has gone out with several that have never been approved and others she didn't even bother to inform them of."

Anna chuckled "That's right because they didn't deserve the approval."

Suada smiled "So, I deserve it?"

"You've been around long enough. I would say so..." said Benezia.

"Just know that if you don't pass then you won't be allowed to attend the vacations and you probably won't be allow back to the house." said Anna

Sue let out a breath "Great… no pressure or anything."

Anna trickled her fingers in the air "Oooooh be afraid, be very afraid. He'll probably sick all the varren on you too! Run fast!"

Sue's eyes widen "WHAT?"

Benezia chuckled "You'll pass and I can't believe you take in everything that your best friend here says."

Anna pushed off the wall as she laughed "I know, right!"

Sue looked at her friend leave then she looked at her lover "All the varren… really?"

Benezia laughed "You'll be fine."

—/

August 2230CE

Benezia stirred in the middle of the night when her omni tool began to ring. She cracked her eyes slightly as she grabbed for her omni tool. She saw that it was Mili calling and in a sleepy voice she said "nMmm Hello?"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you. I figured you'd be up." said Mili

Benezia rubbed her face as she looked at the time "Mil, its 0210 I went to bed a little while ago."

Mil pinched her brow markings when she heard another person. "Who is it?" asked Suada

"It's my cousin. Go back to sleep." Benezia sat up as she put her auxiliary piece in then removed her floating camera orb from her omni tool "What's up…?"

Mil could tell she was naked by the bareness of her shoulders and the top half of her breasts. She shook her head "Umm nothing… I'm sorry I woke you."

"Well, I'm up now so talk to me." she said as she got out of bed. She grabbed her robe then slipped it on as she walked around her bed toward the balcony door.

"I haven't heard from you in a while… months actually. I was somewhat worried but just wanted to see how you were."

She glanced over toward her lover who looked to be asleep then said, "I've umm been busy."

Mil furrowed her brow markings. "You're lying to me and you've been avoiding me."

Benezia walked out on to her small balcony then shut the door behind her. She spoke softly "I'm trying not to think of you, I'm sorry."

"We promised this wouldn't cripple our friendship."

Benezia leaned on the railing as she grunted "I know…" she said as she looked out into the star lit sky. "So, where is Xana?" she asked as she looked down into the slowed nightlight life below.

"Asleep." she mumbled as she sipped her wine.

"So, you waited until she was sleep then snuck away to call me?" she said as she noticed she was outside on her balcony as well.

"No…"

"And who's lying now…?"

Mil looked back towards her balcony door then back at her "I'm sorry but I miss you."

"Please don't…"

"Ok, I miss my friend."

"Why not call me during the day?" asked Benezia

"I thought I could call you whenever." replied Mili

"You can—" She turned when the door opened.

"Everything ok?" asked Suada. Mili squinted her eyes to try and look at the other person but couldn't tell who it was but the voice seemed familiar to her.

"Yea, everything is fine. I'll be back in there in a minute." She held up her hand "Five minutes." She said as she smiled.

"Ok, no rush." She said as she smiled then closed the door after she went back inside.

"Why does she sound familiar? Who is that?" asked Mili

"That's Suada, Anna's friend."

Mili's mouth dropped open "Wait… are you—" Mil turned when Sky and Radi walked outside.

"Hey Loak, what are you doing out here all by your lonesome?" asked Sky

"Yea, I thought you went to bed." said Radi

"I'm on a call with Bene." replied Mili

"Oh ok." Sky said as she quickly glanced at Radi then smiled as they lingered.

Mil looked at them for a long moment "Umm… It's a private conversation."

"Oh! Our bad." said Radi as she glanced at Sky then they both walked back inside.

"So, Sue?" asked Mili

"Yes and before you ask yes, she is."

Mil scrunched her eyes then said, "With Sue?"

"Yes! She went through the rite of passage."

Mili scoffed "What?! When was this and how come you didn't tell me?"

"Well, I didn't know I was supposed to tell you everything!" she snipped

Mili huffed "Ugh… I thought that's what best friends did or are we no longer best friends?"

Benezia closed her eyes briefly then said "It's hard to talk to you. I'm sorry, I should go."

"B, please don't cut me off. I need you at least as my friend. I didn't want this to ruin our solid friendship that's now apparently shattered."

"Em, it's not shattered." She said as she look off into the distance then continued "I miss you… every day. I resist calling you because I'm afraid the pain will come back. I'm trying…I am."

Mili nodded and didn't say anything for a long moment then said, "Are you going to the winter resort?"

"Probably…"

"Suada?"

Benezia nodded her head "Yes, does that bother you?"

She smirked "Yes, and so would anyone else."

"Milizkia T'Seius!"

Mili raised her brow markings as she smiled "You're the only one that does that."

"Because it grabs your full attention. You're being territorial, jealous or just possessive?"

She gave her a broad smile "Can I say all three?"

Benezia rolled her eyes then said "No!"

Mili smiled then looked at her for a moment then said, "I love you."

She pinched her brow markings as a pain slithered through her heart "I know…"

She whispered "Tell me… I need to hear it."

Benezia closed her eyes then murmured "Em… you're not making this easy for me."

"Babe, I don't know if I can continue to do this because I just want you."

Tears drizzled down her face "I love you baby I do but—"

"Just be with me…"

"You know we can't. There's also other people involved now."

"So!"

"What do you mean so? To be with you my mother and father would have to approve and I'm pretty sure that's not going to happen!"

"I can pass Uncle's rite of passage." said Mili

Benezia giggled "There's more to it than that and you know that." She looked down at the time "I need to go."

"Babe?"

"Yes…?"

"Meet me." asked Mili

"Em, you're no cheater."

She laughed "For you my love I would do just about anything."

Benezia smiled broadly then said, "Oh really?"

"Yes."

Benezia smiled "Ok, then behave."

Mili huffed "Tricky tricky T'Soni."

"One day my love but not now."

She grunted "That day can't come soon enough."

"Be strong for me as I am trying to do. I want our friendship to be as it was but we cannot if we cannot behave."

Mili nodded "Ok, I'd rather have you as my friend then nothing at all."

"Ok, I'll see you in December then?"

"Yes, I hope to talk you before then though."

Benezia smiled "You will. Goodnight." She said before she disconnected the call. She leaned on the railing and squeezed as she took a deep breath. Fuuuuuuck!

—/

Winter Resort December 2230CE

Mili and Xana hurried through the main lobby double door and Mil stomped her feet on the mat "Shit... we barely made it on time." She looked around the extremely large hotel lobby and through the crowd of people for her family then smiled when her gorgeous cousin caught her eye. She was wearing a form fitting black winter coat with its hood off and lavender thermal pants that hugged her thighs then flared out just below the knee to cover her white winter boots. She waved at her as she said "Nezzie!"

Benezia looked over when she heard her name being called and smiled when she saw her then waved her over.

Mili smiled as she walked up to her and hugged her tight "Heeeey you!"

Bene hugged her just as tight and lingered briefly "How you doing?"

She whispered "mMmm you smell good." Then said louder "I'm hangin' in there, you?"

She poked her stomach then murmured "Behave..." then spoke up "Good. You ready for this?"

"You know it!" she gently touched her hand and spoke softly "I miss—" she pulled back as her smiled faded when an asari walked up to Benezia and said, "Hey babe, where's Anna?"

Benezia turned "I'm not sure. Maybe.." she points "Here she comes." She turned back to Mili "Mili, you remember Suada, right?"

Mili pinched her brow markings briefly then gave a small smile as she extended her hand "Yea. Umm it's been awhile but yes."

Suada shook her hand "Hey, how are ya?"

Mil nodded "I'm ok." She looked over when Anna said, "What's up bitches."

Mil smiled and pointed to Benezia then to Suada and said, "What the fuck is up with this?"

Liara looked over when she heard Mil as Benezia flashed her eyes at her then said "Mili!"

Anna laughed then replied, "I know, right?"

Mil scoffs "How do you feel about her fucking your sister?"

Xana and Suada furrow their brow markings and took a step back. Benezia glared at her as she pushed her arm slightly "Mil, what the fuck?"

Anna laughed then said, "I don't like it to say the least but who am I to say who she can and can't be with. I know she doesn't approve of everyone I'm with and it's only fair. Besides she passed dad's rite of passage."

Suada scoffed "What? I thought you were ok with it!"

Anna shrugs "I mean I am but she's my sister. You couldn't have picked someone else?"

"Exactly!" said Mili

Benezia dropped her hands to her thighs "Unbelievable!" She looked at her girlfriend "Don't answer that."

Liara walked over "Ladies, everything ok?"

"No mom, Mili is being an ass!" sneered Benezia.

Mili looked at her aunt then the small group as she fiddled with her pant leg "I... ummm was just giving her a hard time."

Benezia crossed her arms "Uh huh."

Liara looked at Mili then at her daughter Hmmm tension. She looked at Xana with an arched brow marking when she saw her in only jeans, regular shoes, and a long sleeve shirt. "Mili, please tell me you have clothes for this girl and where's your stuff?"

She stood behind Xana and gave a quiet laugh "No, Auntie I don't."

Xana hit her arm "You're making me look like an idiot in front of all of them."

Miranda walked up and smiled "Well Xana, welcome to the family of childish behavior." She said then hugged her daughter.

Mil laughed "Babe, like I was going to let you go through this whole vacation without the right clothes. Come on. Give me more credit than that. Goodness." She looked at her aunt "Auntie how much time do we have?"

Liara looked down at her omni tool "Umm zero. He's about to make his announcement then you can head to the shops." She turned to Suada "What about you Sue?"

Sue smiled "I'm good Lady Liara! Nezzie here already took care of me. We're about the same height and wear the same size clothes. So, I'm borrowing her stuff. Thank you though."

"Actually mom, Sue needs a pair of boots but she's good on everything else." said Benezia

Liara nodded "Not a problem. We'll see what they have at the shops."

Xana elbowed her lover "I'm the only one. Even Bene's girlfriend came prepared and you didn't even introduce me to her."

She grabbed her side "Oowww. Sorry." She grit her teeth a few times then turned to Suada "Hey Sue, this is my girlfriend Xana. Xana this is Sue. Sue is Anna's friend from grade school but they all go to Uni together and she also went to the Academy. You actually know her cousin."

Xana pinched her brow "Nice to meet you." She looked at her lover "I do?"

"Yea Kytis..."

"Oh, you're Ranitea's cousin?" said Xana

Sue smiled "Yea... Suada Kytis"

Xana nodded then said "So, what is this rite of passage? Do I not have to do it?"

Anna scoffed "Only the ones that deserve it, go through it and apparently you don't."

Sue clamped her lips shut as she looked at her lover. Benezia lifted her brow markings as she looked back at her then at Mili. Mili pinched her brow markings as she looked at Bene then over at her confused girlfriend and before she could say anything her aunt did.

Liara whipped her head over at her daughter "Annabelle!"

Anna arched a brow marking "What? It's true. How is she even here without getting approved?"

Liara glared at her then said through her teeth "Enough!"

Anna pointed at her cousin then spoke with irritation "Is Mili not part of this family or considered our older sister? If she is then she should be treated like everyone else!"

"I said ENOUGH!" sneered her mother

(It seems Anna has an issue with Xana.) said Shepard

(Seems so or just thinks it's unfair.) replied Liara. Liara continued to glare at her eldest and waited for her to speak again but she didn't. Liara looked over at Xana "Xana, please excuse my extremely rude daughter. She tends to fly by the seat of her pants and rarely has a filter."

Xana nodded but before she could say anything Liara turned and pulled her eldest off to the side.

Shepard spoke "Alright everyone bring it in. Everyone knows the rules except a small handful of people." He covered all the resort family rules that were the same as the summer rules. "Alright get your bands, head up to your rooms and get settled in. We'll meet back down here in an hour if you want to head out for some out-door activities."

Mili glanced over at Benezia putting on Sue's security band. She pinched her brow markings when Benezia kissed Sue's lips. "You're going to have so much fun. Come on let me show you our room. You're going to love it!" said Benezia

"Ooooh do we get our own room?" asked Sue as she placed her hands on her hips and pulled her in closer.

A slight pain hit her heart as she watched them. That was supposed to be her lover and she's supposed to be in her bed. She closed her eyes and grit her teeth when she heard Benezia. "nMmm sort of but you are with me in my bed babe."

Sue smiled as she quickly raised her brow markings "Mmm."

Benezia giggled "Uh huh!" She grabbed her hand "Ohh.. umm boots. Let's head over to the shops."

Xana grabbed on to Mili's hand "Are you ok?"

"I umm got nauseated there for a moment." replied Mili

Xana squeezed her hand "Babe, I'm so excited." She looked over at the shops "So, about these clothes."

Mil watched Benezia as she walked toward the shops "Yea, let's go."

Xana pulled her over to the shops "Oh my gosh look at this stuff. So pretty!" She grabbed a fluffy jacket and tried it on. "This is sooo warm!" She looked down at the price tag and quickly took the jacket off then looked at several more pieces of clothing and their price tags. "All this stuff is so expensive."

Mil looked at the price tag "Yea, resort prices but it's fine just get what you want."

She looked up and saw Lady Liara glide toward her "How does she do that?"

Mil's eyes were focused on Benezia then quickly looked over at Xana "Huh? What? Who?

"Your aunt, she just glides with perfection when she walks." said Xana

She laughed softly "Yea, she tends to do that."

Liara walked into the shop and over to them "Xana, I'm sorry about earlier. I hope my daughter didn't upset you."

"It's fine. Am I supposed to go through this rite of passage?" asked Xana

Liara looked at Mili then at Xana "That is something their father does to help himself feel better about who his daughters are dating. It's not something that's set in asari stone."

"Oh ok. I was confused and I didn't understand why Anna was adamant about it."

"Anna sees Mili as her older sister and she feels that's it's unfair that they have to endure this but she does not." said Liara

"I'll go through it!" said Mili

Liara quickly looked over at Mili and just looked at her for a moment. Does she know that I know? Is she asking me for that chance? I know she would pass with flying colors and she doesn't even have to go through it. "Mili, Xana doesn't need to go through it unless you really want her to and if you do then you know who you need to speak with."

Mili nodded "Yes, ma'am."

Liara placed her hand on a clothing rack as she slowly shuffled through the clothes "So, what are you getting?"

"I have no idea. What do I need to get?" asked Xana

"Well... let's—" Liara bumped into her slightly when two kids plowed into the back of her.

"Mommy! Cam won't stop poking me." said Samreya

"Nah uh! You're not being nice. Neither is Jess!" said Cameron

Liara turned and knelt down "Ok, Ok, Both of you knock it off." Liara looked up when Miranda walked in and sternly said "I told you two to stay with me!"

"Mommy! Sammie isn't being nice!" said Cam

"Not true Didi. He was poking me and he thumped my crest!"

"I did not! That was Jess!"

"She did not!"

Miranda rolled her eyes "Ok, ok, everyone just chill out and stop poking each other. We've barely been here thirty minutes and you're already breaking the rules!"

Liara stood up "I'm so sorry Xana. Ok, so, clothes..."

Miranda smiled then said "Oh, yay clothes shopping."

Mili rolled her eyes "Oh, here we go... I'm going to go broke."

Liara laughed "Nah we'll be gentle."

She tapped at her omni tool then grabbed Xana's hand "Here that should cover it."

Xana tapped at her omni tool to accept the credits. She looked down then up quickly "Babe, holy shit!"

"Auntie, that should cover it and if it doesn't just tell me what I owe you. I'm going to run these two boogers off. Can you take Xana up to the room when your done with your shopping spree?"

Liara, Miranda and Xana smiled "Yes, thank you Mili."

"Yep." She kissed her lover "See you in a bit." She lifted her hands and gently roared at the young ones "Oooh wait until I get you."

They laughed as they scurried off then she ran after them.

Benezia walked up to her mom "Mom, I set a pair of boots on the counter." She pointed "There."

Liara nodded as she looked toward the counter "Are you sure that's all she needs?"

"Yes, if anything else comes up I'll let you know." said Benezia

Sue smiled "Thank you. That's the cheapest pair I could find."

Liara smiled "You didn't have to pick the cheapest pair. You can pick something else."

"Oh, it's ok and those are fine. Thank you." said Sue

"Mom, it's not like anything here isn't name brand. What she picked out is more than suitable."

Liara and Miranda gave a side nod "True."

"We're heading up to the room. We'll see you later." said Benezia

Liara nodded then looked at Xana "So, how she been doing?"

"Oh, much better than when she first came home and she's almost back to her normal self. At times she seems to not be herself."

Liara looked at Miranda then at Xana "How do you mean?"

"At times she's sad or depressed even but when I come in the room and ask if she's ok she'll put on a smile and say that she's fine. I'm not sure what that's about and she doesn't want to talk about it. I'm assuming it has to do with whatever happened to her but I can tell that she's hurting when she's like that."

Liara nodded "Anything else?"

"She still has nightmares occasionally. I've tried the technique Zen talked to me about but she's extremely resistant."

"Yea... that's just her security measures."

"Just cuddling at night and whispering in her aux during her nightmares helps. Other than that she's… ummm better."

Liara looked at her for a moment "You hesitated. What else is happening?"

"I know before all this happened Keke and Benezia conversed on a consistent weekly... even daily basis but since she's returned there's been none of that." Xana pinched her brow markings "Some of her nightmares involve Benezia and she'll call out her name frightfully. Did something happen?"

Liara and Miranda just looked at each other then Liara said "Mili and Benezia have been the best of friends for a very long time." Liara pinched her brow markings as she ran the back of her hand up the bottom of her chin then said "There was an incident that occurred and Benezia died for a brief moment before she was resuscitated and afterwards she was in a coma for several weeks. This happened mainly because of Mili and she took it very hard. I'm assuming Mili is still bothered by it."

"That explains the nightmares but not the other." said Xana

Liara arched a brow marking "I'm going to also assume it fractured their bond." She replied plainly

"Oh… Can I ask what happened exactly?" said Xana

Liara shook her head then firmly said "No, I would rather not talk about it."

Xana looked down "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to—"

"It's quite alright. Now about these clothes…" said Liara

—/

Gwyn saw her sister Benezia talking with Sue as they emerged from their room. She took a breath then said "Nez?"

Benezia looked over when she called her name "Yea?"

"Ummm can I talk to you for a moment?" asked Gwyn

She looked at her girlfriend "I shouldn't be too long."

Sue smiled "Ok, I'll just be over there." She said as she thumbed over toward the large living room area.

Benezia nodded then walked over to her sister "What's up?"

"I need to talk to you, privately."

"Oh, ok. Let's talk in your room." They walk in Gwyn's room and once they entered she engaged the locks on the door.

Benezia turned to face her sister "So, what's going on?"

She wrung her hands together then said "Well… I'm curious and I'm going to apologize in advance but I'm highly confused as to why—"

"I not with Mili?" replied Benezia

Gwyn turned a darker shade then said "Yes..."

"Because it's not meant to be sister."

She shook her head then said "That's not true. You haven't even tried."

Benezia turned her back to her as she took a deep breath "I don't want to talk about this..."

"I'm sorry. It just… that you two are a fantastic match."

Benezia quickly wiped the leaking tears from her eyes "Gwyn... please don't."

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you." She scrunched her face then looked down as she rubbed her arm "I...I... just wa..wa...want to na..na...know—"

Her sister pinched her brow markings then turned quickly when her sister began to stutter "Gwyn? Why are you so nervous? What do you know? What has happened?"

"I...I..."

Benezia placed her hands on her sister's shoulders "Slow down, breathe, gather then speak."

Gwyn took several deep breaths "I ummm have… th…th….the…" She took a deep breath "…same fa…fa…feelings for Lena."

Benezia eyes widen as she smiled broadly "Wow, big news. You should tell her."

Gwyn nodded "Sa…some day. Does that mean I can na…na…never act on them?"

"Lena is not of our family sister. You're fine."

"But na..neither is Mili. So, why does ma…mother disapprove?"

Benezia furrowed her brow markings "Mili is uncle Alex's daughter. What do you mean mom disapproves? She knows?"

Gwyn took another deep breath as she nodded "Yes, mom knows. I overheard her discussing it with dad and Miranda at the house before we went back to the Academy and she was irritated by it. She even said, "I'm Lady of the house, I approve and disapprove of my daughters' relationships!" She was very firm when she said it too. They continued to discuss it but I didn't hear the rest of the conversation after that. I don't understand why she would disapprove."

"Because it's taboo!"

Gwyn shook her head "Not from my understanding. There's a class that's been implemented at school that says the father doesn't matter only the mother and mom said the same thing."

Benezia mouth dropped open "Wait... so it's not taboo?"

"No."

She smiled "This is wonderful, thank you."

"So, you two didn't know? That's why you're not together?" said Gwyn

"Correct but…there's other people involved now." She smiled "But we have plenty of time to venture down that road."

"But why does mom disapprove?" asked Gwyn

Benezia shrugged "I don't know. Mom loves Mili like..." she closed her eyes as she grunted "...a daughter."

Gwyn rose her brow markings "Ahh... Does she feel the same way about Lena?"

She sighed "I don't know—" they both turned when they heard a knock at the door then Mili say "Hey, a little help out here!"

Benezia unlocked the door then looked at her and smiled "What's a matter? Can't handle the pressure?"

She laughed "Pressure? More like crazy hell. They're jumping on us like fucking monkeys."

Mili jerked back as she turned to show Benezia her sister dangling off her back "See... look at this! Like I'm a fucking transportation unit or some shit!"

Benezia giggled then leaned into her aux "I need to speak with you."

Mili leaned into her "nMmm about what?"

She placed her hand on Mili's stomach "Later..."

She pinched her brow markings and quickly grabbed her hand then grabbed at her sister's hands "Jess get down. I need to speak with Bene."

"Aww man" Jess said as she released from her sister.

Gwyn grabbed Jess's hand "Let's go find Lena."

"Let's go talk in my room" said Mili. They walked down the hallway then through the large living room toward the master. They saw Anna, Riley and Sue playing with Sammie and Cam. Riley smiled at them and was about to say something but Mil held up a hand "Five minutes, I need to talk to Bene for a moment. Shouldn't take too long." As they both walked into her room Mili said "V.I open only on approval." She looked over at her cousin "What's going on?"

"Gwyn just informed me that our relationship is not taboo."

Mil pinched her brow markings "What?"

"Supposedly only the mother matters, not the father." replied Benezia

She smiled broadly "That's great news! Wait... so what's the problem?"

Benezia looked down "My mother disapproves..."

"Holy shit! Auntie knows?"

"Yes... being the Lady of the house her say goes."

Mili shook her head "But why? I thought auntie cared about me... loved me. I don't understand."

Benezia sighed "She does... in fact she does as if you were her own daughter. That's the problem."

Mili let out a long breath "Ahh... She's afraid if something ever happened between us there would be conflict."

"I'm assuming so, Yes."

Mili inched closer to her and ran her hand slowly down her face "I miss you..."

"I miss you too." said Benezia as she leaned into her hand "What's wrong?"

"I don't like that you're with someone...it bothers me. I told you this."

Benezia smirked "Oh, so it's ok if you're with Xana but I can't be with anyone?"

Mili clenched her fists "No!"

She gently ran her hand up her face "Mili... that's not fair. She takes my mind off you just as Xana does for you."

Mili sighed "I'm sorry." She said as she peered into her icy blue eyes for a long moment then grunted.

"What?" she said softly as she smiled

"I love your eyes. They're so beautiful and I could swim in them." Mili said as she inched closer to her.

"Yea?" Benezia said softly

"Mhmmm" She gently ran her thumb over Benezia's lips then down her chin. "I miss your smell, your touch, you being in my mind, you holding me at night, everything..."

Benezia scrunched her face as tears fell from her eyes.

Mili gently ran her hand up her face "My day goes on but there's a void that only you can fulfill and it'll continue to be there until I'm with you again." She leaned in to kiss her but before she could there was a knock at the door. Benezia quickly wiped the tears from her face as Mil turned toward the door "Yea?"

"What the fuck? Come help us with these fucking monsters!" scowled Anna

Mili laughed "The door is open, come in. We're almost done."

Anna opened the door then hissed "Yea well hurry the fuck up!" She pointed out to the living room "Look at that crazy shit."

Mili and Benezia's eyes widen at the three kids running around like mad children "Ok ok… two seconds and we'll be out there."

Benezia laughed when she heard her girlfriend say "Back up needed ASAP! Bring tranquilizers! Lots and lots of tranquilizers!"

Once the door closed behind Anna, Mil leaned in and kissed her hungrily.

Benezia giggled "You're jealous."

"nMmm I can't help it. You should be with me, my love."

Benezia tapped Mili's nose "I know but we have plenty of time to venture down this path again. Be patient, my love and one day we'll be back together."

She smiled "I know and that's why I love you. You will always remain in my heart as will our time together."

Benezia nodded "I know but until then we must behave, Ok?" She said then walked toward the door.

"Yea…" she quickly walked up behind her and pulled her to her. She slowly ran her hand down her stomach and over her sex then whispered in her aux "I miss making love to you."

Benezia leaned into her as she closed her eyes then breathed out "nMmm. Yea?"

She slowly kissed down her neck "mHmmm."

Benezia turned to her and leaned in close "You are a bad…bad girl."

She smiled as she ran her hands down her back and over her butt "I know…and I want you to spank me."

She kissed her one last time "When it's your turn, I will. Now behave."

A smile slowly crept across Mili's face. "Alright." She took a deep breath "Let's go help with these ruffians."

—/

Xana walked through the door with multiple her bags in hands. Mili looked up and over at her "Good lord did you buy out the whole shop?"

Liara and Miranda walked in behind her and laughed "Almost Mili but I think we left a few socks on the rack."

Mil let out a breath "So, what do I owe you?"

Liara waved a hand at her "Nothing and thank you for giving us a sanity break for half an hour." Liara set a bag off to the side "Sue, these are your boots. I also took the liberty of getting you several sets of "winter" socks."

Sue got up from the loveseat and left the warmth of her lover "Thank you!"

"Oh, good call mom. I forgot about that." said Benezia

Miranda clapped her hands "Ok, you two... three let's go!"

"Anna? Where is your dad?" asked her mother

"Umm resting I'm sure, with you two gone and these three-running ramped in here ."

Liara rolled her eyes "Lena, I'm assuming your mom is resting too with Jes in here."

Lena laughed "Doubtful she has Sel with her but maybe."

Liara looked down at her omni tool "Ok, let's go. Ladies, we'll see you downstairs in a few?"

"Yep, you know it." replied Benezia

—/

Mili gave Xana a face after they left "Oh man, they are ruffians!"

Bene looked at all the bags then said "Damn Mil you let her go on a shopping spree with mom. You're broke."

Mil laughed "I know right! Dangerous!" she said as she got up from the couch.

Anna propped her feet up on the coffee table "Trying to play with the major leaguers?"

Mil pinched her brow markings quickly then looked at Bene who gave her a look. "No, not trying..."

Ry spoke "Almost as bad as when Anna goes shopping."

"Oh, shut up Ry!" hissed Anna

"Whatever Miss all I wear are designer clothes." replied Riley

"And what the fuck do you think you're wearing?" said Anna

"I believe your old shirt from two years ago. I don't need new clothes every season you bouji bitch."

Mili lifted her brows as she gave Xana a flat smile. Then Bene leaned in and said "Welcome Prass!" She waved her hand over to Suada "Fortunately, Sue here already knows how brutal Anna can be."

Suada laughed "That's the truth. Shit Anna, you're about as pleasant as an itchy butthole."

Everyone erupted into laughter then Benezia kissed her cheek "Oh my god that…was magnificent!"

Prass chuckled "I love it already."

Anna hurled a couch pillow at her friend "Whatever." She looked at Prass and blatantly said "Prass, I don't know how you two fuck but let's keep the sexual moans to a minimum. No out doing anyone here and I sure as shit don't want to hear you." She pointed to her sister then Suada "I've heard you two bitches plenty at home. Keep the moaning down."

Suada leaned on her girlfriend "I can't help it. My lovely lady here is wonderful." She said then kissed her cheek.

Gwyn shook her head "Goodness Anna." Then looked over at Mili grit her teeth as she pinched her brow markings briefly toward Suada.

Prass blushed slightly "Umm ok."

Mil just shook her head "Anna, you're such as ass. You're the loudest fucking one here and we all know that you do that shit on purpose. God and you came stag this year and that means randoms in our room."

"Oh so you're just going to point me out. What about the rest?"

Mil laughed "The rest? You mean Riley? Or our two shy sisters? You're just the worst, you whore."

"Whatever... fuck you!" she said as she grabbed a couch pillow and threw it at her.

Mil caught the pillow before it hit her "Oh, you're going to throw shit at me!"

"Damn straight! What the fuck are you going to do about it?"

Mili threw the pillow back at her "Fuck you!"

"No thank you!" exclaimed Anna

Mil smirked "You wish!" Then gave a quick glance at Benezia

Anna arched a brow "Actually, I don't!"

Mil shook her head as she grabbed a few of her lovers bags. "Ok, enough of this shit. Let's get this stuff put up and get dressed."

—/

She dropped the bags on the bed and her lover attacked her. They fell back on to the bed "Oh my god babe! I hung out with Lady Liara and she is so awesome. I've never done that in my life, just grabbed clothes without a care in the world and not having to worrying about money."

Mil laid back and smiled "Yea? I'm glad you enjoyed it."

Prass crawled on her and kissed her "mHmm. I love you."

Mil paused for a moment before she replied "I love you too..."

"You spoil me too much. I can't let you go now."

Mil laughed somewhat hesitantly "Is that why your with me? Hmmm? For my money?"

"You better be kidding!" she said as she kissed her

"You know I am but you said it."

"Well, I'd be stupid to let such a lovely asari such as yourself go!"

Mili stared at the ceiling "Yea…"

—/

Later the next evening...

"Oh my gosh babe that was soo much fun!" said Prass

Bene laughed "Prass, how in the hell did you have fun? You consistently wiped out time and again!"

"Yea, I did but I'm getting the hang of it. I'm totally kicking those green bunny slopes ass tomorrow!"

Ry laughed "I bet you will."

"So, Mil when are you going to hit the black slopes or at least the blue one with us?" asked Anna

"Umm I don't know maybe in the next day or so" replied Mili

"The next day or so? What the fuck? Sammie and Cam aren't even on the green slopes and they're five." She pointed to her friend Sue "Fucking Sue has already moved on to the blue ones. Maybe it's because your girl has ZERO fucking athletic skills! Fuck!"

Sue pinched her lips together as she furrowed her forehead.

Bene gave her sister a nasty looked and before Mil could say anything she did "Anna! Will you stop! What the fuck do you want her to do just leave her behind?"

She mumbled "Yea!"

Bene thumped her crest then whispered in her aux "Enough..."

Anna grunted as she leaned on the bar then groaned "Whatever..."

-/

Xana kissed her lover's shoulder "mmmMmm baby again please."

Mil grunted "mMmm you love that toy too much! Maybe you should get a male lover."

She scoffed "What? Don't say that!" She slapped her ass "You love dominating me anyway."

Mil laughed softly "You enjoy it."

"I know I do because it's you!" She got out of bed and put her robe on. "I need some water. Do you want anything?"

"Sure. Water would be great. Thanks babe."

Prass walked toward the kitchen and she saw Anna, Bene, Suada and Ry chatting softly at the table as they played cards and drank. They stopped when she got closer. "Hey, ladies."

Benezia looked her over then said "Hey…"

Prass opened the fridge and grabbed a few waters. When she turned Anna was standing near her. "Oh my gosh. You scared me."

Anna looked at her then said "I want to make this clear. You hurt her in anyway and you'll receive not only my wrath but all of ours."

Prass wrinkled her brow markings "I ummm don't plan on doing that. If anyone hurts anyone it'll be her hurting me before I hurt her."

"You better not be in it for the money either!" She said as she poked her finger into her shoulder joint.

Xana quickly grabbed her shoulder "I'm not. I work ya know. I didn't ask her for this stuff she just gives it to me."

Bene stood up "Ok Anna, that's enough."

"Sorry, she's... intoxicated and she's just being protective. Even though she's our cousin she's more like our eldest sister..." said Riley

"No, I get it. I want you to know that I really do love her." said Xana

"mmhmm...It looks more to me like you have her under a spell" said Anna

"That's enough Anna." Benezia said firmly

Prass took a breath as she backed away "Ok, well goodnight."

"Yea..." said Anna as she leaned on the counter

"Goodnight" said the other three.

Bene groaned "Anna, why do you have to be such a bitch?"

"What? I'm only concerned for my sister! She rarely even hangs out with us and that's not like her. She also showers her with gifts. You know how much money she spent on her the other day. Like five thousand credits or some stupid shit like that. I don't like this."

Bene glanced toward Mil's room then at her sister "I know but she can't just leave her alone while she goes to the other slopes either. You didn't do that with Mike when he came that one time." She patted her girlfriend's hand "I didn't leave Sue behind."

"Yea but Sue isn't all clingy and a prissy bitch either."

Bene rolled her eyes "Xana isn't prissy…"

"Ok, well she's not like us and I don't think she's a good fit for her. I honestly don't even know what she sees in her."

Benezia sighed "Maybe…"

"Well, she does have those lovely purple eyes." said Riley.

Benezia gave a slight nod "Mili does have a thing for eyes."

Anna rolled her eyes "Whatever…To make a point I didn't send Mike on a shopping spree either!"

"Yea but Mil has her own money and we don't. She doesn't have to ask her mom for money like she did before. There's a difference."

Anna rolled her eyes "I guess..."

—/

Prass walked through the door and set the water down on the night stand. She removed her robe and slipped back into bed. She took a drink of water then slid over to her lover.

Mili grunted at her cool body leaning against her. "Took you long enough."

"Oh, sorry. Your cousins are still awake and we had a quick chat."

"Oh yea? About what?"

"Ummm you."

Mili turned her head toward her "You had a slight tone when you said that. What happened?"

"Anna..."

Mil groaned "Ugh... what did she say?"

"Nothing... she's just being protective of you and I get it."

"You didn't tell me what she said."

Xana shook her head then said, "It doesn't matter."

"It does or you wouldn't have said anything."

"I just thought... they liked me... Anna obviously has a problem with me."

"Mili turned her body toward her and propped herself up on an elbow "Well, what the fuck did she say?"

"She... just said that I better not hurt you and that I better not just be in it for the money. It wasn't a joking tone when she said it. She was firm."

She raked her hands down her face "Ugggh... sorry. What did the others say?"

"Bene told her to chill out and Ry just said sorry. Gwyn and Lena weren't out there and Sue didn't say anything."

She smiled "My girl Bene... I love that girl."

Prass leaned back as she scrunched her eye brow markings "What..?"

Mil looked at her "What?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Huh? What do you mean?" said Mil

"What do you mean by MY girl and that you LOVE her?" asked Xana

"Oh, umm of course I love her she's my best friend...my confidant... my family."

"Wait... I thought I was your best friend and you two don't even really talk anymore."

Mil let out a breath "I mean yea... you are. It's just... she's Bene—"

She pouted "Ugh..."

"Xana... you're jealous of B?"

"Maybe... you made it seem like you loved her more than me."

Mili paused for a brief moment as she clenched one of her hands then said "Well...I do… but don't..."

Xana huffed "What?"

"She's my family...my sister... we've always been close ever since we were young. Benezia will always be there but you won't."

Xana's eyes flashed "What the fuck does that mean? Are you leaving me? Do you two… have some love affair going on?"

Mili clenched her hand quickly then sat up and raked her hands down her face and grunted "I'm just saying that if we move on... whenever that is she will still be around because she's family. That's it." She looked at her lover pouting next to her. "You honestly can't be mad right now."

"No..."

"Then what are you worried about or jealous about?"

"I don't know. I just don't like it when you say you love someone else and I honestly thought we were best friends."

Mil gave a soft laughed "Awwww you really are jealous." She ran her hand gently up her face "I can have more than one best friend, can't I?"

She ran her hands down her back as she smiled "Yes, and I'm sorry."

—/

Later into the night Mili was staring at the ceiling in the darkness as Benezia ran through her mind. She glanced over at her lover and saw that she was sound asleep. She slipped out of bed and quickly put on her robe then exited her room. She looked around the dark living room and saw that no one was in there but security detail. She silently walked toward Benezia's room down the hall and paused when she heard soft moaning. She grit her teeth at her having sex with another person. She leaned into the door then closed her eyes when she heard her moans. Her sounds were music to her and she missed them. "nMmm yess nMmm right there nMmm"

Mili pulled away from the door as she clenched her fists. She let out a breath then ran her hands over her face. Fuuuuck!

—/

Mil held on to her tube with one hand and her lover's hand with the other as they walked the rest of the way toward the tube lanes. She smiled as she looked at Xana "Welcome to Shepard hill."

"Why is it called Shepard hill?"

"Because we buy it out while we're here. It's ours and only we can use it during our block out times and no lines because it's just our family. She stumbled forward when Bene bumped her tube into her.

"Excuse me. Couldn't help but bump that bubble butt!" said Benezia as she smiled at her

Mil quickly looked back at her butt "I have a bubble butt? Seriously?" She looked at her lover "Do I?"

Bene laughed then Anna said, "Damn Mil check out that bubbly ass."

Her lover shrugged "Not really...but I love your ass."

"Mil, are you sure that ass is going to fit in your tube?" taunted Anna

Mill dropped her tube and ran after Anna "Shut up!"

Anna dropped her tube and ran then ran behind her mom "Mom! Help..." she squealed as she shielded herself behind her mother.

Liara laughed as she wrapped her arms behind her and looked at Mili darting from side to side to try and get to Anna. "Oooh no! What did you do?"

"She said I had a bubbly ass!" hissed Mili as she looked at Anna sticking her tongue at her.

Liara rumbled in laughter "Ok you two. I have enough of that with these two young ones I don't need it from you two as well! Now get."

Anna darted out from behind her mother then slapped her cousin's ass "Damn cuz you need to work that fat ass!" she said then ran

Mil ran after her as she growled "You're going to pay for that!"

"Yea like that ass can catch me!" Anna ran for her tube then jumped in it and flew down the hill then turned and flipped her off.

"Oh no you don't." Mil said as she ran to her tube and jumped in it to catch up to her.

Miranda laughed and shook her head then slapped Liara's ass "Kind of like you."

Liara glared at her "You hush!"

Shepard laughed then said "So, it begins."

Miranda and Liara laughed "Yep…"

Bene watched both of them fly down the hill then looked at Xana and said, "Well, seems you got left behind."

"Looks like!" said Prass

Ry walked up "Well... you just jump in and go but try to stay in it. Have a seat and just push off."

Xana looked around "Umm...I was hoping to go down with Keke. Maybe I should just wait until she comes back up."

Ry looked at Bene as Bene looked at her and they both smiled wickedly. "We'll go down with you."

"Damn Lia, she has it bad. She won't be going anywhere any time soon and she's almost as bad as you were. Very clingy with Mil." said Miranda

Liara grunted then nodded in agreement.

Xana eased into her tube slowly "Ok... I can do this..."

"Yep." replied Ry right before she shoved her tube down the hill.

"Oh my gawwwwd!" she screamed as she slid down the hill

Suada looked at Bene then at Riley and laughed "Damn Ry."

Bene snickered "How do you want to do this? Slow or run and jump?"

"Run and jump!" replied Sue

Bene slapped her hand "Yess! That's my girl!" she looked at her then at her sister Ry. "Let's do this." Bene looked over as she watched her girlfriend set her tube down in front of one of the lanes then backed up a distance. She smiled at her as she pinched her brow markings "What are you doing?"

"Check this out!" She said then ran and jumped over her tube then landed her butt in the middle of the tube. She turned when she heard her girlfriend yell "NICE!" She threw her hands up in the air and gave two thumbs up. She felt the wind and coldness whipping at her face as she zipped down the hill "Wooohooo!" as her tube picked up speed she yelled out "This is awesome!"

When they all got to the bottom of the hill they walked over to Prass and Benezia extended her hand "You ok?"

She laughed "Yes!"

"Want to go again?" asked Riley

"Hell yes!" She grabbed her tube and ran toward the lift "This time another way!"

Bene looked around for Mil and her sister. She smiled she when saw Mil running after Anna then tackled her into a large fluff of snow. She shook her head then laughed "I think you got her!" She yelled

Mil grabbed her tube "That I did. Where's Prass?"

"Oh, her ass is half way up the hill." She said as she pointed toward the lift

Mil laughed "That chicken shit came down by herself?"

"Ooooh not without help." She said as she laughed and thumbed her thumb at Riley.

Mil shook her head as she smiled "You're terrible."

"Well, someone has to help pull her out of your ass." said Anna as she turned "I'll be back I have to get my tube."

"Yea yea..." she said as she bumped her cousins. "Come on let's go again!"

Riley and Sue started up toward the lift as Mil and Benezia lingered behind. Mil leaned into Bene's aux "I don't have a bubble butt do I babe?"

Bene snickered as she arched her brow marking "You have a slappable ass babe."

Mili smiled "Your ass is slappable. I'd love to slap your ass right now."

"I know my ass is slappable. Now... behave."

She gave her a frown "Sorry."

"Now we just need to get her off those fucking green slopes." said Anna as she walked up

Mil sighed "No shit... I really want to hit those black ones. Fuck…"

"Well, how about she just go with Jes for a bit tomorrow so you can." said Anna

"I don't know. She's very pouty." replied Mili

Anna rolled her eyes "Gawd damn Mil. How'd you pick a fucking cry baby?"

Mil shoved her "Shut up! No worse than Mike was."

"Yea and I'm not with him anymore am I?

Mil rolled her eyes "Yea well... she's not going anywhere any time soon. So, just fucking deal with it."

-/

They were standing at the top of the hill and close to the tube lanes. "How do you want to go down this time?" said Anna as she turned and looked down the hill.

"I don't know Anna... how about bare ass!" said Mil as she pushed her down the hill

Anna's eyes flashed as she lunged forward on the hill then looked back as she slid down and yelled "You bitch!"

Mil laughed as she flipped her off.

Suada gasped slightly then chuckled "Damn, Mil."

Bene walked up to her "That was… so not cool."

Mil continued to laugh as she leaned over laughing "Oh come on B—" Her eyes flashed when Bene gently put her boot on her butt and pushed her down the hill. "Oooooh! The betrayal B! I'm hurt!" Mil yelled as she slid down the hill on her stomach.

Suada laughed "Damn babe!"

Xana ran over "Oh my gawd! Why'd you do that?" she snapped

Bene turned and faced Xana as she laughed "It's just wha—" she gasped when she was pushed with vengeful force and instinctively yelled "LIN!" Her eyes were wide as she flew backwards and reached out for her girlfriend. The air in her lungs immediately escaped her when her back slammed against the harden snow then the side of her head. She gasped for air as she tried to gather her breath and grunted several times when her crest repeatedly hit the ground. She curled her lip and snarled "Ooooh you bitch!"

Her shadow Lindanux turned toward her frantic call but didn't see her "Nezzie!" She quickly hit her com unit "Lady—"

"I saw. I'm heading over there now." replied Liara

Suada eyes widen as she reached for her girlfriend "Babe!" she whipped her head around at Xana and pushed her as she growled "What the fuck is wrong with you?"

Riley, Gwyn, and Lena ran up to them and Riley quickly said "What the hell? Why did you do that?"

Xana's heart began to beat faster as she backed away from them then pointed down the hill "Benezia pushed Keke so I pushed her!"

Sue stepped closer to her as her anger elevated "They were playing! Don't you know anything about this family?"

"Playing—" replied Xana

"Yea, you ignorant ass!" scowled Sue

Liara quickly walked up to them and placed her hands between them "Ok ladies, let's calm down!"

"Lady Liara, she pushed Bene in anger!" said Sue

"I know—" Liara's eyes flashed when she saw Xana's body jerk when her daughter pushed her down the hill. She turned to Shay and quickly said "Shay, get a few ladies on Anna and Benezia right now!"

"Yes, ma'am" replied Shay

Shepard walked up "Well, that was—"

"Marvelous!" exclaimed Sue as she laughed

Riley slowly turned her head toward her sister "Dayuuum Gwynne!"

"What?" replied Gwyn as she shrugged. She glanced down the hill and said, "Push my sister you bitch!" When she turned everyone was looking at her with a furrowed forehead.

Miranda walked up with Tev and the younger kids "Well… that was a domino effect."

"Yea… the rest of this vacation should be interesting." said Shepard

—/

Mil stood up and brushed the snow off her clothes then she was struck from the side and landed into a large mound of fluffy snow. "Owww damn Anna!"

She shoved snow in her face "Eat it! You dirty bitch!" she said before she got up and ran.

Mil got up as she ran her hands down her face to clear off the cold wetness "Oh, you bitch!" She said as she laughed. She got up and was about to run after her but saw Bene sliding down the remaining part of the hill on her back. When she hit the bottom she ran up to her. "Nezzie, are you ok?"

She groaned as she looked up and saw Mili standing over her "I think so. I don't know…. My back hurts and the side of my crest is killing me" She lifted her hand toward her injury "Am I bleeding?"

Mil quickly removed her gloves and tucked them in her jacket pocket as she knelt down and gently tilted her head then made a face "Oooh yea you have snow burn and rash." She saw blood trickling out of the side of her crest and touched it gently. Benezia winced when she touch it "Sorry babe…" She gently ran her hand down the side of her face and whispered, "Want me to kiss it better?"

She smiled as she closed her eyes "I wouldn't mind it my love."

"Meet me and I will."

"Maybe I will, right after I kick her ass."

Mili raised her brow markings "Woah… easy..."

Anna ran up beside them "Shit sister, what happened and who's ass are we kicking?"

Before Benezia could say anything they all looked up when they heard a continuous scream and saw someone sliding down the hill in the next lane "Damn is your girl going down bare ass?" asked Anna

"Ummm looks like!"

Bene smiled at the thought of someone pushing her down the hill. Mili grabbed a hold of her under her armpits and gently pulled her to the side. "Let's get you out of the way before you get injured even more."

Anna tapped at her omni tool "Mom, we need a medic at the bottom of the hill."

Her mother came across is a panic "A medic? How bad is it? Let me see!"

Anna flipped the view so her mother could see "I'm not sure she hasn't moved much… maybe she hurt her back?" She looked at the side of her sister's crest and scrunched her face "Looks like snow burn and rash. She's bleeding from multiple abrasions."

"Nezzie, I'm on my way down baby. I'll have Zen over there shortly just stay there and don't move." said her mother

"Ok, mom" replied Benezia

"Ok, honey." said her mother before she ended the call.

Anna looked at her and said "Who?"

Bene shrugged then said "Sue?"

Anna smiled as they both laughed.

Mil looked at both of them "What's so funny?"

"Well, you pushed Anna then I pushed you. Xana didn't like that and she pushed me with force. Ugh god… I hit the ground hard too…fuck!" she said as she pinched her face. "I guess someone pushed her. Maybe Sue or Ry?" Benezia looked at her sister who was now eyeing Xana slide down the rest of the way and gritting her teeth. Ruh Ro big sister is in attack mode.

Mil grunted "Damn... she didn't know we were playing. Fuck..."

Benezia looked at her "Help me up. My ass is getting cold."

Mil looked at Anna and Anna shook her head "I don't think we should move you anymore just stay put until someone comes. I shouldn't have moved you to begin with." said Mili

Bene grunted "Fine…I'll just freeze my ass off! It's bad enough my crest is frozen."

"Good it'll help with the knot you're going to have on your head" Said Mili

"Ugh... shut it." replied Benezia as she laid her head back down

Anger flashed in Anna's eyes when she saw Xana reach the bottom then clenched her fists as she stood. Mil withheld her own anger then placed a hand on Anna's "I know you're angry but let me talk to her first."

She jerked her hand away "Angry doesn't even describe it!" she hissed as she made her way to Xana.

Two asari commandos ran over to Anna and blocked her from her "ANNA! Calm down!"

"Get the fuck out of my way!" demanded Anna

Mil patted Bene's hand "I'll be back."

"Yea, just leave me here…I'm not injured or anything."

Mil dropped her head as she sighed then leaned in close and whispered, "I love you and I'm upset that you're injured."

"mHmm… just go."

Mili grunted as she stood and quickly walked over toward her girlfriend and helped her up. "You ok?"

"No, I'm not ok! I landed on my arm." She said as she grabbed it

Mili touched her arm gently "Does it hurt?"

"Yes…" replied Xana

"I mean like broken hurt?"

"No, just bruised probably."

"Why'd you push her?"

"Well, she pushed you and then someone pushed me!"

She grabbed her hand and pulled her off to the side "Come here! What the hell were you thinking! Do you have any idea what you've done?" she snipped

Xana looked at her with a furrowed brow "Ugh… are you upset with me?"

She let out a breath as she shook her head "Xana… you don't understand the ramifications this has caused or will cause. This family is tightly knitted together especially when it comes to things such as this." She rolled her hands around one another. "You harm one and another will react, hence whoever pushed you."

"I… wasn't thinking when I did it. I just pushed her because I thought she harmed you. I'm sorry."

"Babe, we do this to each other every time we come here. It's what we do and it's all out of fun. No one here is actually angry or mad. We were just playing but you pushed Bene in anger and now she's injured."

Xana looked over at Bene laying on the ground and then saw the trail of indigo blood on the hill. She covered her face as she began to cry "Oh my god. I'm so sorry. Is she ok?"

Mil sighed then hugged her "All we can do now is wait and see what Lady Liara does due to your actions against her daughter."

She sniffled then wiped the tears from her face "What do you mean?"

Mili shook her head as she briefly closed her eyes "Xana, you harmed her daughter in anger and she doesn't take kindly to that. My aunt is not someone you want to be enemies with." She pointed to Anna "Anna, is being held back by those two commandos to prevent her from harming you." She let out a long breath "Not to mention Benezia…and the fact that you pissed off one or both of the other sisters which is out of the ordinary and as of right now I don't know what's going to happen. Like I said ramifications…"

Xana took a ragged breath as she looked over at Anna, Benezia then saw Lady Liara making her way toward them "Oh my god. This is bad…"

Mili nodded "We shall see."

-/

Sue and her other sisters quickly ran over once they got down the hill "Are you ok?"

"I'll be fine." She said as she tried to sit up

Sue knelt down and patted her hand "Don't try to move. The medic should be here shortly." She made a face when she saw her darkened blueberry bloody snow rash down the side of her crest and fringe "Shit babe that looks like it hurts."

She grunted "It does."

Benezia glanced over at her mother "Mom looks pissed."

"Oh, she is… you should have heard her at the top of the hill after she got off the call with Anna." replied Riley

"Yea, like a predator about to take out her prey." said Sue.

Gwyn knelt down then said "Mom, had a brief episode and dad had to calmed her down before she headed down."

Benezia laughed softly "Oh mom, I love you."

They all moved as if they were parting the sea for Lady Liara to get to her injured daughter. She quickly looked her over and saw the indigo blood in the snow. She knelt down, gently tilted her face to the side and looked at the multiple abrasions on the side of her crest then said, "How do you feel?"

"I'm ok mom." replied her daughter

"Are you sure? Did you blackout?" asked her mother

"Yes, I hurt but I'll be fine and no I didn't blackout."

Liara looked up when she heard the shuttle. "Zen will be over soon." She said as she stood then walked toward the shuttle.

-/

The medical transportation unit landed near them. Zen hopped out of the shuttle and talked to Liara as she made her way over to Benezia. "How you feeling?"

"Like a slab of meat in the freezer!" replied Benezia

Zen smirked as she scanned her "No blacked outs huh?"

"Nope."

She looked over the results on her scanner then patted Benezia's leg "Sit up for me….slowly."

"What's the verdict?" asked Liara

"A large contusion on her back and cranial from impact. Several abrasions and small contusions on the side of her cranial caused by the snow scraping against her crest at fast speeds." She pointed "Small lacerations here and here. Probably caused from a pebble or something else in the snow." She looked at Liara and whispered, "Her nanites have already began to repair the damage and there's nothing major."

Liara nodded then said "Ok, when you're finished here go check on Xana."

"Yes, ma'am" Zen looked at Benezia and smiled "A little bit of medi-gel and you'll be fine." She cleaned the abrasions and lacerations on her crest then applied medi-gel along her wounds. "You should be fine but if you get headaches, become dizzy or nauseated then let me know. Keep the crazy activities to a minimum and use a tube for the rest of hill time. I would highly suggest taking it easy and resting in your room for a while, relaxing at the spa, or jacuzzi maybe? Come see me later this evening for a quick check up." She patted her leg "You're good to go."

Benezia smiled as she stood "Thank you." She turned to her family "I'm all good but have to keep the activities to a minimum."

Sue kissed her "I was worried about you. I almost got in a scuffle with Xana at the top of the hill."

Benezia smiled "You did?"

"Yea, but your mom intervened then Gwyn pushed her."

Her mouth dropped open "Wait… did I hear you correctly? Did you say Gwyn?"

Sue giggled "Yes, Gwyn."

She smiled then turned toward her older sister who was yelling "You hurt my sister again and I will stomp you like a fucking bug!"

Liara arched a brow marking at her eldest daughter and took several deep breaths to continue to calm her own self down.

"Bella, I know you're upset but I need you to calm down. This is all a misunderstanding gone wrong." said her father

"I don't give a shit!" hissed Anna

"Come here, now!" demanded Shepard

Anna furrowed her brow markings at her dad "But dad!" she said as she walked over to him.

"I know you're doing your job as the big sister but let it go." said Shepard

She grunted "Fine…"

Benezia walked up to her younger sister "Oooooh my lovely baby sister! I can't believe it!"

Gwyn smiled "She pushed you in—"

"I know…its ok." She whispered in her aux "I'm proud of you. You did good."

"I wish I would have seen it." said Anna as she walked over.

Ry smirked "I saw it!" She said as she laughed "Mom intervened between Sue and Xana then she was talking to Sue." She thumbed her thumb at Gwyn "Then Gwyn here was just like bink off you go." She took a breath "The pushing was awesome don't get me wrong but when she said, "Push my sister you bitch." that was pure icing on the cake."

Xana buried her face in Mili's chest "They all hate me now."

She wrapped her arms around her as she looked over at Benezia and all she wanted to do was comfort her "Nah—" she said

Liara walked up to them "Xana?"

Xana turned and faced her "Yes, ma'am"

"I understand my eldest daughter's frustration as well as the others and I will not apologize for them. You pushed my daughter, their sister in anger. What you do to one can affect us all as we can be protective of one another." She leaned in dangerously close and seethed "You harm anyone of my children again in anger and I will NOT be as lenient the next time around, am I understood?"

Xana swallowed hard "Yes ma'am"

Liara pulled away "Good!" she said then turned away.

Xana turned into Mili "Oh my god. I want to run and hide." mumbled Xana

Mil let out a long breath then looked at her "It's going to be ok. The tape hurts when you rip it off! If you're going to play the game then be in it and take a hold of it. You pushed her and everyone saw. Own it! It's how they play. The only difference is you played in anger just apologize and move on. Either they'll except it or they won't."

She looked at everyone "I'm sorry... I pushed Benezia in anger. I... I didn't know they were playing and I was upset. I didn't even realize what I did until I already did it. I didn't mean to hurt her."

They looked at her and smiled as they nodded "What's done is done but I'm glad you owned up to it." said Shepard

"Good because we'd all have to kick your ass!" said Anna

Mil shook her head "You're such an ass, Anna"

Anna laughed "I know and you love me."

Bene looked at Xana and laughed "Oooh hooo no. Saying you're sorry doesn't cut it!" she snarled

Liara turned quickly toward her daughter with an arched brow marking as did the others. "Nezzie…" she said cautiously

"No mom, this shit is ooon… like fucking Donkey Kong!"

Mil clamped her mouth shut to prevent from laughing as the others erupted in laughter except for Xana.

Xana looked at her lover "I'm confused, what's that mean?"

Mili arched a brow "You're fucked babe."

"What? What's going to happen?"

She shook her head "I'm not entirely sure but by pushing Bene you started the game. You challenged her and she just accepted." Mil turned when she heard her name "Mili?" She looked around then saw her, she smiled "Hey you!"

Xana watched Mil smile at the human and the human female smiling at her.

Mil walked over to her swiftly as the other ran at her and plowed into her "Oh my god! Are you ok? I heard about what happened."

"Yea... I'm fine."

She kissed her cheek "I've missed you babe."

Xana furrowed her brow at the sight of this woman loving on her lover.

Mil hugged her tight "I missed you! How are you?"

"Oh you know living the married life." she said.

Mil grunted when someone jumped on her back. She reached back and grabbed her "Holy shit!" Mil looked around at everyone then she laughed "No fuckin' way!"

The wavy light brown-haired human slid off her "Hey babe! Gawd damn girl it's good to see you!"

Mil laughed then Bene and the others walked up "Eww humans..." said Bene

"What the fuck? We don't get an excited hello?" asked Anna

Bene looked at her cousin Madi then Steph and pointed to Mil's butt. Madi smiled "Damn Mil you got an ass going on there. Huh?"

Then Steph quickly replied "No shit. Bah bam with that ass!"

Mil grunted "Oh, fuck all of you!"

Madi and Steph clung to her cousin and laughed "We're fucking with you." They pointed to Xana "So, who's this?"

Mil turned "Oh, I'm sorry this is my girlfriend Xana Praci." She grabbed her girlfriend's hand "Babe, this is my cousin Madelyn. This is Miranda's daughter." Then pointed to her other cousin "This is my other cousin Stephanie. This is my aunt Kathleen's daughter."

Xana smiled as a wave of relief washed over her that they were family and not ex-lovers "Hi!"

Bene pointed at Xana "Madi, Steph, watch out for her she pushes people down the hill."

Madi gasped as she clutched her chest "Noooo! Who would do such a thing? It's barbaric!"

Bene waved to the side of her head "I know! I just endure it."

Xana blushed and Mil laughed "They're fucking with you."

Madi and Steph's smiles faded when they saw her injuries and walked over to her then said. "Damn Nez, are you ok?"

"Yea…" She said as she gave them a quick brow raise as she slightly tilted her head. They looked at her then the other sisters and did the same motion in return.

Benezia murmured "Game on ladies."

They all replied softly "mhmmm."

-/

Xana looked over at the other girls convening. "I want to go home."

Mil jerked back slightly "What? That'll only make it worse."

"I don't care. I'm not going to stick around while your cousins beat me up."

Mil arched a brow marking then chuckled "They won't beat you up but if you leave now you'll never be welcome back or hear the end of it."

She grunted as she crossed her arms "So, now what?"

"I don't know but sisters stick together and they'll probably pull in Sue, Lena, Madi and Steph." She let out a breath "So, its eight against two."

"Great…"

—/

Mili walked up to Benezia's door and knocked then waited for her to respond.

"Come in." she said then smiled when she saw her. "I thought you went skiing while Xana went to the spa."

She saw her laying there propped up on several pillows. She was wearing a navy-blue tank top and black lace panties. She could tell she wasn't wearing a bra by the way her nipples showed through her shirt. "And miss this opportunity to love on you, no way" she said as she crawled over to her on the bed then leaned down and kissed her passionately. Benezia didn't pull away but pulled her in closer.

"mMmm baby I was worried about you." Mil said as she ran her hand up the length of her thigh then under her panties and gripped her rear.

"Yea?" she said as she ran her hand up the bottom of her fringe

"mHmmm" she managed to get out as she continued to indulged on her sweet lips.

"Who's here?" asked Benezia

"Just the security detail." replied Mili as she made her way in between her legs then leaned down and kissed her neck.

"nMmm." She said as she hooked a leg around her and slowly ran her hands up her back.

Mili smiled as she lifted her tank top to reveal her bare breasts. She gripped one between her hands then wrapped her mouth around her nipple as she rolled her tongue around it then sucked on it. Her mouth made a pop when she remove it from her. She smiled as Benezia giggled. "You always find that funny."

"You do it to make me laugh."

"That I do." She said as she shimmered her hand down her stomach and under panties then ran her fingers up and down her sex "mMmm I miss you baby."

Benezia bit her bottom lip "Mmmm…Yea?"

Mili could feel her becoming slicker as her fingers entered her. "Mhmmm" she murmured as she kissed down her neck.

She grabbed her hand and grunted "Babe, I can't do this."

Mili furrowed her brow markings and jerked her head back "What?"

"I'm sorry but this isn't fair to Sue."

"Are you serious?"

Benezia pulled back as she sat up "Yes…"

"Ahh… this is punishment for leaving you and going to tend to Xana."

She arched a brow marking "It's not like I invited you here and now I'm purposely denying you just to get back at you."

"Oh, it was implied and yes, you are." She grumbled as she slid off her then got off the bed.

"So, now you're leaving because you're not getting what you want?" snipped Benezia

"No!"

"Then stay with me."

"Actually, I'm going to go do what I said I was going to do which is skiing." said Mili

Benezia smirked as she got off the bed then removed her clothing "Ok…have fun."

"I wi…" she said as she turned and looked upon her naked body. She took in her beauty for a long moment then took a step toward her.

"Ah uh." She said as she pointed to the door "Go ski…"

"But…ummm.. I…"

"Oh…" she slowly ran her hands down her naked body "You want this don't you baby?"

Mil followed her hands down her body "I do but—."

Benezia turned her back to her "Ah uh. You failed that challenge babe." She reached in her drawer and pulled out her bikini then slipped it on.

Mili looked her over as she walked by her then out the door "Umm where are you going?"

"To go simmer in the jacuzzi."

"Do you—"

"Nope…" replied Benezia as she continued to walk away.

Mil punched the air Fuck!

-/

Xana's heart was pounding hard. She squeezed her girlfriend's hand "Babe, I don't think I can do this..."

Mil looked at her "What? We're already up here. You can do it! Come on you'll be fine."

She looked out the window "No..." she shook her head "I can't."

Bene, Suada and Anna smiled "She's scared Mil. We can just go without her." said Anna

Xana squeezed her hand tightly when the shuttle doors opened "Please don't leave me."

The shuttle hovered in the air with its hatch open then the pilot said, "Green light ladies! Make sure you jump outward not straight down."

Benezia looked over the edge "Oh, come on Xana it's really not that bad. Mil will be with you the whole waaaaay down."

Anna smirked "Yea allllll the waaaaaaay down. Just remember to open your chute or you'll be a big splatter on the ground."

"Anna!" Mili said swiftly

She shrugged then said "What?"

Mil held her hand and inched closer to the edge then Xana pulled away "Noooo no no."

Mil looked at Bene, Sue then Anna and they all smiled at her. Mil furrowed her brow markings then said "Xana, it's fine seriously. Nothing bad ever happens." She said as she let go of her hand when got right on the edge "Besides you— Shiiiiit!" She said as Anna tackled her out of the shuttle.

Xana's heart jumped into her throat as she quickly moved to the edge of the shuttle and frantically yelled "Oh my god!"

Bene looked at her girlfriend "You ready?"

She nodded. "Yes…"

"I'll get you as soon as I get her to Mili." She squeezed her hand. "I've got you. I promise. Trust me."

She nodded. "I do."

Bene quietly inched up to Xana then said "Xana?" Xana turned and Benezia grinned when she saw the frightful look on her face when she forcefully shoved her out of the shuttle.

Sue erupted in laughter "That was beautiful!"

Bene hit her com unit "Gwyn?"

Gwyn was laughing then replied, "I got it."

Benezia laughed "Come on, let's go get her." She said before they ran and jumped out of the shuttle

"Oh my god! I'm falling to my death... I'm going to die... I'm going to die!" screamed Xana

Benezia turned to her lover "Nose dive! Arms back until we catch up to her. I'll clip on to her then we'll try to catch up to Anna and Mil."

Sue nodded "Got it."

"Xana, You're fine! I've got you." Said Benezia

Xana closed her eyes "Oh my god! Fuuuuck fuuccck! I'm going to die!"

Bene shook her head and as she got closer to Mil then quickly unclipped from her and shoved her toward her cousin.

Mil grabbed her and clipped on to her. She pulled in the slack and secured her firmly to her. "You're fine. I'm clipped to you just breath."

Xana shook her head back and forth violently

"Owww your hitting me with your fringe. Calm down. Seriously shit! Stop!"

"I wasn't ready... I can't breathe!" Her heart was beating fast and her breath was escaping her with every quick breath. She felt her gently run her hand down her neck then caress her neck ezone. She heard a soft gentle voice in her aux "Calm down and breathe."

Her breaths slowed as sensual vibes ran down her neck "Oooh...my..." she leaned her head into her then she tensed when she felt lips kissing down her neck and hands running down the length of her body "Umm...Bene... I know you want to calm me down but ummm this is way too much. I Umm...ummmm..." She heard a laugh then she looked back and saw her lover hanging on to her. "What the..." she looked around and saw Bene, Sue and Anna floating on each side laughing.

"Ugh! You all play too fucking much and wicked too."

Benezia smiled then said, "You started it."

Mil looked at Benezia and sarcastically said "Thanks for telling me…"

"Hey, you're on the enemy's team…"

"Alright ladies thirty seconds" said Anna

Mil kissed her cheek "Ok, babe we have about twenty-five second then I'm going to pull our rip cord. You'll feel a jerk then we'll coast down."

She reached back and gripped on to her lover "Ok... fuuuucck! Pull a what? What's that mean?"

Mil looked at Bene and smiled. "Ten seconds! 10 - 9 - 8 - 7..." she pulled the cord and Xana squeezed her tight as her stomach flew up into her throat when her body jolted up and she heard a chute shoot out.

"Ok babe we're good! Take a look"

Xana looked down below and everything instantly became blurry then she clamped her eyes shut "Ok, done looking."

Mil laughed "Ok, no more jumps for you! You skerdy cat."

She smirked then meowed

Benezia shook her head then looked at her lover "You doing ok?"

"A little scared but this is fantastic! The view is amazing!" replied Suada

Benezia smiled "I knew you would enjoy it."

They touched down and Mil unclipped herself from Xana.

Liara walked up to them "Well, that was… interesting."

Anna laughed "Yea, I think Xana crapped her pants."

"I think I might have. I definitely peed a little." said Xana

They looked at her and laughed.

—/

Mil slapped her girlfriend's ass "You ready?"

"Oh my god babe why do we have to do this height stuff?" asked Xana

She laughed "It's just a zipline and you're securely strapped in."

"Baby.. how about you just take me back to the hotel and fuck my brains out?"

She shook her head then said "Damn Xana, you are a skerdy cat." She checked her straps to make sure was secured then said, "Here grip tight."

Xana gripped on to the handle tight "Babe, I don't know— oh my god!"

Mil turned and looked at Bene then laughed. "Damn Nez."

Anna laughed "She's a fucking chicken shit Mil!"

Mil smiled "When is the torment going to end?"

Benezia snickered "She started it and when the vacation is over….maybe."

Mil shook her head "It's bad enough you all made her think she peed the bed."

"What? That wasn't us." said Benezia with a straight face.

"Oh my god did she—" Mil said then started laughing "Wait, you did too!"

Benezia rumbled in laughter "Yep!"

Mil looked at them "Who gave her the milk products? You know she's lactose intolerant."

Anna, Bene and Sue laughed as Anna said, "That wasn't because of milk products."

Mil covered her face as she shook her head "Good lord…"

—/

They walked up to the door late into the evening dragging their feet. "Oh, my gosh babe no wonder you're cranky when you get home. Ugh I'm so exhausted and glad to be home!" said Xana

They walked through the door and saw their friends sitting on the couch watching tv. They turned when they heard the front door whoosh open and said "Hey! How—" Their roommates began to laugh when they saw Xana's face "Ummm do we even ask?"

Mil let out a breath "Quick recap. Xana violently pushed Bene down a tube sledding hill and well…she got injured. Lady Liara was pissed—."

Xana looked at her "She wasn't pissed—"

"Oooh yes she was! I know my aunt. She even threaten you or did you miss that?"

"She didn't threaten me!" exclaimed Xana

Mili laughed "Mmmmk…" She turned to the others "Anyway, after that happened Bene was like game on then it was one event after another."

"Ooooh payback huh?" replied Sky

"Well…that explains the permanent marker drawings all over your face." said Radi as she laughed

"Ok… I don't want to hear any more of this. The torment is over…lesson learned." said Xana

Mil arched a brow "You had fun when they weren't tormenting you."

"I did." She looked at her friends "The best part of the entire trip was going on a shopping spree with Lady Liara without a care in the world on price and being pampered in a luxury spa."

Mil raised an eyebrow marking at her. "Oh really…?"

"Shut the fuck up! You did?" said Radi

"Yes! So much fun!" She dug through her bag "Look at this jacket!"

Sky grabbed it and ran her hands through the inside lined with fur "Oh, my goodness the inside is so soft!"

Mil laughed then said, "She did a shit ton of face plants in that jacket."

She scoffed "I did and I think I'm done with the winter resort. I froze my ass off even with the clothes you bought me"

"Ok, fine no more winter resort but definitely summer." She said as she looked at her then started laughing.

Xana grunted "Stop!"

"I've been trying all day and I can't help it. Let's go try and get the rest of that off your face."