Prompt: I'm over getting older
"A low-sodium diet?" Kaidan huffed as he and Shepard left the doctor's office. "That's for old people."
Shepard chuckled and ran her fingers lightly over his hair, nearly all salt-and-pepper gray by now. "Well, you are hitting your 60s, love."
He harrumphed again, tucking her hand in the crook of his arm. "Sixty is the new thirty. Both of us still have at least half a century left. No sense in rushing things... making me feel like I can't eat anything." He glanced longingly at a food kiosk they passed, tempting smells of salty fried something or other drifting out.
"Well, Admiral Alenko, now that you're old, perhaps you should finally consider retirement?" Shepard teased, squeezing the still firm muscle of his bicep.
"I'm over getting older," he grumbled. Shepard chuckled and they walked in companionable silence for a moment.
Kaidan eyed her sidelong. "Speaking of retirement... that call from the Councilor yesterday... you aren't thinking of coming back out of Spectre retirement are you?"
Shepard appeared not to hear, stepping up to look at an advertisement. "Look, this store has that amp Liara was gushing about - a Kednar Galaxy Series 5! Think of what the kids will say if you tell them you upgraded your amp to the latest and greatest-"
"Shepard."
She made a face at him. "Fine. But I'm not coming out of retirement - well, not really. It's just a consult, honest! Some new turian kid found out that Garrus and I were old pals and pulled some strings - wants me to give some intel and probably a few pointers on dealing with humans."
Kaidan laughed, pressing a kiss into Shepard's silvering hair. "Guess I'm not the only one who's over getting older."
She grinned, sliding her arm down to thread her fingers with his. "As you said, no sense in rushing things. We can act like old people later."