Author's notes: Hello dear readers, this is t3HPrO presenting Chapter 52 of Reunited! I have 3 or possibly 4 more chapters after this one before this fic is finally closed. I want to thank each and every one of you for your support, and I especially appreciate the ones who've left constructive criticisms for this fic and for all the support shown to this fic thus far. If any of you have suggestions on what I could write in future chapters please don't hesitate to PM me. As usual, here's the link to my account: members. Adultfanfiction profile. Php? No=1296890817&view=story (just remove the spaces between the periods and you'll get there).

It was so damn cold Megan couldn't stop shivering. "God, why is it so freaking cold?"Megan muttered to herself as she slowly opened her eyes to find herself alone in a snowy forest. "Where the hell am I? Why am I here?"The redhead muttered as she looked around frantically. She began walking around aimlessly, looking for anyone who might be in the vicinity. "Hello? Is anyone there?"She shouted, only for her words to echo around in the eerily silent forest. "Miri? Miri, where are you? Where is everyone?"She tried again, even louder this time as she heard the faint but unmistakable sounds of her wife and children laughing. "I'm dreaming. I gotta be."Megan groaned.

"I gotta be dreaming."Megan mumbled to herself as her honey green eyes finally opened to see Miranda atop her. "I-oh. Mmh…"The redhead cooed in delight as she realized that her raven haired wife was sucking on her erect nipples while kneading her perky breasts. "Good morning love. I think I'll take you up on last night's offer now."Miranda winked as she slunk down Megan's tanned and toned body, immediately diving into her wife's tight snatch with her tongue and fingers. "Oh fuck, Miri-yes right there right there…uuh!"Megan moaned, pulling Miranda tighter against her crotch as the brunette viciously flicked her tongue against her wife's pussy lips and clit while fingering her hard.

Megan never managed to last very long whenever Miranda was flat out fucking her, and this time was no exception. The Vanguard let out a strangled scream as her pussy convulsed and she squirted out her feminine fluids into Miranda's expectant mouth, the brunette purposely prolonging her orgasm by tonguing her clit and stroking her g-spot with her fingers. "Oh God Miri don't stop don't stop please don't fucking stop!"Megan babbled as she shook violently from her orgasm. "Don't worry Megpie I'm here, I'm here and I'm going to fuck you so thoroughly you'll be limping for the next few days."Miranda purred throatily as she hugged Megan tightly, enjoying the feeling of her redheaded wife trembling in her embrace.

"I think it's time for my own release, hmm?"Miranda winked lasciviously as she rose up, kneeling between Megan's legs to reveal that she already strapped the cock to herself. "Oh wow. Is that the large one?"Megan asked slightly timidly as her wife nodded with a wolfish grin before throwing the Spectre's legs over her shoulders and thrusting deep into her tight, clasping pussy. "Uuh fuck! It's so big!"Megan cried out in bliss as Miranda gasped and the sensation of her wife's tight twat wrapping itself tightly around her cock. "Oh my! You're so tight!"She gasped as she began thrusting away like a wild animal in heat. "Oh fuck yes Cassie, I'm cumming in you!"Miranda moaned whorishly, her member jetting out waves of her cum into Megan.

The redhead cooed delightedly from the sensation of her wife's ejaculate filling up her love canal as she leant up to suckle on Miranda's amazing breasts. As Miranda felt her orgasm about to die down, she reached down between them and began rapidly toying with Megan's oversensitive clit, bringing the redhead to another squirting orgasm and gave herself a smaller orgasm as they both screamed out their pleasure. Soon, they came down from their orgasmic high together. "Good morning Miri baby."Megan sighed blissfully as she French kissed her sexy wife. "Good morning Cassie dear."Miranda smiled back once they broke the kiss, leaning down to place a quick peck on the redhead's lips.

They took a quick shower and slipped on some casual clothes, going down to the kitchen to make some breakfast for themselves. As they passed by the 2 occupied rooms, Megan began sniggering. "I hope their rooms won't require too much clean up."The redhead smirked knowingly. "They better clean up after themselves. I'm not touching the things they…had sex on."Miranda shuddered as they reached the kitchen. "Alright, I'll cook and you make the coffee."The brunette headed for the fridge, surveying it for a few seconds before reaching in and grabbing a pack of bacon and a tray of eggs while Megan opened up a cupboard, taking out the tin of coffee beans from it. "Yes ma'am. Anything you say."Megan giggled as Miranda shot her an amused look.

James and Jade were the first couple to come down and they wore the same clothes that they wore the previous night, having forgotten to bring along a change of clothes. "So...how much of a mess did you 2 make last night?"Megan smirked perversely as Vega coughed and Jade blushed. "Don't worry Captain, we'll clean up after breakfast. And please give James nothing but veggies."The Texan woman replied, averting her eyes from Megan. "You'd better. We're not touching any of your fluids. By the way, I've got pineapples here. So Mister Vega's going to have a pineapple salad for breakfast."Miranda piped up, her face stern but her eyes alight with mirth. "Ah c'mon LC, don't do this to me. A man needs his protein."The Latino begged as he sat next to his lover. "You don't mean the kind of protein you gave Jade last night, right?"Megan giggled.

James promptly choked on thin air while Jade turned an even brighter shade of red as she looked like she was trying to dissolve into the ground, earning howls of laughter from Megan and a giggle from Miranda as the brunette started frying up the eggs in one pan while grilling the bacon in a grill pan. "Morning everyone. Looks like you two had a great time taking the piss at James and Jade."Thomas greeted as he ambled into the kitchen with Chloe by his side. "They made it too easy."Miranda replied nonchalantly as she sprinkled some salt and pepper over the eggs. "So, how messy did your night get?"Megan teased. "Really messy. You know how they say guys saving up doesn't actually affect anything? Well I call bullshit on that. The loads I blew over Chloe last night-""Too much info, Thomas!"The redheaded Vanguard exclaimed as she worked the coffee machine.

"And that, my good Lieutenant, is how you avoid getting embarrassed by your friends after shagging in their house."Thomas said very calmly, sitting down next to James and patting him on the back. "Nope, just nope. I'm never gonna tell the world about how I please my girl. And not like that man. Why the hell would you even tell everyone about the nuts you bust into or onto your girl man?"James shook his head vigorously as Chloe just glared at her British lover with a deep blush on her pretty face. "Well, since Captain Shepard wanted details-" "Fine. You win this round. Just...I don't need to know that you coated her face in your jizz, okay? For the love of Christ."Megan sighed exasperatedly as she began dispensing the prepared coffee into mugs, one for each of them.

Soon, breakfast was ready and they ate together at the kitchen island. "So Shepard, did you and your lady get down last night?"James asked with a grin on his face and Megan and Miranda shared an exceptionally long glance. "Which one of us?"The brunette asked nonchalantly as she chewed on her bacon. "Does it really matter, ma'am?"Jade teased as she chased down her bread with some water that Chloe had kindly poured for all of them to flush out any residual alcohol from the night before. "Well, it kind of does, since Miranda woke me up with a good pussy licking-" "Whoa there Captain, this isn't exactly breakfast conversation. While both you and Miranda are exceedingly sexy and are the wet dreams of many men, I don't think telling us about your wake up calls stimulates the appetite."Thomas interrupted.

"But it stimulates another kind of appetite, if you catch my drift."Megan smirked as Jade choked on her hot coffee. "With all due respect, go fuck yourself Shepard."The Texan blonde coughed her coffee out as Chloe winced in sympathy. "Goddamnit Lola. Seriously?"James sighed as he patted Jade on her back. "Oh she is serious. Besides, the lot of you started it."Miranda shrugged nonchalantly as she finished off her sunny side up eggs. "Alright, change of topic. Wonder where we're going to get kicked off to next. Seriously, I'm quite sure all of us are just itching to get our hands around Kai Leng's throat. They should've probably found him by now, seeing that the STG and Cerberus have been on his indoctrinated arse since the Citadel attack."Thomas piped up.

"I sure hope so, otherwise we're going to lose this war. Without knowing what the Catalyst is, the Crucible won't work, and we're all shit outta luck."The redhead sighed hopefully as everyone nodded. "Why haven't the Reapers attacked Sur'Kesh yet? It's the home world for a major Council race."Chloe wondered. "The system Sur'Kesh is in is very isolated and remote. Even for us without anything trying to stop us, it's a hassle to get there. It's even more of a problem for the Reapers seeing that the salarians are hitting them hard and then disappearing before they can react."Miranda explained as everyone nodded. "Anderson has been real quiet so far on our shore leave. To be honest, I don't like it."Megan said. "Yeah I know Lola. Dammit, I just wanna get out there and do something to end this war."James agreed enthusiastically.

"Well, there's really no point to worrying ourselves over things we can't control. So let's enjoy this shore leave while we can, ok?"Megan said as she wiped her mouth with a napkin. "Dead right. Now, anyone got anything planned for today?"Thomas asked, wolfing down the last of his bacon as he leaned back in his chair and stretched. "Me and the missus are going to pick up the kids from school and have some family time today. Gonna spend as much time with them as we can."The redhead replied. "Some of the girls and I are going shopping later at the Presidium."Chloe replied. "Who's going shopping? Are you going with them, Jade?"Vega asked his blonde girlfriend. "Yep. There's me, Chloe, Nicole, Susan, Nyla, Jentha, Ashley, Oriana and Gabby."The engineer nodded.

"Well...looks like us hombres gotta get our own program."James said to Thomas. "Right. I was thinking of watching the newest Blasto then popping some heat sinks at the range. Just a day for us boys to be lazy."The blond Brit suggested. "Sounds like a plan bro. Let's hit up all the dudes."James agreed as he began compiling a mass message on his omnitool. "And vegetables for lunch, Mister Vega."Jade insisted as she downed the last of her coffee. "Don't worry Coqueta, I'll have some veg-" "Vegetables, Mister Vega. I want you to eat a whole fucking rainforest for the rest of your life."The Texan woman interrupted James as everyone but Chloe caught on and started smirking knowingly. "More pineapples in your diet for your lady, big boy."Miranda smirked at Vega as the French doctor finally caught on and laughed along with everyone else, to Vega's embarrassment.

After washing up the plates, they left and went their separate ways. Megan and Miranda went back to their father's penthouse while James and Thomas went off to meet up with the men, and Chloe and Jade were chatting excitedly as they went off to meet up with the rest of the women. "Mother. Where'd father go?"Miranda greeted as she and her wife stepped into their penthouse. "He went to drop off the children at school, and now he's on his way to meet with a few business partners."Carla replied as she hugged both her daughter and daughter-in-law. "So what time will the kids finish school today?"Megan asked as Carla sat them down on the lavish sofa. "They'll finish at about 3 in the afternoon. Are you going to pick them up?" "Yeah. I'd love to see their faces when we pick them up."Miranda smiled.

"Well, then you'd better tell Aaron that you're going to pick up Zack and Tabby, otherwise there's going to be some confusion."The blonde woman advised as Miranda started typing on her omnitool. "Doing it now..."She said before she chuckled softly."What'd dad say?"Megan asked, craning her neck to see what Aaron had replied. "Nothing much, just told me some funny stuff our Zack and Tabby did last night."The brunette replied. "Yeah, the kids were a comedy act last night."Carla smiled as they continued chatting, whiling away the time until school was dismissed. At 1430 sharp, Megan and Miranda left to go pick up their children. "Wow. We're doing something normal people do. Who woulda thought, huh?"Megan spoke up as she piloted the aircar through light traffic.

"And with no explosions or shooting involved. I can barely believe it."Miranda deadpanned as her wife began giggling. After a few more minutes of flying, they arrived at the lot outside the school and parked their car, beginning their wait for school dismissal. Miranda just leaned back in her plush passenger seat, enjoying Haydn who was softly playing through the sound system while Megan began playing Angry Birds on her omnitool. Both women were addicted to the old game from Earth back in the early 2000s, but to be fair, even aliens got addicted. When the game got rediscovered, almost everyone was hooked on the game. Eventually, it got to the point where there were salarian, asari and even turian physics professors who were bitching to major news outlets that Angry Birds physics were impossible and illogical.

Nevertheless, it didn't stop Megan from enjoying the game. "Boom, bitches. Now please die."The Spectre softly murmured to herself as the black bomb bird that she launched exploded, taking out a good portion of the pig fortress and the pigs inside. "I'm glad to see that you're enjoying your birds, but the bell just rang."Miranda said dryly, gesturing at the open school doors. Megan wordlessly paused the game and got out of the car, Miranda following behind as they waiting alongside the other parents for their children. It didn't take long before they got recognized. "Hey, I think that's the Shepard couple!"An asari whispered to a human man standing next to her. "Yeah, it is them!" "Great, here we go again..."Megan muttered under her breath.

Fortunately, Zack and Tabby chose that moment to come skipping out of school, saving the Shepard women the inevitable admiration spiel. "Zack! Tabby!"Megan called out from the throng of parents and children. "Mommy! Daddy!"They yelled out enthusiastically as they ran and jumped into the embrace of their mothers. "Mum's missed you so much Zack."Miranda cooed as she planted kisses on her precious boy. "Hey Tabby! Daddy's glad to see you too, you beautiful little girl."Megan laughed as her daughter gave her a huge wet kiss on her cheek while wrapping her arms around the redhead's neck. "C'mon, let's get outta here. You kids wanna swing by the library before we head home?"The redhead asked as the Shepard family started moving to their aircar. "Yeah! I wanna go to the library!"Zack nodded enthusiastically.

The libraries of the 22nd century were radically different from those of earlier centuries, seeing that one could simply download a book digitally onto a datapad or an omnitool. Instead, they had holographic interfaces which contained fully interactive stories, which anyone could adjust by either moving the objects or persons in a picture around or by typing commands into the interface. Thus, the Shepard family was having lots of fun as they created their own unique story. "And so, Billy the triceratops said to his friend Rex, the fearsome T-Rex, 'I'm not so sure about this idea buddy...'"Miranda read softly to her children as they listened attentively. The story capped off with an unexpected twist thanks to Zack rearranging some things, leaving Megan teary eyed and breathless with laughter while the children giggled gleefully, and even Miranda was chuckling at the conclusion.

They went back to the Lawson penthouse a couple of hours later. "Okay kids, what do you wanna do now?"Megan asked as both Zack and Tabby disentangled themselves from Carla's hug. "Well Miss T'Nala gave us some homework today. She wanted us to draw the most creative and most original creature we can dream up!"Tabitha said excitedly as Miranda nodded while Megan simply raised an eyebrow. In the galactic standard education, giving children younger than the age of 10 homework was completely unheard of as the education planners decided that it was important to develop a child's creativity first. Thus, they decided to pass a recommendation not to give any homework to children 10 or younger. "I see. Go wash your hands and then get drawing, alright? Go on."Miranda gently urged her kids as they ran to the bathroom.

After they washed their hands, they began drawing while Miranda sat with them, watching their mythical beasts slowly come to life while Megan brought them some asari fruit pie that Carla had just baked along with drinks. Both women watched in loving admiration of their children's creativity as after a couple of hours later, Tabby was proudly presenting her finished picture to Megan and Miranda. "Wow that looks good sweetie. What did you combine in that creature?"The redhead asked her daughter as she sipped the last of her coffee. "I mixed a phoenix, a tiger, a kyatt and a jublaya." Tabitha recited proudly as Megan noted that the head was that of a tiger, the body was that of a kyatt, a fearsome predator found on Palaven twice the size of a tiger, the wings of the magnificent jublaya, a massive red bird found only on Thessia, and the flaming tail of the phoenix.

"Wow! That's some impressive creativity there Tabby."Miranda said approvingly of her raven haired daughter as Zack put the finishing touches on his drawing and proudly showed it off to his parents. "Mommy! Mommy! Look!"The brown haired boy exclaimed excitedly as both his parents examined the picture. It had the head of a lion, the body of a space cow, and the legs of a mastyx, a massive omnivorous animal that also resided on Palaven. It was standing upright on its 2 hind legs. "That's…interesting. Wow look at those lines, they're so clean. And the whole drawing. I'm jealous of my little boy's talent."Megan sighed proudly as she kissed her son on his forehead./

"I do have to say that Tabby's creativity is through the roof, though. I would've never thought of that mix of animals."Miranda smiled at her daughter's messy drawing as she hugged her daughter. "But whatever it is, we love both of you equally."Megan laughed as she enveloped her children and attempted to envelop Miranda in a big family hug. After the long family hug, they disengaged from the hug when they heard Carla swearing loudly downstairs. "Mommy, what does fucking cu-" "You're too young to know, Tabby. Don't ever use those 2 words, got it? Go watch some cartoons with Zack, okay?"Miranda interrupted her innocent daughter's question as she and Megan herded them off to the gigantic holo screen in the entertainment room before the wives headed downstairs.

"Oh, fuck me sideways!"Carla was still continuing to swear as she swept up some broken crockery as they Shepards entered the kitchen, spotting the cleaning bot standing by, ready to mop the mess. "If dad were here, he'd gladly oblige you. What happened that made you swear like me?"Megan asked as the older blonde rolled her eyes at Megan's innuendo. "I dropped the goddamn lasagna. Now that it's smashed to shit, I gotta start all over again."Carla sighed. "That's...frustrating. Still, the swearing was unnecessary and Tabby just asked me what 'fucking cunt' meant."Miranda chipped in as Carla looked mortified. "Oh good lord Jesus. Tabby actually heard that?"The blonde said with her hand over her mouth as her 2 daughters nodded slowly.

Megan and Miranda helped Carla with preparing her special lasagna and in no time, Miranda was sliding the oven dish into the oven to cook. "There we go. No swearing needed, too."The brunette smirked. "Yeah yeah, go ahead and rub it in."Carla sighed. The lasagna was done in half an hour and they called their kids down to have dinner. "Have you washed your hands?"Megan asked her children as she set down the large sharing dish of creamed spinach and glazed carrots. "Yeah we did it. Where's granddad?"Tabitha asked as she sat down at her place. "Was someone looking for me?"Aaron boomed from the doorway as the children cheered and the ladies smiled at him. The sumptuous dinner was consumed quickly with praises to the cooks.

After washing up and playing with the kids, Megan and Miranda finally put them to bed after reading them a bedtime story. The Shepard wives then had a long, relaxing shower together before they retired to bed. "Wow. This is what we have to look forward to once we win this war."Megan sighed as Miranda spooned against her from behind. "Mmm yes indeed. And it's a wonderful thing to look forward to, isn't it?"The brunette Sentinel purred as she idly twined a lock of Megan's soft maroon hair around her fingers. "Damn right. However, I have one thing I want right here, right now."The redhead said huskily as she captured her wife's lips in a passionate kiss, pulling the older woman in closer by her neck. "So do I, Megpie."Miranda gasped as she began to attack her wife's neck with her lips. Soon, they were engaged in the throes of passion and love.

The women's day out was considerably more eventful compared to the Shepards' family day. First, they'd joined up at the Citadel Commons shopping district. Chloe and Jade were the first to reach with Ashley and Jack reaching just a few minutes after them. After that, Erin, Jentha, Nyla, Oriana, Nicole, Susan, Chakwas, Kelly, Bethany, Sarah, Samantha, and Meg joined them. "So, you girls had a fun night at the penthouse huh? Enjoy your facials?"Jack guffawed as all the other women gave the French doctor and the Texan engineer knowing smirks, causing both women to immediately redden. "I didn't get a facial. That's all I'm saying."Jade said softly as the women giggled. "Let's stop teasing the poor girls, ladies. We're here for shopping, not teasing."Chakwas shook her head amusedly as the women started moving into the shops.

First they stopped by a perfume shop. "This smells great! Here, try it out love."Nyla said as she sprayed some perfume onto Jentha's wrist. "Hmm...I dunno. Smells kinda ordinary to me. Here, try this one."The dark skinned woman said as she sprayed a clear cyan colored perfume for Nyla to smell. "This smells better. We'll take that then, love."The asari Spectre smiled at her lover as they kissed. "This smells so good on you, Meg! Try it."Samantha insisted as she sprayed a little bit of the drell made perfume onto the back of her lover's palm. "I dunno...it's kinda strong."The researcher hemmed as the comms specialist sighed. "Trust me love, it smells amazing on you." "Oh alright then Sammy. I'm going to wear it just for you."Meg relented with a sigh as Samantha giggled and gave her a peck on the lips.

After the women made their purchases at the perfume boutique they went on to a shoe shop. "Oh man, I am so fucking happy there are seats here."Jack said happily as she unceremoniously plonked herself down on the sofa. "Jack, we're here to buy shoes, not sit down."Ashley sighed as she picked out a modest pair of high heeled boots. "Oh come on! This place has nothing but high heels. You know how much I hate that."The ex-convict whined as the Latina soldier sighed and rolled her eyes. "Baby, high heels are sexy. Trust me, you have no idea how many times I've fantasized about you in heels."Ashley smirked with a wink.

"Oh for the love of fuck, fine. I'll take a pair. Just one pair. No more."Jack grunted as she rose to her feet and skulked around before settling on a tame, old fashioned pair of Oxford heels in a very predictable black. "Just that? Oh come on, you can do better than that!"Meg sighed in exasperation before she shrank back at Jack's withering glare, finding the pair of platform heels she'd picked out for herself much more interesting. "Relax Jackie. I kinda wish you'd pick out something wilder, but I think you look great in these."Ashley smiled. "What, you want stripper heels? I'll leave that shit to the cheerleader Ash. That ain't for me."Jack snorted as she passed her selected heels to the salesperson.

"Alright girls, we have a couple more shops before we go for lunch."Samantha announced as she led them into a dress boutique. "Oh for crying out loud, seriously? All of you know I hate girly shit!"Jack scowled. "Relax, girly shit isn't that bad. Plus, you'll probably like it in time."Nicole said casually as she laid an arm on Jack's shoulder, gently steering the biotic teacher to the more casual dress section. "Fuck off. I don't like it."She groused as Ashley laughed. "Why? Because it makes you look pretty and adorable?" "Oh fuck me! Those are 2 things I never wanna be told I look like!"Jack said in horror as some of the ladies began laughing.

"Relax, we'll pick something for you that makes you look classy, sexy and edgy at the same time. Trust me."Samantha smiled as she began swiping through the virtual catalog, which cycled the physical samples in a well-lit display showcase. "Seriously, why are you sluts doing this to me?"Jack groaned, pinching the bridge of her nose. "It's time for a makeover Jack. I'm pretty sure Ashley would like to see you wearing something other than leather jackets and combat boots all the time."Susan commented as she cycled through another showcase, selecting a flowery yellow sundress for herself. After an hour of selecting dresses and persuading Jack to try them on, Jack finally came out of the dressing room with the first dress on and a murderous look on her face.

"Meh…covers up too much. Next."Ashley hummed dismissively. The process repeated itself a few more time before Jack came out in a dark red strapless tube dress that made Ashley's breath hitch in her throat. "Yeah. Yeah, definitely this one. Get this one. Totally get this one."The Latina soldier said in a rush once she found her voice while some of the women started giggling at her reaction. "You like it? Well, I mean, this is the one I hate the least, so…"Jack shrugged before quickly retreating to the dressing room to get back into her comfort zone of leather jacket, jeans and boots. "See? I told you we'd take care of it."Samantha said smugly as she high fived Chloe, who'd helped the comm specialist to pick out the dress.

After dropping a cumulative total of at least twenty thousand credits between the 16 women, they left the dress boutique. "Please don't tell me that the next stop is a fucking underwear store. I will lose my shit."Jack piped up as Samantha laughed. "Don't worry Jack, we're going to a sports apparel store." "Now that's more like it."The ex-con grinned as they entered said store. Jack immediately went straight for the sporting goods section while the rest of them picked out some exercise attire. "Wow Oriana, I am so jealous of your ass! Are you trying to make Danny lose his mind and bang you into the next century?"Kelly laughed as Oriana came out of the dressing room wearing a pair of neon cyan yoga pants.

"Is my ass really that big? Don't make me blush, dammit."Oriana deflected the comment with a shy smile as Chakwas appraised the younger Lawson. "Your arse is amazing. I would've killed for an arse like yours when I was in my 20s."Andrea laughed as she picked out another white tank top for herself. "Well, uh…thanks?"The raven haired girl squeaked out as she quickly retreated back to the changing room, disturbed by all the attention her buttocks were receiving. "Well, she's a shy girl. With an ass like that she should be a lot more confident."Bethany remarked, smiling as Kelly nodded in agreement. "You're absolutely right. Speaking of which, I wonder what the guys are up to now."The redhead wondered.

Instead of going to see the latest instalment of Blasto as originally planned, the guys decided to hit the gym first. Viktor was spotting Danner on the incline bench press, where the young lieutenant was struggling with 100 kilos. "Push harder my friend! This is nothing!"The huge Russian man encouraged Danner loudly as he grunted and groaned under the strain. Thomas was busy working his biceps alongside James, Michael and Steve. "Well, this is quite different from working out in the Normandy's gym, isn't it?"Thomas huffed as he completed another rep of bicep curls. "Oh yeah for sure. Damn girl."James gave a low whistle as a cute girl doing lat pull downs gave him a wink. "You have a girlfriend, you tosser."Thomas snorted as he smacked James in the arm with his shoulder.

"Hey! No harm in a little sightseeing man."James complained as Steve sighed. "You know, this is how cheating on your woman starts. Just a little sightseeing, followed by a coffee, and then it escalates from there."He said as he put his weights down. "Whoa, that escalated quickly. Relax Esteban, it doesn't happen like that."James said. "What if I told you that it escalates that quickly?"Michael grunted, finishing off the last set of his bicep curls. "Look man. I might do some sightseeing here and there, but for me, my heart got nobody else but Jade."The beefy Latino defended himself just as all their omnitools went off with urgent calls.

"Ah shit. Well, back to the war then."Arthur grumbled as he set the barbell he'd been using for his lunges back in its place upon seeing that it was a recall message from Alliance Command. The men quickly showered and left the gym. "Guess we're back in the saddle, gentlemen."The Chinese N7 operative spoke up. "Well, we've had ourselves a fun shore leave. Let's make sure this isn't our last shore leave, alright?"Thomas addressed the group as he was answered by a chorus of 'hooahs' and 'damn right' from the other men. "Let's go earn our next shore leave by kicked those Reaper bastards back to deep space."Verlus said resolutely as everyone agreed with him, all of them dead set on finishing the war.

Final notes:Wow, it's almost the end of the year? Well I know I've been slow, but damn. Once again, thank you all for reading this fic and taking this awesome journey with me. Don't forget to review on the way out! Till next time, goodbye.