Twelve years after the end of the war, Shepard is living a quiet, retired life, having put her past behind her. An encounter with an old friend makes her reconsider some choices and just might give both of them another chance at happiness. A story about friendship, love, and blending families. FemShep/Garrus, references to past FemShep/Kaidan and Garrus/OC.

Nine months have passed since the Reaper's destruction and Wrex leads the Krogan Union into a brighter future. But there will always be those who seek to destroy what they build, and Grunt and his newly reformed Aralakh Company will face these challenges head on if they are to secure the future of the krogan.

Shepard will never have a human child of her own, but she has the next best thing: Grunt. Shepard will learn some interesting lessons about herself, her son and parenthood in some unlikely ways. Chapter 2: The Talk (you know what I mean). Rated T for nudity