Some say that waiting is the hardest part. Apparently those people have never experienced what comes after. Sometimes, however, a few are lucky enough to have someone help pick up the pieces. Story of the C-Sec officer and refugee girl.

After the events of the past few weeks, Shepard and Garrus attempt to get their mission with the Reapers back on track. Instead, they find themselves entangled in the Shadow Broker's dark web. Sequel to "Insubordinating." A/U Rated M for violence/language/sex

With his family aboard the Normandy, Garrus finds it difficult to keep his relationship with Shepard a secret. Currently undergoing for editing. Expect changes in chapters and content!

Tali has been feeling under pressure and is pushing Shepard away as a result, and towards a certain someone else.

...friends pop up from the oddest places. A human colony kid, barely fifteen and a turian C-Sec officer closing in on twice her age certainly count as an odd pair of friends, but war has a way of bringing us together, even as it tears us apart.