Drunken Confessions And Ice Cold
Emily sat on the table, her legs tucked under her, her hoodie slipping off one shoulder displaying a bite mark on her neck. She tucked her long hair behind her ears, wondering where her hair tie disappeared to. A bottle of whiskey sat in front of her along with a pile of datapads while she and Jack went through the information Cerberus had on her.
She was pleasantly drunk, cheeks flushed and a small smile on her lips as she listened to Jack curse and swear while throwing random datapads across the room. Her eyes drifted to the door to the main battery, wondering where the occupant was. She let out a sigh shaking her head. Aside from picking up Jack, she had strayed apart from Garrus. She needed distance, breathing space as she tried to piece together her relationship.
"Hmph, a turian give that to you?" Jack's voice broke into her thoughts.
"Huh? What?"
Jack's finger lightly traced the bite mark scar on her neck. Sending a slight shiver down Emily's spine, "they can get pretty rough but, best...sex...ever" Jack grinned as her finger continued to trace the scar.
Emily gave her a crooked smile and shook her head, using one hand to cover the scar on her neck.
"Something I'm not willing to talk about, not right now" she then slugged the bottle of whiskey to her mouth, "or, ya gotta get me even more drunk before I start spillin' you my life story."
"Damn girl, save some for me!" Jack reached out for the bottle.
Emily let out a laugh, causing some of the whiskey to dribble down her chin and lightly soak her tank top.
"Fuuuck" she giggled as she fell back to lay on the table clutching her stomach as Jack chugged the rest of the bottle.
Garrus hearing the noise through the door went to investigate. He watched in disapproval as Jack leaned over Emily's form and began poking her in the stomach.
"The turian gave you a love bite!" Jack crowed teasingly.
"Yeah so what?!" Emily attempted to sit up. She braced her elbows behind her and lifted her head, her dark brown eyes connecting with icy blue ones.
"Oh...shit...busted!" Emily giggled falling back on the table.
Garrus stalked towards the table menacingly, a soft growl erupted from his throat as his eyes fell on the mark on Emily's neck. He reached for the empty bottle and looked at it.
'Jack Daniels Whiskey?' He turned disapproving eyes at Jack, "Go to your bunk, now."
"All right all right! But if you two are going to fuck on the table, make sure you clean up after yourselves, people eat off this thing!" She said flicking Garrus off.
He pressed two fingers to the bridge of his nose as he turned his body towards Emily's who was still laying on the table giggling softly to herself.
"Now what can I do for you?" Emily said in a sing song voice, "you've shot me, AND you bit me, here I thought you would be happy to see me" she cried out shaking a finger under his chin. "Ya fucked me and then ya bit me. The former was pretty damn good by the way. Probably one of the best lays I've ever had! Not saying I slept around, there was of course Kaidan..." she rumbled quietly.
She sat up quickly, wrapping her arms around her legs and tucking her chin on her knee and stared up at him.
"Why did you do that Garrus?" She asked heavily, her eyes swirling with black clouds.
Garrus blinked rapidly his mind working quickly trying to find an answer to defuse the situation.
"It's not like...I didn't enjoy it...I did...a lot but...why...why me? I thought we were friends, I was...am? With Kaidan. God I don't know!" She said frustration making her eyes swirl with black a bit more.
"Fuck...we fucked when I'm suppose to be with Kaidan. Or was I ever with Kaidan? I mean...for you guys its been two years...for me though...for me..." her eyes drifted close as small tears formed at the corner of her eyes.
Garrus sat on the chair, staring blankly wondering how to answer.
"Emily...I...Look this isn't-" he looked up as he strained to give an answer.
Emily's head laid against her knees, "...oouhh...(hic)" a small snore escaped from her lips.
Garrus gave a deep sigh, "Good night Emily..."
Emily woke, in her bed still wearing whiskey scented clothes from the night before, she ran her fingers through her tangled hair and groaned.
'No hang over, at least but how the hell did I get here? Wasn't I...talking to Jack' She shook her head burying her face in her hands.
"EDI?"
"Yes Commander?"
"How far are we to Alchera?"
"One hour, Commander."
"Okay, I'm going to take a shower and gear up, tell Joker to meet me in the Cargo Bay in 45 minutes."
"Understood, Commander, logging you out."
She trudged up the small set of stairs and made her way into the bathroom, taking a look in the mirror she wasn't worse for wear.
'Gotta love being a biotic with cybernetics. No hangovers for the win...if I could only remember what happened last night...' she quickly stripped and stepped under the hot water.
She strode into the cargo bay, a mug of coffee in one hand, her helmet in the other. She turned her attention to Joker, noting the paleness of his skin and the way he held himself while leaning against the shuttle. Garrus caught her eye who was meticulously inspecting his sniper rifle and avoiding her gaze.
"Full armor and weapons? Really?" Joker scoffed. "EDI ran a scan on the planet, there is nothing there but ice and-"
"Ghosts" Emily interrupted..
"Can't shoot ghosts" Garrus commented slightly under his breath.
"Not for the lack of trying" taking a sip of her coffee.
"So who's gonna drive the shuttle?" Joker asked.
"Garrus can drive, you two are staying in the shuttle anyway."
"No, Joker can stay in the shuttle I'll go with you."
"I don't think so, you couldn't handle the cold in Noveria and you got sick. Alchera is colder."
"I don't care."
"Garrus, this is an order" she said firmly. "You're staying on that shuttle, understood?"
Garrus growled softly as he peered down at Emily. After a moment he clipped the rifle to his back, "Understood...Commander Shepard."
"E-emily..." Joker tried to interject.
"Not right now Jeff" she brushed him off climbing into the shuttle.
She sprawled in the corner staring out the window her fingers drumming a beat on her helmet. Joker let out a sigh and climbed in after her, settling himself in the cushioned seat strapping himself in. He focused his eyes on the glowing ice blue planet below them.
It was cold, colder than she thought possible. Emily could feel it seep into her armor even with the activated the built in heat. At the crash site she walked through the shattered remains of the old Normandy. He mind being berated by flashing memories flashed causing silent tears to swell up and course down her cheeks.
She walked to the Mako and placed her hand on it, remembering the hours she spent in there hanging out with Garrus while he worked on it from their escapades. She activated the beacon causing the Monument to drop in front of the now silent and still Mako. She rested her head against it and let out a quiet sob.
Her eye caught something glinting in the snow, she picked it up to discover a missing dog tag. She held it tight in her hands as she found more of them had littered the snowy field. She let out another sob before moving to collect them. This cold had chilled her body and soul. Counting the tags, she came up with twenty, twenty tags that she held against her chest. She paced around the local noticing one last gleaming object, 'My...helmet? Psh, safety first huh?' her armored finger tracing the crack on the visor.
She closed her eyes as visions flooded her mind, watching the last pod fly off, drifting into space, and then...silence...cold...dark...silence. Only sounds of her heavy breathing and the hiss of the depleting air tank. She pulled the helmet into her lap and keeled over unable to breathe. She reached for her air tank realizing it was still connected and flowing. Her gaze had turned hazy, her body no longer able to sustain her weight she plummeted into the ground.
Garrus stood up and paced the confines of the shuttle, stepping over Joker's sprawled legs. He was starting to feel restless as the minutes dragged to hours.
"Joker, Officer Vakarian, Commander Shepard has lost consciousness" EDI's voice flooded the small shuttle with panic.
"Shit shit shit shit! Garrus go find her! I'll inform medbay!" Joker panicked as the door to the shuttle flung open.
Garrus bursted out of the shuttle onto the snow charging to the crash site. His eyes caught the monument and the unconscious Shepard under it. He quickly lifted her from the snow as the a round object fell into the snow.
He glared down at it with a bit of hesitation, "Oh Emily..." before he could take another step from the site Emily ruffled in his arms.
"Noo...my helmet...safety...first..." Emily murmured quietly, her hands weakly reaching for the helmet.
He stepped back grabbing the helmet placing it on her stomach, "Emily...what am I gonna do with you?"
Her arms tightened around it and shivered. Garrus felt this and urged onwards to the shuttle. He pulled her tightly into his arms as Joker took the shuttle off back to Normandy, a soft soothing song filtered through his subharmonics as he tried to comfort the prone woman in his arms. He pried the helmet out of her arms and set it on the chair across from him and curled Emily tighter around his body cursing silently at the armor barrier between them.
"Is...is that her helmet?" Joker asked suddenly noticing it on the seat.
"Yeah..." said Garrus.
"Shit...oh shit..." Joker moaned suddenly pale.
"Just get us to the Normandy" he said throwing Joker a glare.
The Cargo bay was mercifully empty, as the shuttle finally landed and the lift closed. Garrus carried Emily straight up the elevator into the loft. He quickly stripped her out of her armor and under armor down to her military issued under garments. He bit off a curse as he pulled off his gloves and began to run his palms up and down her arms and legs.
"Emily c'mon..." He murmured softly as he tugged her into his lap, her legs straddling his as her face pressed into his neck.
His arms now slid up and down her back but froze suddenly as he felt something warm and moist press into his neck.
"Emily...?" he pulled her away to examine her.
"Garrus..." she looked up at him, tangled hair curling around her face and shoulders making her already large eyes seem larger, drowning him in to its depths.
Her fingers moved suddenly, unclasping his armor and tossing the body piece to the floor, her fingers quickly drifted to his leg armor before his hands closed over hers.
"Emily..." he gazed into her sullen face, "...no, not this way." Garrus pulled her fingers off of him causing her to stop.
She let out a soft sob and looked up at him again, her eyes swimming in tears.
"Please...I just...I just want to feel something...not this cold inside me...please...Garrus..." her bottom lip trembled weakening his resolve.
Her hand drifted to the back of his neck and ghosted towards the base of his fringe. She dug her nails softly in and trailed her hand to his waist giving it a light squeeze, his lower plate shifting in the process.
"Garrus...I need you..." she moaned softly.
Her head flew back, long dark hair cascading down her back, revealing her neck in the lighting. The scars of his bite mark illuminated by her pale skin. Instinct took hold as he sunk his teeth into her neck, his hips surging up into hers.
"Take it off..." she whispered as her fingers were digging deeper into his fringe.
His hand flew quickly to the clasp yanking it off. Slipping his hand inside he pulled out his manhood and groaned as she arched up against him, her panties suddenly gone along with her bra.
His tongue snaked down and circled her nipple as she lifted herself up and plunged him deep into her. Her face buried in his neck as he could feel her blunt teeth biting and licking his neck, causing him to growl and tighten his hold. Pulling her against him he surged into her repeatedly, feeling her walls closing around his shaft.
She clenched tightly around him one more time, her climax taking her quickly.
"Garruuuuusss..." His name escaped from her lips causing him to pulse into her one more time before they fell limp back onto the couch, her head tucked under his neck with her arms around his cowl. He traced lazy circles on her back as he felt her breathing stabilize.
He took a deep breath "Emily?" his hands moved to her arms to gently pull her off his chest, only to watch her head fall forward her eyes closed in sleep.
"Damn it..."