"Garrus?"

The Turian awoke with a panting breath as he looked over the bed to see Mindy sleeping. It had been weeks now since Shepard showed signs of waking but nothing has happened since. However, Garrus is determined to stay by her side no matter what. One day she will awaken and he will be right there beside her.

Her features were slowly looking up a little as there was more colour in her than there was originally. This was a good sign at least from what the doctors were saying. At least some good news was coming from all this mess. Most of he crew had stayed on the Citadel just in case of emergency. However, most of them still had to work as the Alliance wasn't going to give up on finding a few things that needed taking care of. Garrus kept in contact with them regularly to update them on Mindy's condition but each day bought the same news, nothing new to report.

"Excuse me, sorry but are you Garrus?" Shepard's mother walked into the room when Garrus turned his head towards the woman who had just entered.

"I am yes. Who are you if I may ask?"

"My names Hannah, I'm Mindy's mother."

Garrus had never gotten the chance to meet the famous Hannah Shepard before. Mindy had always talked about her to him and what difference she made to her when she was growing up. Garrus could tell where Shepard had her good look from that's for sure.

"Mrs. Shepard! I'm sorry we haven't met before. I didn't know it was you" Garrus scrambled out of the seat to officially meet Mrs. Shepard. He was making a little fool out of himself which made Hannah let out a small laugh.

"Don't worry my boy. Please, sit back down" Hannah made her way towards the seat that was placed next to Garrus by one of the doctors the night before just in case a crew member decided to show up.

"Sorry. I must look like a fool right now."

"Oh course not. Mindy always told me about you when we got a chance to talk. Not much these days though" Hannah said as she looked to her still sleeping daughter. "Any change?" she asks.

"Nothing" replied Garrus.

Hannah sighed as she looked to Mindy. "She was such a beautiful baby when she was born. She was always a mommy's girl, always making sure that I was well as her father had just passed away. She never left my side until I got called up for the next assignment from the Alliance. I had to leave her for the first time at just a young age. I had barely had time to spend everything with her." A tear rolled down the woman's cheek before dropping onto her hand which was resting on her legs.

"Hey..." Garrus placed a comforting hand on hers before she looked to him. "It's not your fault. Any of this, if anyone is to blame here it's me. I was the one who said I would always protect her but she said that she was doing her duty. She wanted to make sure that you lived, everyone did."

"Now don't talk such nonsense! You did everything you could to keep my daughter from harm. She was always like her father so there was no way of making her come out of there with another thought in mind. Whenever she was set on something there was no way she was going to change her thoughts."

Garrus couldn't hide the smile that was appearing on his lips when Hannah mentioned about Shepard's thoughts. He knew first hand what she meant and even now just thinking about the time when Garrus was in a little bit of a pickle with the local gangs on Omega, Shepard was always there to come up with the 'mini' plans to help.

"She always was one of a kind she was."

After spending a few hours getting to know each other more, Hannah and Garrus both turned their attentions back to Mindy. The more the hours ticked by, the harder it was to think she was going to make it out of this alive.

"Come on sweetheart, fight for me. Fight for your crew, friends, fight for Garrus." Hannah tried getting through to her suffering daughter before sighing giving the signal that there was no more she could do. Beginning to think that this was the end, Hannah slowly bent down and placed a gentle and soft kiss on her daughter's forehead before backing off and beginning to walk away but not before there was a little response from Mindy.

"Darling, Mindy can you hear me?"

Nothing...

"Mindy sweetheart please if you can hear me please squeeze back"

Nothing... A squeeze appeared.

"What do we do?" Garrus asked excited but nervous as to wonder if Shepard was going to wake up.

"Now we wait. I am not going to inform the doctors as they have already given you instructions I believe?" Garrus nodded in reply. "Good, we just need to be here for her now"

Hours past before there was a big change to the way Shepard was being. She was beginning to come round slowly but not too much as she was still coming round to the effects of being knocked out and being in a coma.

"Shepard, can you hear me?" Garrus said as he held his girlfriends hand in his own. He was going to be there when she woke up and that was a promise that he made to her before the accident. Before everything!

More of Mindy began to move and then all of a sudden her eyes began to open. A flood of relief spread over Garrus body as Shepard was finally awake and alive.

Thank you... thank you!

He wrapped his arms around her and gave her a huge embrace but never let go.

"I thought I would loose you forever. I knew you were a fighter!" He said before letting her go gently and smiling towards her. When he looked to her he saw no emotion in her eyes but the look of confusion within them.

"It's ok Shepard, you're in Huerta Memorial. You've been in a coma for several weeks now. We've all been worried about you but thank god you're awake and alive!" What was coming next made Garrus heart sink.

"Who are you" Shepard replied

"Shepard come on now stop playing me." But when he looked back to her he noticed that this wasn't really right. Something was wrong.

"It's me Garrus"

"Who?"

"Garrus what's going on over there? We heard news that Shepard has finally woken. Is it true?" Joker patched in through the radio.

"It's true Joker, but not the way I would have thought" Garrus replied in a low and hurtful tone.

"Why what's wrong? Is she okay?" Joker replied sounding worried.

"No she's fine it's just that... "

"What?"

"She doesn't remember anything or more importantly, anyone. Not even me"

"Garrus... I'm so sorry"

"It's my entire fault Joker. If I was there with her then none of this would have happened! I mean will she ever remember who we are, who I am? How important and special she was to me?"

"Hey now come on buddy. You know she will pull through this. She is the incredible Commander Shepard of the Alliance, war hero and legend to everyone. She'll pull through but she needs you by her side. She needs her man right now. Now get back in there. We'll be arriving soon" Joker replied with before shutting down the comm link.

Taking in one last breather Garrus turned and began to walk back towards Shepard's room.

Please, please remember me!