A/N: And I'm back again! So sorry for the long delay here, but the holidays were crazy busy in our family, and even included my eldest son graduating from Basic training with the Army! Hope everyone had lovely holidays as well! My gift to you, a double post, including Shenko smut! Thanks to my reviewers, AngstyShenko, Jules Hawk, spaceconveyor, and the Guest reviewer (even if I don't know you, happy to have you aboard and have your feedback!)... I appreciate that all of you have taken the time to give me your thoughts and encouragement. To everyone else reading, following, favoriting, I appreciate that so much as well.
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They met with Kris, Kasumi, and James the following morning over breakfast, and despite the grim topic, neither Kat nor Kaidan could keep the soft, happy smile from their faces for long. They knew they were confusing the group at large, but they couldn't help but be wrapped up in the wonder of being first time parents, no matter the subject of the meeting. When the baby finally made its presence known again in the middle of the meeting and Kat stopped speaking, mid-sentence, and turned to Kaidan to tell him, the rest of their friends joined in the happy mood as well. Danger and trap or no, babies were hard to resist, and Kaidan begrudgingly let each of their friends take a turn feeling the physical proof that theirs was alive and well. When everyone left after lunch, they had the beginnings of a strategy, and the mood was much lighter.
Kaidan returned from ushering their friends out the door to find Kat sitting in the living room, and her mood much more serious than it had been before.
"Kat?" he questioned softly.
"The problem is this isn't the War anymore," Kat said in a statement that was both contradictory and confusing. To anyone that wasn't Kaidan, that is.
"And we can't take the Normandy and run off to rescue Miranda without going up the chain of command," Kaidan quickly saw the point she was making.
"Exactly," Kat said with a frown. "We're a Captain and a Major in the Alliance military..."
"And we're still both Council Spectres," Kaidan added pointedly.
Kat grabbed his hands and yanked him to her for a big kiss. When they pulled back, she was grinning. "You're brilliant, Major," she told him before she kissed him again.
"Of course I am - I married you," he replied between kisses. He used the leverage of his hands that were still locked in hers to draw her to their bedroom to show her how brilliant he could be.
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They began their slow climb up the proverbial chain of command in their CO's office the next morning. The admiral had a soft spot for both of them and knew some of the story already thanks to her inclusion in the plot to lure Kasumi, so she quickly did what a mid-level administrator did best and deferred to Vancouver HQ. She did place both officers on indefinite leave before she washed her hands of the matter. She then further caved under Kat's demands for her assistant and added Lieutenant Kristina Alvarez to the list of officers on indeterminate leave. She wished them luck as they left her office to make arrangements for their departure to Canada, and they knew she meant it.
While Kat employed her omni-tool to send a flurry of messages to James, Kris, Kasumi, and finally the transportation center to arrange their travel, Kaidan placed a call with his. They hadn't seen his mother since she had visited over Christmas, six months ago, and had broken the news of Kat's pregnancy via holo-conference. They remained in touch with weekly calls, though they had missed their regular appointment yesterday. He knew his mother wouldn't be concerned, they had busy lives and missed calls occasionally happened. He hoped the idea of in-person rendezvous while they were in Vancouver would more than make up for their missed call. After several seconds, he heard his mother's voice come on line.
"Hey, Mom," he greeted her casually. "Sorry we missed our call yesterday, something came up."
"Kaidan," his mother answered in pleased surprise. "Don't worry, I was married to an Alliance man... I know the drill." They both fell silent for a long minute as they remembered his father. He had never been found, and a year after the war, the Alliance had officially declared him KIA. He and Kat had stood huddled with his mother on a rainy, gray Canadian day and said their goodbyes.
"Well, as it turns out, we have business at HQ. We're headed to Vancouver..." he turned to Kat who mouthed 'morning' to him silently. "In the morning. We have some meetings, but maybe we could have lunch?"
"Both you and Kat have business in Vancouver. Suddenly. At the last minute," Marina Alenko echoed suspiciously. "What's going on, Kaidan?"
"Mom, I can't answer that, not yet," Kaidan replied evasively. He hated lying to his mother, but his desire to protect her from worry was stronger. "Can you meet us in the city for lunch?"
"Of course I can," Marina replied in a tone that indicated that she wasn't done questioning him, she'd just wait to do it in person. "I can't wait to see both of you."
"We can't wait to see you either," Kaidan replied with relief. He knew he wasn't out of trouble, only delaying it, but at least he'd have Kat to back him up at lunch tomorrow. "I love you, Mom," he added as he prepared to end the call.
"I love you both, too," Marina responded. "Call me when you're in town," she added as they signed off.
Kaidan turned to Kat who had listened to the last of the conversation quietly. "Why do I get a feeling that lunch with my mom is going to be worse than the rest of our meetings?" he asked rhetorically.
Kat laughed and threaded her arm through his as they walked to the car together.
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The next morning, Kaidan and Kat sat facing the gruff, scarred face of Admiral Steven Hackett and Kaidan reconsidered his opinion. The man facing them listened patiently as they laid out the investigation, what progress they had made so far, and the situation with Miranda and his expression slowly turned from curious interest to an irritated glare. When they finished the last of the story, he cut off any requests they may have made by standing abruptly from the chair behind his desk. He stalked to the floor to ceiling windows that spanned one wall of his office and stood with his back to them, looking out over the impressive view of Vancouver. He clasped one wrist with his other hand behind his back in a gesture they both recognized from many debriefs during the war.
"Captain Alenko," the Admiral began without turning to face them, "You are, according to your records, currently on medical restriction. Is that correct?"
"Yes, Sir," Kat replied quietly, while she stroked a hand over the front of her dress blues. Her uniform had been tailored to her altered appearance, but it didn't hide her condition. In fact, the straight cut of the uniform jacket made the reason for her 'medical restriction' abundantly clear – a fact that she was sure Admiral Hackett had observed the moment he saw her. She was sure his question wasn't a clarification, but a point he was trying to make.
"I appreciate that these circumstances place you in an uncomfortable position," the Admiral continued as he finally turned to them. He remained in front of windows and the sun behind him cast his face in shadows so that they couldn't see his expression. "And I admire your courage and willingness to help – I always have," he added. "But what in hell makes you think I'm going to approve sending a pregnant woman into a combat situation?" he finally finished in a growl.
"With all due respect, Admiral," Kaidan spoke up as Kat sat speechless under the weight of that growl. He winced a bit as he remembered Ashley's dislike for the phrase he had chosen, but he couldn't retract his words now. "Captain Alenko has no intention of entering combat. We have a strategy to prevent that. But we do need to appear to comply with the kidnappers' requests to ensure Miranda – Ms. Lawson's - safety."
"And you plan to lead this mission, Major Alenko?" Admiral Hackett replied.
"I plan to lead the ground team," Kaidan answered honestly. "Captain Alenko would be in command of the Normandy."
"Of course she would," Hackett said with a resigned sigh. "Ok, you two, let's hear it," he ordered as he took his seat behind his desk again.
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After an extensive explanation of their strategy and answering a few questions they hadn't even considered, they left the Admiral's office and headed out of HQ and to the restaurant they had planned for their lunch with Kaidan's mother. They had finally secured Hackett's tentative cooperation with their plans, and his promise to contact the Normandy and have her return to HQ ASAP. Since she had just left on a diplomatic escort to the Citadel, and the relay to the Widow system was one of the first to be completely repaired, they could expect the frigate back within three days. Kat chafed against the delay, but resigned herself to it. The military operated on its own time, and they were lucky to have gotten the concessions they had.
They reached the open air cafe and saw that Marina had already arrived and was seated at a table to the right. They waved away the server that approached them and walked over to Marina. She looked up just before they reached her and stood. She held out her arms with a huge smile and first Kaidan and then Kat stepped into her welcoming hug. She released Kat from the embrace but let her hand fall to her belly and covered the bump in a gesture reminiscent of her son's.
"How is my grandchild?" she asked with a pat of her hand to emphasize the question.
"Perfect," Kat replied with a proud smile. "We felt him kick for the first time the other night."
"Him?" Marina echoed in surprise. "I thought you wanted to be surprised." She seated herself back in her chair and waited impatiently for them to answer while they took seats across from her.
"We do," Kaidan replied. "But after she kicked, we couldn't use 'it' anymore. So Kat thinks she's a boy, and is going to say 'he'," he said with a shrug. "I hope she's a girl, so I'm going with female pronouns."
Marina laughed and shook her head. "Whatever works, I guess. Let's just hope he or she doesn't come out confused," she said with a wag of her finger.
"Can that really happen?" Kat asked in alarm, placing a hand over her belly as if to shield the child from their very conversation.
"No, dear, I'm just teasing," Marina said with a reassuring pat of her hand over Kat's. "So you're well? You look radiant," she added.
"What is it with you and your son?" Kat mumbled, a bit embarrassed by the compliment. When Marina turned questioning eyes to Kaidan, he shrugged.
"I called her radiant once, she thought I was saying she was radioactive," he explained.
"Only you, Kat," Marina said with a laugh. "Now since you're apparently healthy and so is my grandchild, who would like to explain your sudden trip to HQ?" she asked with a glare at both of them.
They turned to each other and shrugged. Kaidan's mother was always too perceptive by far... And she wasn't going to settle for half-truths. They had debated what to tell her all the way to Vancouver, and finally decided to just come clean. Kaidan cleared his throat and took the lead.
"Mom, why don't we order lunch and we'll explain everything as we eat?" he suggested.
Marina nodded and waved the server over.
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"That went reasonably well," Kat commented when they returned to their hotel hours later.
"If you consider worrying my mother and being questioned as if we were both five again well, sure," Kaidan replied with a grimace.
"Well, at least I know now where you get it," Kat said with a poke of her finger into his chest. "You learned from the best worrier ever."
"She's been through a lot, with the war and my dad..." Kaidan replied. "I hate that she's going to suffer more."
"Hey," Kat tilted her head up and kissed him on the chin. "We're going to be fine. She's going to be fine. She's stronger than you think."
"I know," he replied. "She is strong, and so are you. But it's my job to take care of both of you."
"And it's my job to take care of both of you, too," Kat countered with a glare. "I'm not a weak, fainting woman - pregnant or not," she reminded him.
"Ok, ok," Kaidan relented with a sigh and a smile. "And I guess the best we can do for my mom is finish this mission and get back here safely."
"Exactly," Kat agreed with a satisfied nod. "Now, the best thing you can do for your pregnant wife is rub her aching back," she said as she sank onto the bed.
"I thought you weren't weak or fainting?" Kaidan teased as he eased her jacket off so that he could comply with her request.
"I can still kick your ass, Major," Kat groaned as his hands dug into her sore muscles. "Just not in those dress shoes. I forgot how uncomfortable they are."
"Fair enough," Kaidan replied with a chuckle and set about his work.
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He had nearly worked out the worst of the knots when a knock at their door interrupted them. He left Kat relaxed on the bed and stood to open it. On the other side was James and Kris and he ushered them in and motioned to chairs beside the bed. Kat took a second to make sure she was reasonably presentable before she shifted on the bed and reclined against the pillows. Kaidan seated himself at the foot of the bed, the only spot left in the small room.
"Sorry to bother you two," Kris began with a smile of apology, "But James insisted we touch base with you before dinner."
Kat raised her brow at her assistant in a silent question... When had he become 'James' rather than the choice Spanish insults Kris had previously used? but the other woman deliberately avoided her gaze.
"We heard back from some of the people you asked us to contact," James took up the explanation. "We thought you'd want to know. Joker is of course piloting the Normandy, so we didn't even bother with that one, but you have RSVP's from Traynor, Garrus, and Liara. Kasumi is working on the tech you asked for, and Tali is still on Rannoch – and the relays to the Far Rim are out, so there's no way to get to her in time. Liara has an office on the Citadel, so she'll return with the Normandy. And Garrus is on Palaven, but he's arranging transport to meet us just past the Charon relay. He should arrive about the same time as us and we can continue to Demeter once he's on board."
"Garrus, James, and Kasumi for your ground team; Traynor and Liara for support," Kat summarized with a satisfied nod. When Kris gave a not-so-subtle cough, she amended, "Ok, Garrus, James, Kasumi, and Kris for your ground team, and oh, hell, Liara too, if she wants."
"I get the point," Kaidan said with a pat of her leg to cut off any more embarrassed rambles. "And that will do very nicely," he said to the room at large. "Thank you both for your help."
"Of course," Kris said with a smile.
"We were going to order room service," Kat put in with a slight yawn. She really did tire quickly these days, she thought with a mental glare to her son. "Did you two want to join us?"
"Um, actually, we have plans of our own," James replied with a slight stammer.
"Yeah," Kris concurred, a little too quickly. They both stood and made their quick goodbyes.
Kaidan laughed as the door closed behind them. He let himself fall back on the bed so his head was level with Kat's belly.
"What are you laughing about?" Kat asked him as she reached over to stroke his hair.
"Apparently I'm not the only one with plans for the evening," Kaidan answered as he closed his eyes and enjoyed her touch.
"You think that's why he insisted on delivering the messages now?" Kat said as she moved her hands to his face and traced over his features.
"Mmm," Kaidan hummed in agreement. "Didn't want to get interrupted later," he added as he nipped at her wandering fingers teasingly.
"Hope that works out for him. Now, about your plans, Major..." Kat said as she rolled to her stomach and reclined half over him.
"Let me show you," he replied against her lips before he kissed her.
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Three days later, Kaidan watched with quiet amusement as Kat shuffled from foot to foot in the Normandy's airlock waiting impatiently for the decon process to complete. Despite the gravity of their mission, she couldn't restrain the child-like excitement she felt at returning to her ship for the first time since she'd been grounded three months ago. He remembered an offhand comment Jacob Taylor had once made about the Normandy being Kat's first love. It hadn't bothered him at the time, he felt no need to be jealous of a warship, no matter how advanced, but he knew Jacob was at least partially right. The Normandy ranked very high among her favorite things.
When the airlock doors finally opened and let them onto the ship, Kat took off at a jog without a word or backwards glance. Kaidan just shook his head, shrugged to Kasumi, lifted their bags, and headed to the elevator. He knew where she was headed and he'd take their things to their cabin and catch up with her later.
"Shepard!" Joker exclaimed with pleasure when she nearly skipped into the cockpit moments later. He turned in his chair to face her and added, "And Shepard, Jr.! Hello there," he continued, speaking directly to her belly, "I'm your Uncle Joker. Are you my niece or nephew?"
"We still don't know, Joker," Kat reminded him. "We told you that."
"You make it incredibly tough to buy gifts," Joker grumbled.
"Because if you knew the baby's sex, you'd know whether to buy a blue or pink SR2 hat?" Kat bantered back.
"Well, not now," Joker said with a blush. "Still don't get it but whatever, its your kid."
"And I'm sure he or she will love their Uncle Joker no matter what color the hat is," Kat said with a conciliatory pat. "Just like their mom does. I missed you, Joker."
"Yeah, the old girl isn't the same without you, Shepard," Joker replied. Although he had stood as best man at their wedding, he had informed both Kat and Kaidan at the reception following that he wasn't calling her anything but Shepard, maybe Captain. They had shrugged and accepted it without argument. On the Normandy, she really was Shepard, so it seemed appropriate anyway.
"How was your trip to the Citadel?" Kat asked him.
"Went without a hitch, the Widow relay is perfect," Joker answered. "Charon is fairly functional as well. Good thing, too, or the trip to Demeter would take a lot longer." Liara had filled Joker in on the details of their mission once she joined the Normandy at the Citadel.
"I want to do a top to bottom inspection and check in with everyone before we leave orbit," Kat told him. "Also, we're still expecting Samatha Traynor, she wasn't in Vancouver so she's a little behind us. She should be here in about an hour, though."
"Aye, aye, Captain," Joker replied as he swiveled his chair back to the front. "Just let me know when you're ready to depart."
"Thanks, Joker," Kat called over her shoulder as she walked out.
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An hour later, she had completed her inspection and found nothing out of place. Toward the end of her tour, Joker had called for her over the com, requesting permission for Traynor to come aboard. She had given it, and not questioned the call. It was Alliance protocol. She told Joker to leave orbit and head for the relay as soon as Traynor was settled.
Immediately thereafter, she had asked the Normandy VI for Major Alenko's current position. When the male voice replied, she tried not to cringe at the reminder that a part of her crew was still missing. Despite the headway the quarians had made in rebuilding the geth, EDI remained a mystery. When he had gone back to active duty after the war, Joker had requested that the Normandy VI have a male voice, a request that Kat had approved despite the fact that it was a departure from Alliance standards.
The VI's response had sent Kat to Starboard Obs, and she opened the door and found her husband exactly where she expected to find him – standing at the viewport staring out at the stars.
"Imagine meeting you here," Kat said in greeting.
"It seemed appropriate," Kaidan replied as she stepped into his arms. "Lots of memories here," he added as he kissed the top of her head.
"Speaking of memories, we'll reach the Charon relay in about 4 hours," Kat said with a grin. "Wanna head up to the cockpit and make fun of shakedown runs with two Spectres on board this time?"
"Not exactly a shakedown this time, either," Kaidan corrected though he smiled at the memory she evoked. "But it will be just like old times."
"You know what else would be just like old times?" Kat murmured against his neck before she stuck out her tongue and gave him a long slow lick right above his collar.
Kaidan couldn't help shivering at the suggestive contact. "Captain Alenko," he said in mock surprise, "What has gotten in to you?"
"You, I hope," Kat replied with a grin before she moved her mouth to his and kissed him.
Kaidan opened his mouth under hers and returned the kiss with passion. He decided in that moment that he was very fond of pregnancy hormones. They had always had a very active relationship, but since the morning sickness had faded, Kat was utterly insatiable. He didn't mind... He thought the changes to her body were the sexiest thing he'd ever seen and he was happy to show her at every opportunity. He wrapped his arms around her and chased the tongue darting in his mouth with his.
Her hands moved between them while they kissed and within seconds she was spreading his shirt open and pushing it off his shoulders. Her hands swept over his bare chest, tracing light fingertips over his pecs and flicking teasingly over his nipples on their way down to his belt. She had that open and was working on his pants instants later. She broke the kiss and sent her mouth traveling in the same direction. While her tongue flicked hot licks and kisses over his bare chest, her clever hands freed him from his pants and wrapped around him in a tight fist. She sucked one of his nipples in her mouth while she began to stroke him in her hand with long slow strokes. Kaidan did the only thing a sane man could... he placed both hands behind him and braced himself against them. Apparently his wife planned to take charge, and he could only hold on for the ride.
Kat moved to his other nipple while her hand continued to work him, flicking over the tip of him with her thumb at the end of every stroke now. She didn't linger, she left his nipple and slid to her knees in front of him, tracing over his abs with her tongue along the way. Once she was in position, she moved her fist to the base of his erect flesh and lowered her mouth over him. She didn't tease, just sucked him in to the warm wet cavern of her mouth until her lips met her own hand. She kept the pressure of her fist at the base of his shaft while she pulled her mouth back off him in a long slow motion. When she reached the very tip, she swirled her tongue around him and began the process of sucking him back in slowly. He threw his head back and moaned his enjoyment of the act.
Kat gave him several more long sucking strokes until his eyes nearly crossed with pleasure, then she began to change the rhythm. She alternated long sucking strokes with short ones during which she used her tongue to enhance the incredible feel of her mouth around him. She released the tight fist she'd used on the base and made just a ring with two fingers around him. It allowed her to take him even deeper in her mouth, until he was nearly at the back of her throat on every long stroke. She hummed her own pleasure when she had him that deep and sent him soaring. She was very quickly bringing him to a crisis and he wasn't sure if he wanted to resist or just surrender. She seemed to know it as well, quickening her strokes and flicking her tongue to take the decision away from him.
In the space between one heartbeat and the next, he felt the orgasm crash over him and he went completely tense, glad now for the hands behind him because his legs were not gonna support him on their own. He spilled into her mouth while she drank him down greedily, humming her enjoyment which only sent new shocks of pleasure through every nerve in his body. He gave himself over to the incredible sensations rocking through his body, and she kept him in her mouth, extending and enhancing the feeling of it until he could finally breathe and think again. He reached down with both arms and looped them under hers and pulled her gently to her feet. He wrapped his arms around her and cradled her against his chest in silent thanks before he began to shuffle her backwards to the couch closest to them.
He pushed her down gently and went to his knees between her parted legs. Standing was fine for him, but he wasn't about to subject his pregnant wife to that torture, pleasurable or not. He stretched up on his knees and met her mouth in a kiss while he began the process of undressing her. As she had before him, he didn't linger on her clothes. They'd have time for long, slow seductions later – neither of them was in the mood for a tease now. Once he removed her shirt, he reached behind her and unclasped her bra and drew it off. Her bare breasts did deserve worship, especially since they were larger now because of her pregnancy, so he moved his mouth over each slowly and called it worship rather than teasing.
He closed a mouth over a nipple and sucked the hard peak in his mouth while she clenched her hands in his hair and gasped her enjoyment of it. He moved his hands to her pants and began the process of removing them blindly while he alternated nipples with his hungry mouth. Once he had her pants unfastened, he grabbed them and her underwear and tugged them down and off her legs. She lifted her hips to assist his efforts. He placed both hands behind her thighs and tugged gently so that she was half reclined against the couch and perched on the very edge. He slid his mouth down her body and settled it just above his goal while he raised her legs over his shoulders and gave a quick visual check to ensure her comfort. Chivalry satisfied, he lowered his mouth and parted her folds with a long slow lick of his tongue from bottom to top. When he reached her passion swollen nub, he traced his tongue around it in ever tightening circles until he flicked the very tip of his tongue across it in a quick motion that made her gasp.
He sucked her into the gentle embrace of his lips while he trailed his hands slowly up her body and settled one of each of her sensitive swollen nipples. He rolled them between thumb and forefinger while he flicked his tongue against her flesh in his mouth. He felt her jerk her hips up and took the cue, increasing the pressure of his lips and tongue while he continued to play at her breasts. Her breathing quickened, and she moaned, and he knew she was getting close, so he began to suck at her gently, giving her just another level of stimulation.
When she tensed under him a moment later, and moaned his name as her entire body stiffened in her orgasm, he rolled his eyes up to watch her climax. She was always beautiful to him, but in these moments when she completely surrendered to the pleasure he had given her, that beauty had a primal edge that stole his breath. He'd never tire of seeing her like this. He kept the motions of his hands, mouth, and tongue soft and gentle, enhancing her pleasure as she had for him before this. When she finally took a deep shuddering breath and opened her eyes, he saw the love and passion in her drugged gaze. He let her legs fall gently beside him and kissed his way back up her body. Their mouths met in a kiss of love, thanks, and fulfillment.
When they broke the kiss to breathe, she trailed hands down his body and took his half-erect flesh back in her fist. She stroked him while he trailed kisses across her jaw, to her ear, and down her throat. She had him ready again fairly quickly, although it didn't surprise him anymore. His body tended to agree with the rest of him when it came to Kat. He was always eager to please her in any way. He was more than willing to take their play to the inevitable next stage but he stilled her hand on him while he tried to think. What she was doing made thought nearly impossible, and her changing shape and the lack of real accommodations in this room required a little concentration.
He finally stood and seated himself beside her and drew her onto his lap. Although her baby belly would make this position cramped and potentially uncomfortable lying on the small couch, sitting worked just fine. She seemed to agree completely, since she parted her legs around him and raised herself on her knees. She reached for his erection again and positioned it so that she could sink down on him. They both gasped as her searing heat engulfed him completely. He brought his hands to her waist to steady her and help her move while she began the slow ride to their renewed pleasure. He watched her face as she moved on him for long moments before she lowered her head and took his mouth in a kiss.
They rocked together, neither of them hurried now, just enjoying the intimacy of this most perfect union, while their tongues danced and played together as well. Eventually, the pressure began to climb again and the long controlled strokes became increasingly jerky as they both reached for the climax that was just out of reach. She braced herself with her hands on his shoulders and pushed herself down hard against him while he jerked his hips up beneath her to meet her. They fell into their orgasm at nearly the same time, though neither could say who was actually first. They continued to rock together as the pleasure washed over them, riding the waves in blissful harmony, until she finally collapsed against him with a long moan. He wrapped his arms around her and let their hearts race together until they finally calmed and slowed into a normal beat.
"For the record, I don't remember exactly that," Kaidan couldn't resist teasing her when he could breathe enough to speak.
She lifted her head and glared at him. "Was that a complaint?" she growled.
"Not in the least," he said with a chuckle. "Just a statement of fact."
"Fair enough," she said with a smile. "Old times, new times, as long as we're there together, they're all good."
"Now that is another statement of fact," he said and kissed her.