Vancouver
The Vancouver Alliance headquarters had become the main base for the Systems Alliance Navy some months ago. This caused the offices where thousands of military personal worked to become over crowded as the work force nearly doubled. So finding the office space relatively empty at the end of the day was surprising to Kaidan Alenko. But what was more surprising was finding Jack alone at her desk. The biotic lazily watched the large wall mounted vidscreen only half paying attention to the boring news anchor as he spoke.
"Early this week respected asari Matriarch, Matriarch Aquilla spoke to her fellow Matriarchs on the Thessian city of Armali. Aquilla spoke in favor of asari independence during this period of galactic political reform." The anchor said.
"Hey Jack, I'm heading out for the day. You wanna grab dinner with me before we head home?" Kaidan asked. He had lived with Miranda and Jack for a long time now and in that time the three had grown understandably close.
Jack shook her head. "Nah, I'm waiting for the Cheerleader."
"I think Miranda took a half day."
The convict arched an eyebrow. "What?"
"Yeah she's not here. Hasn't been for a while."
"But it's Friday..."
Kaidan chuckled. "What happens on friday?"
"Date night." Jack smirked. Then she shrugged. "Okay we fuck."
Kaidan laughed. "You two do know friday is only once a week? Just keep it down tonight."
Jack grinned. "We disturbing your sleep, Alenko?"
"Yes actually. But that's not why I need you to keep it down. Alice is coming over tonight."
The biotic rose to her feet. "Who the hell is Alice?"
"My girlfriend. The one I've told you about four times already."
Jack faked a face of realization. "Oh that Alice."
"Yeah that Alice. And I was hoping you'd meet her tonight."
The woman groaned. "Why the fuck do I have to do that?"
"Well I haven't exactly told her I live with you and Miranda."
The biotic laughed. "Alright, now this actually sounds like it's gonna be fun. I guess we can meet Miranda at home. Let's go eyebrows."
Jack's eyebrow arched when she stepped out of the passenger seat of Kaidan's skycar and saw a fit young woman with short red hair standing outside of their house with her arms crossed.
"Alice!" Kaidan said sounding surprised. "I was going to pick you up."
"Who's she?" Alice said pointing at Jack and using a tone Jack instantly didn't like.
Jack chuckled. "Fuck, she's friendly."
"Excuse me?" Alice snapped.
Kaidan turned to Jack. "This is Jack."
"And who's she to you?"
The convict rolled her eyes. "Oh we're happily married. What's it been ten years now, honey?" Jack said with a fake girly voice.
"Jack..." Kaidan said trying to shut her up. He turned back to his girlfriend. "I live with her."
"You're flatmates with this woman?" Alice asked with a slight british accent.
"Well...yeah."
Alice approached Jack and extended her hand. "Alice Robbins. A pleasure to meet one of Kaidan's friends."
Jack shook the woman's hand. "Uh-huh."
"Why don't we go inside?" Kaidan offered.
Jack didn't wait around for any more pleasantries and moved into the large coast side house Kaidan's parents left him after their deaths at the hands of the Reapers.
"Oh, Kaidan, it's beautiful." Alice said taking a look around the home and Jack rolled her eyes. They moved into the living room where Kaidan and Jack hadn't cleaned up their beer bottles from the night before making the room look like it was straight out of a frat house.
Kaidan buried his face in embarrassment. "Guess we forgot to clean up."
Jack chuckled and spotted one of the bottles still half full, she picked it up and chugged it, grinning at the disgusted expression on Alice's face. "Want a beer?" she asked Kaidan's girl.
"I don't drink." she replied.
"You must be fucking parched." Jack said and left the two of them alone as she moved to the kitchen.
"Is this what you do with your free time, Kaidan? You get pissed with that...woman." Alice asked.
"Jack's my friend."
"I see. Well she certainly seems interesting."
"I know she comes on a little strong."
Alice smiled and gave Alenko a quick peck on the lips. "A little. But any friend of yours is a friend of mine, bear."
Kadian's face grew red when he heard Jack laugh hysterically in the other room. An obvious side effect of his girlfriend's nickname for him. Jack returned with two beers and went to hand one to Kaidan. "No thanks." he said and wrapped his arm around Alice.
Jack already hated what Kaidan became around this girl. She might not have been attracted to men anymore but she loved Kaidan like a brother. "I guess I'm getting pissed by myself." she said with a bad impression of a british accent.
Suddenly all three turned when the front door slid open and Miranda Lawson stepped inside and Jack moved to greet her. "Beer, Cheerleader?"
Miranda smiled and took the bottle. "Thanks." then she noticed Alice and Kaidan staring at her. "Who's she?"
"Who am I? Who are you?" Alice asked.
Miranda and Jack shared a glance and Lawson took a sip of her beer at the same time as Jack. "This is Miranda Lawson. She...lives here too." Kaidan said.
"Bloody hell Kaidan, how many women do you live with?"
"The rest will be along shortly." Jack teased and Miranda stifled a chuckle.
"Just them." Kaidan said, shooting a disapproving look at both Miranda and Jack.
"I wasn't aware we were expecting guests." Miranda said.
"Miranda, this is my girlfriend, Alice."
"Girlfriend?" Miranda extended her hand but Alice didn't take it.
"Did either of these girls know I existed?" Alice asked Kaidan.
"Well...Jack did."
"I did?" Jack asked.
Alice was visibly displeased as she crossed her arms. "So you just live with these two beautiful women, getting drunk and not telling them about your girlfriend?"
Miranda and Jack shared another awkward glance. "Um...well no." Alenko stammered.
Miranda jumped in. "You have nothing to worry about, Alice."
"How's that?"
"Me and Jack are gay."
Alice laughed. "You expect me to believe that?"
Jack shrugged and proceeded to wrap her arms around Miranda and kissed her. "You should, I stopped laying pipe a long time ago." Jack said when they separated.
"Laying pipe?" Kaidan said before the phrase dawned on him.
"This is ridiculous." Alice groaned.
"No it's true, Alice. The two of them are together. Trust me I know." Miranda blushed and Jack grinned. "I think we got off on the wrong foot here. Why don't we all go for dinner tomorrow?"
Miranda and Jack's eyes widened. "Not hungry." Jack said.
"You're not hungry tomorrow?" Alice asked.
"Yes." Jack said before taking another sip of beer.
Miranda placed her free hand on her hip. "That sounds like a perfect idea, Kaidan."
Jack pinched Miranda's ass to express her disagreement and Lawson jumped.
"Fine. I'll see you three tomorrow then." Alice said and after a brief attempt by Kaidan to get her to stay she left.
"She seems...nice." Miranda said.
Kaidan turned to the convict. "Jack, what the hell?"
Jack threw up a hand in protest. "What the fuck did I do?"
"Did she misbehave?" Miranda snaked her arm around the tattooed biotic.
"Not my fault, Cheerleader. The chick said she didn't drink! Who the fuck doesn't drink?"
"Recovering alcoholics." Kaidan said.
Jack's eyebrows perked up. "Oh...shit."
Miranda took a sip from her bottle. "I'm shocked you weren't your usual tactful self, Jack."
"Eat me."
"Later." Miranda said.
"Listen, I actually like Alice." Kaidan began.
"You do?"
"Jack." Miranda said to shut her up. "Go on Kaidan."
"It's important you two make this right tomorrow."
"What would you like us to do? I'm willing to bet, Jack is not apologizing."
"You bet your ass i'm not! I got nothing to apologize for."
Kaidan sighed. "She doesn't seem to believe you two are together. Just sell your relationship to her tomorrow."
"You would like for us to be affectionate in front of her?" Miranda asked.
"Couldn't hurt." Kaidan turned back to the door. "I'm going after her. I'll see you two later." and with that he left them home alone.
Jack and Miranda made their way to the living room and sat down on the couch. "That was very uncomfortable."
"No shit." Jack chuckled and finished off her beer. "Where the fuck were you today? I was waiting for you at the office. Alenko said you took a half day."
"I had something I needed to take care of."
"Like?"
"Don't worry about it." Miranda kissed her on the cheek.
"Well now that Alenko is gone you wanna fuck around?"
Miranda finished her beer. "Not in the mood tonight, Jack. Sorry. In fact I think I'm going to go to bed early."
Jack cocked her head to the side. She couldn't remember a time when Miranda turned down sex. Or went to bed this early. "Are you okay, babe?" Jack asked sincerely.
"Fine." Miranda insisted and rose from the couch. "I'm just tired." and then she left Jack alone on the couch.
Jack began to feel paranoid. She had thought things had been going good with them. Was she wrong? Or was Miranda really just tired. Both of them had changed so much in the past few months, was Miranda pulling away? Jack's heart raced. "Fuck." she muttered. As crazy as it sounded they didn't get in fights, anytime she pissed off Miranda she kept it to herself as opposed to confronting Jack about it. The convict began to fear she did something bad that she couldn't remember. She didn't want to lose Miranda so she got to her feet and made her way to their bedroom.
Jack stepped inside and found Miranda under the covers so she the biotic stripped her clothes and got under them next to her. "Miranda?"
Miranda rolled over. "Yes?"
"Are we good? I didn't fuck up or anything right? I...shit please say we're good."
Miranda took the woman in her arms. "We're good, Jack."
Jack felt the need to say three words she wished she had the balls to say more. "I love you."
Lawson smiled. "Love you too, Jack."
Cuddling was another thing Jack rarely did but she just wanted to hold the woman right then. Miranda accepted her embrace and internally cursed herself for making Jack suspicious, she didn't want Jack getting any idea about her secret. They didn't really do romance, But Miranda really wanted for it to be special when she asked Jack to marry her.
Note- Dun dun dun. Okay so this is the first real post "I love you" stuff I've done for Miranda and Jack so i'm a little nervous. I obviously had to change the way they interact a little because they of course couldn't act like they did before they were in a real relationship so I hope it turned out okay. So we got Jane and Liara with a baby on the way, A corrupt Alliance Admiral bad guy, Miranda wanting to propose and more coming up, just you wait for the zombies to show up that's when things really get interesting. We're going back to Shepard and Liara next chapter but until then tell me what you think of the chapter and of Miranda possibly proposing in the reviews!