"Rahna? As in Jump Zero Rahna?" Jack asked Kaidan.

Alenko's eyes were locked on the dark skinned woman who stood just a few yards away. He never thought he'd see the woman again and yet after all these years there she was standing alone before him. "Yeah, that's her." he still couldn't believe it.

Jack eyed the woman Alenko had blabbed on about for almost all the time she had known him. People often talk about 'the one that got away' well Rahna Berk was by all accounts Kaidan's 'one'.

"Damn, she's hot." Jack said as she admired the woman's fit form from where it was modestly displayed in her Alliance uniform.

"She looks exactly the same." Kaidan said.

"Why the hell are you sitting here on your ass? Get over there and talk to her!"

Kaidan looked to the Convict. "I can't!"

"Are you shitting me? You spent years harping on her and now that she's right there in front of you you're gonna pussy out?"

"It's not that simple. We didn't exactly part of the best of terms." Jack rose to her feet. "What are you doing?" He asked.

Jack finished her drink and set the empty glass on the table. "You're not gonna talk to her? Then I will."

"Jack, wait!"

But Jack ignored him and headed toward Rahna. Alenko scrambled to the other side of the table so his back was facing the two women in a desperate attempt to hide himself.

Liara T'Soni strolled back to their table and eyed Kaidan with a confused look on her face when she sat down. "Something the matter, Kaidan?"

"See the woman Jack is talking to?"

The asari looked over Alenko's shoulder and saw Jack speaking with a dark skinned and strikingly beautiful woman. "Yes?"

"That's my ex-girlfriend."

"I see."

"What are they doing?" Kaidan asked.

Liara watched as Jack pointed a finger at Kaidan and Rahna's eyes set on the man's back. "She appears to be heading this way."

Kaidan's heart raced. "Oh god."

"Kaidan?" A soft voice called from behind him. A voice he had heard only in his dreams for the past two decades.

Alenko turned around and tried to act surprised to see her. "Rahna?"

Rahna smiled. She truly was beautiful. Her dark and smooth skin complimented the defined cheekbones of her face. And she wore her curly dark hair back in a bun. "Goodness look at you. You haven't changed a bit. What's it been?"

"Twenty years and five months..." His eyes widened. "If I had to guess." He said trying to act smooth.

Rahna chuckled and it made Kaidan's heart flutter. "Well you look good, Kaidan."

"Uh so do you. You... look great."

The woman blushed before noticing Liara. "And who is this?"

"Oh, this is Doctor Liara T'Soni."

Liara smiled at the human. "A pleasure to meet you."

"Liara and I were just leaving." Jack said from behind Rahna.

"That's right we were." Liara said and she extended a hand to Jack.

The Convict helped her to her feet and wrapped an arm around her shoulders for support. "You two kids have fun." Jack said before she and Liara left Kaidan and Rahna alone.

Rahna smiled at Alenko at sat down next to him. Kaidan cleared his throat and thought of what he'd say.

"Listen..." They both said at the same time and chuckled in embarrassment.

"You go first." Rahna insisted.

"I wanted to apologize for the last time we saw each other."

"Funny. I was going to say the same thing."

Kaidan arched an eyebrow. "You don't have anything to apologize for."

"But I do, Kaidan. You were only trying to protect me and I...I've always regretted being so harsh on you."

Alenko smiled. "How have the last twenty years treated you?"

The woman shrugged. "They've had their ups and downs. Reapers not withstanding." she chuckled. "I stayed with the Alliance even after BAaT and it's kept me busy. I actually just received my new posting last week."

"Where they sending you?"

"Here. I'll be stuck in Vancouver indefinitely. They're having me join the reconstruction efforts at HQ."

"You're kidding."

Rahna shook her head. "Nope."

"I work down at HQ. I guess you're gonna be stuck with me."

The dark skinned woman smiled. "Small galaxy." there was a pause between them before she spoke up again. "So that Jack woman, she's your wife?"

Kaidan laughed. "Jack?! No, she and her girlfriend just live with me."

"I see. She certainly has a lot of personality."

"That's one way of putting it."

"I like her." Rahna said.

"What about you? Did you ever get married?" Kaidan asked trying not to sound too interested.

"I did." Kaidan's heart sank. "I married a man who I thought was everything I was looking for." Her voice dropped. "If love is blind marriage sure is an eye-opener. He cheated on me when I was on deployment. Didn't have a clue until I decided to surprise him when I got shore leave early. That's what I get for marrying a civilian I guess."

"Well whoever he was he sounds like a complete idiot."

"Yeah." Ranha agreed with a chuckle. "He was an idiot." She brushed a strand of hair from her face and locked eyes with Kaidan. "Silly as it might sound I've always missed you, Kaidan. Even still today I sometimes think about what would have happened if things had turned out differently. With us I mean."

"Me too." He said. "So, I'm curious what did Jack say to you?"

Rahna smirked. "She said that you were the best man she knew and that she wasn't going away until I came over here because she's going to quote smear the walls with you if she has to hear you talk about how pretty my eyes are or some shit like that again to her."

Kaidan grew red in the face. "Well you do have pretty eyes."

After the Commander left her wife behind to meet up with Miranda Lawson and continue their mission the two women had hit a bit of a wall. They had been searching all over for the Admiral but couldn't seem to find the man. Together they strode through the crowd as they scanned every face for Shaw. "So you didn't ask her yet?" Shepard asked.

"It hardly seems like the proper moment to propose." Miranda said.

"Have you thought about what you're gonna say?"

"A bit."

"Then let's hear it."

"What?"

"Practice it on me. Pretend like i'm Jack."

"Are you kidding?"

Jane grabbed her hand and lead her away from everyone else. "No, I'm not." Jane dropped the pitch of her voice and did a very poor impression of Jack. "Hey, Cheerleader. How the F are you?"

Miranda glared at her Commander. "I am not doing this."

Shepard slipped back into her regular voice. "Fine. But it couldn't hurt."

Lawson rolled her eyes and figured she'd humor the woman. "I imagine I'd start by telling Jack that..." she paused.

"Go on." Shepard encouraged her with a smile.

"That... she's the only person in my entire life to ever make me feel like I belong. Or that she's the first person I've ever truly loved." Miranda sighed. "This is stupid, Shepard. We have a job to do."

"No that was good."

"No it wasn't. I'm great at nearly everything I do. But being open about my feelings? It...eludes me."

"You're better at it than you think."

"Come on let's keep looking for him." Miranda lead her back out into the crowd and they pawed through more people and searched for Shaw.

"I've been wondering about something." Shepard started.

"And that is?"

"If you and Jack are gonna get engaged will you be leaving Kaidan's house?"

"Why do you ask that?"

Shepard shrugged. "He just seems like he really cares about you two."

"He's going to be stuck with us for a while. The whole bloody planet is over-populated since the war and finding a house is nearly impossible in a big city like Vancouver. We'll be living with Kaidan for the foreseeable future." Suddenly Miranda spotted their target. "Heads up. I see Shaw."

The Admiral was standing alone with his omni-tool open. His face locked in a expression of pure concentration.

"Alright. You get him alone and i'll follow." She handed the OSD to Miranda. "Get his pants off and put this in his pocket."

"And then? I'd rather avoid having to actually have sex with the man."

Jane hit a few commands on her omni-tool and opened a comm link with Lawson. "Now we can communicate. When you're done just say a safe word and I'll get you out of there."

"What's the safe word?"

"Mention the Normandy and I'll come get you." Miranda nodded and slipped the OSD in her pocket. Lawson rolled her eyes when she saw Jane smiling. "So that's where it is." Shepard said.

"Let's get this over with." Miranda strolled over to the Admiral and made a point to sway her hips.

Shepard listened in as Miranda went to work on Shaw. Lawson truly was a pro, Jane wagered the woman was just as dangerous with her words as she could be with a gun and the way she was able to draw the Admiral in was impressive. Not that it surprised her, Shepard loved Liara but you'd have to be blind to deny Miranda's beauty. In just under ten minutes Miranda had reduced the Admiral to putty in her hands and when she leaned in and whispered something in Shaw's ear that made even the Commander blush she knew she had him. Jane smirked when she saw Miranda drag the man away by the hand.

"Good work, Miranda. I'll be following right behind you." Shepard said.

Jack escorted Liara through the crowded convention center main floor. The convict had never really interacted with Shepard's wife but she was growing to appreciate the asari in her own way. She understood what the Commander saw in the alien.

"That was actually rather sweet what you did for Kaidan, Jack." Liara said.

"Hey, I can be sweet."

"So it would seem." The asari smiled. "I never did hear how you and Miranda ended up together."

"It's not some sappy love story or anything. We got drunk and ended up fucking. I found out I liked clam way more than cock and here we are two years later."

"You two seem quite happy together." Liara said.

"Yeah. Without Miranda I... never mind."

"You-" Liara's sentence was cut off when a huge wave of nausea washed over her and the asari suddenly felt faint.

Liara's legs trembled and Jack struggled to keep her up. "Fuck! Are you okay?" Jack cried.

Liara regained some of her strength but her head was pounding. "I'm f-fine." she insisted. The pregnancy was really taking it's toll on her today. Nausea wasn't anything new but it seemed worse than usual. "Jack..." Liara muttered.

"Yeah?" The bitoic replied eagrly.

"Could you escort me to the ladies room? I believe i'm going to be sick."

"Sure thing." Jack's tone was worried and soft. She supported the asari with both her arms as she lead her to the bathrooms. "Does this shit happen often?"

"More often than I'd care to admit."

"Do you want me to get Shepard?"

"No! I'm..." She winced. "Alright."

"You look like Alenko when he tries to out drink me." Jack teased trying to lighten the mood but the asari didn't look like she appreciated it. She hurried to the restroom and helped Liara inside before the asari scrambled into a stall and fell down on to her knees and puked into the toilet.

Liara groaned as she felt another wave start to hit her. Jack cringed when she heard the unpleasant sound of the pregnant asari puking her guts out inside the stall. "Uh...I'm gonna wait outside, Liara." Jack said awkwardly.

"That's..." Liara couldn't finish her sentence before she hurled again. "Fine." She finished her sentence in a weak voice.

Jack made her way out of the vomit stinking restroom and twirled a bioticly charged finger around while she waited for Shepard's wife to finish.

Out of the blue a male voice caught her attention. "Bored?" A tall dark haired man asked her as he leaned on the wall next to her. His uniform was a little too small for him and his face carried stubble and a small scar across the bridge of his nose.

"Maybe." Jack answered with an arched eyebrow.

"The Alliance sure loves their ass kissing and self celebration."

Jack chuckled. "You can say that again."

"Say, Doll you mind doing me a favor?"

The convict narrowed her eyes. "Do yourself one and keep it in your pants."

The man smirked. "Not that kind of favor, sweetheart but I like the way you think."

"What do you want?"

"I was just wondering if you knew where I might find Admiral Hackett?"

"How the hell should I know?" Then Jack took a good look at the mans ill-fitting uniform, judging by the patch on his shoulder the man was a corporal. She glanced at the name printed on his jacket. Simmons. That couldn't be right. Sure Simmons was a common enough name but the same name and rank at this event? Simmons was her friend and he was supposed to be guarding the entrance to the convention center.

Victor Reed grinned at Jack. "Thanks anyway, Doll." he turned to leave but Jack's hand caught him.

"Who the fuck are you?"

"Corporal Andrew Simmons." He lied.

Jack knew bullshit when she heard it. "Who are you really?" she pressed.

Victor smirked. "I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about." He shook his arm away from Jack's grip and slipped into the crowd.

For a second Jack considered sticking around in case Liara needed her but her gut told her tailing this guy was more important than the asari's puke. She waited for there to be a healthy distance between her and Victor and then Jack pushed off the wall and stealthily pawed through the crowd while keeping her eyes locked on the tall man. Everybody always said she couldn't be subtle, well she intended to prove them wrong as she kept herself hidden from the impostor.

She saw Victor climb the stairs to the convention center's second level and she hurried after him. There would be no crowd she could use for cover upstairs so she had to be careful. She reached the top of the stairs and peeked her head around the corner. The second level of the convention center sported a giant glass wall that provided a nice view of all the people below but Jack focused her attention on Victor as the man approached a door that lead into a small projection booth the convention center often used for business presentations.

Victor stepped inside and Jack watched the door's green display turn red indicating it had been locked from the inside. Jack looked around to check if the coast was clear and started towards the door. She glanced out the large glass window and she froze when her eyes caught something she couldn't believe.

Miranda Lawson's hand was tenderly gripping Admiral Shaw's as she lead the man across the main floor with a smile on her face. Jack narrowed her eyes wondering if it wasn't what it looked like but her biotics flared in anger when she saw Shaw lay his hand on Miranda's ass. "What the fuck?!" Jack screamed and instantly forgot about the strange man and turned to sprint back down the stairs.

Notes- So a lot of set-up going on in this chapter and I had to re-write nearly half of it so I'm sorry it took so long. So the next two chapters will be the finale of this story with one or two after for resolution but we're almost done here. Stay tuned for a huge story announcement! I also want to thank ReavansMask for giving me feedback on this chapter. So what do you think Jack will do? And what did you think of the chapter? Tell me in the reviews!