Okay wow its been quite awhile, I wont even lie about that. To let you all know, my laptop had finally given out on me and then for a while I didn't have one. I recently got my new one and then college happened.

Here are some things you should know: I wont post for a bit after this, no don't worry im not stopping the story, I usually write a chapter and upload it, but I'm going to write a few chapters then post them one by one, in time, that way the story isn't so choppy, at least for me it feels that way.

I just wanted to post this because you guys deserve this!

Also, I want to thank everyone who followed, Favorited and all those good things, no matter how much time passes by this story will have an end! (Along with my other ones)

Also if you like Glee, I might just write a Fanfic of that.

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There were many things Shepard had thought about in her life, it was always about her life because she was never sure if she would be living the next day. Even now with a family on the way it was almost unreal. Waking up to peace, something she had only ever dreamed about. Next to the person she absolutely loved, but she was worried call her paranoid but its engraved in her to worry. Liara was young, for asari for that matter and she was already expecting, but asari don't mature by age they age by mind so maybe Liara wasn't that young after all, then a-

'"Shepard?" A low whisper from the asari that was wrapped around her.

"Hmm?"

"I believe im having what your species call a "Craving."

And Shepard started to laugh, really truly laugh maybe it was just her nerves but, this was funny because not for a moment did she ever picture those words being said to her, let alone Liara, not that she minded but the fact that it's happening.

"I don't find this humorous Jane!"

Trying to gather herself she starts to speak "Okay.. honey-wait wait" and another fit of laughs happens "Okay...Okay" she wipes her tears "What are you craving?"

Liara eyes her, she wants to be mad but seeing Jane laugh, hearing her laugh was music to her ears and then her stomach rumbled.

"I think...Earth food?" she peered down to her stomach and then looked back up "Why are you giving me such a face...Jane?" And her darling again started to laugh.

"Oh for the love of goddess!" she whipped out of her bed, blankets darting everywhere while slipping one of Jane's shirts and strutting out of the room and walking to the kitchen and then she was befuddled because she had no idea how to make pancakes. Asari had a similar version to what humans would call a crepe but no this child of hers wanted pancakes, of course, it was Shepard's after all.

Jane could not help but laugh, and maybe in the process she might have gotten Liara a little mad but can you blame her? Have you ever heard of an asari craving food? Let alone earth food? Maybe it was human food...she wasn't really sure but the face her asari had when she looked down at her stomach in confusion was priceless and it was then she managed to see that was alone in the room and where those pans falling?

"Liara! What are you do-" She cocked her to the side taking in the scene before her, the island had an array of ingredients spewed all over the place. Pans were still clattering on the floor, Liara had what seemed to be a whisk in her right hand, an egg in another and flower on her nose to her crest. If a war had taken place here then for the first time Shepard had missed one.

"I wanted Pancakes..." she looks down "Your daughter seems to have already taken after you and your stubborn nature.."

Shepard runs a hand through her hair if this sight wasn't priceless, she quickly pulls out her omni tool and snaps a picture, Liara looks up wide eyed and she snaps another picture it was when the blue blurs started to form around the wisk is when Shepard ducked.

And she says shes not part Krogan, I veto that.

"Honey?" Shepard asks stilled ducked "I can make pancakes for you... if you still want them.." she looks over to the living room, right between the couch and coffee table lay a very crumped, very small, whisk, she cringes.

"Shepard for the love of athame please stand up."

"Yes, dear." she mumbles adjusting her shirt

"What was that?"

Jane's eyes go wide "Nothing! Uh, hmm, where is the flower? And oh the eggs! And the milk?" she shuffles around trying to get all the items.

Liara watched the red head shuffle around the kitchen island getting all the items that were needed. Her eyes grew wide, she didn't know that you had place the eggs with the flower. The asari cocked her head to the side, observing what was taking place before her, maybe also storing it in the back of her head for future reference. The little one inside her was definitely taking after Jane. Goddess they would need to be prepared.

"Li, do you want chocolate chips? Blueberries?" Shepard asked as she mixed the batter "I don't know about you, but humans like to put a few different things in there pancakes."

Liara scrunched up her nose "I've never had a pancake, so perhaps a little of everything?" she places both hands on her stomach "She really wants pancakes Shepard."

After two dozen pancakes later, Shepard had finally cured Liara of her craving but was utterly baffled by it. I mean that was a lot of work and it safe to say Liara does not like banana pancakes if it was any indication when she ran from the table to the bathroom but then came back to eat four blueberry pancakes. Shepard thought about Athetya and would probably call her soon so she knows what to expect with this pregnancy.

What was on her mind was the job offer Admiral Hackett had given her, it was a safe bet, no more fighting, no more surviving. Liara could be at peace for once, would not have to worry about where Shepard would end up or possibly die. It wasn't just them anymore and the admiral had no idea how many times she had thought about that.

That little life.

Her daughter.

Depended on them both now.

That should be enough to make her decision, but it is a complete change in her life, this all she has known but then again with so many changes this should be cake. Not to mention Grissom, that holds one biotic that is a total badass and borderline psychotic. How would that work out, working along Jack, spending school days with Jack. Shepard wasn't much of a teacher, maybe she could do bio-gym or training, and Sitting in a class room desk did not seem entirely fun.

So Shepard had three people to talk to, a biotic badass, the cheerleader as said biotic would call her and Liara.

Shepard rolled her shoulders and headed to her terminal in the living room and looked for Jack in her contacts, when she found her she pressed and waited to see if said woman would respond and no more than a few seconds did the image pop up.

"Look, if this a call about another shit storm end of the galaxy mission, Shep, I love ya and shit but I kinda want to be alive to see my hairs grow grey."

"I miss you too Jack." Shepard shook her head while letting out a low chuckle

"Yeah, yeah whatever." Her hologram showed Jack flaying her arm around

"Well, if you don't miss me, then I guess I shouldn't tell you about the job I got offered at Grissom, it was-"

Jack shot up from her seat and palmed the desk "Hold the varren! Job? Well fuck Shepard, if I get the chance to have you by my side and not these high sprung assholes, Id jump the fucking moon!"

"So you think it's a good idea then?

'Hell yeah, better then dying!"

"I have to tell Liara, but thanks Jack" Shepard looked down then back up "you're still coming to the party right?"

"As long as there booze so I don't throw the Cheerleader out in space, then count me in!"

Shepard should be used to the death threats but sometimes, just sometimes she wonders if jack would do the same to her but Jack doesn't need to know that because Shepard is fairly sure that if Jack even found out she would want to do it as a joke.

Jokes and Jack don't go well together, if joker himself wasn't an example.

"Alright, Ill let you know what I choose at the party."

"Adios 'migo!"

And with that the transmission was gone and Shepard was really thinking hard what it would mean to work with Jack, every fiber in her being told her many, many, explosions would take place.

Now, there was little to nothing that ever caught Shepard by surprise, three wars and death do that to you. So yes, when she sees Miranda Lawson, no longer in her white and black suit that always fit like a second skin, was a shocker. Now the heart stopping thing was Miranda Lawson dawned in alliance dress, still just as snug but so, different.

The cargo's that fit to her like glue, the heeled boots that were tucked in perfectly, the navy blue shirt that fits every curve and is tucked in along with a belt. Her rank on the side of her shirt, her raven hair still flowing, but the smirk still in place.

Yeah, Miranda Lawson was hot, but Shepard never thought that.

"Shepard?"

Shepard had never seen Miranda out of her damned white and black suit, she seriously thought that was the only article of clothing the woman owned, because really was there a need for that, Shepard didn't wear a cat suit to battle.

"..Earth to Jane?"

Well Maybe Shepard was different, never really liked to be all that showy nor did she ever had the time to. But Miranda Lawson, in alliance dress, she just figured she would wear the damn cat suit-

"Bloody hell Jane Shepard, get out of your head!"

"Miranda?"

"No, Jack."

"Funny I talked to her earlier t-"

"What were you thinking of?"

Shepard had two options, lie or lie, because one Miranda would be mad and two Miranda would be mad. She zoned off and ignored the one person you really should ignore and if she even dared say the truth, Miranda would probably call her teenaged boy, which Shepard was clearly not, just admiring her best friend. Right.

"Liara had a pancake craving this morning." Shepard blurted out before thinking

"I- Wait, what?"

"Nothing, Anyway, Admiral Hackett offered me a job, new position."

"As?" Miranda tensed Shepard didn't need another high risk mission not now with a family on the way "What would you be doing?"

"Grissom Academy and I don't know yet, teaching something probably."

Miranda snorted "Grissom? With Jack? Bloody- Shepard have you talked to her about it?"

Shepard narrowed her eyes at the blue eyed woman before her "well if you would have let me finish what I tried to tell you earlier, Lawson" she waited as Miranda quirked an eyebrow "I did talk to her and I am pretty she wants me there, if her excitement wasn't enough to show for."

"Well, have you talked to Liara?"

"No, after breakfast she had gone to her office to do some much needed work." Shepard fiddled with her cup "the baby kicked."

Miranda's eyes widened "Really?"

A soft smile splayed across Shepard's face "Yeah I was.. I was worrying whether or not I would be a good father and when I was talking, she-she just kicked."

"You idiot, of course you would be a great father" Miranda shook her head "I don't get why you would think otherwise."

"Thanks, Miri." Shepard blushed just a hint "So what do you think?"

"About?"

"The job at Grissom?"

"Shepard, it is the best thing that could ever happen to you, no more risks, you have Liara and a baby on the way, you all don't need stress anymore, you need peace, and hell you deserve it."

"You do too, you know that? Deserve peace you fought just as hard."

"Yes, but I didn't die nor was I under that rubble nor do I have a family to worry about, Shepard."

Miranda wanted a lot of things out of life, a lot things she did get and others were taken away from her. Some never bothered to get under the Ice Queen Mask, everyone but the person that she as sitting across from. The only person to really see the real her. In other life maybe Shepard would have been hers. Maybe in this life she can find someone like Shepard, someone that would put up just as much fight, but for now Jane was her best friend and she would fight for her best friend, her family, to see her happy.

"One day, Miri, One day and Thank you, really."

"Shepard, you never have to thank me. You're my family."

After talking with both Miranda and Jack, she was pretty sure she was going to take the job. There was no real reason for Shepard not to, yes it would be a change of life but it was one she had to do. Miranda was right she had a family to think of and she knew that in the time to get better, she didn't have the same drive to fight, she just wanted her happy now, her peace.

This life would bring her to whole new world of challenges, she would have to move near Grissom that was one thing. She and Liara would probably need to choose a house because she was sure Liara would want more kids.

No that's a lie, Shepard wanted more kids. Little blue children.

Then as if everything came to a halt and a ship had come to hit her in the face.

Shepard needs to propose to Liara. Wants to propose to Liara. Make Liara her wife.

The list of challenges just got bigger, she would need to find a ring, no, even before that she would need to a find a way to sneak around without Liara finding out, being the shadow brokers girlfriend, really didn't give any advantages.

Shepard would also need to ask Athetya for permission to marry her and only little girl. Her future mother in law is half Krogan.

I don't know if I should come with an engagement ring or armor.

Shepard looks out the window of their apartment as the sky loomed in, she had so many thing to do, she didn't even know where to go first. The only thing she did know was that she needed to tell Liara about the new job and then after that she would tell the Admiral.

Just as she was about to turn around she felt two arms wrap around her waist and head rest between her shoulders with a small hum and if she was right she felt a little kick in her lower back, which gave her the best feeling knowing her little girl was growing healthily.

"Hey you." Liara murmured

"Hey yourself, how was work?"

"Tiring, I missed you and so did your little one."

Shepard turned around to face Liara as she wrapper her asari in her arms "I miss you both too" she paused for a bit before saying "I have news."

Shepard felt Liara tense in her arms "Shepard, for what?"

"It's a new Job-"

"Shepard, it isn't, it's not another m-"

Shepard leaned her head down and stopped Liara with a soft chaste kiss "it's a teaching position at Grissom Academy."

"Must kisses be the way you stop me from speaking" Liara smiles "And? Have you decided?"

"Before I talked to you, I talked to Miranda and Jack, they both thought it would be great, but I wanted your opinion before I told Hackett anything."

"My love, anything that keeps you out of harm's way, is the best thing for me, but you know that whatever you decide I will support you."

Shepard smirked "So if I told you I wanted to go on another mission you would be perfectly okay with it?"

Liara frowned then narrowed her eyes "I would head butt you."

"I thought you said you didn't head butt."

"You're making the idea of it and the possibility quite easy."

"This is the Krogan part of you speaking isn't it?"

"Jane."

"Will our daughter have Krogan too?" Shepard thought for a moment

"I sometimes wonder if you have any ancestors that were Krogan." Liara muttered under her breath.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Shepard furrowed her brows

"Nothing. Love. I love you."

"I will be taking the job, because this is what we need, what our family needs and I don't think I can stay away from you both anymore, I love you, I love you both too much to ever be away more then I have to."

Liara was what humans would called blessed as she snuggled closer into Shepard's arms. Not many could get through three wars, death and another near possible death. But she got to keep Shepard, she got to have Jane and as every day went by, she always felt lucky. She had lost her love once and never felt the same and she got that second chance, she would never lose it. And because of their love, they now have a little girl to show for it or soon enough they will.

Lots of little blue children, that's what Jane had told her and it was something Liara always thought about. A family, her own family. In her line of work you don't get a chance to have that and she has that right now and she would do anything to keep it. She has too many lose that chance or take it for granted

Because as she is being held right now, she can feel and hear her loves heart beat and it makes her own heart flutter faster because she remembers a time when she held Jane close, almost like she is now, but at the time there was no heat to hear or a beat to feel. And it physically felt like it killed her.

She doesn't want to feel that feeling anytime soon. So yes, if you ask Liara, she's happy, elated, because she finally has Shepard without worrying what tomorrow may bring her.