A/N: Yeah, a bit smutting here. Gotta satisfy my Garrus love. Enjoy.

Chapter 4

Unexpected Surprises

Garrus nuzzled his face into her soft clean hair, savoring the moment of being able to hold her close. Garrus sighed to himself in contentment. When Dr. Chakwas finally let Jane out of the med bay she had gone straight for the shower. She had insisted that Binary Helix was conducting some sort of experiment on her but two full scans had proved to bring up nothing unordinary. The doctor promised that she would keep looking, but without her exhibiting any symptoms, there was little for her to do. They just did not have certain equipment without Mordin on the ship anymore. They would have to go see him before they could find any answers. Jane had grumbled a bit before getting fed up and stated she wanted a shower to get the grim off her body.

They had barely made it to their room when Jane started shedding her clothing as she bolted for the bathroom.

It was something he had never thought about before: Jane, naked, with water running down her smooth body. Just that thought was making his heart pump faster than it ever had before. After seeing her fighting hand to hand the way she had, how she became a living weapon, he just could not get out of his head. It was just so… sexy. He wanted her right then and there.

With the water running and echoing loudly in the small enclosed room she never heard him enter. The steam rose from the hot water, creating a light mist around her. Jane had her eyes were closed. Her head tipped back as she vigorously washed her hair building up lather. Water rolled down her soft skin as she stepped back into the spray and began to rinse the soap from her hair. The white, puffy lather covered her body, concealing her proud breasts and the curvy hips and thighs, for a moment before sliding down her generous lines toward the floor and disappearing down the drain. Garrus's breath caught at the erotic sight and could not help but reach out to touch her, sliding his arms carefully around her waist and bringing her body against his.

"Garrus!" Jane whirled around in surprise. Slowly a sheepish smile graced her lips.

Reaching out she pulled him right under the warm spray of water. Now he was just as wet as her but it did not matter, she was kissing him all over his face. He let out a groan as she licked his mandibles and traced the lines of his markings. Her tongue was so delicately smooth he was slightly afraid she would cut it on his hard plated skin. Somehow, she was able to do things with her mouth he did not think was possible, especially on a Turian. Humans had an odd fascination with using their mouths, not that Garrus was going to complain about it.

Nibbling on his neck was new to him too. Humans had such tiny smooth teeth that he would have never guessed could tear threw meat if he had not seen it himself. She came across a more sensitive spot where his skin was a bit more delicate. Garrus gasped in surprised as her teeth nibbled at the particularly soft spot, licking and sucking gently; it sent chills down his spine. Jane giggled at him through the water as he shivered a bit.

He growled sensually at her as he backed her up against the bathroom wall. Bending down Garrus nuzzled her neck with his mouth, nipping gently as to not cut her with his mandibles or teeth. He never wanted so much to have the same lips as a human so he could kiss her body. His mandibles flared in and out with each breath he took, lightly grazing her skin making her giggle a bit. She had told him once that it tickled when he did that to her, like butterfly kisses, which spurred on a whole conversation on what butterfly kiss were and what ticklish meant. She had spent a good fifteen minutes explaining the sensitivities of human skin then demonstrated the other. Fortunately, Turian's were not ticklish or rather, could not be ticklish would be more appropriate to say.

He mentally kicked himself, his mind should not be wondering at a moment like this. Turning his attention back to Jane, he slowly ran both his hands down the sides of her body, lightly dragging his talons, enjoying the slick feel of her skin as he caught Jane's eyes with his trying to put as much feeling into his gaze as possible. It must have worked because Jane's breath quickened and she moaned his name softly. When his hands reached her slender waist he lifted her up and pushed her harder against the wall. Jane's hands found his fringe caressing it lightly in teasing strokes.

Slowly and carefully he brought his face closer to her body and for the first time lightly licked up the skin of her breast and over her collarbone. He made sure to keep his teeth and mandibles a small distance from her so that he would not accidentally bite her. It could be dangerous if he did that right now without any antihistamines, but the taste of her skin was more than enough to satisfy the mating lust most of his race found nearly impossible to resist when engaging in intercourse with their bonded. He felt her body tremble as he swirled his rough tongue across the delicate skin of her erect nipple.

When he stopped and pulled his face from her body she gripped his fringe tightly growling at him not to stop. He flared his mandibles into what he hoped looked like a smile. Human facial expressions were just so hard to imitate for Turians. Shifting his grip Garrus situated her into a more comfortable holding position and was rewarded with her strong, muscled legs wrapping around his thin waist. She looked down at him with hungry eyes while biting her lower lip. Not hard enough to break her skin but enough for Garrus to tell she was very frustrated.

He could practically feel her body sighing with pleasure as he slowly slid inside her. A deep throaty moan escaped from Jane as she arched her back and let her head fall back exposing her throat to him. Her grip on his collar ridge was all that was keeping her up as he thrust into her. It felt different having hot water drip down them as they expressed their love.

After a while it was obvious that while fooling around in the shower was fun, it was not comfortable for real intercourse. Jane had managed to dry everything off except her hair, which lay in wet locks that framed her face. It reminded him of when they were on Virmire and had gone swimming.

Picking her up and carrying her to the bed Garrus lowered her carefully onto the covers. Jane reached up to catch his collar ridge and pulled him firmly on top of her. Passion filled his eyes as she whispered hot in his ear what she wanted. Positioning his body over hers Garrus ran his talons gently down the length of her body and watched as her skin puckered into little tiny bumps, her body shivered in excitement as he slid his hands up the inside of her thighs to slide them further apart. He toyed with her a little; keeping her legs in their position with his, his breath hot on her skin as he licked her slender stomach. Traveling upward, he let his mandibles flutter on her skin and listened to her little gasps. She snarled at him and arched her body up against his silently begging for more.

Slowly, as he continued his exploration of his tongue on her upper body, he slid inside her. Moaning loudly, she instinctively wrapped her legs around his waist. As her nails ran smoothly over his back, he slowly took her, building up his pace ever so slightly. A small growl escaped her throat as she tightened her grip and muscles on him. The way those muscles felt, flexing around his member never ceased to bring him pleasure. It made him want more of her, to be deep inside. Her short gasps and little nails trying to dig into his plated skin let him know she was getting closer. Quickening his pace he brought them over the edge together. The climax always left Garrus rattled. There was just something about how her body spasmed around him that was just too much for him to hold onto reality. He lost his vision and collapsed on top of her.

They had lain there quietly, just holding one another, for a long time before Jane finally drifted off to sleep. All Garrus could do was hold her close, running his talons gently on her soft skin. He traced her markings carefully with a talon, just like she had done to him so many times before. It was frightening to think he had lost her again. He had faced that possibility twice now in his life when it came to the woman in his arms, it was a horrifying feeling he never wanted to feel again. It made him not quite himself to even think of her not being part of his life. He shivered at those thoughts as his hold on her tightened a little as he willed himself not to let go as sleep overtook him as well.

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It had been well over two weeks, and neither Dr. Chakwas nor Mordin could figure out what they had done to her on Noveria. The two of them worked feverously over the scans and tissue samples and still they could not find anything wrong. However, with Mordin's equipment, they were able to discern something "different" about her DNA, but what exactly, they were not entirely sure. So while they worked, Jane and Garrus spent their time together in the Captain's quarters talking.

"So, what exactly were you doing to those men on Noveria?" His voice was so full of curiosity Jane could not help but laugh.

"It's a form of hand to hand combat called martial arts. My parents made me learn it when we were all still on the same ship. They said that it built character and you never know when you would be without a gun. I thought it was just to keep me busy and out of trouble."

Garrus chuckled. "Maybe it was both. You can be quite a handful Jane."

She lightly nudged his arm. "Very funny Garrus, just because you have trouble with me doesn't mean everyone does."

He glared challengingly at her. "I've handled you very well."

"Is that so?" She laughed. "I remember how damn nervous a certain Turian was the first time he came up to my room. I practically had to force him into bed with me."

Garrus harrumphed and looked off to the side. "You enjoyed getting to push me around. And you were my commanding officer; I do what I'm told." Jane laughed so hard at that she almost fell off the bed.

"I think you enjoyed it just as much."

Garrus growled for a moment then his eyes grew softer as he pulled her closer. She could tell when he was serious and he was now. "Jane, do you think… you can teach me?"

She was confused. "Teach you what, Garrus? I think you have been learning quite well."

He shook his head. "No, I mean what you called 'martial arts'."

She gave it some thought. "Sure. You won't be able to do some things, your body is built a little differently, but I don't see why I can't teach you what I know."

Garrus's mandibles flared into a smile and he nuzzled her cheek. "Thank you. You know how I like sparring."

She grinned at him saucily. "I think…" Jane trailed off as something felt very wrong. Her stomach felt like it was going to come out of her mouth. She barely reached the bathroom when she retched into the toilet.

"Jane! Are you ok?" Garrus had followed her quickly behind her. All she could do was sit on the cold, hard floor.

"I… I don't know." Jane was pale and her eyes looked blank but she could see the fear in his.

"Let's get you to Dr. Chakwas."

The trip to the med bay was horrid. Rolling waves of nausea assaulted her all the way there. She nearly retched in the elevator when it jerked to a stop. It only settled down a bit when she lay back on the cot Dr. Chakwas put her in and told her not to move. Dr. Chakwas fussed over her, mumbling to herself. Jane felt heavy and cold. The only heat was from where Garrus's hands were resting on hers.

"Any other symptoms?" She asked. Jane shook her head.

"All we were doing was talking and then she suddenly ran to the bathroom and threw up." Garrus looked at the doctor with concern. "What's wrong with her?"

"I'm not sure, could just be a reaction to something she ate. She didn't…"

"No! Of course not! You know I wouldn't put her at risk like that."

Dr. Chakwas sighed and gave him a knowing look. "Well, I will have to run some tests maybe have Mordin look at her as well. I'm sure it's just a…" She dropped her medical scanner. Jane barely noticed the sound.

"What? What is it?" Garrus sounded scared.

Dr. Chakwas retrieved the scanner and check it again then looked her squarely in the face. "Jane, when was your last menstrual cycle?"

Slowly Jane looked at her and answered in a small voice. "I don't think that has…" She stopped. Wait, when was my last… Oh no. She had never late, ever; and it had been far too long. The look on the doctor's face only confirmed her thought.

A/N: Yes, yes. I know they are not compatible with the whole levo and dextro thing. Just wait till the next chapter please; then if you're still mad, go head.