Reach and Flexibility
The words slipped out of Shepard's mouth before she had time to take them back. Part of her had no idea what made her think this way. Did she really just ask her best friend if he wanted to 'blow off steam' with her?
That she did.
And to her surprise, he said he'd think about it. In all her life, Shepard never thought she'd fall for an alien, let alone that alien being a turian. But she cared about him a lot. He had gone through so much in the past years and he never got anything in return.
Shepard knew she was the only person who could give him that. He deserved something better. Admittedly, she had feelings for him. She wanted to become more than friends with Garrus...
And secretly, he wanted that as well.