Victory
They said the suicide mission would be impossible. They said people would die. But Shepard was a woman who built a career on performing the impossible. She always succeeded, not matter the odds. And today she did just that.
The suicide mission was a total success. The crew was alive. The Normandy escaped with a few scratches but nothing that couldn't be repaired in time. Shepard still couldn't believe it herself that she had survived. The shock was still wearing off.
But she had made a promise with someone she cared about. To return alive. Because Shepard didn't want what she had with Garrus to end. No, the way Shepard saw it, she could see herself spending the rest of her life with him. That's how much she cared and how much she wanted this relationship.