The Day Before

"I think that, perhaps, we could agree to share her."

Jack's eyes widened as she absorbed the idea. She wasn't necessarily opposed to it, but hearing the words coming out of the innocent-looking Liara was still pretty damn surprising.

I've really gotta learn to stop underestimating that girl.

Liara, in turn, looked amused by her surprise. "After all that we've been through these last few months, it hardly seems like the most absurd proposal."

Jack let out a snort. "Ain't that the truth. Fuck it, I mean I've already been knocked up by the magic space cock Cerberus stuck on my girlfriend. Compared to that, a little three-way's almost normal. I'm just not sure about… Look, you don't know me real well, but I've never been with anyone like Shepard before, anyone I gave a shit about. I don't know how it would make me feel to see her fucking someone else."

"It is a strange thought for me as well." Liara finished off the pastry she'd been nibbling at, brushing the crumbs away with her napkin. "Shepard is the first person I have been with at all. I love her very deeply. But it is partly because of that love that I'm proposing this. If she has to make a choice, it may be that your heart gets broken. It may be that mine does. But whatever the decision, I know that hers will be."

"Yeah, you're probably right." Jack remembered the pain her lover had been after the fight with Liara on the Shadow Broker's base. She'd told herself at the time that Shepard didn't want to hurt her ex, even as a part of her feared it was Liara she really wanted. Now, however, that first one seemed more likely. Shepard was a total softie.

"Here's the problem, though, Blue. I've seen a lot of crap in my time and this kind of thing, sharing a girl, I'm pretty sure it won't work if it's just you and her and me and her. We'd end up fighting over who she wants more, and pretty soon, one of us would get warped through a bulkhead or some shit like that. We gotta…"

She hesitated. What she was about to propose had seemed like a good idea when she came up with it, but now that she had to say it out loud, she wasn't so sure. Shep at least was a soldier. She knew about the ugly parts of life, the parts Jack had grown up with. Liara had pretty badass moves, no doubt, but she was also some kind of fucking asari duchess. Could she really want somebody like Jack?

Screw it. The only way to know is to ask, right?

"I think it'd have to be us too. With each other."

Liara's reaction was surprisingly subdued. "An interesting theory."

Taking heart from the fact that she didn't seem disgusted, Jack continued. "Look, it's not a problem for me. You're fucking gorgeous, and you can kick some serious Cerberus ass. Who wouldn't wanna hit that? But I'm kind of a messed-up bitch. I'm lucky I found one person who can put up with my shit. I'd get if you didn't want to go there."

Jack had not expected the dark blush that spread across Liara's face. Damn, she looks cute when she does that. "I appreciate your candor, Jack, and in that spirit, there's something I should admit to as well. You know that I found out about your relationship with Shepard, but there was more to my discovery than just knowledge. In the Shadow Broker's files, there was a video."

"Damn! Of us fucking?"

"Indeed. It was your first time with Shepard. I suspect that Miranda was the original source, though I cannot prove it."

"So the cheerleader was perving on us? That's kinda twisted."

"I hope the idea of being watched doesn't bother you too much," Liara replied, that blush returning, "Because I viewed the video. All of it. I told myself that I wanted to know what had happened to Shepard, that I was concerned about her. And I was. But I was also intrigued. By the way that she looked making love with her new cock, but also by you. There was an intensity to the two of you together that I found quite… compelling. You're right that you are not the sort of person I would normally imagine myself becoming involved with, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't be open to learning more."

"Really?" Jack ran her tongue over her lips, trying her best to process this new information. The image of this sexy asari getting off watching her with Shepard was a definite turn-on, and her reservations about Liara's proposal were rapidly melting away. "Okay, then. I guess we're both in. So how do we do this? 'Cause I got no fucking clue."

Liara gave her a small smile. "I do not either. I imagine we will just have to talk to Shepard. I think that a united front may help to convince her that we are genuinely interested in this."

"Yeah, you know she'll be a big old girl scout about the whole thing. All, 'You don't have to do this for me. I don't deserve it.' That kind of shit."

Liara laughed, the tension of the moment broken. "No doubt you are right. She has saved the galaxy more than once and still doubts she deserves the acclaim she gets. Why should her personal life be any different?" Jack laughed along with her, and Liara continued, "There is one other thing. I think that before we bring this proposal to Shepard, we should experiment a little bit together. Nothing too much, but enough to be sure that we do have some kind of connection before we get her hopes up. Are you amenable?"

Jack's heart started beating a little faster. She'd definitely meant what she'd said about finding Liara sexy, and after all the horror she'd just endured, a little physical comfort sounded pretty damn good.

She only managed to get out a, "Shit, yes," before Liara leaned over and kissed her. The Shadow Broker's lips were soft and the first brush of them gentle, but beneath was a definite fire. As the kiss deepened, Liara grabbed the back of Jack's head, pulling her closer, and she returned the favor, gripping the ridges of Liara's crest. She'd heard they were sensitive, and when she caressed them, the asari whimpered into her mouth. Liara tasted like sugar and honey, and the feel of her passion made Jack's whole body thrum with excitement. Her skin tingled and between her legs, a low ache began to build, but before it could go too far, Liara pulled back.

"I think we can call that a successful test." The asari was panting as she spoke, and all Jack could managed was a nod back. Liara's proposal was starting to look less like a compromise, and more like it might be a very, very good thing for all of them.

The Present

"Stay right there, Shepard."

Liara accompanied her order with her best "Shadow Broker" face, and the commander did as she was told, remaining reclining on the bed while her lovers stood at its foot.

"So I'm just gonna watch?", Shepard asked, a disappointed note creeping into her voice.

"Not forever," Liara teased. "But you have been quite… active, shall we say, and a little patience while Jack and I get to know each other better might do you good."

"So just lay back and enjoy the show, cutie." Jack winked and then she grabbed Liara, pulling her closer. The Shadow Broker had been thinking about their earlier kiss since the previous day, and she was not disappointed by this next one. They made it last a good, long time, their hands beginning to explore each other's bodies as she drank in Jack's hot mouth.

The convict was considerably smaller than the well-built Shepard, smaller too than Liara herself, but her body was quite appealing, lean and tightly muscled. She was still wearing the sweats they'd given her on the transport, and Liara slid her hands underneath them, caressing the warm skin. Jack raised her arms, and Liara took the invitation, lifting the garment up over her head. She had nothing on beneath it, and Liara took a moment to admire the colorful tapestry of tattoos that decorated her nude chest.

"These are fascinating," Liara remarked, running her fingers along the patterns. "We asari get them sometimes as well, but I have never seen such extensive designs."

Jack gave her a tentative smile, seemingly unsure of what to do with such praise. Beneath all of her bravado, Liara realized that they shared some of the same insecurities. Jack had been with far more people than Liara had, but she still feared that people were only using her, that they didn't want her for who she was.

Liara leaned in for another kiss while her hands explored Jack's body. Her new lover's breasts were small, but that just meant that they fit perfectly in Liara's palms. The nipples were stiff little points, and when they were stroked, Jack moaned into the kiss. Dimly, Liara was aware of Shepard watching them, her breath speeding up at the sight in front of her. She felt a flutter of nervousness about being watched, but she couldn't deny that it was thrilling too, an erotic charge running through her at the idea of being the center of such intense interest.

Jack unbuttoned Liara's long, white coat, tossing it carelessly onto the floor of Shepard's cabin. She then moved on to her shirt, but the buttons there were smaller, and after making it through two of them, Jack let our a growl of frustration. "Fucking pain in the ass."

A biotic glowed flared up around Liara. "Allow me." She tore the shirt the rest of the way open and threw it on the ground. Jack's looked at her in surprise, but Liara only smiled. "I have plenty more." She unfastened her bra as well, adding it to the growing pile and letting Jack have free access to her breasts.

"Real nice rack, Blue," she whistled, and she bent down, lavishing first one full orb and then the other with kisses and little bites. Liara tangled her hands in Jack's short hair, bending her neck backwards as she was pleasured. The convict may not have loved her the way Shepard did, but she definitely wanted her, and it was a feeling Liara was very much enjoying. She guided the two of them towards the bed, Shepard scampering out of the way as the pair approached.

Liara lay down on her back and Jack followed, her mouth roaming over the bare expanse of skin available to her. Liara sighed happily at her touch, but when she saw Shepard's awed, dazed expression, it momentarily grabbed her attention. She reached out, brushing a hand over the commander's freckled cheek. "Just hold on a little longer. I promise we won't forget you."

"Yeah," Jack agreed, "You'll get yours too." She patted Shepard's groin and beneath her pants, Liara could see the commander's erection straining. The one time they had been together since Shepard's resurrection had been rather rushed, and Liara looked forward to a more thorough exploration of her altered body. Not yet though. While she and Jack would each get time with Shepard to renew their own connections, now it was important that they do this together.

As well as pleasurable. Jack had resumed moving downwards, crossing the plane of Liara's stomach and unbuttoning her pants. There was a dark spot on her white panties and the convict ran a finger over it. "So, I've never been with an asari before, but this is still a good sign, right Shep?"

Shepard's voice was tight as she replied, her green eyes burning into the two of them. "Uh, yeah, definitely."

"Glad to hear it." Jack slid down Liara's panties, but though the Shadow Broker moaned softly at the sensation of hot breath on her azure, it was the convict's fingers that she got to feel first. A pair of them slid inside her, and her body clamped down, hungry for the penetration. In the last two years, she'd only had that one, brief encounter with Shepard and she needed more. Jack went slowly at first, but once she'd gotten a feel for Liara's body, she began to thrust. Her motions were rougher and more insistent than Shepard's, but she definitely knew what she was doing. With each push of those fingers deep into her core, Liara felt a little of her tensions melting away, replaced with a much-needed pleasure that was rapidly spreading throughout her body.

"Your mouth too," she murmured, brushing her fingers over Jack's face. "Use your mouth."

"Sure thing, Blue." Jack dipped her head down, and Liara gasped as her clit was pulled between the convict's full lips. A hard suck was followed by a series of strokes with Jack's tongue and Liara lay back into the soft mattress, giving herself over to the blissful sensations. With one hand, she was rubbing her own breasts, pinching the stiff nipples atop them, when against the other, she felt a sudden touch. Shepard's fingers were probing against her own and when she saw the want in her commander's face, she opened her hand, letting their digits interlace. Shepard squeezed tight, and Liara brought the fingers up to her lips, giving them a reassuring kiss.

"You're so patient, my love."

Even if she'd wanted to say more, she couldn't have. Jack's fingers pressed against her front wall and when she made another harsh sucking motion around the Shadow Broker's clit, coherent thought fled. All Liara could manage to do was cry out, gripping Shepard's hand even harder. In the back of her head, the urge to meld was building, a buzzing pressure that grew more insistent by the second. She didn't require it to climax, but after the emotional rollercoaster she'd been on, she desperately craved the increased intimacy and intensity the joining brought.

"Jack," she gasped out, forcing herself to form the words in spite of the distraction, "I need the meld…"

Shepard leaned down and placed a kiss on Jack's cheek. "If you want that, it's fine with me. Otherwise, I'd be happy to."

Rather than stop what she was doing, the convict just gave a little nod. It was all the encouragement Liara needed. She practically screamed out her, "Embrace eternity," and clutched Jack's head before letting her thoughts fly out to her. For their first time together, she tried to focus the joining on the physical, but it was hard to miss the echoes of Jack's pain. Liara and Shepard had both experienced more than their share of hardships, but the years of trauma Jack had endured were still beyond her experience. Fortunately, that pain wasn't at the forefront of her thoughts, though. Most of what Liara was getting was desire, a heady mix of attraction and a startled, but enthusiastic reaction to the sensations Jack was now sharing.

Fuck, that's… Wow. I can feel everything. It's like I'm eating myself out.

It is incredible, Liara agreed, the ragged edge of her need only pushed higher by sensing Jack's enjoyment of her body, but please, don't stop.

No way.

Jack's tongue slid over Liara's bud once more, and an instant later, it was joined by the ghost of fingers pressing against the convict's clit. Jack had shoved a hand down her pants in an effort to compliment the mental pleasure with a physical one, and it didn't take long after that. Only a few more thrusts of Jack's fingers, and a final press of her tongue were needed, and Liara was thrown over the edge. Her hips bucked against her lover's mouth, her release gushing over her fingers as they rode out wave after wave of their shared orgasm.

Through the haze of pleasure, she was dimly aware of Shepard laying next to them, one hand still gripping Liara's own while the other stroked Jack's body. "Jesus, you two," she mumbled, her mouth open in awe, and Liara couldn't help herself any longer. Leaning up, she caught the Spectre's eager lips for a kiss, drinking in her hunger. It was easy to feel just how difficult waiting had been for Shepard, and how much she wanted them.

While the kiss slowly broke, Jack looked up from between Liara's legs. She licked her lips clean of the residue of the orgasm with relish, before declaring, "Holy fuck. That's... something different."

"It is. And you did beautifully with it. Thank you." Liara bent down and gave her new lover a kiss to compliment the one she had just bestowed on Shepard. This one, though, was softer, a recognition of a pleasure already received rather than a promise of ecstasy to come.

"Hey, it's easy to be generous when you get some of it back."

Liara purred. "Indeed. And speaking of generosity, I believe Shepard could use some now."

Jack smirked back. "Happy to help." She ran her hands over the seam of Shepard's pants, heading up towards the considerable tent her cock had made. "So, who's gonna get the first ride?"

Liara kissed the side of Jack's neck. "Go on, Jack. You've certainly earned it." The meld had left her temporarily drained anyway, while the convict had mostly just shared her orgasm, something Liara knew from experience could leave behind a hunger for more. Besides, she thought, looking at the fire burning in Shepard's gaze, I'm sure she'll have plenty of energy for both of us.

After all that build-up, one chapter isn't enough for all the smut, so stay tuned for more, along with some other resolutions. Thanks for reading.