She sat on the branch of the tree and took a bite out of the sweet apples. There was nothing better than life on Mindoir, the way the leaves danced gracefully with the wind, as if the world depended on their waltz. Lily trembled as Kaidan's hands ran softly up her back, sending thousands of small chills up and down her spine. The grace of their bodies moving reminded her of the leaves and the wind, her world depended on their waltz. That's what she thought of as she listened to his message for the thousandth time that night. "I spent two years putting my self back together, and then I saw you, and everything just..." She had tried to message him before they met on Horizon, she had written at least 20 letters before she realized there is no way Cerberus would ever let those messages arrive to Kaidan. She had practically begged Anderson to send him a message and he wouldn't not while she was working with Cerberus. She didn't have much choice in the matter, she couldn't let thousands of people be taken for whatever the Collectors had in store for them just because she didn't like Cerberus. It is not in her nature to just let someone die.
"Commander, Operative Lawson would like to see you when in her office when you have the chance.
"Thanks EDI" She walked out of her cabin and into the elevator as she made her way to see Miranda.
"Holy shit, no fucking way!" Jack yelled at Elizabeth as she went through the Cerberus files.
"What is it?" Elizabeth asked as she closed the tear to her tower
"Shepard they, the things they did to her its, I think I might be sick."
"Cerberus is cruel" Elizabeth said calmly as she sat next to Jack "You of all people should know that." She opened a tear to Shepard sitting in a tree on Mindoir, eating a freshly picked apple. "Its the day of the attack she said softly" as Jack sat next to her.
"She looks so happy, did you read the files it said she..."
"I don't need to read files, I can see everything that can, has, and will happen."
"Does she know?"
"No but she is about to find out."
Miranda, Garrus, Liz and Shepard walked in silence as they made their way to the Normandy, rescuing Miranda's sister had not gone as smoothly as Shepard had anticipated. As they entered the ship, Miranda nervously stood behind Shepard.
"Shepard, I, there is something I would like to discuss with you in private when you have the time." She then walked off, staring at her feet all the way to the elevator. Hours later, Shepard's voice called to the pilot from her quarters.
"Joker, set a course to the Citadel, and EDI tell Miranda to meet me in my quarters I have time now." Shepard said as she finished her last bit of food on her tray. She had promised Garrus that she would eat once they had gotten back from the mission, and she did not dare break a promise to her favorite Turian. Minutes later, Miranda nervously knocked on her door.
"Shepard, there is something I have been meaning to tell you. I should have told you sooner but I, well, I don't know how to say this. When we recovered your body you where pregnant." Shepard didn't move at her words, for fear that any movement might cause her body to collapse or shatter into thousands of small pieces. "We tried to resurrect you and the child, but there was no saving the baby. I am so sorry. You were very early on and I thought you deserved to know." Miranda stood there for a moment and when Shepard didn't move she walked towards her. "Shepard I am so sorry for your loss."
"I want the files." Shepard said calmly. Calmly, like just before a storm.
"Of Course Shepard," She lifted her omnitool and began sending the information to Shepard's terminal. Without another word she walked out of the room and towards the elevator.
"Would you ever want children?" He asked as he removed a strand of her from her face.
"Maybe someday, though I don't know if I would be any good at it."
"I think you would be a great mother." The screams of her mother filled her head as the batarians slowly dragged her mother away from her. Then she was standing over a crib. The baby was screaming. She tried to comfort the child, but every time she went for the baby it disappeared, screaming even louder.
"This girl," the batarian said as he lifted her up by her arm. She was dizzy and her nose was bleeding from overusing her biotics. "is the reason we found four beautiful humans that will make us a wonderful profit."
"You know its all your fault don't you, sweetheart?" Kaidan said as his fingers ran up and down her spine, "Akuze, Mindoir, Ashley, our child, it is because of you." He kissed her softly as he plunged a knife into her chest. "You break everything you touch.
