A/N: Who loves filling in the gaps of gameplay? Me! So freaking satisfying. In my headcanon, Shepard could not have just gone from flirting to the bedroom. Has to be a progression. FYI, I love you guys for sticking with me! Next chapter, Ilos!
HERS
Kaidan left the ship with Joker, and Shepard was pretty sure he was now just as pissed off as she was. She had to get to Anderson and find out what was up his sleeve. There's got to be some way to get the Normandy airborne again. We have to get to Ilos.
As Shepard looked for Anderson in Flux, she tried not to remember what had happened the last time she was there. Kaidan's body, hot and sweaty, smelling so fine…arrgh! An audible noise came from her mouth and a vexed look crossed her face.
"Shepard, you ok? I know this isn't going the way you planned." Anderson then filled her on the plan. After convincing him to break in to Udina's computer to get the Normandy free, she told Anderson she wanted to give the crew a bit of time to relax first.
"It's all going to go to hell as soon as we get to Ilos. Saren will not make it easy on us."
"That he won't, Shepard. You just let me know when you are ready to go," Anderson agreed.
Shepard turned around to leave, eyes wandering the club. She saw Joker and Kaidan on the top level playing on the quasar machines. She made a stop at the bar and threw down a drink to steel her confidence. Anger and frustration moved Shepard's legs toward the pair. Maybe I should go give Joker a boot in the ass for earlier today.
"Hey Shepard, what's the plan?" Joker asked. "We saw you talking to Anderson."
"He's going to unlock the ship through Udina's computer, but right now, you can have some free time. Alenko, you and I have some business to attend to," the authoritative Commander Shepard said.
"Sure, Commander," Kaidan looked at her nervously.
When they got outside the club, she started to talk without looking at him. "Kaidan, we have run into a little problem."
"Problem, ma'am?"
"Make that two. We will address them when we get to where we are going." Shepard walked on with determination…determination to find a quiet and lonesome location on the Citadel. A near impossible task.
After about 20 minutes of silent searching, she found a lonely corner and stopped. She turned and looked straight at Kaidan, her eyes stern.
"First problem, quit calling me Commander, Shepard, ma'am and whatever else you think is right. My name is Rachel, and you know me well enough to use it. Second," she said softly as she stepped in close, "we never got a chance to finish this."
She pulled his face towards hers and their lips finally met. For a brief moment, she couldn't hear anything except the roar of her heart pounding. His lips felt as good as she had imagined. Soft, warm and full.
When she felt the tip of his tongue brush her top lip, desire flooded her body. This area isn't alone enough. She opened her mouth more to let him explore, but he broke the kiss, grasping her shoulders tightly. Looking at him and breathing heavily, Shepard sighed, "I guess that means no." Maybe it was too much to ask of him, to break rules for me.
"No, Shep- I mean, Rachel," Kaidan breathed out slowly, "It means we need to find some more problems of yours to deal with." His slow, sultry smile promised so many things.
"Oh, I have a few more…" She was interrupted by Kaidan pulling her lips back to his.
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Kaidan still went to Flux with Joker and the whole time was trying to think how many ways he could rain hell down on the pilot. I could throw him from the balcony. No, too obvious. Just a quick warp, knock him unconscious. Blame it on the booze. That's plausible. Kaidan's mind simmered with possible causes of injury to Joker.
Joker looked up from his game and raised an eyebrow. "Look down there. I wonder what Anderson is telling Shepard. Do you think she's getting her ass handed to her? Shit, she looks pissed."
Kaidan leveled a look at the apparently oblivious pilot. "You don't say."
"What?" Joker laughed.
"You really don't know?" Sarcasm dripped from Kaidan's voice. "I was with her when you barked about Anderson's call. Hell, Joker, do you know wha—"
"Were you making out with the Commander?" Joker interrupted, slapping the other man's back. "Kaidan! I honestly thought you'd never grow the balls! Well done, Alenko!"
"Actually, no. You quite conveniently interrupted anything happening and then she promptly ran off. So which one of your balls would you like to lose?" Kaidan was smiling by now because there was no point in holding grudges.
Joker's attention was diverted when Shepard approached. "Hey Shepard, what's the plan? We saw you talking to Anderson."
Shepard was short. "He's going to unlock the ship through Udina's computer, but right now, you can have some free time. Alenko, you and I have some business to attend to."
Joker quietly whistled and said under his breath, "Wooo, somebody's pissed."
"Sure, Commander." Kaidan couldn't read through Shepard's expression.
"Kaidan, we have run into a little problem," she said as they left the club.
"Problem, ma'am?"
"Make that two. We will address them when we get to where we are going." Great, this is where the big fraternization talk happens.
Shepard walked for what seemed like forever, taking at least 3 different elevators all over the Citadel. Kaidan felt like a disgraced child waiting to be punished. She can punish me all day long. Kaidan smirked. Then Shepard stopped. He looked around and they were nowhere. He was confused. She looked angry.
"First problem," she said sternly, "quit calling me Commander, Shepard, ma'am and whatever else you think is right. My name is Rachel, and you know me well enough to use it. Second, we never got a chance to finish this."
She grabbed his face and pulled their lip together. Kaidan's eyes were wide for a second, but closed in bliss. Shepard's lips had a faint flavor of whiskey, which he couldn't help but taste with his tongue as it glided across her top lip. Passion quickly began to overwhelm him and it made him grab her shoulders and pull them apart. This may be an isolated place, but anyone can see.
Disappointment shadowed Shepard's face as she said, "So I guess that's means no."
Kaidan's mind and body screamed their disagreement, but he took measured breaths and spoke slowly. "No, Shep- I mean, Rachel. It means we need to find some more problems of yours to deal with." God, I'm going to make this so worth it. She is worth it, every damn thing.
He slid his arms around her and kissed her again.
