A/N: YAY For way too much awesome kinky party SECKS! And holy shit. I apparently have a fetish for asari crests. Shep does something really . . . kinda fucking hot to Liara . . . . GAH! I'm going to hell. See all you cute lesbians there, yes? O_O

Chapter 21

Part 2

After having a long and in depth conversation with Ashley about the importance of keeping one's shotgun clean, followed by the two of them bonding over cleaning their shotguns together, Shepard decided to see where Liara was. She headed down the stairs for the game room to see if perhaps her bondmate had started up a card game. The music Aria had chosen was blaring around the apartment - sex music if ever there was any. It was direct from Afterlife's music list, and Aria had even gone to the trouble of making quite a lengthy song list. She passed by the bar to see all the boys still cheering and whooping as Aethyta started juggling her torches while spewing Ryncol on them for quite an impressive show. Engineer Daniels had also started up a drinking chant/song and all of them were taking shots every time the Matriarch did something particularly impressive. She was actually glad to have the Matriarch there. With the boys entertained, there was less chance of them destroying her apartment. Hopefully. All in all, the evening appeared to be in good order, even though the evening was still fairly young. A small group of people were in the kitchen talking shop, but she didn't see Liara so she kept going.

When Shepard rounded the corner into the game room, the sight that met her eyes was most certainly not Liara, but it made her desire to find Liara quadruple. Or more like multiply her desire by about five billion. Sprawled on her back on the card table lay Councilor Tevos, her lovely dress pushed up to her waist and her underwear had been tossed to the floor next to Aria's high-heeled boots. Aria had apparently been packing heat because she was standing at the edge of the card table, pumping into Tevos (whose legs were wrapped tightly around the Queen of Omega's hips) with a strap-on. Based on the glazed look in Aria's eyes, it had a sensation transmitter like the one Shepard bought. Aria had the Councilor's hands trapped above her head against the table with a singularity field, her own hands holding tightly to Tevos's thighs with obvious bruising force. Both of them were way too far gone and making too much noise to notice a slightly mortified (and more than a little turned-on) Commander Shepard.

Shepard bolted out of the room, slamming the door shut and B-lined for the nearest bathroom to claim it for herself with every intention of dragging Liara in it with her as soon as possible. She also made a mental note to have the assistant mech sanitize every inch of her apartment after the party. The first bathroom she came to wasn't locked, so she checked it to see if Tali was inside. When she opened the door she didn't see Tali, but she heard the sound of two voices.

"How dare you, you bitch!" she heard Miranda's distinct accented voice say from . . . above her?

She glanced up to see yet another . . . interesting sight. Jack had Miranda pinned to the ceiling with powerful biotics swirling around them, and Miranda's legs were wrapped around the other's waist. Based on the wild thrusting motion of Jack's hips, she was very obviously packing heat as well. Suddenly the reason Jack always wore baggy pants became horrifyingly clear.

"Oh fuck, Jack . . . fuck me . . . oh fuck yes, fuck . . .!" Miranda panted as Jack continued doing just that.

Shepard grabbed the door handle and locked it before slamming it shut. She really didn't want poor Tali dying from mortified shock if she happened to walk in on that scene. Fortunately, the sex music was successfully drowning out all the sex that was apparently going on in the apartment. Shepard stomped upstairs with renewed determination to find her bondmate. Upon reaching the top, she saw two people at the end of the hall in a dark corner. Looking a little closer, she saw Sam had Kelly pushed up against the wall and their lips looked to be permanently sealed as they both began moving their hands to second base.

Shepard rolled her eyes. Apparently all the damn ladies at the party were just determined to go at it. Except her. And it was really starting to get annoying. But when she glanced at the landing on the balcony, she at last saw her fiance talking amiably with Tali, Ashley, Dr. Chakwas, and Gabby. Without bothering to insert herself in their conversation, she moved up to her bondmate, clasped her wrist, and started hauling her off.

"Liara and I have an announcement to make, but we need to discuss the details first," Shepard called over her shoulder.

She heard Liara stammer out several profuse apologies, but she didn't stop Shepard from dragging her to their bedroom. As soon as they crossed the threshold, Shepard pressed Liara face first into the closed door and locked it. Her other hand slithered up to cup Liara's chin and tilted it up, making one of those beautiful blue crest-extensions slip easily into the human's awaiting mouth.

"Oh goddess . . .!" Liara cried out, her whole body convulsing into the door. Whenever Liara's voice took on that tone of pure, breathless desire, Shepard just sort of wanted to melt all over the floor. It made her whole body ache. It drove her wild, made her want to do things to Liara that would draw every last sound of pleasure from her until she was sobbing and begging Shepard never to stop. And Shepard never did want to stop. Not ever.

She tilted Liara's chin further until the blue extension hit the back of her throat, and she ran her tongue along the bottom of it relentlessly.

"N-Nicole . . .!" Liara cried out again, writhing against the other arm holding her firmly in place. Shepard shuddered. It wasn't often Liara said her first name since they'd grown so used to calling her by her last, but when she did, it did painfully beautiful things to Shepard's body.

When she was confident Liara wouldn't move her head, she moved her hands down to unzip the asari's black cargo pants (which she'd undoubtedly borrowed from Shepard's wardrobe) and slipped her hand inside. She groaned in approval around the frond currently in her mouth from what she found. Liara was practically dripping she was so aroused. She felt more than saw biotics swirling around her and the next moment Liara's mind was tumbling into hers. Shepard realized the reason for the meld once Liara's thoughts blended with hers - her bondmate was so aroused she couldn't actually form proper words. And that was just about the sexiest thing in the damn universe.

'I-I need . . . l-let me . . .' Liara tried but still failed at a complete sentence, even in thought. So she instead sent over an image of her turned around, clutching Shepard's back, and her leg wrapped around Shepard's waist. After seeing the picture, it was just too sweet to resist. She released Liara's crest and turned her lover around to give her what she desired. When Liara's leg was wrapped around Shepard's waist, she felt a blue hand dip beneath the waistline of her pants and she hastened to follow suit. Their lips sealed in a kiss and they groaned around each other's lips as they started up a frenzied rhythm with their fingers.

'Oh Shepard . . . so wet . . . how long have you been like this . . .?'

'Too long . . . missed you . . . oh r-right th-there . . .'

Through the meld Shepard felt Liara's craving for a deeper, more complete kiss. It was a strange sensation, feeling a craving that wasn't actually her own, but it made her want the deep kiss just as much as Liara. She plunged her tongue into Liara's mouth and within moments their tongues were writhing together, their groans climbing closer and closer to a glorious release.

'Goddess Shepard, I've been wanting this since . . .'

'The kitchen . . . earlier . . .'

'Oh . . . f-fu . . .'

Just hearing Liara almost say that word in her mind sent Shepard plummeting over the edge and into powerful contractions. She felt two of Liara's fingers slide inside her to give her something to clench around and curl to make her orgasm more intense. Shepard did the same, burying two fingers deep within her lover. She felt Liara tumble with her into a sea of shared pleasure, and they quieted each other's groans with the deep kiss they were sharing. Even as their bodies started trying to come down from their first climax, she felt Liara's courage build from the intensity of Shepard's reaction to a certain word she'd almost sent over. Shepard curled her fingers to just the right angle to stroke the most sensitive spot within, partially to pleasure Liara, but mostly because she really hoped . . . .

'Oh f-fuck . . .!'

Hearing the single, forbidden word in Liara's vocabulary sent Shepard spiraling over the edge again and Liara fell right along with her. Shepard tore away from the kiss and cried out, burying her face in Liara's neck in attempt to ground herself in some way.

'Holy shit Liara . . . that was so fucking sexy . . .'

Talented blue fingers curled, further intensifying Shepard's second orgasm. They continued bucking into each other's hands until they at last couldn't handle the stimulation anymore and had to stop. Liara's head fell back on the door as the two of them tried to catch their breath. Blue hands entangled in red hair and Shepard tightened her free arm around Liara's waist.

'I love you,' they sent over in unison, then both giggled softly. Shepard sprinkled soft kisses on the neck beneath her lips until the aftershocks finally wore off.

"We're such girls," she said with a grin, making Liara giggle again.

"So how would you like to announce our news?" Liara asked, lowering her leg and slowly pulling out of Shepard's body.

They both licked their fingers clean and Shepard straightened her hair.

"Oh my . . ." Liara said, turning quite an adorably vivid shade of purple. "I should . . . change my underwear . . ."

Sometimes Liara was so adorable it just made Shepard's heart hurt. This was one such moment. She gave Liara a lingering kiss on the cheek then moved to their dresser to help her bondmate into a fresh pair of panties. She decided it wouldn't be a bad idea to change her own as well.

"How about we announce your pregnancy with a toast?" Shepard suggested. "We should do it soon before everyone gets too inebriated to remember."

"Good plan," Liara said, wiggling back into Shepard's pants.

It took all of Shepard's will power not to tackle Liara right then and there for round two. But she decided (reluctantly) to save that for later. She flipped on her Omni-tool which she'd programmed into the sound system of the house, and the music softened significantly as she spoke into it.

"Greetings ladies and gentleman and everything in between. This is your friendly neighborhood Commander speaking, requesting that you to join her in the kitchen in approximately five minutes for a very important announcement. For those of you involved in 'extracurricular activities,' please finish what you're doing and get to the living room as soon as you can. Thank you for coming to Dr. T'Soni and Commander Shepard's love nest to share this wonderful evening!"

When she flipped off the comm, her last words recieved a playful swat on the chest from Liara.

"So what's this news you wanted to tell us that was important enough to break up the impending battle between Aria and me?" Wrex barked. "I've been wanting to settle this for centuries. Literally."

Shepard leaned against the hearth and pulled Liara back against her. She wrapped her arms around Liara's waist and rested her chin on her bondmate's shoulder. "Well as I'm sure you're all aware by now, Liara said yes and we're engaged!" She saw Liara's warm smile out of the corner of her eye and tightened her arms around her bondmate as their friends all whooped and cheered. She lowered her voice and whispered in Liara's ear, "Do you want to announce the rest, Love?"

She saw a lovely soft purple settle in Liara's cheeks. "Go ahead," she said softly.

Shepard lifted her glass, encouraging Liara and the rest of her friends to do the same. "To all of us, to this moment, not to victory, but to life. To rebirth, to growth, and to my two new beautiful daughters on the way."

A moment of stunned silence followed as her words settled in with her friends. She didn't miss Garrus's mandibles flair in amusement, nor did she miss Aria's face blanch (which was a little confusing). Then Wrex let out such a happy bellow that the entire party had to follow his enthusiasm. They all raised their glasses and cheered.

Amidst the deep drinks and hugging, Shepard suddenly heard Tali say, "Wait, you knew?!"

"A toast!" Garrus shouted to stop Tali from attacking him on sight. "A toast to Liara and Shepard, and their two little ones along the way. I can't really do all the mushy talk, but . . . well you two are going to be the best damn mothers in the galaxy."

"And twins?!" Wrex added enthusiastically. "It's 'cause Liara's one-quarter krogan!"

"Is anyone here actually surprised that the infamously 'potent' Commander Shepard is having twins?" Aethyta drawled.

Liara and Shepard both shot daggers at the Aethyta. Wrex clapped the Asari Matriarch on the back with a hearty gafaw. "Not at all! But it's still the best thing to come out of the whole damn war!"

"I'll drink to that!" Tali added. And they all did. They all drank deeply until every last glass was empty.