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Chapter 36
Love Effect!
… A new day dawns between them. Morning strokes Shepard's face. It lays glowing on her lips, in the delicate greeting of Liara. She feels her gentle hand, settling back on her shoulder, sliding lovingly through her hair, and gently. The touch of Liara's fingers is so pleasant. She would like to see her! Shepard guesses her gaze, divines her smile, clearly perceives the intertwining of Liara's fingers, which caress her own hand, and remains overwhelmed with emotion. Shepard feels an intense heat, every time Liara starts talking, and the thrill of her voice, immediately warms up within her chest.
L: The tracker that Miranda planted on Kai Leng took us directly to Cronos Station - the Illusive Man's secret Headquarters that even the Shadow Broker had never managed to find in years of obstinate digging! We had the opportunity to get rid of Cerberus once and for all, no plans to blow this!
The Crucible was complete. We just needed the Catalyst.
Hackett was more than ready to mobilize the Fleets against Cerberus, but... once we started, we couldn't go back! Our ships would become like thousand tiny lights in the dark, and it wouldn't have taken much before the Reapers found us.
We knew they were going to attempt the impossible to get the Crucible destroyed! That's why, striking Cerberus, meant starting the Final Phase of the war! However, we were ready to take the risk, and we could take advantage with the element of surprise, to cut Cerberus entirely out of the equation! We had that feeling under the skin, like if the so feared moment of ours, so waited and prepared hard, it came. We've been waiting for years, we just could not wait any longer!
S: The Reapers and Cerberus started this. Now, we are going to end it!
H: I'll get the fleets mobilized.
We went back on the Citadel, one last time, to deliver some resources we had just recovered. I wanted to take you, but you seemed... vanished into thin air! I sought at the Apollo's, at the Meridians, at the Presidium, and even at the Refugee Camp, but no one had any idea where you were! So, after arranging a few things, I went back aboard the Normandy, imagining you were already in your cabin.
You were actually there, sitting on your sofa. Your head lowered, the helmet in your hands. You stared at it, so intense face that, my heart was pierced of sadness. You looked like someone who has been drinking a lot, although... you did not seem drunk at all!
I felt your mood within me, and it hurt me. I perfectly knew what was in your heart. I tried to ignore the stab in my stomach, hiding my pain because all I wanted was to be of any comfort.
I was suffering too! For you... for me... for not being able to change that cursed fate that was waiting for us with open arms, and now, we could not avoid anymore.
I desperately needed to be in your arms until the last second to us. I was troubled by the terrible feeling that this time, it could really be... our last time! I won a fierce battle to be able to control myself, trying to appear serene, and... brave!
L: I wondered where you were!... You... drank, didn't you?
Your eyes lifted a moment, to fall into mine, and take away all the oxygen from my breath.
S: Yeah!
I prayed at least a little voice left in, as my words tangled in my throat. Then, they went suddenly out, like a suffocated sigh.
L: So... did it help?
After a short moment of silence, you gave me back the same sigh, but without taking your eyes off of the helmet. Your hands timidly clung on the faceplate, resigned tone.
S: Hmm... wouldn't say!
The very first instinct was to draw you in my arms, merging you in the crazy beat of my heart, until our breaths had comforted one another. Instead, I tried to keep talking.
L: You know, I'd actually have loved to keep you company on the Citadel, Shepard!
Your gaze glistened with mystery, as you stood up, by throwing your helmet in my hands, with a grimace of approval. Your voice was making strange strings of excitement vibrate in my deep inside.
S: Oh, it'd have been so wonderful, Little Heart, but... you'd have spoiled my surprise!
My curiosity got the best of me, making my concern a little softer.
L: S-Surprise?
I couldn't see what you had taken from your nightstand, but there were two glasses laid out on the top of it. You strode toward the coffee table. Goblets in one hand, a bottle unmistakable for shape, color, and content, in the other one.
L: Brandy Serrice Ice!
I erupted with a wide smile of appreciation.
L: Exactly what I need! Oh, Shepard, you've got a knack for surprises!
Your lips painted a smirk of satisfaction on your face, as you filled the stem glasses with the blue iced liqueur. You offered me the inviting drink, as your voice was getting more fascinating...
S: Hmm, glad to hear that, Little One, but... that is not the surprise!
I was getting really curious, now. I held the glass to my lips, letting the floral aroma pleasantly pervaded my nostrils. I let myself to be caught by the comforting calming effect of the essences of Kort and Yado. I savored a small sip without swallowing it. The icy touch of the liquor made my mouth momentarily numb. But, once heated, the intense and delicate aroma suddenly gave out, exciting every single gustatory receptor in my mouth. Very soon such a pleasant sensation expanded across all my senses.
L: Oh, it's so delicious! Thanks, Shepard!
You did the same, and you were enjoying the heady flavor explosion, as well.
S: Oh, yeah... it is!
You seemed pretty amused by my excited voice, which could not hide my impatience.
L: Are you going to keep me on tenterhooks any longer, Commander? Do you want to finally tell me what this surprise is?
You did put the glass on the table, without speaking, while in your hand a small square box, made of shiny platinum metal materialized. Your voice slightly vibrated, barely concealing your excitement.
S: You know, we've a very old tradition, on Earth. When someone finds a Soulmate, they share this little symbol, to express how incredibly special their union is. So, C'mon, open it!
I thought I might pass out. My fingers trembling on the lid of the box, my heart like a drum of emotion. The content left me speechless. Two elegant platinum necklaces were wrapped around a small cushion in a blue velvet. A lovely heart-shaped pendant dangled from them, tying them together, at one end. The heart, of generous size, was also platinum. An irregular central incision divided it into two parts, each one threaded into one of the two necklaces. One half of the same heart for each of us! I was barely capable of slurring a whisper, between my amazement and emotion, as the war became more distant.
L: Shepard! It's so... gorgeous!
Your hand was barely shaking, as you set the necklace around my neck locked the clasp. The sound of your voice, instead, rocked like a music through my senses.
S: Here, two single parts that merge and become One. We've our names engraved on it. Of course, I have your name engraved in my half. Just "Emy", in your pendant. I hope you'll like it!
I could not say anything but repeating your name, as a few tears plunged from the springboard in my eyes, following the cheeks, shining with joy.
L: Oh, Emy... I...
I hugged you, and swept over you an overpowering rush of love. My hands dipped into the softness of your hair. My eyes fell in the glitter of emotion into yours. My lips urgently attracted from the quivering thrill of your lips. I kissed you, like in a flourish of soul, between passion, love, sweetness, and desperate sense of abandonment. I let it flow all that I felt on my lips, which spoke with intimate sweetness to your own, reaching all of you, with everything in me.
L: I love you, Shepard!
S: Love you too, Liara!
L: Oh, Shepard! How I wish for this war to end, while there's still a galaxy left to safe! You know, sometimes... I... I just wanna run away! Away from the Reapers, away from death and pain, just you and me. To find someplace very far away. Where we could spend the rest of our life in peace, and... happiness!
S: Yeah! I wish that too!
I felt like I was fainting of emotion. Whenever we are so close, my heart seems to be crazy, and I can't find air enough for breathing. I had an irrepressible, almost primal urge to touch you, to feel you on my skin. I looked for your hand. We intertwined our fingers, squeezed together, sheltering each other from the storm.
You gave me a sunny glance. Eyes dressed with love. Your lips on my cheek tasted so sweet. Your voice was deep, bright of hope.
S: That's why I gonna keep fighting, and... I'll just keep coming back! All that's keeping me alive is right here, in this room. I'm fighting for you, Liara... for Us! I wanna find someplace nice and quiet too. Where I can spend the rest of my life with you. In peace, and... happiness! That's why, right now, there's no place I'd rather be!
I felt you so close, so spiritually part of me that, all of a sudden, nothing else mattered in the whole Universe but... being there, side by side. Still together, always and forever, in spite whatsoever bloody hell we would have to deal with! I grabbed you by an arm, squeezing it tightly. I pulled you toward me, falling into your eyes, no longer being able to control all the hurricane of Love, which I felt for you.
L: Neither would I!
You caressed my depth with the soulful blue of your beautiful eyes, which cannot lie. I approached you slowly, enveloped of emotion. Your lips touched me, and resting on my lips, which could no longer wait. The kiss glowed of Love around us, softly flooded our senses with ineffable poetry.
L: I love you, Shepard!
S: Love you too, Liara!
We were someplace, very far away. In peace, and happiness. Just the two of us everything else outside!
L: Be with me!
Your smile mingled with mine, as we slowly slid onto the bed. You pulled me toward you, without speaking, as you fervently longed the same thing. I undid the first button of your uniform, very slowly, brushing your lips, caressing them with my own, before kissing you intimately, deeply looking for you. I joined to you with abandon, finding myself still at the bottom of your eyes, which bound me inextricably to your sweet sensuality...
L: One kiss for every button... okay?
S: Hmm, OK, I'm in! Just... I wish I had many more buttons!
L: Ha-ha, yeah, me too! ... So, let's not waste them.
I kissed you again, and then again and again. In paths deeper and deeper. I inflamed myself of love, getting your fire ignited. Until the last button of yours...
S: Hey, this is driving me crazy! Where did you learn to kiss like that?
L: Oh, Emy... you know where... here, in your arms! But, what about you?
S: Oh, well... I actually...
You grinned at me, mysterious face, fondly teased me, while I already burned with jealousy. Then you guided me tenderly into your gaze, whispering in my ear with a sweet music in your voice...
S: Oh, Liara, you were not my First Time, that's true, but... you're my One Time! I've never kissed anyone else that way! It happens only with you! 'Cause, I love you, sweet baby girl, as I never loved before!
L: Shepard... I love you too! And, I love when you call me that!
S: Hmm, show me!
I rose, by sliding my armor to the floor, slowly, piece after piece. You were staring at me, motionless, lying on the bed. Our seducing gazes attracted one another in a game of appealing smile, as I approached you, who returned every thrill with the same wonderful magic.
I wrapped myself in a blue evanescent cloak, coming closer. I breathed your perfume deeper and deeper, fervent way. You welcomed me in your arms, stroked me lovingly, as our skin went to touch in electrifying contact. You looked for my lips, which was at every moment closer, lighting up on your mouth so eagers for a kiss. When our lips met each other, it was as taking wing.
Enveloped in a warm, tender kiss, long and poignant. I rushed through your senses, which overflowing into mine, gushing out Passion, Love, Feeling, Joy, in our veins, which got slowly comforted every pain, relieved any fear. A sigh at a time, getting all that overwhelming despair allayed. That dreadful insecurity, which was playing games with our fate, faded away.
We let ourselves go, utterly. We closed our eyes, abandoning ourselves to the mercy of our hearts. We were swept away with our passion, only feeling a powerful happiness invading our senses. We mingled together, merged into every cell, mixed in every fiber, every breath combined. I felt you so intensely mine, as never before. I felt I belonged to you, even into the very most mysterious depths of my soul. So much inwardly, as to be able to keep you forever inside me.
I joined to you. Our bodies, minds, inextricably blended, radically melted into a single soul. Indistinguishable. Unique. We have thrown ourselves together in endless Flight of Love, which led us toward the most overwhelming tide of pleasure in our life! We swayed long in that pleasure. Intoxicated, breathlessly suspended. Both clung to the unremitting sigh of Eternity and extraordinary.
That night, I craved, with an intensity that I had never felt before, to feel grow inside me your daughter, Shepard... our little baby blue! The most palpable result, and indelible of all that Love! Our bright future of Peace and Hope that, by some miracle, would just come to life, to go beyond those terrible days we were about to face. Our most special dream, the only truly able to bring us back home! ... Ah! ...
Liara sighs. She must stop to catch her breath. She is exhausted about emotion, her voice is shaking too much to go on. So, she slides the sweeter gaze of hers across Shepard's face. She is still, between her bedclothes, her eyes are closed, her expression is peaceful, as if asleep, but... she feels her!
Liara takes a Shepard's hand and brings it to her lips. She strokes her face with it. She gently kisses the backhand, as Shepard's heart speeds up. They shared everything. Now she knows they are having a baby. Shepard is happy! Liara slides her mate's inanimate hand, slowly on herself, reaching the more and more swollen belly of hers. She tenderly travels every inch of it. They feel moving within her, and Shepard's heart rate goes up again.
L: Oh Emy, that night... you felt it too, that night, didn't you?! What a foolish! I should have known, instead... we never even got a chance to talk about it. Hey, did you feel? She's moving! Our... little baby blue! Oh, my Star! I still cannot believe myself! You... I... ah, Goddess! You and I are going to have a daughter! We will be... a family, Shepard... with tons of stories to tell!
You'll have to come back in a hurry, Shepard because I need you! I don't want our daughter to be born without her father, do you feel me? ... You know, it won't be long, just a few months! So, come on, my Love. 'C'mon, Baby, come home!
… Aethyta leaps out of her seat, hands hiding her lips, in a late attempt to suppress that cry of surprise, which she cannot hold back. Eyes wide open, she cannot control her amazement, as she looks for Karin, who shyly smiles, shrugging, arms open. Aethyta throws herself on her mate like a hurricane. She squeezes Karin so strong to lift her several inches from the floor. She looks at Karin with astonished eyes. The amazement of hers, refuses to dilute. Rather, it turns into tidal waves, which drag Karin deep into the immense blue sea stirring in Aethyta's eyes. Her voice like a gust of refreshing breeze.
A: Ha, by the Holy fucking Tits! Liara is... the kid is with... oh, Karin, that's... is so fucking awesome! Why the hell didn't you tell me?!
Despite the wild enthusiasm in Aethyta's voice, Karin feels getting smaller. She would like to become invisible. Heart pumps emotion in her chest like a sudden waterfall. She goes out of her breath, and could swear she has a bucket full of water instead of legs. The hot flush on her cheeks quickly turns into an uncontrollable fire, flashing her discomfort in crimson. Karin begs to be able to control her voice, as she falls down Aethyta's eyes, like if in a bottomless pit, where it seems a challenge even being able to breathe. It seems has been gone a million years before she can speak again, in a low, sorrowful voice.
K: Well, at first because, you'd have questioned even that Shepard was the father! Later, because I... fell in love with you, Thyta! So deeply, badly... I... was just scared to death! I was afraid that, if I told you, you'd have sacrificed yourself immediately! The more time passed, the more I hoped with all my heart, that it'd not have been necessary, that... that Shepard could do it by herself, one day not so far away! I'm sorry, Sweetie, I... I was a fucking selfish. I admit it, but... I was so scared of losing you that I did, Thyta. You are the best thing that happened to me, and... well, I didn't want you to leave me too fast! I am sorry!
Karin lowers her eyes, to hide the wind of discomfort, which waves her gaze. She realizes in a heartbeat she was not nearly as prepared to face this moment, to face Aethyta's judgment. The Matriarch stays motionless by a handful of seconds, stunned face. Mouth wide open, she is still unable to put out a sound. Karin fears she is about to explode in a roar of well-deserved reproof.
Lucky for her, her partner's stern lips, slowly begin to draw a soft smile. The tips of her fingers touch Karin's chin, gently guiding her gaze into the blue of love-throbbing eyes. Aethyta's hand slips gently along the Karin's cheek. It hides itself for a moment under the soft silk of her silver hair. As reached the neck, it strokes it gently, while tenderly leads the Karin's face towards her own. The lips on the lips blend deeply, with no words. They have a long kiss full of thousand emotions. The couple stays long joined in that embrace, the two hearts in one beating. Until, the soft raspy voice of Aethyta, gently crosses through Karin's heart...
A: Oh, what the hell! I love you, Karin! I can't say as I blame you for not telling me. I know how you must've felt, Sugary. In your place, I guess I would've done the same damn thing!
The voice of the Matriarch becomes more and more questioning, as curious eyes are dancing over Karin's discomfort.
A: However, you know, there's something weird. We've joined, with pure lust, indeed, a significant number of times. We shared our memories, the emotions. We've gone through some damn deep levels of intimacy, yet... there was no trace of that information in your head! I could bet I stopped being a damn rookie maiden many centuries ago. So tell me, piece of cake, how the hell did you conceal such a detail from none other than the Athame's Priestess herself?!
Karin feels glad for the pleasant notes of humor that run through Aethyta's voice. She easily finds a bit of courage and self-control as she needed, and a slanted smile. The tone of hers is halfway between smug and professional, as soon as the words start to flow.
K: Memories' Compartmentalization! I'm an Alliance doctor, my patients are soldiers, who look at hell straight in the eye every day. Sometimes, they are more serious wounded in their soul than body. Many of them saw their comrades fall, friends. Shot to death before their eyes. Blown to pieces by bombs, or overrun by overwhelming enemies, from which they were unable to keep them safe.
In some cases, they suffer a very serious emotional trauma. Reason for that, a military doctor must be able to heal the wounds of the soul, as well. Therefore, my professional skills extend to a guided compartmentalization of emotional traumas. However, there is no guarantee it works. Much depends on the level of the trauma, but the temper of the subject is the first thing.
Karin's gaze turns a little grim, although her voice seems able to keep the most deal of emotion under control.
K: You know, I had to use that therapy on myself once. To overcome the trauma of being kidnapped by the Collectors! So, it was pretty easy putting away the pleasant information that Liara is pregnant, in a small hidden corner in my subconscious, from where it cannot escape.
The shiver down Aethyta's back seems to pierce under her skin, sudden, painful like an icy thorn of disquiet. Her stomach sends sorrowful signals of empathy through her heart. The love she feels for Karin seems to explode in the middle of her chest, causing a boundless rush of tenderness and protection, happiness and compassion, which make her jump, like in the shock wave of a huge explosion. At the mere thought the woman she loves has found herself helpless in the disgusting clutches of those damned overgrowth grasshoppers, Aethyta feels a burning desire for vengeance spreads in each drop of her blood, and a desperate rush of love that swells in her heart, until make it overturn. She grabs Karin's hands, windy eyes.
A: Oh, my love! It must've been awful... I just wish I had been there, Karin. Shit! I'd give my arm for pissing on those damn crappy insects! But, I can cure your pain now, Sweetie, helping you put it behind... now and forever! My mental abilities can uphold you the whole way. I can help you leave this all behind, if you let me, Karin. You are not going to do it alone. Let me see your memories, Sugar, and... I promise you will no longer need to compartmentalize a damn thing, for the rest of your life!
Karin feels her eyes wet, like they give life to a lake in her gaze. A twinge crosses her chest, in so intense way that, she must cling to Aethyta not to fall. The words struggle to find the way of her voice. They are first whispered, then sweetly accepted.
K: Oh, I know! And... I really wanna share the whole thing with you, my love, but... not now! I am not ready, yet. I need to stay straight, centered. I need the full control of myself... being on top of my professional abilities. I'm going to help Shepard the best way I can do! I... cannot downright release the beast right now!
Everything is telling Aethyta how much Karin actually fell in love with her. She is absolutely able to justify the Karin's choice regarding Liara. She is sure as hell that Karin is sincere. She cannot be angry with her, though she must admit she is a little surprised not to be the only one who compartmentalize her memories. She speaks in a loving voice, and sweet.
A: OK, Sugar, it's fine. Don't worry, we'll do it just when you're ready. Although, I'd like to hope the arousing subconscious of yours is not so full of hiding cool places like these!
Karin grabs Aethyta's hands, vehemently. Sincere voice, filled with the deep feelings she feels for her.
K: No hiding, my love! All that I am, everything I feel, belongs to you. There's nothing else about me that we didn't already share. I swear, it was so hard having to lie to you, Thyta!
Aethyta's gaze goes a little darken. She feels beaming for Liara, but wracked for Karin, and... for herself! She feels love gushing untamable through every fold of her soul, as her heart hammers madly against her chest, like if unable to resist all that torture, to all that love. What if she has to do it? What if Shepard does not wake up by herself? And, what if there is no other way for real? Aethyta has never felt so desperate. She feels to be overridden by the mere thought.
She grabs Karin's shoulders and hold her tightly, trying to chase away all those tears, which are insistently knocking on the door of her eyes. Aethyta stubbornly gathers every bit of courage scattered into her, as she is looking for words to tell Karin that, all that she wants is to stay!
A: Karin... I love you, how I didn't know I'm still able to. Fuck! Well, hell, no more tiptoeing around... I've a fucking fear that is getting every day more and more fucking! I dare not think maybe we shall have no choice. That damned day might come when I'll have to go! Whatever happens, I want you to know... there is nothing in the whole fucking galaxy I want more that... to spend the rest of my life with you!
Karin feels slipping into darkness. She grabs desperately to Aethyta, throwing herself into her arms. She tries to ignore all the negativity, and indulges in the love that pulses within her. She is fighting against a million tears, while the heart bursts in her chest, her mind crying out in pain... please... please... if you're there, don't make it happen! However, her voice is far from revealing what is ripping her heart. All she wants is to reassure Aethyta, and believe in her own words!
K: No! It ain't gonna happen! It's not over. Shepard can really come back! The brain of hers gave unmistakable signs of recovery, Thyta! I'm sure it's just a matter of a little more time. Here, perhaps, the final battle! The way that events had rapidly collapsed. The sad separation from Liara. It was so painful for Shepard, and traumatic that... well, it might also be enough!
Shepard is OK, stabilized, and... her health is downright our priority! A few more weeks are not going to create any damage. I'm her doctor, but... above all, I am her friend. You know, the only thing about the kidnapping that I treasure is... Shepard! When I finally opened my eyes, she was the first thing I saw! I can never forget the alarmed sound of Shepard's voice who call my name. The warmth of her reassuring touch. The feeling of relief that I got from her smile. The depth of love in the ray of light that illuminated her gaze.
I own her my life! I wouldn't be here if it weren't for her! ... None of us would be! I love her like a daughter, Thyta! I could never hurt her, I swear! That's why I tell you that we can wait. However, whether there was a shred of worsening in her condition, or I should even suspect that whatsoever prolongation of her current condition will be risking her health, even remotely... we'll have no other choice, my love. Then, but... only then... you will do it!
Aethyta's heart is plastered with love. She squeezes Karin and drags her vehemently in the wave of her moving embrace. They feverishly search for each other, melt in the sweetness and the desperate meeting of lips, flooded with tenderness, passion, comfort. Again, and again, ardently, hopelessly. Senses fallen in the heat of emotion. They are overwhelmed by the love, unable to stop that intense pleasure. Finally, they find peace. Slowly. Together. Completely merged into that kiss! Aethyta is the first to speak, the emotion still alive in her voice.
A: Hey... you OK?
Karin whispers her agreement out of her, still in the grip of emotion.
K: Yeah... OK!
Aethyta's voice is getting steady now, enhanced. She can handle her emotions a little better.
A: OK, you hot stuff... cool idea! Don't worry, it's gonna be okay! It's just if we have no other choice, and... we have a bunch of damn fucking good choices, have we? Secondly, we are going to decide together!
K: Deal! Together, my Love... Ha, of course it's gonna be okay!
A: Good! Ok, then it's settled! ... Now, let's just take it easy there! Liara is starting to talk. Come here, Sugary, let's sit down, and... give me your hand. Tits! My kid will be a mother... a happy mother! I'm full of joy, for it! Nana Thyta... hey, how does it sound?
Karin kisses Aethyta's knuckles one by one, with delicate precision. Lips widen, as the smile of hers lights up.
K: Oh, it sounds good, Chocolate... damn good!
… For several minutes, Liara and Shepard have been wrapped in an intense blue halo. Their heartbeats are running fast. The merger is so profound, exciting. It brings them back to Liara's memories, just about the day she fainted on Shepard's shoulder, abandoned in her hair. Lips touching Shepard's breath, in the embracing warmth of her pillow.
They share the huge noise of a million feelings. The irresistible swirl of conflict, which crowded into Liara, when she found out there was a miracle of love inside her. Their blue baby girl was real, her little heart was starting to throb of life. Overwhelming joy. Euphoria so overflowing to get any word in her throat stifled. But, also soul-breaking despair because of the unbearable missing. Heart consumed with the furious urge of Her.
They go together into a deep fusion. Mixed in a single being, which gathers them both. All they feel is joy. Inexpressible happiness, which is dramatically growing, until it bursts, making them feel in heaven!
Shepard and Liara are stronger now. So, they can continue to remember! Liara's voice floating through emotions.
L: Ah, Goddess! We stayed long, chained in those emotions. Do you remember, Shepard? Completely in the grip of our senses went crazy. Burnt down. Indivisible. Hopelessly intoxicated by love. We were still bonded, my eyes reflected in your eyes. To caress smiles, tucked at the bottom of other smiles. To slip slowly in the last kiss, deep and sweet, in which to find the words. I spoke first.
L: Oh, Shepard... Emy... oh, Emy! I can't explain what I feel for you! No matter how hard I try... I could never do because, mere words aren't enough to explain my heart!
You were swimming in the depth of my eyes, holding me tightly against your breasts. The tips of your fingers were caressing my face intensely. You smiled at me in that tender, affectionate way, as you whispered softly...
S: Hey, my little baby girl! I know, Sweetheart... I can't explain it in words too, but... we are lucky because, there's a very short phrase, and wonderful, created on purpose. It contains in itself, all the words never invented, thoughts never revealed, emotions never described. We can use it when nothing else seems to be enough to express what it is pulsing in our heart...
L: Hmm, what phrase...
S: I love you, Liara!
L: Oh Emy, I love you too, my Star! Ah, I love you so badly! Hold me, my love, keep me in your arms... I just wanna stay here, forever in your arms!
The kiss made my lips meet yours again. The contact was very light, and delicate, yet so intense to envelop me in your comfort. You gave me all the strength you are capable of, while you held on to my consolation. You were not alone, none of Us had been for a long time. This filled our hearts with strength and courage... with Hope. We felt we could face anything together... side by side. You and Me, in the usual way!
S: Thanks Liara! There's nothing I can't cope when you're by my side!
L: My pleasure, Shepard! There's nothing can keep me away from your side!
To be Continued...