A few days after the party on Tuchanka, Jane went to go see Garrus in the Main Battery.

"We have a few hours before we arrive through the Omega Relay." Jane told Garrus. "We're going to get our crew back and take down the Collectors." Garrus could see she was balling up her fists.

"How is Joker?" Garrus asked her. He still couldn't believe that the Collectors had boarded the Normandy while they were on a shuttle with the rest of the suicide mission team. I am glad that Joker is okay but that has to be taking a toll on him being the only survivor. Garrus thought to himself.

"He says he's okay. Miranda had no right yelling at him the way she did. I understand he unshackled an AI, but that saved his life and the Normandy. He did yell at me for leaving the ship with all of our main fighters. He apologized but said it made him feel better to get it out. And I don't blame him." She told him.

"Yeah. That had to be rough on him. So, a talking geth and it doesn't want to kill you for once. How does that make you feel?" Garrus asked her.

"Oh, it IS weird for sure." She laughed. "And he's wearing a piece of my old N7 armor which is even weirder. He said it was the closest thing around that he could patch himself up with. Seems oddly coincidental, but who knows?" She shrugged.

"So, I've been meaning to talk to you about what we, uh discussed before..." Garrus started.

"Oh? I hope I didn't make you uncomfortable with that." She said, nervously.

"No, of course not. A little nervous, yeah. You'd never make me uncomfortable though. I just, I know it must be strange with me being a turian and are you sure you don't want something or someone closer to home? Wouldn't that be easier for you?" Garrus asked, nervously. He didn't want her to change her mind but he wanted to be sure.

"No. I want someone I can trust. You've been there for me since the beginning. There's no one else I'd rather try an inter-species relationship with." She tried joking. "But, seriously, I want you."

"That's good to hear. I mean we might not survive this and if we're gonna die for the good of the galaxy, I want one night for us. Just us." He replied to her.

"Good." She smiled. Garrus felt himself getting lost in her smile. "Well, we have some time. Give me about 15 minutes to shower and meet me in my cabin?"

"Sure!" Garrus agreed, readily. He watched her as she left. Okay, so I should change into some civilian clothes. Oh, and wine. I should grab some wine. Let's see here, not many credits but it should be enough for a bottle of human and a bottle of turian. I should go see if Gardner has any he'll part with. Garrus frantically ran around, trying to get everything ready. Spirits, don't let me mess this up. Everything has to be just right. He panicked to himself as he made his way towards the elevator when he heard a giggle.

"Kasumi, what are you doing?!" He asked her, surprised.

"Just getting some food. I don't like people staring at me so I use my cloak. Where are you off to?" She asked him.

"Uh, nowhere. I mean, thought I'd go...well." Garrus tried making an excuse. He wasn't sure if Jane wanted to keep things secret.

"Have fun. And tell Shepard I said hi." She giggled then ran off to her space in the Port Observation.

How did she-? Never mind. I don't wanna know. Garrus thought to himself as he entered the elevator.

Garrus stood outside Jane's door for a moment, steeling his nerves before ringing her bell. She opened her door and he saw she was wearing the black dress she had received from Kasumi for their heist. He couldn't speak or move for a moment as he found himself stunned by how beautiful she looked. He thought she always looked beautiful but he could really see the curves of her body in the dress. Again, he saw himself staring at her emerald eyes, her fire red hair, and the spots on her face. My galaxy is finally within my grasp. This isn't just a dream anymore, he smiled to himself. He also noticed she was wearing a dark red paint on her lips and he noticed it brought out her eyes more. He was usually more partial to blue, but he loved red on her.

"Jane, you look- I mean, that dress-" He tried stuttering out a compliment but couldn't find the words. He nervously ran into the room and turned on her stereo while doing an awkward dance. She just looked at him and smiled. He told her he had brought some wine, although it was cheap wine. He also told her he wasn't sure what was appropriate for a compliment for a human woman and awkwardly said stuff about her hair and waist. She cut him off in mid-sentence and told him to calm down. She then turned off the music and told him he didn't have to try so hard. He confided in her that so many things in his life had gone wrong and he wanted something in his life to go right for just once and hung his head. He brought his head up when he felt her hand caress the scar on his face. She told him that when he almost died, she was more scared than she had ever been in her life. She told him she thought she had lost him forever when she had just found him again. She also told him that no matter what happened, how awkward things might be with them being different species, that she wouldn't regret their night together no matter what. She gave him a smile and touched her forehead to his. They stood there for a moment, then he brushed her shoulder with his hand and leaned in to kiss her. He had dreamed of this moment since not long after they met. It was even better than he had hoped. She tasted sweet, like the sweetest thing he had ever tasted and he wanted more. He pulled himself away after a moment and asked if she was okay. He'd hope he hadn't hurt her with his mandibles. He'd never kissed a human before. She smiled and told him it was perfect and leaned in to kiss him again.

After a few more kiss exchanges, Jane grabbed his hand and led him towards the bed. She asked him again if he was sure it was something he wanted to do and he assured her that he did. He then unzipped her dress, which revealed her bare, naked body. He found himself even more excited by the sight of her as he laid her down on the bed next to him. He started giving her small kisses to her neck and collarbone, while gently caressing her breasts. He tried to stay calm when she started moaning in pleasure, as he didn't want to get too rough and hurt her. A few moments later, she spoke up and asked him if he had any kind of protection. She had said that Mordin had warned her about chafing and not to exchange fluids.

"Right." He said as he remembered and pulled out a turian condom from his pocket.

"You guys have condoms?" She looked puzzled.

"Well, yeah. We're not krogans, we don't constantly try to reproduce." He replied to her with a chuckle.

"Yeah, that makes sense."

"And this should help with chafing. At least until we get used to things. Well, that is unless this a one-time thing..." He said as he put part of the sheet from the bed on part of her thighs. He hoped it wasn't a one-time thing, but he didn't want to assume anything.

"Of course not. I didn't go to you looking for a one-night stand, Garrus." She said as she leaned up and kiss him. He smiled at her as he could feel his heart beating faster. He clumsily put the condom on and leaned towards her. He slowly inserted himself into her until he could feel the warmth of her on him. He heard her gasp and panickily asked if she was okay. She assured him she was and used the words "better than okay". He then wrapped his hands over hers for leverage and started thrusting himself in and out of her. He gradually went faster and harder as he felt himself getting used to her body. Her moans felt like music to him and he found himself letting out a few moans himself. He kept this process up for awhile until he heard her tell him to wait. He looked at her puzzled, when she all of a sudden rolled him over until she was straddling herself on top of him. She sat there on top of him while he was still inside her for a moment as they both smiled at each other. Then she put her hands on his shoulders as she started moving herself up and down on him. He put his hands on her hips as he enjoyed seeing her bounce on him and felt her hips swaying as she moved. She kept this up for awhile with him occasionally moving her hips for her with his hands until he finished. She then rolled off and laid down next to him.

"Oh my god!" He heard her exclaim as she rolled over and put her head on his chest, her hand on his shoulder farthest from her, and her leg over him.

"Well, how was it?" He asked her while trying to sound confident even though he was nervous.

"It was amazing, Garrus. I wish we had done this sooner. And I don't mean just the sex. I wish I had told you how I felt sooner." She confided in him. He was about to tell her that he felt the same when Joker came on Jane's comm announcing they were only about five minutes from the relay. He heard Jane yell "Fuck" as they both jumped up to get dressed. She told him she'd meet him in the conference room after they both suited up and gave him a kiss on the cheek before leaving.

Even if I die on this mission, at least I know she feels the same way about me. I'm the luckiest turian in all of Palaven. Garrus thought to himself as he touched his cheek before leaving himself.