Shepard Stories - Chapter 18: Jekyll and Hyde.
Main Characters: Liara and Shepard
Shepard woke to an extremely dark bedroom; he could just barely make out the outline of his wife; her back was to him, and she was sleeping soundly. He looked over to check the time 0705; hung his legs over the side of the bed as he rubbed face then he grunted. He got up and stretched, then made his way to the bathroom to relieve himself. Shepard slid back into bed quietly behind his warm sleeping wife. After many years of practice, he was able to maneuver his way around her fringe as if it wasn't even there. He smirked at the thought of the many eye pokes he's received from it over the years.
Liara was laying on her right side, her right leg was straight while her left was bent at an angle and her left arm was draped out over the bed. Shepard gently ran his hand down her leg and back up as he kissed her shoulder. She began to stir, slighting under his touch. Shepard propped himself up on his elbow, then pressed himself up against her backside. He dowsed two of his fingers then slid them under her panties and down her folds. With her eyes still closed, she moaned ever so softly. He gently kissed and nibbled on her neck, and he could feel her sex begin to dampen more as he continued to rub her clit then finger her.
Liara's breath picked up in ecstasy then her eyes snapped open. "Jon, stop..."
He continued to kiss her neck, "mmm... why?"
She turned her head toward him, "Because Ry is in here."
He froze then grunted. "What? When?" he said then looked over her shoulder to see his youngest daughter sleeping soundly under Liara's arm.
"Sorry my love, she came in sometime in the middle of the night."
He groaned as he pulled his hand from her panties then rolled to his back. He tasted her then rubbed the rest of her on his chest.
Liara removed her arm off her three-year-old, twisted slightly and placed her hand on his leg. She pouted slightly then said "You don't want to cuddle with me while Riley is in here?"
He leaned over and kissed her lips. "Of course, I do" he said then spooned her.
Liara wrapped her hand around his then she brought it to her chest as she said "I love you."
"I love you too." He grunted then whispered in her auxiliary cavity "I wanted to taste you this morning."
She giggled, "Didn't you just do that?"
He smirked at her "No, that was a teaser, and you know what I mean."
She pushed her butt into him and rubbed it on him "This would be teasing."
He pulled his hips back. "Mmm don't do that."
She laughed softly, "Sorry, I'll stop. You can have me later, though, I promise."
He responded with a grunt. They laid there for a moment before he spoke. "Lia?"
"Mmhmm?
With sincerity in his voice as he spoke to her, "After nineteen years together and sixteen years of marriage, you have given me four beautiful girls. I'm still, very much in love with you, I always will be, until my very last breath. You do something to me that I just can't explain, and from the first moment I saw you; you took my breath away. You own my heart, my very soul, my body, I will always be yours and yours alone." He paused then kissed her crest. "I love you with all of my being."
He made her heart fill with warmth, "And I am yours. I love you". They laid there for a few moments until she saw a blip of a woman flash across his mind. (And you just killed this beautiful moment. Is that why you just mentioned all this?)
(No, it just fluttered across my mind. What happened last night has nothing to do with what I just said here, and you know that.)
She propped herself on her elbow, twisted her body towards him and turned her head to glare at him. Jealousy and anger flowed through her link (So, that woman from last night, who rubbed her nasty self on you. Which I'm sure you enjoyed, right? She had the audacity to proposition herself to you directly in front of me. Like, who the hell is this bitch? Looking at me like I'm the stranger in the group. Talking about "Oh, would you like to join us?" No bitch, get the hell on! Instead of you just flat out saying "NO" You, ever so nonchalantly say "Sure, if my wife agrees to it." Are you kidding me? What the hell, Jon? I mean did you want to fuck that nasty ass bitch? You wanted to fuck her, didn't you?")
He raised his eyebrows at his rambling wife and blinked slowly. He pulled away from her as his anger grew. (Wow…are we really going to do this again? You know damn well, I wasn't serious when I said that, but you had to turn it into something else. Just like YOU ruined this moment with your ridiculous jealousy. You're like God damn Jekyll and Hyde with this stupid shit.) He got out of bed, grabbed his shoes, a pair of socks and a shirt. (I can't have one damn thought to myself!) he thought as he tapped the side of his head (You're always there creeping around. Then you get mad because I have thoughts sliver through MY mind! Shit!)
Still angry, she turned to look at him (Ugh! Who? What? Where are you going?)
He put up his hand then walked out the bedroom door. (I'm done. I'm going down to the gym. I'm not going to go to fuck anyone if that's what you're thinking.)
She shook her head knowing she just hurt his feelings. (Jon, Wait…) He cut her off when he shut down their link after he closed the door behind him.
She brought her hands to her face as she began to weep silently. Reprimanding herself. Liara T'Soni-Shepard you can be so ignorant! Here he is, pouring his heart out to you in such a sweet manner and you say something stupid like that. Why do you get like that?
-/
Shandri looked over at Shepard when he came out of his room. She took a sip of her tea then said with a smile "Good Morning, Shepard. Would you like some coffee?"
He walked over to her, slid off his Omni tool, dropped it on the coffee table then turned and walked out of the suite.
Shandri pinched her brow markings at him in confusion and concern as he walked away. Uh oh. Lia has pissed him off badly this morning. She turned to the other commandos. "Not a word about this unless she mentions it. Kirre follow him."
Kirre walked out the front door, and he was standing there waiting for her. "I don't need protection Kirre. Stay here, and do not follow me. That's an order. Now go back inside."
She grimaced, "You're tying my hands, Sir. I'll be reprimanded either way."
He smirked at the thought in his head, "Better yet, tell Sanava to join me, but she has to lose her omni tool and her earpiece."
Kirre closed her eyes for a brief moment then turned and walked back inside just to see Shandri rise from her seat "I thought I told you to follow him!"
She shook her head at her Captain "He told me otherwise, and he overrides your command, but he wants Sanava" Kirre looked at Sanava "Lose your omni tool and your earpiece. Hurry up he's waiting for you!" Sanava quickly complied as she walked toward the front door.
Shandri narrowed her eyes at Sanava. "Think twice before you attempt to do anything stupid" When the door closed behind Sanava, Shandri cussed under her breath "Damn it Kirre. She's going to be livid!"
Kirre looked down as she spoke, "I know that, Captain. I didn't know what to do! Disobey his direct order or yours?" She looked directly at her Captain, "What the hell is he thinking? Sanava? Goddess, I hope he doesn't."
Shandri shook her head in disgust at the thought "He's not thinking, that's the problem."
Kirre looked at her "Liara would know immediately. Right? Wait, why hasn't she said anything yet?"
Shandri closed her eyes, "Shit, it's going to be a long day."
-/
Shepard made his way down to the gym but stopped at the door when he saw Miranda in there running on the treadmill. Well, scratch that. Guess I'll hit the banquet room then head out for a run on the beach. Once he was in the banquet room, he grabbed bottled water and two protein bars. On his way out, he stopped at the lobby to talk to the front desk attendant. "Excuse me, the single room I reserved, what room number is that again? Last name Shepard and first name, Jonathan."
"Ah yes, Mr. Shepard that would be room 220 in the white wing." Said the concierge.
He tapped the counter, "Great thanks. Our bag I left with the front desk when we checked in, that's already in there correct?"
"That's correct, Sir."
-/
Liara was lying in bed annoyed with herself, she looked over at the time 0820. He should be back any minute now from his run at the gym. When the door to her room opened, she sat up in bed, waiting for him to walk through, so she could apologize to him. Her eyebrow markings pinched together when she noticed their link was still closed. She saw her second youngest Gwyn come barreling in the room and on to the bed. "Hi, mommy."
She smiled at her daughter, "Good morning, sweetie." She said then cocked her head at the sight before her. "Gwynne, whose omni tool is that?"
"Oh, it's daddy's." Gwyne said with a studder.
"Where's your dad? Is he out in the living room?" asked Liara
She shrugged slightly then replied with a studder "I don't know but this was out there." She messed with her dad's omni tool then looked at her mom "I'm hungry. When are we going down to eat?"
Liara quickly got out of bed and changed out of her pajamas. "I'll take you all down to eat in just a minute. Mommy needs to go down to the gym to check something really quick. Gwyn, can you take your sister over to the other room please?"
Gwyn nodded as she took Riley's hand, "Ok, Come on Ry let's go to my room" she said with a studder.
As soon as her two daughters left her room Liara called out to Shandri, "Shay, I need you in here, right now."
Shandri closed her eyes as she heard her Mistress call for her. She hurried to Liara's room and shut the door behind her "Yes, Mistress?"
The moment Shandri enter the room Liara said "Please tell me Kirre is covering him."
"Well, someone is covering him, but it's not Kirre, and you're not going to like it." Replied Shandri
"Why wouldn't I? Why would you not send my second in command to cover your General?"
"I did send Kirre, but he commanded her to come back and asked for Sanava instead."
Liara clenched her jaw as she flared her nostrils, "Do what? Why? Ugh, get her on the com. I want to speak to her now."
Shandri winced at her command "I can't Lia. He told her to lose her earpiece and omni tool."
Her chest jerked in pain at the thought in her head, then tears filled her eyes and her bottom lip trembled as she spoke: "No…he wouldn't do that to me."
Her friend tried to comfort her "He wouldn't do that to you, Lia. Besides you'd know immediately, right?"
Liara shook her head, "No, I really messed up this time. There is no way I can get ahold of him right now. He completely shut me out! He took Sanava out of spite." She closed her eyes as she let out a breath and her Mr. Hyde began to emerge as the thoughts of her bondmate, and Sanava rippled through her mind, "I will fucking kill her if she does!"
Shandri's jumped slightly at her friend's instant change in mood. "She wouldn't dare test you."
She wiped her tears then said, "I'm going to go down to the gym to see if he's down there. I won't be gone long."
"I'll go with you."
She shook her head then replied, "No, just stay here." Liara exited the bedroom quickly and left out the front door. She swiftly walked down the hallway then began to jog until she got to the elevator. When she saw several people waiting, she headed straight for the stairwell door and ran down three flights of stairs to the gym. She opened the door to see her bondmate not in there. Her next place to check was the banquet room. She stood there as her eyes darted from person to person but didn't see Shepard. Panic set in as she walked back to the stairwell, and the moment she entered her heart began to ache. Tears filled her eyes as she sat down on a step then cried in her hands for a moment. You are an imbecile!
She took several deep breaths as she tried to calm herself down, wiped the tears from her face then got up to head back to her suite. When she entered, she put on a smile for her children, "Ok girls, are you ready for breakfast?"
Annabelle smiled as she looked at her mother, "Yes, I'm starving!" Then looked around as she said "Where's Dad?"
"Your Dad is ummm out and about. He'll be joining us later sweetie. Let's head down to the banquet hall and eat." As they began to head out of the room, she pulled one of her commandos staying behind in the room aside, "You message me the moment he walks through this door."
-/
Liara and her girls arrived in the banquet hall and grabbed a variety of breakfast items and sat down at a table to eat. They weren't alone for long when Miranda and her family showed up and sat down next to them. "Good morning, ladies!" Miranda said then looked around, "Where's Jon?"
Liara closed her eyes for a moment. "Good morning, Miri, the gym, I think."
Miranda looked at her for a moment but knew something was up because she was in the gym earlier and Shepard wasn't. She grunted in response right before she shoveled a fork full of eggs in her mouth then cocked her eyebrow at her.
Liara closed her eyes as she lowered her head "Yes, I know, and no, I can't."
Miranda nodded then took a sip of her coffee. She set her coffee cup down as she said. "I see." She wiped her mouth then got up from the table, "Come with me. Kids, we'll be right back, and please behave." Then walked with Liara out into the lobby. "Ok, so tell me what happened?"
Liara leaned her forehead on Miri's shoulder. "Ugh, why do I get so idiotic with him? The crap that happened last night came up again this morning and I just exploded on him."
Miranda rubbed her back. "Oh, Liara. Don't beat yourself up jealousy happens..." she scrunched her nose as she continued "Well, that woman from last night was raunchy and over did it. I would have been highly irritated too."
Liara leaned back to look at her friend "RIGHT? Nasty bitch."
Miranda nodded then said "What happened?"
Liara let out a breath. "Jon was telling me how much he loved me and for just a fraction of a second that damn woman flashed in his mind. I ruined that moment with my jealousy, and I started raging and I hurt him. He was so upset and angry that he shut me out." She said as tears began to fill her eyes then her voice cracked. "Miri, he hasn't shut me out in eight years since that one time, when I was pregnant and a hormonal horrible mean bitch to him. He even left his omni tool on the coffee table this time. I have absolutely no way to get a hold of him. If something happened to him, I wouldn't even be able to track him. To top it off he's out there with Sanava of all asari. I know how she looks at him. He told her to lose her omni tool and earpiece." She said then clung to her friend as she cried, "He wouldn't do that to me. Right, Miri?"
Miranda embraced her best friend and spoke with sincerity. "It's going to be ok Lia; married couples have arguments and fights. Believe me, I know all about that. Besides he's too in love with you to ever leave you or cheat on you. He's probably just down running on the beach blowing off steam. Shepard will be back loving on you in no time." She hugged Liara tightly. "He would never cheat on you with one of your commandos. Don't think like that Lia." She said then gently pulled away from her to look into her eyes, "Everything is going to be fine. Now, wipe away those tears, and let's go finish our breakfast. Ok?"
Liara nodded as she wiped away her tears. "Thank you, Miri."
-/
After an hour passed Liara looked down at her omni tool then pushed the button to display the time. It read 1015 and still no Shepard. She checked her messages again and nothing from her commandos. She checked her link, and it was still closed down. Liara began to chew on her nail then looked over toward Miranda and raised her eyebrow markings at her in concern. In the distance of her clouded mind, she heard her daughter Benezia excitingly call out to her "Mommy! Mommy, did you see me? I made it all the way to the top."
Liara smiled at her daughter as she replied. "Yes, sweetie! Good job!"
Anna looked at her mom, oddly. "Mom, where's Dad?" then pointed to the rock wall "He promised me a race to the top on medium mode with some obstacles this year."
Before her mom could answer, her dad walked up. "Hey Bella bear, you ready for that race?" Shepard saw excitement all over his eldest daughter's face "Heck yea Dad! I'm totally beating you this year!"
"I bet you will, Bella. Let me grab my harness really quick." Said Shepard then turned and walked toward the harnesses that were hanging on a rack near the wall.
Liara walked up behind him and in a soft pleading voice said, "Jon?"
Shepard grabbed a harness off the rack and began securing it around him then in a resentful tone replied. "What do you want Liara?"
She placed a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry. Please look at me and don't shut me out…"
He shrugged her hand away and then turned to walk toward the rock-climbing attendant. "Set my daughters to medium hard with obstacles and put mine on elite pro."
-/
Shepard coldness stabbed her in the chest like a dagger. Her face scrunched from the pain; she dropped her head as her eyes closed to hide the tears forming in them. She took deep breaths to prevent herself from breaking down in front of her children and everyone else that was around her.
No one else in the world could cause her to have instant radical emotions, except her bondmate. Everyone else, was a gradual acceleration of emotion depending on the situation. No one else mattered to her as much as he did. Her children and friends mattered to her of course but not like him, he was her everything. People don't understand their love, and they tell her she's just love drunk. Maybe she is, but it's more than that to her. Their love ran deep down into her soul, almost as if they were intertwined. She felt him throughout her body constantly. He could make her body shudder in pleasure from across the room from his thoughts and feelings pouring through their link.
His thoughts were always flowing in the back of her mind like a news ticker at the bottom of a tv. At first, she had to get used to the humming of white noise constantly in her mind. Now she's accustomed to the white noise in the back of her mind as if it had a volume button, turning it up on a conversation that caught her attention or down to give him privacy. Seventeen years of her life he's been in her head. He was constantly there in the back of her mind, and now he's gone. Without him in her head was almost like a part of her was missing. When he traveled for a job for a week or for weeks. She knew it was going to happen and she would mentally prepare for it. When he shut her out instantly, it was like a door slamming in her face. Now, she was alone with her thoughts burrowing in her mind.
-/
Shepard looked over at his daughter and smiled, "Ok, Bella, are you ready?"
Annabelle looked at her dad, overly excited. "I sure am!"
Attendant called out "Wall 14/15 changing to elite-pro. Wall 12/13 changing to medium-hard with obstacles. He walked over and checked both knots on each person's harness. Checked with their safety handlers.
Shepard looked at his daughter "Thirty-six-foot wall this year kiddo. I see you have your chalk. No safety pully on this wall, so don't forget to clip off. Uncle Alex is your safety handler. When you reach the top, he'll belay you back down."
She grinned at him. "I've got this dad. I see you set me on a medium-hard with obstacles."
He smiled evilly, "Let's see what you got Bella."
The Attendant called out to them, "Ready, on my mark! 3 – 2 – 1 – mark!
Anna took off for the thirty-six-foot wall and darted up it like a natural. Shepard looked over and was surprised that she was climbing the wall so quickly. "Wow, Bella you're doing fantastic! I think you're going to beat me!" Shepard looked up at his jagged wall and struggled to find the next rock he needed to pull himself up.
Bella passed her dad up, clipped herself off then looked down and bravely said, "You struggling over there old man?"
Shepard laughed as he grabbed the next rock. "Did you just call me old man? Oh! You are so done kiddo!" He said then clipped his rope then hurled himself up to the next level.
Bella looked down at her father quickly approaching then tapped the top of the wall just as her dad leveled himself at her feet. "Yes! I so beat you! Woohoo!"
He smiled as he pulled himself to the top of the wall and tapped off. Both safety releasers belay them slowly back down to the ground. He smiled at his daughter then gave her a high five. "Nice job!"
Anna looked at her dad, "Hey dad, are you going to race mom to the top?"
Shepard looked at her then over at his wife, who was looking at him. "Nah, not today, Bella. Maybe she can race Auntie Miri or how about you race her?"
Anna scrunched her face, "But you race every time we come, then you hug her and give her a big gross kiss."
Shepard shrugged slightly as he replied "Yea but I don't feel like it besides I'm going to race Uncle Alex on pro." His daughter's face lit up in excitement, "Wow on pro. I want to see that."
Miranda wrapped an arm around Liara "He's just being an ass, Lia. It'll be fine." She slapped her friend on the butt. "I'm going to kick your ass at this on Elite mode."
Liara smirked, "The hell you are!"
Miranda smiled "There's my girl. If you really want it, I can give you a hug and a big kiss afterward." She said playfully then made a kiss noise.
Liara laughed then pushed her friend away "Get out of here!"
Miranda laughed as she said "Hey, you're laughing, aren't you!"
-/
After Shepard's numerous cold shoulders and him ignoring Liara the rest of the morning, Liara walked to Shandri, "Where is Sanava?"
Shandri hit her, earpiece, "I need a report on Sanava." She looked at her Lady of the House then said, "Teyr said she didn't return to the room and the others report that she's not out here."
Liara clinched her jaw then snarled "I told her to contact me when he went back to the room to clean up. Where the hell could she be if she's not at her post?"
"Teyr said Shepard never came back to the room either, Mistress."
Liara's brow markings shot up "Whaat? He showered with his body wash he had to have!" She stood there in thought for a moment then checked the hotel registry on her omni tool to see if there was an extra room added on. She read: White wing, room 220. Access: Jonathan Shepard. Her face twisted in agony as her heart began to shatter at her bondmate having sex with her commando Sanava. Liara clenched her hand into a fist as she snarled "Find her and get me access to that room, now!"
Shandri quickly made her way to the front desk in the lobby "Excuse me, Sir. I need to find out why my Mistress, Lady Liara, doesn't have access to her secondary room 220 in the White Wing? Last name T'Soni-Shepard first name Liara. If it isn't under that name, then it will be under the last name Shepard first name Jonathan."
The concierge tapped at his keyboard, "Let me take a look for you, ma'am. Hmm, this room was added on after the fact, but she should have access." He said then tapped at his keyboard then said "There, she should have access now. Oh wait, it looks like we're in the process of moving them to another room due to repairs."
Shandri smiled at him "She needs access just for a moment. It shouldn't take long."
"That's not a problem ma'am. If you could just swing by here afterward. I should have a new room number by then."
She smiled again, "Thank you." Shandri made her way back to her Mistress. "You have access now, and another room is being prepared."
Liara looked at her omni tool to read the time 1230. "We'll be going to lunch soon. When we do, I want to head over there." She stopped as the last words finally connected to her brain. "Another room?"
Shandri just shrugged at her. "Something about repairs."
-/
When everyone sat down to eat lunch, Liara excused herself, and Shandri left with her to room 220. She entered the room and heard Sanava call out to Shepard, "Hey Shepard, is that you? They came and cleaned up, and I have your…." Sanava came through the bedroom door as she spoke and saw Liara standing there with pure hatred in her eyes and shaking with anger.
Liara flicked her wrist at her, trapped her in a stasis, and pulled Sanava over to her. Liara's saw her husband's wedding band in Sanava fingers. Her words came out in such heat it could have burned her face. "I'm going to crush your body slowly until it's a liquid pile of nothingness. I want you to feel every bit of the pain that I have rippling through my body!" Liara bared her teeth as her forearm biotically glowed, and she began to squeeze Sanava slowly.
Sanava face twisted and her mouth open as she tried to cry out in a pain. She struggled to plead for her life "Please… I… did... nothing..."
Liara stood there as she glared at her and breathed heavily. "Show me" Liara released her and Sanava dropped to the floor like a wet sack.
Shandri helped her up and sat her in a chair.
Sanava cowered in fear as her fuming Mistress walked over to her. Liara was not gentle with her; she invaded her mind for the answer she wanted. Sanava knew the moment Liara would enter her mind, she would see the thoughts she had about her General.
Liara saw Shepard go down to the gym but left when he saw Miranda. She saw him go to the banquet hall to grab a few protein bars and some water. Then he stopped at the front desk to inquire about the extra room he had made and about the bag he had left. She saw him run along the beach for a few miles and stop at a pier. He had some small talk with Sanava during that time, but there was no flirting on either part. As they talked, they ate a protein bar then had some water. After they were done chatting, he walked down to the edge of the pier, stood there for a while looking out onto the ocean and what looked like him being lost in his thoughts. After several moments of silence, Sanava jumped when she heard him screaming in anger. He stopped after a few short bursts then made his way back to the hotel. She didn't ask him about it but just followed quietly behind him.
Even after his run, he still looked upset. She saw that Sanava stood guard on the inside of the front door, she could hear him smashing things in the bedroom and yelling in anger. She heard the shower running after a while, then silence. When he emerged, she saw hand towels wrapped around his hands with blood seeping through. Before he left, he told her to make sure the cleaning people came to clean up, but not to use the sinks, wait for maintenance, and to move them to another room. Liara saw the horror that came over Sanava after Shepard left, and she walked into the bathroom. The mirror was shattered, glass all over the bathroom, several of the tiles in the shower were broken, and there was blood all over some of the towels. She saw some sexual thoughts Sanava had of her bondmate, but she dismissed them.
When Liara exited Sanava's mind, her anger was gone, but her heart was sad that he did that destruction and hurt himself because of her. Liara looked at Shandri, "Nothing happened."
Shandri cocked her head and scrunched her eyes "Then what's with the room?"
Liara shrugged, "I don't know Shay."
Sanava spoke cautiously, "If I may Mistress?"
Liara looked at her "Go ahead."
"Your clothes are in the bag too. This room is for you and him."
Liara stood there confused then walked the one-bedroom suite. It had a small living room and a kitchen. The bedroom was large and spacious with a king-size bed and a desk in the corner. She walked into the bathroom that had a jetted tub, a long double sink vanity, no mirror, and a shower with broken wall tiles. She looked at Shandri "He must have gone to the medical center here. I did notice he was wearing skin tone gloves. I'm assuming he picked that over bandages. With his nanites, it should be healed by now."
Liara walked over to their bag that was sitting on the desk. She rummaged through it to see there were a few basic sets of clothes, night clothes, and toiletries. Liara stood there lost in her thoughts of pure aloneness with her bondmate and a smile crept across her face then frowned at him still being angry with her. She looked at Sanava and snapped her fingers at her "Give me his ring!"
Sanava flinched at her Mistress snapping at her and her tone. She walked over to her and handed his ring over to her. "The maintenance guy said he luckily found it still in the pipe."
Liara closed her eyes and shook her head slightly "So, that's why he smashed the bathroom up? Because his ring fell down the sink?"
Shandri smirked, "I'm sure it was a combination of things Lia."
Liara nodded her head, "Very true Shay." She turned to Sanava, "Do you need medical attention?"
Sanava shook her head no "I don't believe so ma'am."
Liara placed her hands on the desk "Sanava just go down to the medical center and get a scan. If there's something wrong, just get it fixed. When you're done, go eat and then relieve Teyr." Sanava acknowledged her request then turned and left the suite.
-/
Later that night after dinner, Hannah walked up to Katie and said, "Ok, fill me in on what the hell is going on with Jon and Liara."
Katie leaned into her mom. "From what Alex told me earlier, she pissed him off this morning. So bad, that he shut their link down."
"Hmm… must have been pretty damn bad because he sure is laying it on thick."
"You think? Look at her, you can tell she's crying inside. Goodness, Mom, my heart aches for her. Now he's just torturing her, going on about his day like she's not there. It's just really strange to see them like this, and the kids are starting to notice."
"Ok well this silly shit is about to end, this is ridiculous." Said Hannah then walked over to her son and pulled him to the side. "Ok, Johnny, myself and everyone else here thinks you've tortured Liara enough. Don't you think?"
He huffed then said, "Maybe but her jealous behavior gets out of hand, Mom. She raged about it last night then she threw it in my face again this morning" he said then mimicked his wife "Oh you wanted to fuck her?" he huffed as he placed his hand on his side "Did you see that woman from last night? Gross, Like I would fuck that nasty ass woman when I have someone like Liara. I can't stand it when Liara gets like that!"
Hannah chuckled softly. "You get the same damn way when men throw themselves at your wife."
He swiped his hand down as he quickly replied, "I do not get anywhere near Liara's raging jealousy, mom!"
Hannah gave a quick side nod "True but still. The problem isn't that you had an argument or that you're mad. You have every right to be. The problem here isn't even that everyone can see that you two are not ok. It's when your children begin to notice it. They don't understand why their mother is upset or why you're treating her the way you are. You need to work it out and let it go. You keep it up, and you won't have that beautiful wife to come home to."
"Mom, this is my business, and I'll handle it. However, I want too!" He snipped then turned and walked away.
Hannah shook her head as she said "You can be so stubborn at times!"
-/
After Shepard's talk with his mom he knew he'd been laying it on thick with Liara. He told himself that once he got back to the room, he was going to let it go.
As Liara entered their suite "Ok, shower time ladies then a movie on the couch." She said as her eyes followed her bondmate until he disappeared into their bedroom. She turned to her eldest then said "Anna, can you please help Riley get cleaned up? Now, go get your PJ's and hit the bathroom." Then turned and headed to the master bedroom. When she didn't see her bondmate in the bedroom she went into the bathroom. When she entered the bathroom, the shower was running, and he was stand under the water."
She looked at her husband and sadly said, "Jon?"
He turned and looked at his heartbroken wife and sighed then opened his link to her (So, are you just going to stare or are you joining me?)
Relief rushed over her body when she felt the link open and heard his voice in her mind. She removed her clothing after she closed and locked the bathroom door. She walked into the shower, quickly wrapped her arms around him, laid her head on his chest, and started crying. "I'm so sorry baby. I know how much you love me. It's just…"
Shepard wrapped his arms around her when he was flooded by her emotions through their link. He interrupted her "Stop right there. We both said and did things today we're not proud of. I'm sorry, I let my anger carry on for so long today. It was horrible, and I'm truly sorry I treated you the way I did." He looked into her eyes and said. "Please, forgive me?"
She looked back into his eyes and smiled. "I forgive you." Said she then indulged on his lips. "Do you forgive me?"
"Yes, I do. I love you." He said then slapped her butt.
Her pain washed away as she smiled and giggled. "Oh, my love, I have missed you terribly today. I love you so much." She pressed against him and ran her hands down his wet body. "Mmm are you going to finish what you started this morning?"
Shepard raised his eyebrows and laughed. "T'Soni, sometimes I seriously wonder about you baby."