Total Domination

"Just received a message from Rhia," said Liara as she entered her bedroom on the Shadow Broker's ship. "Letting me know that she got Ash out of Omega safe... and that she's resigning from my employment and working for the Council now."



From her spot on the bed, Shepard smiled. "Good for Ash. Glad to see she's broadening her horizons a little."



"Honestly, though, Shepard... did you have to be so cruel to her?" Liara said, as she unzipped her dress and let it tumble to the floor. "You know she's going to come after you for this."



"Probably," Shepard said, as Liara crawled between the sheets next to her. "Tali still has the footage from that tournament, though. Ash makes a move, I'll make it clear that if anything happens to me, the sight of her raping my crewmates will be displayed on every extranet terminal in the galaxy within the hour. That should give her pause."



Liara shook her head and smiled. "Sometimes I wonder how such a beautiful woman can be so vicious," she said, even as she wrapped her arms around her naked lover.



"You've known me long enough now, Liara, to know I look out for my crew," Shepard replied.



"Speaking of your crew," Liara said, as she looked over at the real Prothean artifact, sitting on a desk next to the fake trophy. "You never did tell me who stole the artifact. Not to mention how they managed to get that thing out from right under Aria's nose."



Shepard shrugged. "It was easy. All it took was a little unsuspecting distraction from Ash..."



"...and some help from a ghost," said a woman's voice. With a bright flash, Kasumi appeared in the room. "Been a long time since I was able to pull a heist like that, Shep. Thanks for the opportunity."



Liara gasped. "Shepard! She was in here the whole time?"



"Don't worry, I'll give you lovebirds privacy," Kasumi said, as she started to turn away.



"I didn't say you had to leave," Liara said with a seductive smile.



Shepard beckoned Kasumi back. "What's your hurry? We need to give you your proper reward."



Kasumi grinned, and with a few zippers and straps undone, her bodysuit hit the floor.



Shepard wasn't lying. She really did take care of her crew.