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"EDI."
"Yes, Shepard?"
"Call Kaidan up to my quarters. Keep it discreet."
"At once."
Elle plants herself on the sofa, sighing away a measly amount of stress in the process. Thessia is lost and the Prothean VI was taken before they could find out, once and for all, what the Catalyst is.
She doesn't know how to be anything but a leader, but it isn't without its burdens. Heavy ones, at that. The weight piles up on her shoulders until she can't stand up anymore.
The door chimes.
"It's open," she says with her fingers at her temples.
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"Yes, Shepard?"
"Call Kaidan up to my quarters. Keep it discreet."
"At once."
Elle plants herself on the sofa, sighing away a measly amount of stress in the process. Thessia is lost and the Prothean VI was taken before they could find out, once and for all, what the Catalyst is.
She doesn't know how to be anything but a leader, but it isn't without its burdens. Heavy ones, at that. The weight piles up on her shoulders until she can't stand up anymore.
The door chimes.
"It's open," she says with her fingers at her temples.
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He's there in less than five minutes (mostly elevator time).
He always activates the door chime and he always will. It's a small gesture that communicates to Elle that he respects her space and privacy. She's her own person, and so is he. Neither belongs to the other. They just happen to work really well as a unit.
Kaidan knew right away that he'd find Elle on the sofa. That seems to be her overthinking spot.
"Oh, no you don't..." He approaches Elle and takes her hands in his. "Let me," he says softly as he pleads with his eyes.
If anyone is gonna massage any part of Eluded, it's gonna be him. He takes boyfriend duties very seriously.
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He brings with him a positivity that is slow to influence Elle, but it'll prove it's contagious eventually.
She looks into his eyes at his request. Those damn puppy eyes. She knows what he's doing and it always works on her. She almost cracks a smile, but she isn't quite there yet.
She turns so her back faces him and doesn't say a word. Who is she to deny a tension relief? This is the part where she'd normally suggest other ways to kill stress, but that playful energy is entirely absent. She can't play. Not right now when there is loss and failure in the air.
She can't get out of it.
"Thanks for coming."
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Challenge accepted.
"Elle..." Kaidan presses his fingers into her shoulders. "That's not something to thank me for. I'm here for you."
Those last four words are heavy with substance.
He wasn't there for her when she was after the Collectors. Heck, he wasn't sure it was even her at the time and he had no way to know for certain.
"Anything you need." Her hair is still up and he leans in to kiss the back of her neck. His voice now carries that gentle husk.
"I love you." And he does. He really does.
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She feels the warmth of his lips on her neck and her eyes open again. She interrupts his massage so she can face him. She places a hand over the side of his face and studies his gaze. She is full of enough pain and anger, it would make a tantrum almost seem appropriate.
"I love you too, Kaidan." But she's so in love with this man that she could cry.
They kiss. She presses her forehead to his and closes her eyes.
"I just want to be here with you."
A beat passes and she corrects herself: "need." And her fingers touching the skin on his face press firmly at the confession.
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"Hey," he says, picking up her chin. "I'm not going anywhere." He means it in every way. There's no getting rid of him.
He pulls her in for another kiss, and this one carries heat with it. Being in a relationship with the CO is not always easy. He can't see her as much as he'd like, and even when he does, they're usually on the clock. She takes her job very seriously, and so does he. He wouldn't change their dynamic for anything. But that doesn't mean he won't savour these moments when they're here.
Her mouth is warm and she is suddenly edible. He pulls away just enough to get a few words in. "C'mon," he whispers. "Let's get you out of that uniform."
He smiles with a genuine innocence. "It's cuddle time."
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"You're damned right it is."
She surrenders and parts herself from Kaidan and she begins to undress. Her top is unbuttoned and she places it neatly on the edge of the sofa. Her pants are next, and she folds them to sit on top of the rest of the isolated uniform. She respects that uniform, and it never ends up on the floor.
They both walk to the bed and take off their remaining garments. Kaidan is already warming up the bed, and Elle joins in once she puts her hair down.
Then, at last, she slides herself under the sheets and they join together like magnets. Their bodies are hard and strong, but warm and pleasing to the touch. She rubs her skin gently over his and looks into his eyes.
"Stay here tonight."
That's an order.
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When their naked bodies touch, he tries to keep cool. She's beautiful and he can't quite help the way his body reacts to feeling hers against his.
"No question," he smiles and brings her in for a kiss. He runs his fingers through her hair with a gentle touch. That same hand runs past her neck, down to the small of her back. There's an inevitable heat that makes itself known. He's bashful as their eyes meet and he wears a sheepish smile.
"Sorry... I can't really help it around you." He presses his lips to her nose and tries his damndest to let her know that he is here for emotional support and they absolutely do not need to have sex tonight if she doesn't want to.