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One week.

It had been one week since Shepard's... encounter with Jack.

One week since the Lion of Elysium had bent the bald convict over a supply crate and fucked her like a cheap Omega whore.

One week since the tattooed siren had dirtied the squeaky-clean, Alliance boy scout.

Only seven days.

And John still could not get Jack out of his head.

The human marine frowned as he waited for the elevator to reach its floor. The low, mechanical hum was the only noise in the small compartment, save for John's steady breathing.

John felt like shit. It was an odd case for the war hero. No alcohol-induced hangover involved. Neither were any inhumane monsters that made the marine lose faith in humanity. No, this was entirely on him.

Specifically, John felt guilt. Large amounts of it.

John held no illusions that his feelings for his bubbly, quarian engineer were a well guarded secret. Tali's reciprocation of those feelings were equally well-known.

It was obvious to everyone that John and Tali were practically a couple, what with the way the two doted on each other.

But if that was the case, then why did John rut Jack into exhaustion? John honestly did not know. That's what made the marine angry the most. He virtually cheated on Tali, his angel, for no fucking reason!

We're not even together! It's not cheating-. _ No. _ That's bullshit. We may have not said it explicitly, but Tali and I care for each other! We both know it. Everyone knows it. A simple lack of verbal confirmation is not a fucking excuse!

John grimaced as the elevator door slid open. He had finally reached his destination: the engineering deck.

Tali had recently been accused of treason by the quarian admiralty board, which, in John's opinion, was absolutely fucking ridiculous. John had helped Tali in the best way he knew how: persuasion. The admiralty board, and by extension, the other quarians, had fallen hard for the human's charismatic personality, John's silver tongue working wonders for Tali's plea of innocence.

John was an Alliance marine, a trained killer, but he knew how to choose his words.

Tali was found innocent, as she always should have been, thanks to Shepard's influence. John had no doubt scored some brownie points with the wide-eyed quarian engineer.

Brownie points he no longer deserved.

Not after Jack.

As much as it pained him to do so, John couldn't tell Tali. What happened with Jack was simply not something his angel needed to know. The most John could do was to treat Tali like a queen and hope that he might one day deserve her.

Avoiding Jack's hidey-hole, John headed directly for engineering. He found Tali there, in her usual spot, working as always, despite the fact that both Donnelly and Daniels had already retired to bed. She was mumbling to herself in khelish, her focus entirely on the console on front of her.

John had always admired Tali's work ethic, but sometimes the poor girl pushed herself too hard.

"Don't you think it's time to call it a day, Miss Vas Normandy?" John spokem his playful tone lost on the quarian as she jumped in surprise at the sudden sound of her captain's voice.

"Oh! Shepard! I-I didn't hear you come in!"

Despite his lingering feeling of guilt from his actions a week ago, John couldn't help but smile at Tali's jumpiness around him. The way his quarian turned her body to face him, emphasizing her lovely hips, did not go unnoticed by the human commander.

Hmph. "My" quarian? I don't deserve her.

But we aren't even really together! I didn't do anything wrong! No! That's a bullshit excuse!

"Do you... need me for something?" Tali asked tentatively, breaking Shepard's train of thought.

"I'm just checking in, seeing how you were doing." John answered hurriedly, caught off-guard after being drawn from his mind.

"I know we already talked about this, but are you doing alright? I mean, after that damned trial... your father..." John continued, a concerned tone lacing his words.

Tali was quiet for a moment, her shoulders dropping as she tilted her head slightly. She relaxed for a moment before taking a cautious step towards her captain.

"That's... sweet, Shepard. I... appreciate your concern." Tali cooed with her lovely voice, "But you don't need to waste your time worrying about me."

John frowned, his brow furrowing . He'd caught how she stressed the word "me" rather distastefully.

Damn it, Tali.

"Tali, we've known each other for years. You've been at my side since nearly the beginning of this whole mess. You're one of the most loyal people I know and one of the few people in this whole damned galaxy I would even call a friend. If I can't waste my time worrying about you, then what the hell else am I supposed to do? I care about you, Tali." John's voice was quiet but firm. He needed to be assertive about his feelings , otherwise Tali wouldn't take them to heart.

The marine took a step forward, relaxing his own shoulders to appear non-threatening. The tactic only partially worked, seeing as Tali visibly tensed at John's close proximity. She didn't back away, however.

"I- wow..." Tali sounded a bit dreamy and John could've sworn she was blushing behind her face-plate. "I... care about you too, Shepard-."

"Tali." John interrupted, smiling. "When it's just the two of us, you can call me John. I keep telling you that."

Tali took another step closer, only a few inches from touching John now. If not for her suit, she would be able to feel the heat radiating off of the human's muscled body.

"Okay... John."

Tali believed she would never get used to that.

"I know how much you care for me. The feeling is very, very mutual, I assure you..."

Tali was practically pressed up against Shepard now, her hands entwined with his.

"...But we can't have any distractions right now. The mission is too important for you to be worrying about me all the time."

John's spirits were crushed. Every time they got too close, either John or Tali would do or say something that made them back-pedal out. Maybe they were afraid of the consequences of such a coupling or maybe it was some other reason.

See? You're not together! She even said it herself! Stop feeling guilty!

John frowned once more as he met Tali's eyes with his own. He nodded slowly.

"Yeah... I understand..." John sounded dejected, a defeated tone filling his voice. Tali didn't look much better, her shoulders drooping and her head hung low as she tried to avoid eye contact with the human in front of her.

It doesn't matter if it's not official! You know how she feels about you! She said it herself just moments ago!

Which she immediately back-pedaled on! You can't be expected to wait forever!

Tali is worth it.

So are you!

Tali deserves someone who will wait for her.

And you deserve someone who will actually be with you!

I deserve...

Look back on all the shit you've been through! Elysium, Eden Prime, Noveria, Feros, Virmire, The fucking Citadel , Horizon! The entire goddamn galaxy owes you their lives! What you deserve, what I deserve, is to have some fucking fun!

John faltered. He didn't know how much influence Jack was able to put onto his mind, but he found himself somewhat agreeing with her.

You're a lion, Shepard. Bare those teeth...

What happened next was not something that John could easily explain or rationalize, even several years later. Tali did not know that her captain could move that quickly, and honestly, neither did John. Before either of them could form a coherent thought, John had Tali pinned against her console, one of his legs forcing her own apart as he pressed himself flush against her.

"John! What-!?"

...And sink them deep.

John activated his omni-tool, bringing it up to level, silently thanking EDI for her lessons on hacking. With a few quick button presses, the human marine found what he was looking for. On the holo screen before him, John could see a list of all of Tali's suit applications, one of which caught his eye. He knew he shouldn't be surprised. The Shadow Broker's terminals had already informed him of his quarian engineer's recent downloads. But seeing it for real was still came as a mild shock.

"Nerve-Stim Pro? Tali, you naughty little minx."

The whole while, Tali was squirming under John's hold, unable to wiggle free. Though, in John's opinion, it did not seem like she even wanted to. Her half-hearted shoves seemed more like an excuse for her to grope his muscles, her light squeezes on his arms and chest not going unnoticed. Despite her descent into her native khelish tongue, John could still discern her basic tone of voice, which seemed more excited than angry.

The human waited a moment, and when Tali made no move to stop him him, he started up the the suit application. An instant later, a low, humming noise came from the suit, in addition to a surprised yelp from the quarian within. Tali's head flew back back as John pressed his leg into her, rubbing up between her legs. Her knees buckled as she let out a low moan, her suit transforming the pressure of John's leg into small, pleasant vibrations on the interior of her suit, tickling her sensitive skin and making her grow moist.

Tali felt a a heat pooling in in the pit of her stomach, pleasure flaring within her. Her suit felt tighter, hotter. She could feel John's hand work it's way around her body, her skin set ablaze as his hand slid down her back and palmed her hindquarters.

"Keelah-aaah!" Tali mewled, pawing at her human's broad shoulder, pulling him towards her. The quarian could feel her arousal begin to trickle down her leg, trapped between her suit and her skin.

John had her and there was nothing Tali could do about it. Nothing she wanted to do about it.

John's other hand, the one not occupied with Tali's... assets, found it way to one of her breasts, giving it a gentle squeeze. Tali moaned, arching her back dramatically and leaning into John.

The human began to move his body, rubbing his leg up between Tali's legs, this time with more pressure and frequency. John used his hold on her lower back to grind his quarian against him as he kneaded her pert breasts through her suit, rubbing his fingers as to where he assumed her nipples might be. Judging from the stream of quarian curses that flowed from her mouth, John believed he assumed correctly.

"Keelah mato'usleh dare taztla yllozta-ah!"

John remained silent, ignoring the growing muscle in his pants, which, at the moment, were getting tighter. Instead, he chose to simply watch Tali writhe in arms, his enjoyment coming from giving his angel pleasure she had not known before.

In the commander's opinion, the quarian orgasm was a sight to behold.

It was even better to listen to.

Tali came hard, spilling herself inside her suit. She could feel her warmth slide down her leggings, down to her feet. The suit would absorb it eventually, a feature that the early nomadic quarians came up with shortly after it became apparent that they would not be getting Rannoch back as soon as they thought.

The quarian engineer sighed as John slowly released her, Tali not wanting the warmth that was John's muscled body to leave so soon. Her legs felt weak, barely able to stay upright.

John simply stood there, a look in his eye that sent shivers down Tali's spine. He never looked at her that way before! He had never looked at anyone that way before! What Tali saw in John's eyes was pure, unbridled lust. And perhaps a smug sense of cheekiness.

A moment passed and neither said a word.

Another moment passed and it finally dawned on Tali what had just occurred.

"Yo-you..." Tali's voice was shaky, as was her legs. John simply gave a look beneath hooded eyes, a look that made something ignite within her.

The quarian felt a flood of emotions filling her mind, many thoughts forming as a result. The most prominent of which being: How dare he!?

" BOSH'TET!"

Tali balled her little hand into an equally little fist, launching into the primate's chest. The hairless monkey simply smiled, an arrogant smirk that fueled a rage within Tali.

" BOSH'TET! BOSH'TET! BOSH'TET!"

The engineer punctuated each exclamation with another punch, slamming her fist against the ape's arms and chest. Tali didn't know why she bothered. It wasn't like they would do anything. If a man the size of John could take a bullet close range, what would a fist do, let alone a fist from a petite quarian engineer not known for her physical strength.

The smug bastard said nothing, smirking at her in that enraging, arrogant way as he turned and left engineering. Tali had half a mind to chuck an engine part at the back of his stupid, square head, but she didn't. Her limbs, her muscles, her entire body was spent. The hairless ape clearly knew the female form.

"That-that!" Tali still could not believe recent events, "That... bosh'tet! The... the audacity!"

The quarian, however enraged at John, was ultimately angered with herself, for many reasons.

For allowing him to so easily dominate her.

For not fighting back.

And for enjoying it.

Tali didn't understand. That was nothing like something John would do! The John Shepard she knew was selfess, compassionate, and understanding. A fierce protector of the helpless. A good man.

The John Shepard that had just fucked her against her workstation... he was... not those things. Though, maybe she could still count selfless, seeing as his apparent priority was making her come and not himself.

John had changed, that was for certain.

And Tali honestly did not know whether she disliked it or not.