[Book Three] Chapter 37: Mother and daughter talk

Chapter 37: Mother and daughter talk

Jane woke up warmed and felt at the top of the world. If a reaper showed itself up right now, she’d probably solo it with a hand behind her back. Or so she thought with how she was feeling. She rubbed her cheek against her brother’s chest then nuzzled it a bit, taking a good sniff of his scent. A combination of his natural musk, his sweat, hers and the sex’s. She didn’t want to get up but she had to, after all her short shore leave was over and she needed to say goodbye to her mother. Kissing awake her brother, she went to take a quick shower, quick enough that she was out before he could join her. She didn’t want to but duty called and duty came before a good ass fuck under the water. Not like she could have taken it anyway, she was utterly sore and was sure she’d have to spend the day standing.
Drying herself she quickly dressed herself up and walked up to her brother still in bed.

“I’m going to see mom. See you on the ship. Don’t forget anything here.” she said and gave him a peck.
“You’re such a mom sometimes.” he fake complained.
“Aren’t you lucky? You got a sister, a mom, and a lover all in one.” she joked with a smile.
“And in such a short one. Very compact.”
“I’m not short, you’re just way taller than the average.”
“Still short from my perspective though I prefer it that way, it’s easier to do certain things.” he replied putting a hand on her waist and began stroking it.

“Nuh-huh. We don’t have time. Besides, I’m sore, you brute.” she replied, batting his hand away.
“I knew I should have gone with a standing full nelson.” he grunted.
“I’m not sure I could survive that.” she chuckled. “When the war is over, okay?”
“You better.”

She let him get out of bed and went downstairs. Passing through the kitchen she picked an apple and was on her way. When she opened the door, she nearly hit a poor Salarian who was about to ring the bell.

“Yes?”
“Commander, a package for you.” the alien said, presenting her a small bag.

She took it, curious about what it was and the Salarian simply left wishing her a good day. Going to the couch, she sat down and opened the small box that was inside the bag. Inside she found a very beautiful small black choker, perhaps half an inch tall. It was laced in a diamond shaped flowery pattern and she wondered if that wasn’t one of Rick’s fetishes between her gloves and the dress. Feeling the texture with her fingers she liked how it felt and immediately put it on. She went to look at herself in the first floor bathroom’s mirror and thought she looked good with it. That was with her regular clothes though. She was pretty sure it would not with her Alliance uniform but thankfully she rarely had to wear it anymore.
Hearing the shower upstairs running she decided to thank him later for that and just left for the human embassy on the Presidium. It was still early in the day and she shared the elevator with Bailey, who congratulated her for her score in the arena.

“That was nice what you did for that little girl. Getting her a place with the hosts and then breaking all records again.”
“I can’t take all the credits. I did choose to accept the challenge for her but everything else besides fighting? All Rick. From getting her and her mother’s VIP seats to the talk after the match.”
“Ah! I knew you were acting! Way to make your competitors foam at the mouth though.” he said in a jest.
“I wasn’t for it but he convinced me that it would be killing three birds with one stone. Amaze the kid even more, motivate people and make good PR for the cause.”
“Well, you more than succeeded. I was in a bar in the upper wards at the time. The owner may have tripled his income for the day with how much alcohol everyone drank in response. Everyone was fired up and celebrating as if they had been the ones fighting.”
“Let’s hope they will help in the war effort.”
“I heard some of them talk about enlisting, some others about giving support with money or volunteering at hospitals or shelters..”
“Good, we really need all the help we can get.”

The elevator arrived at their destination and they kept on talking about what was happening on the Citadel until Bailey entered his office, wishing her good luck. Walking a few more feet down the hallway she entered the human councilor’s office and greeted her mother.

“Good morning, mom. I came to say goodbye.” she said walking to her mothers who got out of her chair and greeted her daughter back with a hug.
“Good morning indeed, Jane. You looked like the happiest woman in the world.”
“I am.” the younger redhead replied with a happy smile.
“And you have the radiance of a woman well fucked.”
“MOM!” exclaimed Jane, scandalized by her mother’s words and starting to blush.
“What? Everyone can tell by the gait in your steps. Was it that mysterious tall blond man? Eh! Like mother, like daughter I guess. Blonde is the way.” Hannah teased with a mischievous smile.
“How do you even know about that?!”

Hannah kept smiling and went to her terminal where she popped up an article from a journal. It was very detailed about Jane being seen with company, dressed in what the author said was the ‘most gorgeous dress’ he has ever seen. While most of the article was about Jane and how beautiful she was, a part of it talked about her mysterious lover with a note saying that they were already seen together earlier in the week at a charity event. Added to the article was the two of them dancing under the fake starry sky of the Citadel.

“Soooo… who is he? Where did you get that dress? It was clearly a date, so where did he bring you? Come on, tell your mother.”
“You’re worse than a shark.” she said as she closed the tabloid on the terminal. “And I didn’t know you were the type to read tabloids.”
“I’m not, I just get an alert every time you’re mentioned in the news. Now don’t try to change the subject, it won’t work with me.”
“I’m not talking about my love life with you.”
“So you love him, then? It’s not just sex?”
“Seriously?! Don’t you have better things to do?”
“It’s the most exciting thing that has happened to me since I took the job, so no. Now answer the questions.”
“No!”
“Jane, don’t make me order you. Either as your superior in the Alliance’s military or as a councilor.” Hannah said as she grabbed her daughter's hands and led her to the couch in the corner of the office.
“I’m not telling you anything.”
“I just want to know about my baby’s love life, nothing wrong with that.”

Jane tried to use the excuse of needing to leave the Citadel soon but Hanah blocked her by saying she could ground the Normandy indefinitely if she wanted. Knowing she was defeated, she accepted her fate.

“He bought me that dress.”
“Really? That was nice of him and generous. It looks expensive.”
“It was a gift so I don’t know but probably.”
“He’s rich then?”
“Mom, that’s…” she began but knew better than to end what she wanted to say. “He is though even if he wasn’t, I wouldn’t care.”
“Good. No daughter of mine is a golddigger.”
“I’m definitely not, though I’m surprised you are the one saying that with how many lovers you had.”
“I didn’t marry any of them and I wasn’t after their money.” Hannah replied with a frown
“No but they were all senior officers.”
“Are you saying I slept around to get my position?!”
“I don’t know, and that’s the thing. All I know is that you went up the ranks pretty quickly.”
“Because of my hard work and because I was fortunate to have many good opportunities… Not like that!” she exclaimed seeing the look on her daughter’s face.
“I know, I’m just messing with you back. If I have to suffer your interrogation I will make it as enjoyable for me as possible. Though, you did have many lovers.”
“I may be a military officer and your mother but I’m a woman too, Jane. And I’m not dead.”
“You know… Now that I think about it, why didn’t you remarry?”
“Because the only man I loved left and a careerist single mom with two children is not really a good prospect for marriage. Not that I would have anyway.” Hannah said sadly.
“Who was he?”
“John’s father.” Shepard senior confessed.
“Really? Despite what? A twenty year age gap?”
“Yes. Jon had… this aura round him. He was cold and professional, devoid of humor. But once you get to know him and see beyond the mask he was wearing, you would have seen a charming man and not so humorless. We bonded over our love of space, ships and the military. It didn’t matter one bit that he was eighteen years my senior. Now enough with my past love, we’re talking about your current one. I know he’s rich, which while not important is good, he would provide for you if needed. What else?”
“Mom!”
“What else?”
“Ugh… Well, I guess we really are mother and daughter. He’s cold, professional, efficient… The best at what he does. He’s not humorless though but very sarcastic and beyond his mask he’s… a jokester. He’s dedicated to the people he loves, sometimes too much. To show his care he lets his actions do the talking, not his words as he believes that words are just sounds lost in the wind which is contradictory to the fact that he says the truth most of the time.”
“Most of the time?”
“To people he dislikes. Even to neutral people he’s honest except when he’s joking, obviously.”
“What do you love the most about him? What made you interested in him in the first place.”
“Hmmm…” Jane said, taking her time to think about it. “I think… the fact that he was mysterious along with his intelligence and flawless loyalty. If I had to pick though… Yes, his intelligence. Sometimes he’s so lost in his head thinking that he’s voicing his thoughts. He’s so focused during that moment, trying to find a solution to a problem at hand and I just… I guess I find that irresistible.” she explained with a severe blush, feeling the butterflies in her stomach just thinking about what she said.
“Obviously you love him and he loves you back if that dress is any indication, so I won’t ask you any of that. Instead… How big is he?”
“6 '5” and, you might not see because of the clothes but he really has some well toned muscles.”
“That is not what I meant, Jane.” Hannah replied unamused.
“I know.~” teased her daughter in an annoying voice. “Let’s just say, perfectly big enough to ring my bells.”
“Lucky…” muttered Hannah.
“Mom?”
“He wouldn’t be interested in a threesome, perhaps?”
“...” Her mother’s question completely froze Jane’s mind for a moment before she exploded. “What the hell mom?!”
“What? I’m just asking!”
“That’s my boyfriend you’re talking about! Can’t you have one of your lovers to satisfy you? And I’m not even talking about the incestuous part of it!”
“Oh? Not into incest then? I guess you didn’t get my kinky side.” Hannah lamented.
“What?!”
“Incest is wincest, Jane!”
“That can’t be real!”

Jane was completely dumbfounded at what her mother just said. Her mother had opened a door that she wasn’t sure she would refrain from going through, let alone close. The sudden idea of having Rick fuck their mother as a way to heal and fix their family crossed her mind. The question was: would she and of course would Rick go with it?
She had to admit, despite being fifty six, Hannah Lilly Shepard was one gorgeous MILF. Looking at her and like her, Jane knew that she would look just as good at her age. Now, the idea to have sex with her own mother? She didn’t balk at it, in fact she found it hot even though her mother was… well a woman… The five some with Liara’s mom and the threesome with Ash made it clear that she preferred cock but wasn’t averse to pussy from time to time. She didn’t think she was bisexual and didn’t know in which of the many categories she fell in but she didn’t really care. If the occasion to bang her mother ever presented itself then she would take it, it would be like fucking an older twin. Much older but a twin nonetheless. Now about, Rick? She didn’t know for sure. Either he would blow up and kill her mom or hate fuck her to death. Surprisingly the latter was more appealing.

“Oh, it’s real, dear. In fact your grandfather was the one who took my virginity when I was sixteen.”
“What?!”

“It was just before I enlisted. I didn’t want to go to boot camp without knowing a man, so one night, I went into his bedroom in a very sexy…”
“Alright stop! I don’t want to know!”
“You’re no fun.”
“...”
“...”
“You really had sex with grandfather?” She hadn’t known the man as he died when she was two and her mother never talked about him or her grandmother, so she could tell if that was something the man would do.
“Yes.” Hannah replied with a nod with all seriousness. “Does it disgust you?” she added hesitantly, not looking her daughter in the eye.

Jane hesitated for a moment. Should she tell her mother the truth? The genuine answer she had given her tempted her to answer in kind. In the end, since one way or another her relationship with Rick will be discovered she chose to confess.

“No. I just… I’m just surprised that it's been a hereditary kink for at least three generations.” Her words took a few seconds to register for her mother, who smiled in happiness and launched herself at her and imprisoned her in a deadly hug.

“That’s my baby girl!”
“Mom!”
“We should have had this conversation years ago!”
“Sorry to disappoint you mom, but I’m not into women.”
“Then who… Oh. OH! You slut! Your own baby brother!” she exclaimed in pride.
“That could be dad, you know oedipus complex? Just like you?”
“I doubt it, Matt wasn’t in your life long enough. Anyway, unless John inherited the kink it’s better if we don’t say anything.”
“He does.” Jane replied with a knowing grin, making her mother think for a moment. Once again realization hit her in the face.
“IT’S HIM! He’s the guy! You’ve been fucking him all along!”
“Not all along… Only for a few days. I mean, there was this time just before we went through the Omega-4 Relay but I didn’t know it was him.”
“Wait, it’s been almost a year since then.”
“He had some problems to deal with…”
“What do you mean? What problems?”
“Mom, it’s not just sex between us, I was telling the truth earlier. That’s why I enlisted at sixteen, to protect him from me, so he could have a normal life. I didn’t know he felt the same way and me leaving… that broke him. So he had to deal with a broken heart and abandonment issues before we got together.”
“Your clone?” Hannah asked, getting at where Jane was going with this.
“Yes. It was cathartic for him. She was everything his mind saw me as. I’m telling you mom, he was beating her to death with his bare fists…”
“Afraid he would do that to me?”
“I… I didn’t think about you at the moment. Too busy watching the man I love punch my face to a bloody pulp. That was… an horrific experience but… No. I don’t think he would. I was his everything back then so his bottled up feelings were stronger. He’ll just shoot you or break your neck.”

Hannah let out a tired sigh. The road to get back into her son’s life was long and very very steep, almost vertical but she wouldn’t give up.

“No threesome then. That’s disappointing.”
“Not any time soon, no. Or maybe he’ll go with it out of pure hate, wouldn’t be the first time.”
“That’s an opportunity like any other.”
“Mom, rough don’t even begin to describe how he will treat you.”
“It’s fine. I told you, I will take any and every opportunity.”
“Suit yourself, but don’t come back complaining.”
“I won’t. I have no right to do so. I would appreciate it if you'd be there, though, just in case.”
“I will.” Jane said and stood up from the couch. If she didn’t leave now she’d be late. However, she turned around and gave her mother a warning.
“Just so we’re clear. He’s mine, mom.”
“Loud and clear, dear. And Jane?”
“Yes?”
“I’m happy you found love.” Hannah said with a smile Jane was now accustomed to.
“Thank you.”
“It’s going to last isn’t it?”
“Until one of us dies.”

Hannah nodded and watched her daughter leave. The revelations the conversation had brought up gave her hope. Just like Jane had thought, she realized that their incest fetish may be the key to reunited their family.
Getting up from the couch and chasing away her question about Aria being free this evening to talk, Hannah Shepard sat back down into her very comfortable councilor chair. One of the very few perks of the job. Opening the secure database of the Alliance, she began to work. She needed to protect her family, all her family and her children’s very precious love and with her position she could easily do that without anyone noticing. After all there was no one else to check since the parliament on Arcturus station was destroyed.

‘One good thing that the reapers did, getting rid of those assholes.’