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"Shepard, wake up!"
Shepard sprang forward on the bed, his side immediately making him regret such a sudden move. Beads of sweat were trickling down his brow, his eyes were clenched in pain, and he struggled to catch his breath. Miranda sat up next to him, gingerly placing her arms on his shoulders.
"Are you okay? You started to shake and I…" she said softly.
His side felt like it was on fire, but he didn't lie down for fear of passing out again. He ran his hands over his head as he inhaled deeply.
“I… thought something was wrong,” Miranda continued.
Shepard shook his head and looked at her for the first time since waking. Like it always did when he gazed upon her beauty, his breathe was stolen from him, and everything in the world began to calm. The pounding in his chest subsided – and the pain from his side was pushed out of mind as he looked upon her gorgeous face. She was beautiful with makeup – but without it, in the glow of her natural beauty, he found himself awestruck. His eyes slowly moved down, examining the casual clothing he didn’t expect to find her in. Her Cerberus outfit was draped over a chair. All she wore was a light v-neck t-shirt, the rest of her hidden under the covers.
His lungs crying out in pain finally caused him to return to reality, and he gasped a bit for air;
“I woke you,” he said, almost more as a question than a statement. “I’m sorry.”
She narrowed her eyes in a worried expression as she put her hand to his face.
“It was just a nightmare.” she whispered, lightly tracing his jawline with her fingertips, “Everything’s okay now.”
He closed his eyes and bowed his head toward her. “No, it was… *real*… it felt… real,” he said, his voice raw with emotion.
“What are you talking about? What did you dream?” she asked. When he didn’t answer, she put her hands on both sides of his face and gently lifted his head. He opened his eyes to meet her gaze.
“I don’t need you to be the stoic, invincible Commander Shepard right now. I need you to be the man I fell in love with… Don’t hide him from me,” she pleaded.
He stared into her eyes as he struggled to find the words.
“I was dreaming of the mission… on the Collector base. It’s the only thing that has been running through my mind – haunting me,” He shifted his gaze, unable to meet her eyes as he spoke the rest. ”It was Virmire all over again… They put their life in my hands – and I let them down… I failed them, just as I failed Williams,” he said, his words barely audible.
Her hand wandered to his chest as she spoke. “This isn’t your burden to bear alone, Shepard. You’re supposed to share it. Be strong for your crew… but share your burdens with me.”
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