They had vanished. Their technology remained, dead Reapers remained scattered throughout the galaxy, and the damage they had already inflicted through... their incursions did not suddenly heal, but when scouts reported back from the galactic shore, they told the same story. They were gone.Commander Jane Shepard and her crew were just as surprised as anyone. Shepard herself was more than a little embarrassed, but also more than a little relieved. Life, it seemed, would go on. In time, some of her. "Thank you," I replied to them before waving as I headed for the stairsdown off the stage. Originally, Josh had said that he wanted to give mea hug in front of the crowd before I left, but looking at him now Iknew that was a bad idea, for both of us.Dad was there the moment I was out of sight, and the sounds of thecrowd cheering melted from my mind as I saw the concern on his face. Heknew.I handed my microphone to the tech who would pack it away, and put thesecurity pass my dad handed back to. ” She smiled and set her bag down on the floor. “No, I wasn’t worried.” She glanced at the door, and my heart sped up. Her thumbs went to the bright pink spaghetti straps of her tight top. “I just wanted you to know what a great teacher you were.” Then she smiled and slowly pulled the straps off of her shoulders. I was stunned. No bra, just fresh, firm, hard breasts. “Kristina…” I started. “I saw you looking at them,” she said. Silence. Her bright red nipples were hard. “I wanted you to see. "Dad," he said. He wiped off his hands and headed over to his Sire and the woman standing next to him. "Ma'am," he greeted her with an offered hand.Mitch released her fingers and introduced them. "Amanda Bires, this is my son, Gabe."Amanda smiled and took Gabe's hand. He shook it firmly, but not too hard, hoping to set her at ease. He sensed her nervousness and he hoped she knew he wasn't the type to want his father to remain single. He'd always miss his mom, but no one should live their life.