1. The press

Tom Zerek was in the ball room on Raising Star with some of the reporters. Two minutes earlier the Quorum meeting had over and now the press demanded the answers for a questions. So here he was, answering to the questions. The press made him feel headache with asking about the same think over and over again. He was cursing himself for his patience, he only wanted to get out of there and lay on his bed in the guest quarter on the luxurious ship. But he was a Vice-President and when Laura, the President was indisposed he has make sure that the press gets all their answers. Yeah, Laura. You probably laying in sickbay and wondering how run away from Dr Cottle. He smiled to himself when he thought about Laura Roslin, beautiful red head who he had crash on. Not only he. He was sure that the Admiral had been in love with her too. He noticed that a long before. The way that those two were looking at each other and the tension. Everybody who ever were with those two in the same room had to notice it. You could felt that you were an enemy in the paradise. He looked back at the press and realized that Playa was waiting for the answer.

"I'm sorry but I didn't catch what you said. " politely Tom said.

"I was asking why the President wasn't at the Quorum meeting this afternoon."

"What I know is that the President didn't feel good this morning and…"


He went back with memories to the morning phone call from Tory. He was sitting on the bed in his quarter doing some paperwork for the Quorum of Twelve and drinking water, when the phone started ringing. He answered the telephone.

"Good morning Mr. Vice-President. I'm calling because The President is a bit off-color. She is resting in the sickbay aboard Galictica now. She fainted. I have to inform you that she won't make it to the Quorum meeting."

"Is she all right?"he said and tried not to sound like he was worried, especially that he was.

"Yes. She was just overtired and Dr Cottle told me that she will need a day off."

"No problem. I will take care of everything. She should rest."

"Thank you Mr. Vice-President. Have a good day."

"You too Tori. You too." He smiled and hung up the phone.


"… and for a next day or two she will need some time to rest."

"Is the President's cancer back?"

"Is President Roslin pregnant?"

"Is she dying?"

"Is the rumor about the President and the Admiral's affair true?"

"What about the Earth?"

"Easy. Ladies and gentlemen please! One question at the time!" he said and then turn to Playa. She repead question. " As far as I can tell you, President Roslin is comfortably resting in sickbay aboard Galactica and her cancer didn't return. She is perfectly health. And she will return to Colonial One for a few days."

"So you are not contradict to the rumors of Admiral Adama and President Roslin affair?" Tom went silent, he didn't really know what to say. He had a suspicions but he hasn't got any evidence yet. He took a deep breath and then said.

"The President and Admiral are friends and…"

"Please, this is good excuse for a five year old child, but not for us. There are photos from groundbreaking ceremony on New Caprica which are clearly picturing William Adama and President Laura Roslin…"

"And there was also this dinner on the observation deck." Another reporter said.

"And the secretly meetings on Colonial One and also on Galactica." Interrupted another one.

"First of all I didn't see any of this pictures, so I can't explain this, and secondly…" He wasn't sure what he should tell them. He heard some time ago, that Laura and Bill had kissed and then he saw them together on Kobol. And there was the tension. He had a idea. Not his idea exactly, because this was pointed at today's meeting, but still. The Quorum voted all in favor and they only have to tell the Admiral and Laura. So what if I do this now?

"…and secondly the Admiral and the President didn't have an affair, they are engaged with each other. That would be all. Thank you." He left, still hearing the press and seeing in front of his eyes their faces.


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