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It was winter on New Caprica! From mud ball New Caprica transformed into giant snow ball. Trees were covered with snow, tents were white and sun was shining some days. It was cold, and constantly snowing. The lake was frozen. So teacher Laura and children with some help from Tyrol arranged skating –rink. So ice skating was now officially favorite pastime on New Caprica. All their free time people and mostly children spent there. The skating- rink was aside from bustling settlement, so the screams and laughter didn't disturb rest of population! On the other side of 'town' was hill where people were skiing.
Only person who wasn't skating obsessed was teacher Laura. She mostly overlooked things in her spare time, maintaining order and organizing people.
It was cold day and it was mildly snowing. It was 3 days off and teachers organized hockey match about what children were very happy. Teacher Laura was in skating-rink too, watching over things and cheering kids up. All the parents were here too. Everyone was trying to have fun! So no one noticed Admiral wading through settlement. Teacher Laura was currently telling in a very loud way to Jack Nolte to stop pushing others.
'That is hockey! Hockey is about pushing others!' Adama whispered in Teacher Laura's ear. Teacher Laura turned her head to look at Adama! 'But it doesn't mean that they must forget politeness and safety!' She pointed out trying to hide smile. 'They are kids and they are playing hockey and this is their day-off!' he referred looking at her. Teacher Laura just smiled at that. 'So Admiral what are you doing here?' teacher asked still looking at kids, not the man.
'You know this is day off for kids, so I thought that it must be so for teachers too! So I thought about asking one teacher to dinner! ' he said wiggling eyebrows.
'Any particular teacher or you just going to go with what you can get here? ' she asked innocently raising eyebrows too.
'I think that I am going to manage with hot Principal as my date!'
Principal just smiled at that and continued to look match. They stood shoulder to shoulder, watching kids. Occasionally sharing smiles and 'doing' small talk.
The match was over. The winners got hot chocolate, and loser's well loser's got hot chocolate too. After the match adults took over skating- rink. When there was obvious that hot school Principal wasn't going to skate Bill looked at his date 'Aren't we going to skate?'
His date used her best annoyed voice 'WE? We aren't going to skate. No! But you can go if you want! Don't let me be in your way!'
'What do I hear Roslin? Can you skate?'
'I am just not in skating mood! '
'Are you ever in skating mood?'
'No! '
'Can you skate?'
'No!'
'I could teach you!' he whispered in her ear and wiggled eyebrows.
'No thank you! If I somehow managed this far I can manage further too. But thank you!' his date said in false politeness.
'It is your choice! But I am going!' he said and with that started to lace his skates. Adama got on ice and actually he was pretty good at what he was doing. Actually he was really good at what he was doing. Roslin watched with amazement at her date. All kids gathered around him, all wanted to be taught by all mighty Admiral. He gave them advices, he showed to little ones how to skate, and all this he did with patience. While her date was being skating instructor, Laura on her part chatted with parents, occasionally glancing at Bill.
It was getting late and dark. Little by little skating rink was getting uninhabited only for one certain Admiral and it didn't seem that he was rushing to go to his date.
'So! Admiral! What was that you said about your date?' She leaned against border. Bill skated to her and held out hand 'First skate with me!'
'Bill! I Do Not Want To Skate! I Want To GO To My Date!' she exclaimed. And then added politely 'Please!'
'Come on Roslin! I will teach you! Don't be afraid. You are safe with me. And we are alone.' He went off the ice and went to storehouse where skates were being held and got a pair for her.
'I am not afraid! I just don't want to skate! You promised me date and I want it!!' Yes, the ex-president was pouting.
'Laura Roslin would you do an old man some honor and please stop pouting and get these on!' he said to her in tone which parents use to unruly children and witch was reserved to Laura's pouting modes. And then added politely 'Please! And I promise that after that you will get your surprise.'
She eyed him suspiciously 'Surprise? What kind of surprise?'
'You will see if you will put these on! And it would be great if you did that today!'
Principal eyed him, and then skates, then again him then squinted her eyes and said 'Fine! But I hope that it will be worth that! ' She sat down 'I just hope that your surprise won't stink like last dinner that you made me!'
'Now what was wrong with my dinner?'
She stopped lacing her skate and looked at him. Really LOOKED at him!
'What? I think that it was good! …Ok not good. Edible…Ok, ok it did stink. And I am sorry that you had to disinfect your tent! Ok I said it about 125 times already! What more do you want me to do!'
'No cooking for you in my tent will do it!'
He kneeled down and started to lace her skates 'You have to lace them strong, so your ankle is fixed. So how is that feeling? Good? Good! Now let's go!'
He led her on ice. 'Now take it slowly. So how is it?'
'How is it? I am fine thank you! And for taking it slowly- I don't think so! You can't fall slowly, you fall and that is just it! But thank you for asking! Please leave me alone! I got it! Everything is under control! I got it! If you want me to break something I will! '
He watched her getting on ice mumbling under her nose! When she got there she stood holding to border.
'Let go! Push yourself with one …'
'Ok, ok. You wanted me on ice you got me on ice! But do not boss me around! I will learn myself! Got it? Now go and skate and lave me alone! '
'Fine! And I think I want you not only on ice!' and with that he was gone!
'Frak. Frakking ice. Frakking skates! Take it easy! Yeah! It is easy for you to say!" Mister-I-can-skate and I will teach you too"! '
It was about half an hour later that Roslin had made some progress and was skating faster but still holding border!
'Roslin! Let that border go! '
'No thank you! I would like to keep them! Oh but don't mind me! I like the way things are going I am freezing my ass off while you are having fun! I think this is my dream date! Thank you! '
'What's your problem Roslin? You are being irksome today!'
'Irksome??? And it is not my problem that after being gone for a WEEK you come down here and play Mister-Ice-skating-champion and Mister-Babysitter! And now you made me skate! I hate skating and I think I might hate you too!'
With that Mister Ice-skater stood in front of very edgy Roslin who was struggling to get off of ice! He gently grabbed her upper arms and skated them backwards to border. Now Laura had no escape, because her back was pressed against border and very determinated Bill stood in front of her! She was very determinated to complain, to be angry at him but when he claimed her lips and backed her against border all those feeling flew away! And was replaced with some very naughty ones!
'So, how about now?'
'I don't know! I think I have to try that again!'
'So how about we go to your place and try that again?'
'Hmmm...I don't know! You know I think I like skating.'
And with that he did something that she completely forgot skating.
'So how about we finally go to your place?'
'Finally! God's my legs are going to take a vacation! And I cold, I don't feel my nose, I think it fell off! My brain is frozen. ' she exclaimed at sat down to unlace her skates as fast as possible.
'Your adorable nose is still in place and for what we are going to do I think brain isn't essential component!'
TBC...
