This was inspired by a post I found on Tumblr with a list of OTP questions:

-which one is abysmal at roller skating and has to hold onto the other
-which one gets hiccups every time they drink something fizzy
-which one always joins the group dances at the skating rink
-which one listens to new songs on loop until the other can't stand it
-which one tags the other in embarrassing photos without asking first
-which one had a short-lived interest in learning the ukulele
-which one keeps posting memes on facebook

This little ficlet appropriates the ones about being bad at roller skating, getting the hiccups, dancing at the skating rink, and posting embarrassing photos. Enjoy!

Roller Skating

Bill, come look at this!" Laura Roslin calls out to her husband as she hears his footsteps in the next room.

He immediately appears in the doorway, amusement obvious on his face when he sees her sitting at the computer. "I knew I shouldn't have let you sign up for Facebook."

"Let me?" Laura counters, raising an eyebrow. "As if you had a choice."

"Fair enough," Bill chuckles as he crosses the room to join her. "So… what are Lee and Kara up to this time?"

Laura smiles, tilting her computer screen so he can see it more clearly. "By the look of it… roller skating."

"Lee?" Bill laughs, surprised. "Roller skating? I'm guessing that was her idea."

"It certainly seems that way," Laura agrees rather absentmindedly, already scrolling rapidly down the page in search of a certain picture. "Here, look at this one."

The picture is of a very red-faced Lee Adama, trying unsuccessfully to hide behind a can of Coca-Cola. Kara had captioned it rather gleefully, "He's got the hiccups!"

Bill laughs loudly, immediately understanding the reason for his son's embarrassment. "Ever since he was a kid, he's always gotten the hiccups when he tries to drink anything carbonated. Kara loves it."

"I'll bet," Laura says, joining in her husband's laughter.

They're interrupted a moment later by the appearance of a new photo, from Lee's page this time. It shows Kara in a ridiculous pose, obviously some sort of exaggerated dance step. Almost as soon as Bill and Laura register that one, though, a new one of Kara's takes its place: Lee falling flat on his back in the middle of the skating rink. Subsequently, as the Adama's watch, a flurry of pictures begin to appear, one after the other, alternating between Kara dancing more and more embarrassingly and Lee falling more and more spectacularly.

Concerned, Laura looks up at her husband in surprise. "Bill, these are… well, ridiculous. Do you think everything's all right?"

Bill leans against her chair, laughing quietly at Kara's most recent photo of Lee, which shows him apologizing to an angry-looking mother after, according to the caption, losing his balance and accidentally knocking down her nine-year-old. "Laura…" he says softly, pressing a kiss to the top of her head. "They're Lee and Kara. This is what they do."

"I know they like to tease each other," Laura agrees. "But these are awfully embarrassing. What if they're really having problems?"

Bill shakes his head, still smiling. "I seriously doubt that."

"How can you be so sure?"

He nods toward the computer screen. "Look."

She turns to see that one last picture has appeared, posted by Lee and already liked by Kara. It shows the two of them wrapped up in each other's arms and kissing sweetly, smiles evident on both of their faces.

"See?" Bill says contentedly, smiling at the now familiar antics of his son and daughter-in-law. "I think they're just fine."

Laura smiles back at him, still enjoying the last picture. "I suppose you're right."