Finally a happy ending

*Set after Laura's cancer returns but before she loses her hair. Also assumes that Laura and Bill are not in a relationship yet. So pretty much AU.

The frustration that Admiral Adama felt was slowly eating him alive. It felt like every time that something good happened to him to give him hope for the future then there was always something bad that was sure to follow. First Laura Roslin's cancer disappears (which makes him happy) and then she loses the election to that frakking idiot Baltar. The people begin to move to New Caprica and Adama finally hopes that he has a chance with Laura but of course the Cylons came back. No matter what he did it never seemed to be enough.

"Just once" Adama thought. "Just once I'd like something good to happen without coming back to bite them in the ass".

Just then President Roslin turned into the corridor ahead of him. Her head was bent over a folder that Tory was holding so Roslin didn't see the Admiral as she turned. Since he had a moment before he would let her know that he was there Adama took the chance to admire the woman before him. There was a lot to admire about her as she was a gorgeous woman and Adama had been attracted to her from the first time that they had met. He grinned as he thought of the first time they met. He had made the mistake of thinking that she was just an innocent little schoolteacher but over time realized that there was far more to her than that.

"Good evening , Madame …." Adama said as he lengthened his stride to catch up with Roslin. Then he stopped and cursed his tongue. He had thought that Zarek understood that the military wouldn't support him after New Caprica but the idiot hadn't stepped down. It took two days for Laura to convince him to not attempt to overthrow him but Adama still wasn't happy about the situation.

Laura turned as soon as she heard the someone calling her. Her eyes lit up when she saw that the person calling her was the Admiral. It made Adama feel better to see the light back in her eyes since the trial and the return of her cancer. Adama had been worried at first because she had seemed so depressed but Roslin seemed to have broken out of her depression.

"Hello Admiral. You are just the person I was looking for." Roslin stopped for a moment so that she could look at the Admiral.

"I've been having some difficulties with figuring out what I'm going to do now that I'm not President. I remembered that you said that I could always come to Galactica so I was hoping to borrow a room until I figure out what to do next."

The fact that she felt the need to ask about staying here surprised Adama but he pushed that thought aside for a moment. "You can stay on Galactica for as long as you want. And as for a job you could teach at our school or even help on the bridge if you like."

The smile that Laura gave him was worth any trouble that could come from his offer. But as she opened her mouth to say something Petty Officer Dualla came running from the direction that they were heading towards. She stopped next to Adama and tried to catch her breath as Adama and Roslin looked at her.

"Sorry for the interruption Admiral but you're needed on the bridge" Dualla panted. The urgency of her tone started to concern Adama.

"Is there something wrong Petty Officer?" Adama asked.

Dualla finally caught her breath and stood up straight to answer Adama.

"Sir there has been sightings of alien ships heading our way. And they don't seem to be Cylons….".