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This chapter has a spoiler to flashback form Daybreak.
I was thinking about writing some AU with Caprica City and all this stuff and I guess i did it.
Please R&R
Caprica City
Two years ago
Laura was sitting in her house on Caprica City and eating sushi. She was talking on the phone with one of her best friends, Marcie. Laura grabbed one pieces of the sushi and started playing with it.
"I know it's been three months. I know that. I do too go out." She put the sushi to the sauce and then to her mouth. "I do. I do. Un-uh." She said while she was chewing her meal. "No. Mm-mm." Laura shocked her head. "No, I'm not joining Adar's presidential campaign. I don't care." She cried out bur her best friend wouldn't leave the topic alone.
Marcie didn't know that Adar and Laura were having an affair. Well technically they hadn't had one because he wasn't married. Yet. When Laura told him he should be if he wanted to run successfully for presidential office, he became engaged to one of the richest and most powerful woman Laura had ever known, Brook Holgins. Laura was hurt. She'd loved him deeply and frankly she had hoped he would marry her, not Brooke. The voice of her friend took her back to reality.
"Because I don't like politics to begin with… And a national campaign is just so-dah." She gasped.
Marcia still repeated the same thing over and over. "Oh, gods, you are relentless." She heard a giggle and smiled but this smile had gone after she heard Marcie's next sentence. "Wha-okay, okay. I'll-ah ah. I'll make you a deal. I'll go on the date if you'll stop bugging me about this campaign." Laura said but deep down she knew she would regret it. And she did when Marcie told her about her date to be. Roslin only opened her jaw and giggled but not in her usually way. This was something like surprised giggle." Are you out of your mind? The Colonel of the Colonial Fleet? You do know that I don't date military men. Ah-ah. No. NO! Marcie! Ok, ok. I know. I made a deal. So what's Mr. Military's name?" She looked down and reaped when her friend told her his name. "William. Oh. I like it. William what? Adama. William Adama. It sounds good. Ok, bye."
She hung up the phone and buried her head in her hands. I have a date with military man. Great!
"Ugh." She gasped and continued to eat.
Laura looked at herself in the mirror. She looked simply stunning; she put some makeup on and dressed in her favorite red dress which was tight in every strategic place and her red hair was hanging on her shoulders. It made her look younger. Smiling to herself, she left the bathroom and went to the kitchen where she took a bottle of white wine from the fridge. She looked at the clock. He should be there any minute. She sighed and took two glasses from the cupboard. The first glass she filled with the wine and took a little gulp of the liquid, the second, she carried to the table. She put it down next to the plate and took a lighter, lighting two candles. In that moment she heard the knocking. She put a smile on her face and took a second gulp. Then she put the glass on the table and walked to the door. When she opened it she saw a big bouquet of red roses and man behind them. She smiled making a step to the back, he came in.
"You must be William." She smiled. He was well-build and taller than she was. He wore a black suit trousers and white shirt. He didn't wear a tie. His hair was dark and thick. He wasn't very handsome but not ugly. He had scars above his cheeks, but they were sexy. His dark olive skin told her that he must be from Tauron. There was something in him that it made him very attractive to her. And his blue eyes. Deep blue like an ocean on Aquaria and night sky on Picon.
"Yes I am. Nice to meet you, Laura. These are for you." He said and gave her the flowers. Yep, and he was a gentleman.
"They are beautiful, thank you. I'll put them into water. Please come in."
"You welcome." He answered. Laura took the flowers and made her way to the living room. She put the flowers into the water and turned back to face him.
"Please sit down." She pointed at the table. "I'll bring the dinner."
"Let me help you." He said and made his way after her but she stopped him showing him a chair.
"No. You are my guest, please make yourself comfortable." With that, she disappeared in the kitchen.
William came back to the table, but he didn't sit down. He looked around her living room and saw a large bookcase. He came closer to run his fingers over the titles. He saw many of his favorite books. She had a weakness for a mysteries just like me. William smiled and got back to the table. He noticed that she was sitting and watching him with a glass of wine in her hand.
"So the Colonel of the Colonial Fleet has a weakness for books?" she asked when he sat down trying not sound like she was teasing him.
"What do you imply? That military men don't read?"
"No, of course not. It's just I didn't expect that you have a time to read." Laura politely smiled. She didn't want to annoy him. William seemed to be a nice guy, even if he was military.
"Well, I love mysteries and I do have time to read them. And by the way, I'm Commander now." He filled his glass with wine and then Laura's. She smiled to him lightly and made a toast to his promotion.
When they'd eaten the dinner and drunk two bottles of wine, William turned on the music hub by his voice and picked up the CD from romantic section. The music started to play. He stood up and gently took Laura's hand. He leaded her to the empty space which was their dance floor. He put his hand on the small of her back and the second he tangled with hers. She looked into his eyes and smiled. He smiled back pulling her closer. Laura put her head on his chest then she wrapped her hand around his neck. They were dancing like this for some time. She was coming closer and closer to his lips when they heard the phone. He pulled away from her and gave her an apologetic smiled.
"I'm sorry. I must…"
"Of course. Go ahead."
She smiled sadly and sat down on the chair when he went back to his jacket and took the phone from the pocket. Then he pressed it to his ear. She drank the wine from her glass while he was talking on the phone. She didn't hear him properly, but it was something important. Laura was watching him, but very discreetly. She didn't want to be caught staring. He said something back to his caller with his husky voice and nodded. In that moment she saw a gold wedding band on his left finger. Laura choked. Marcie told her that he was free but this wedding band said something different. He was married or divorced but somebody still had his heart. She saw him approaching to her, and she concealed her new discovery behind her mask.
"I'm really sorry about that. It was my friend, he has trouble and I…"
"I think you should leave now. " she said.
"Why? Is something happened? Did I do something wrong?" he asked not really know what to do.
"No, no. It's not you. It's me. You should really go now." She lied but how could she ask him about the wedding band. No, he didn't have to know. "It was a wonderful evening, but I'm a little bit tired."
"Hmm… Ok. Thank you for inviting me Laura."
He came closer to her and gently placed a kiss on her hand and then he left. Laura made sure he disappeared and stood up. She snuffed out the candles and took the plates to the kitchen. She put them to the dishwasher and cleaned the rest of the table. When she finished she went to her bedroom. Laura took a cigarette and lighter from the wooden case in the bathroom. She lighted the cigarette and, putting it into mouth, she grabbed the phone and called mayor's Adar office.
"Hello, this is Laura Roslin. I'd like you to give a message to mayor Adar." She gasped and leaned against the doorframe. "Tell him that I will... be joining his campaign. Thank you. All the way to the end. No matter what." She repeated with grin. "All the way to the end."
TBC the next chapters are on :) after the editing by my new beta Alicia
