"Jack I'm fine I'm just really tired"

"Your not fine your security detail found you on the ground in your bathroom with vomit on your shirt and crying. I want to know what's wrong, and don't tell me stress." Jack Cottle raising his voice to try and get his point across. It did little good and all Laura did was put her wall up. So he tried another approach

Sighing he steeped closer to Laura and lowering his voice he put his hand on her shoulder.

"Is it that your cancer had returned Laura, is it the Chamalla?"

Tears welled up in her eyes pleading with him

" I don't want to be alone Jack, I can't do this alone" the tears started to fall then

"You won't you have me" At that she laughed and Jack smiled. Then looking around to see if the curtins were closed Doc Cottle did the unthinkable, he hugged the President of the twelve colonies. At first Laura didn't respond then right when Jack was going to pull away she cluched at him. Burying her head in his neck and sighing. Tears were still coursing down her check soaking his shirt but Jack didn't care. Closing his eyes he just held her, not because he enjoyed it but because she needed it. They were closer since their time on New Caprica, They had become friends there and Jack would do anything that this great leader and friend needed.

That's how Bill found them, clutching to each other, jealousy and rage surged up within him at that moment and his face hardened. Clearing his throat they reluctantly let go of each other

"Is everything all right" Bill's tone and hard eyes made Laura grab Jacks arm so he wouldn't leave her. Seeing this Bill got angry.

"I would like to know what happened. Now!" Jack looked at the Admiral and smirked, boy was he in love with the president, it was so evident.

" The President wasn't feeling well and collapsed, just a bad case of exhaustion." Jack turned around and winked at Laura before removing his arm from her grip and leaving the cubicle. Bill all the while watching him go then turning to see Laura with tear tracks on her face he softened, and started to come near.

" Are you all right" Cautiously he reached for her hand thinking that she would flee any moment. Laura still hadn't looked at him.

"I'm fine just a little tired"

"Laura Talk to me…At least look at me, what's wrong" Slowly she brought her eyes up and seeing his blue eyes filled with worry something inside her broke and her wall started to go down.

" Oh BILL!" She sobbed and he grabbed for her holding her to him his face in her neck. He was so worried he had never seen her break down like this not even when she was dying. People can only take so much before they break. Then the curtin was pushed aside and Captain Thrace waltzed in.

"Oh Sorry" Kara said with a sneer, upon seeing her Bill pulled back from Laura looking guilty.

"why are you here Kara?"

"I just wanted to make sure everything is all right"

"It's fine" with that Bill stepped away from Laura and when he did this she snapped, mentally of course Kara could take her if she attacked her.

"I;m fine so I'm going to go" Laura said

"Wait Lau…Madame President, we need to talk" With her eyes closing upon hearing her title Laura was now convinced while Bill might be worried for her he didn't love her he did indeed love Kara thrace. Laura kept walking. Cottle never noticed that a scaple had gone missing.