Whenever he gets near her his mind becomes foggy, and out from the fog drifts memories of that night. The first night with the woman that captured his heart; Laura. It fills his head with dizzying bliss to meander over those memories and sometimes he wanders too far and has to slowly rope himself to reality before he drowns in a sea of his own imagination.

Bill sat silently on the raptor, waiting for the meeting with Laura; his Laura.

Commander Lee Adama was escorted behind the thin blue curtain dividing the President from the surrounding mass of people. Interesting, he thought. Why put out three chairs for their meeting? Did she not trust him enough to let them be alone?

He gladly took the proffered chair as Tory left the President and him alone in her office. 'Commander Adama, always a pleasure' said Roslin, her mask firmly in place. She didn't want her emotions to show. She needed the distance to survive this.

Lee fidgeted in his seat. Again, she is distant without being rude. 'Madame President, I was hoping that we could get over this...' his anxious ramblings faded away with Tory leading Zarek into the office.

'Madame President, Mr Zarek like you requested' replied Tory, ignoring the shocked face of Lee.

'Thank you Tory, you may leave' Laura's voice echoing around the almost completely silent room.

So she didn't trust him but she trusted Zarek. Lee's angered flared. He gripped the chair's arms tighter. This was certainly going to be an interesting meeting.

Tom Zarek face slightly fell when he looked at the other occupant of the room; Lee Adama. Why did Laura invite the ratbag son of Adama to their meeting? Wasn't this meeting about going to be bout their relationship? He reigned in his emotions while he took the closest seat to the President's table.

She didn't look happy with either of them there thought Zarek, pondering over stiff body of Laura.

'Don't we all look cosy?' smirked Zarek. Obvious the President's fortified response to his presence was Lee's fault. What did the waste of space do now?

'Gentlemen, this meeting will start as soon as the Admiral arrives. Until then could you please try to be civil to each other?' Said the calm voice of the President, lifting her gaze to the two men in the room currently giving death stares to each other.

'Laura' came the Admiral's husky voice as he entered the President's office. 'oh' came his shocked replied seeing that other occupants.

'Excuse me, Madame President. I thought this was a private meeting.' Bill quickly replied trying to quell the shocked looks of his son and the terrorist Zarek. Great, it wasn't going to be one of "those" meetings.

'Sit down Bill... I mean Admiral. We have some important things to discuss now that you are all here.' Laura's voice was slightly shaken upon the arrival of Bill.

Laura's mind was racing. Should she really go through with this? She can't stop now. It would raise too many questions but she can't carry on knowing what it would do to Bill and the others.

'I can't handle this right now' said her tear filled voice as she rushes out of the room inter her private quarters.

'Laura' comes the combined voices of Zarek, Lee and Bill. They turned and look at each other.

'What do we do now?' answered Lee.