Title: Something in Common

Prompt: rumors

Word Count: 100

"He was a moron but I'm the last person to judge romantic frak ups."

Laura nodded. She figured Bill would either hit the roof or shrug it off when she told him about Adar. She was glad he'd chosen the more mature option.

"Actually, it's a bit of a relief."

"What? Why?"

Laura waited. Did Bill have an illicit affair he'd kept a secret?

She wondered if she'd be big enough to reciprocate his maturity.

He smiled.

"At least someone else in this fleet knows how maddening and exhilarating it is to be secretly frakking the president."

"Damn straight, Admiral."