Helo, Athena, and Hera are going to live in the quarters next door. I don't think there's any quarters in BSG that allow two families to live in them.
Maggie really was the best girl friend in the whole fraking world. Who else would be willing to be a second mother to my toddler niece, deal with my sickness, and let my friends basically move in with us?
I kissed her back, allowing my hands to pull her head closer to mine. Kacey's voice squeaked, "Can I come back in?"
Maggie and I laughed. I let go of her giving her one last innocent kiss. Kacey ran back to us, launching her small body into my bed.
I hug her closely to me. Maggie rubbed her back and looked down at me with such a giant grin on her face. I'm happy that my family's doing okay. I wish that I still had that perfect innocence that Kacey had. I don't think I really ever had it to begin with. My mother was the most abusive woman you can think of.
I mean, what other kind of mother would spill toxic chemicals on her four-year-old daughter because "she was to smart"? Or would break all of my sister's fingers before I was born? And let's not forget the fact that I was fixing vipers and shuttles at the age of three years old and trained to be a viper pilot at age five.
Helo and Athena cautiously enter the room again, holding on to Hera's hand. Maggie motioned for them to come closer.
"It's okay for you to move in the quarters that're right next to us." With that statement, everyone seemed to relax. "You're right, I don't know a lot about Tara's illness. I could really use your help looking after her," Maggie quietly said.
"We would be happy to help." Helo smiled. He held out his arms to hug Maggie.
I cringed. I'm not sure if Maggie will hug back. She's not really into physical contact unless it's with either Kacey or me.
I'm truly baffled when Maggie does the unthinkable: she hugged Helo back. This is an enormous step! And I'm even more surprised when she hugged Athena as well.
"Thanks," I said to my two best friends as I watch Athena let go of Maggie.
"Now we get extra playing time!" Maggie chirped. Hera giggled while climbing up into my bed.
"You'rer bed is getting to crowded." Dr. Cottle whined as he walked back into my section in the Sick wing.
Maggie and Athena quickly removed the toddlers from my bed.
Frak! I hate dealing with cranky Cottle. He always managed to do something to ruin my positive mood.
"I'm going to have to ask you all to leave. My patient needs to get some rest. I know that she's going to be leaving early next morning so she can ride her fraking viper," Dr. Cottle ordered.
Kacey grumbled in Maggie's arms. All the adults in the room share a life.
"She's turning into a mini-Thor and Starbuck mix," joked Helo. I smirked, proud that their stubborn antics are being passed down to the next generation.
Especially since one of them died and the other dying. Stop that. I can't let myself fraking think that way.
"Goodbye love," Maggie cooed before kissing me on the cheek and leaving the room with Kacey in her arms.
"Bye-Bye, Thor." Kacey waved.
"See you around," said Helo patting me on the shoulder before following Maggie.
Athena kissed me on the cheek and left with her husband. I saw tears leaking from her face. I know that me slowly dying was hard on her. I have always had her back even when she was forced to live on the brink.
I close my eyes and I let sleep overtake me. I needed to be well-rested if I wanted to get back into my Viper. The best place to be in life.
