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GOOD GODS, ANOTHER ONE?

Lee noticed Kenzi had fallen asleep. He leaned back in the chair, never letting go of her hand.

He thought about his relationship with Kenzi. They'd kept things on a friendly level, despite their one incident after the showers that he couldn't stop thinking about. No one had made him feel the way Kenzi did. Sleeping with Kenzi felt right, felt like everything was right with the worlds. He knew that their one morning frak wasn't planned and went against their friendship policy, but he'd had to have her that morning and didn't know what to do if she had denied him that pleasure. That morning was one he wasn't likely to forget anytime soon.
Of course, they hadn't talked about it. Every time Lee broached the subject, Kenzi changed it to something less personal and revealing. Kenzi was determined to keep things on a friend basis, despite the numerous chances and the sexual tension that followed them everywhere they were together.

He figured he'd have to tell his father the whole story of his relationship with Kenzi. He wasn't looking forward to admitting his wrongdoing, but he knew he had to in order to move forward in his relationship with Kenzi.

Lee awoke the next morning with a kink in his neck from having slept in an awkward position. He heard Kenzi's steady, deep breathing and decided it was worth it. He saw Doc Cottle coming to check on his patient.
"Captain. The Lieutenant will be moving to the observation ward. I'll call you when we move her. I have to check her stitches and such," he said.
Lee, reluctant to leave Kenzi, knew it would be pointless to argue with the doctor so he thanked him and headed to his bunk to get a change of clothes and shower.

He passed several people on the way to the bunks. All were concerned about Kenzi. "She's getting moved to the observation unit this afternoon. I'm sure she'll love to see everyone when she's feeling better," Lee said.
He rounded the corner and was surprised to find Galen Tyrol leaning against the wall.
"Chief," Lee said.
"How's Kenzi," he asked.
"Better. She should leave sick bay today and be in observation for a while," Lee said.
"I have to ask, sir because Kenzi's my friend, but what are you doing," he asked.
Lee blinked. "I'm helping out a friend, a fellow pilot," Lee said.
"I know about your past with Kenzi. She told me everything, so I have to know what your intentions are toward her," Galen asked.
"It's my fault Kenzi got shot. I asked her to come with me to the ship and I'm the one that caused the problems which led to her getting shot," he said.
"So you're sitting by her bedside out of guilt? Nice try, Captain. Just be careful with Kenzi. She's only recently learned to cope with the loss of you and her child. Don't hurt her," he said before heading back to the flight deck.

"I promise," Lee called after Tyrol.

He showered quickly and changed before heading to his father's office.

He spent the next few hours in meetings with his father, the president, XO and Dr. Baltar. Hours later, he headed to sick bay to pick up Kenzi. He wasn't surprised to find Kara there, helping Kenzi into a wheelchair.
"You're late," Kara said.
"Sorry, meetings. You sure you want to leave sick bay," Lee asked.
"I'm not going to get much sleep here and I'd rather let someone who's sick have the bed. I'll be happy in the little ward Doc set up for his observation patients. It's a bit quieter and the beds are more comfortable. I'm not looking forward to spending so much time there, but it's better than the alternative," Kenzi said.
Kara pushed the chair down a small hallway in sick bay before she came to the inpatient ward. This place allowed patients access to their medications and they were close to the doctor should their condition deteriorate prior to discharging them out of the ward all together.

Lee helped Kenzi into the bed and helped pull the covers over her.
"Thanks," she said.

The next three days were a blur for Kenzi as she spent most of the time with Lee when he wasn't on duty. Her other friends made a steady stream by her bedside, hoping she'd be back on her feet soon. Kenzi was touched by how much everyone on Galactica made her feel like she belonged.

"Did you really bite that guy's ear off," Jammer asked.
"He's lucky that's all I bit off," Kenzi said, smiling.
Galen started laughing. "That's my girl," he said, squeezing Kenzi's hand.

The morning of her fourth day in the ward she was talking to Lee about random ship business when she remembered something.
"Hey, it's Flattop's 1,000th landing. You have to do something for him," she said.
"It is," he asked.

"Oh my gods. You are the worst CAG in the history of CAGs. How could you forget something this monumental. Check with Kara, I'm sure she has some ideas," Kenzi said.
"What do you mean I'm the worst CAG," Lee asked.
"I don't have time to explain right now. Just go find Kara and get the stuff together to celebrate," Kenzi said.
"I'll be back as soon as I'm finished," Lee said.
"OK," Kenzi said. She accepted a chaste kiss from Lee and waved as he left the ward.

Lee raced to find Kara. He was carrying a helmet for Flattop.
"Kara, it's Flattop's 1000th landing. You ready," he asked her.
"Of course," Kara said, carrying her stuff to the flight deck.

Just as they arrived, a communications drone fell from it's rigging. The impact caused the motor to activate. Tyrol heard a whining noise and, before he could locate the source of the noise, the drone took off toward Flattop and his friends who were celebrating his landing.

Galen couldn't stop and watched the drone explode. Galen went running. He pulled some of the injured out of range of the fire and went toward the spot Flattop and his friends had been.
The sight Galen saw made him gag. The bodies of Flattop and twelve others were in the center of the carnage.

Lee and Kara rushed to the scene. Lee helped attend to the wounded.

As they surveyed the damage following the accident, Lee couldn't believe what had happened.
"I'll start an investigation, sir," Tyrol said.
"Good, Chief," Lee responded, still not believing what he'd just seen.

"I've never had a death on my deck. Accidents, but never a death," Tyrol said to no one in particular.

Lee left Tyrol standing there.

He went to sick bay with the injured and wanted to pay a visit to Kenzi. He needed to hear her kind words after everything that had just happened.

Kenzi was doing some paperwork for Lee when he walked into her curtained room. "What's going on? I've noticed a lot of activity," she said.
Lee sat next to her on the bed. "There was an accident. 13 people were killed and Flattop was with them," Lee said.
Kenzi started crying. "Flattop. He was such a nice guy. What happened," she asked.

"Not sure, but Galen got the Master of Arms investigating," Lee said.
Kenzi held her arms out and Lee put his arms around her. Kenzi held Lee while he dealt with what he'd seen and done.

"It was an accident. You can't blame yourself. I know Galen's going blame himself, too, but it's no one's fault. The report will show that," Kenzi said.

"There's been so much death. So much," he said.
"You're right. And this was a tragic accident, but that's what it was, an accident," Kenzi said.
Lee lifted his head up from Kenzi's shoulder and looked at her. "I'm just glad you weren't there," he said.

"Well, Doc Cottle's not letting me leave here anytime soon, so unless something happens in sick bay, I'm here for a while," she said.

"Would you help me with revising the flight schedule," he asked.
"Sure," Kenzi said. Lee picked up the file that contained the flight schedule for the next two weeks and they started making the necessary corrections to accommodate for the dead and injured.

Two hours later, Lee noticed Kenzi had fallen asleep on his chest. He wrapped his arm around her and held her while he dealt with what had happened that day.

He fell asleep soon after and that's how Kara found the two of them an hour later.