Several hours earlier:

"Sitrep! Dee! Tell the Chief to find out what happened" Adama shouted to the young officer and bounded the edge of the console. He noticed that his hand was covered with blood. "Frak!" he mutter to himself and looked at Saul, who was standing opposite to him.

They were in space without the fleet. Apparently they jumped to the wrong coordinates or the FTL's drive had problems after the nuke hit them. Yeah the second version was probably the more likely. The Admiral looked around. The CIC was damaged. Some of his officers had wounds and some of them needed Doc Cottle's attention. Bill swallowed. Their situation was frakking grim. They were in the middle of nowhere without the fleet and after the battle with the Cylon's. They were lucky they were alive.

"DRADIS' contact on course 1-0-3 7-9-0." He heard Gaeta's voice.

"We can't handle the next Cylon's baseship." Saul said.

"Launch the fighters and…"

"It's Colonial." Dee said. He could tell that the girl's voice was very surprised.

"What the frak?" Saul looked at Bill and then the Admiral continued. "Can you confirm that?"

"Positive Admiral. They…"

"They radioed us." She said. Bill looked more surprise then a few minutes earlier. It was some kind of déjà vu. Last time when they were in the similar situation they found out that the Admiral Cain and the Pegasus were alive.

"Put it on the speakers."

"This is Admiral William Adama form Battlestar Galactica. Identify yourself before we open fire." The whole CIC went silent and then a few minutes later when they wanted to open the fire the male's voice respond.

"I'm Capitan Doral Aratos from Caprica Dream. My call sign is Rabom. I'm so happy we found you Galactica. We have 2 more ships. We thought that you were Cylons." He said.

"Saul order the CAP to board this ship. We have to know what is going on." He said to his XO and then to the Captain Rabom. "Captain my CAP is on their way, I suggest you come with them. I think we should have a talk."

"Yes Admiral. Caprica Dream out."

After the talk the CIC started to applaud. They had found 3 Colonial ships. And even if they didn't know all the details it was good for morale. The Admiral started to discuss some issues with Geata and the XO and before leaving the CIC. He walked through the gray corridors of Galactica to his quarters. When he reached to them he locked the hatch and sat on the couch. He looked at his gold wedding band. Maybe they found new ships full of people but honesty he didn't want to interrogate the Captains, he only wanted to find out what happened and fix the problem. Go to his fleet, meet with his wife, Laura. He didn't even know if she was safe and alive. He missed her very much and it was killing him. He stood up from the couch and headed to the wardrobe next to the rack. He opened it and ran his hands over to her jacket. He took it and pressed to his chest, breathing her scent in deeply. It was sweet, the honey and the musk with, flowers and a note of vanilla. He closed his eyes and imagined that it's Laura who was in his arms. I miss you so much. I hope you're ok. Just then the phone buzzed so he had to end his little dream. He hung the jacket up to the closet and closed it, then picked up the phone.

"Sir we established what happened with FTL drive. The Chief is working on it now and Captain Rabom is waiting for you with two others in the Ward room." Dee said.

"Ok. I'm on my way. Adama out" he said, and left to the Capitan's meeting.

He came into the Ward room and took his place behind the table. He opened the files, lying on the table in front of him. When Rabom and two other Captains entered the room the meeting started.

"Let me get this straight. You said that yours ships have been hiding in the nebula since the attacks and you were on a recon mission when you found us, yes?"

"That's exactly what I'm saying." One of the Captains answered and looked at Bill. "Admiral I know that sounds a little bit strange but we are not Cylons or their allies. As you said the Cylons look like humans right now and I'm sure that you saw some of them. Am I right?"

"At some point, yes." Colonel Tigh said and looked at his boss.

"Now we need a list of the passengers and equipment. When we find out what happened with our FTL we jump back to our fleet. That will be all, for now. Colonel Tigh please show our guests theirs quarters.

'Yes sir." The XO saluted and left the Ward room with Captains.

After Saul left he grabbed the files and headed to the hangar deck where he had a meeting with the Chief. He walked through the corridors for a before arriving in a tiny room with all kind of spare Viper parts. He sat down on the chair and waited for Chief, who opened the door two minutes later.

"Good evening Admiral."

"Chief what happened with the FTL drive?" Adama said without unnecessary words.

"Well I checked the FTL drive and some other systems and I found out that the FTL is functional. It was a problem with the computer. It had a glitch and when the nuke hit us it changed the coordinates. I immediately repaired it and now everything is ok. So I need to run some tests..."

"So that caused the jump to the wrong coordinates?"

"Probably. Yes, sir. The computer must be replaced. But it won't be a problem, because we have so many computers aboard this ship and we're doing most things manually anyway. I assure you Admiral, that the FTL drive is capable to make a jump, so we only have to establish the right jump coordinates and initiate it, sir." The Chief explained and smiled to Bill.

"Good. Take care of it Chief." He said. We only have to make a jump and I will be with you darling. Please be patient, my love.

Tyrol saluted him. Admiral saluted him back and then passed him. He left the room and walked out from the hangar deck.

The coordinates had been established after the meeting with the Captains. Bill told Dee to send them to the three new ships which were the part of the fleet now. It was still a little bit weird but the news that they found three ships full of people (a few Viper pilots were also on the passengers' lists. They were immediately transferred to Galactica) soared very fast through the ship and people were about to celebrate the good news.

Bill stood in front of the console and looked at the DRADIS. Mister Gaeta was preparing the ship to jump, currently checking the nav. When all boards were green, he made the jump.

The Galactica's space started to shrink and then it returned to normal size. They made a jump, so Petty Officer Dualla was checking all boards.

"DRADIS' contacts. All Colonial, sir. We're back home!" Dee announced with joyfully. The whole CIC started to applaud and enjoy the moment. They were with the fleet.

"Put me through the speakers and then put me on security line to Colonial One." Bill said with a smile on his lips.

Dee nodded and followed the order. She put the Admiral on the speakers and then gave him the go-ahead.

"This is the Admiral, do not fire. I repeat. this is the Admiral Adama…"

"… do not fire. We jumped on wrong coordinate and found three more ships which have joined with us..." She was listening to his voice by intercom. Her eyes were wet from tears of joy at the news that he was alive. She wiped her tears away and started to dress herself. She didn't have to ask Tory for a shuttle because when Laura entered her office the young aide announced the shuttle to Galactica was waiting for her.

Laura hurried to the small hangar bay and a few minutes later her shuttle was approaching the Galactica. She was sitting in the back and looking at her wedding ring. Laura was so happy when she found out Bill is alive. She missed him very much and wondered if he missed her too. She was so deep in her thoughts that she didn't notice when the shuttle landed. The voice of the young pilot brought her back to reality. She smiled and stood up. The shuttle's door began to open. She stepped out and saw Bill. He was standing at the bottom of the shuttle, waiting. He was looking at her like he hadn't seen her for years, but was still trying hide his emotions. She stood in front of him and he simply took her hands in his and looked at her green eyes.

"You're ok." He whispered and pulled Laura into tight embrace. She nestled her head into the crook of his neck and wrapped her hands around his waist.

"I thought I lost you, Bill." He grabbed her by chin and made her look at him.

"I'm ok." He pointed out.

"I missed you." She said.

Without hesitation she placed her both hands on Bill's cheek and kissed him tenderly. He found himself puling her closer to his body and kissed her back. They didn't care that the whole crew was watching them and cheering. To them, only that one moment was important. They knew this would change their relationship forever. They couldn't pretend anymore. It wasn't just a marriage in name, now it was a strong bond between a husband and wife. Laura moaned into his mouth while his tongue demanded entrance. She opened her mouth, giving him permission. The innocent kiss changed into one of passion.

"Come home, my love." He said when she finally pulled away from his lips.

Bill grabbed Laura's hand and leaded her to their quarters. He stopped in front of the hatch and started to open it, when he heard his name. Bill turned around and saw one of the technicians. He gave a sorry look to his wife and walked away with the young man. Laura looked down and opened the hatch, she came inside and started to prepare for sleep. Well, what did you think he would do? Tell you how much he loves you? Frak you senseless? You are his PRESIDENT! Nothing more. By the way Laura you just made a complete fool of yourself. She told herself while she was taking a cold shower- very cold.

When Bill returned she was laying in the rack her face to the bulkhead, pretending to sleep. One single tear flowed down her cheek when she heard him approaching the couch, but finally he came back to her. Bill lied down on the rack next to her and fell asleep.

In the meantime Lee stood outside the Raptor. He was visiting the three new ships and checking the list of the passengers. Major Adama unbuttoned his flight suit and walked to Chief Tyrol, he signed the documents that were handed to him and headed to his father's quarters. On his way he ran into Kara. The young Captain smirked.

"Where are you going? We're playing the Triads tonight, drinking booze , you know. So you coming?"

"I have to talk to the Admiral. Is he in the cabin?"

"You know Lee. I'm gonna tell you something. If I were you I wouldn't go to his quarters now. Roslin's home. And by the way they looked on the hangar deck I'm pretty sure that the Admiral don't have time right now." She smirked and Lee raised his eyebrow. "You know you can always tell me. So what is this urgent issue you want to talk to the Admiral about?"

In the morning Laura and Bill were sitting next to the table and eating their breakfast. They didn't even talk about what happened the day before. Laura was incredibly silent and didn't even dare start a conversation. When she finished, she drank her coffee and grabbed her files. She had just started to sign them, when they heard knocking on the hatch. Bill stood up and opened the door, he saw Lee on the other side.

"Come in, son." He said and moved from the door. Lee crossed the doorstep and came into the cabin. He politely said hello to Laura and looked at his father.

"I have some paperwork to do." She grabbed her glasses, files and pen and quickly got out of there.

"I didn't mean to make her leave." Lee said looking at Bill when Laura left. Bill only smiled and pointed him to a chair. "So how is the married life?"

"Good. So far we're both alive." He smirked. "Well, why did you want to meet with me?"

"I found out something very important." He gave his father a collection of documents which he had with him.

"You sure?" Bill asked a moment later while he was looking through the documents.

"Yeah. I even talked to her. She was glad when I told her you were alive. Now she is on the Dzeuses and I think that we should find her suitable quarters on Galactica."

"You're right. Take care of it." Lee stood up and made his way to the exit when his father's voice stopped him. "Lee? Tell your mother that I invite her on a dinner."

"Yes, of course." The major smiled and left. His father walked to the table where he kept his strongest alcohol. Pouring himself a glass of Ambrosia he took a long sip while thinking about his ex wife, Carolanne. She was alive and on one of the new ships. It was a true miracle.

TBC

thank you Supernus, I couldn't manage with out your help