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Danny wasn't sure how he felt about the whole exchange with Carlton, it hadn't gone in the smooth way he'd hoped, maybe he'd been too direct and it had raised Burke's hackles before they'd been able to discuss the matter. He had a few days for it to blow over, he was going ashore with the prisoner today, see if they could track Valkyrie at all or to see if they could help with the aftermath of the explosion. It had been a huge explosion, the shockwave had rocked the ship, Kara had admitted to him that she'd felt really scared by it, which was unusual as she rarely admitted to feeling afraid. He put it down to the fact that being pregnant made her feel vulnerable.
"Hey," Kara caught up with him on the p-way. He smiled at her, a twinkle in his eye.
"Good morning, Lieutenant." They continued side by side down towards the armoury.
"Is everything ok with you and Burke?" She asked after a few moments of silence, " Rachael mentioned something, she wanted to know if you were ok."
Danny remained silent for a few more seconds and as they passed the equipment store he pulled her inside. He a deep breath,
"I had a word with him today about him and Bevas, it didn't quite go the way I'd planned." He admitted, feeling now it was more a reflection of his approach rather than Carlton's actual feelings. Kara smiled softly at him.
"It's done now. I'm sure it wasn't that bad." She said supportively, as if she could read his thoughts.
"No, it was. He really let me have it. He said some stuff, I had no idea he felt that way. I thought we were friends, I sat and played cards with him when you were sick, he stayed up with me. He just sounded so resentful….." Kara placed a hand on top of his to stop him, she laughed slightly and shook her head.
"You haven't been in this ship very long. Carlton Burke is a nice but he has a huge ego, before you guys got here he considered himself to be "the stud" of the ship. He flirted with everyone, he's just not used to having someone else get the girl and be happy. Whatever he said, it wasn't personal, he'd have said it to anybody that removed him from the perch he sat on. He was threatened by your team before you got on here but you were only meant to be here for four months. He changed when you came on, I once saw him really lay into Millar one day on the upper deck, you guys were doing circuits nearby and I think he did it to try and impress you all."
"I don't remember, can't imagine it would've been impressive anyway, we don't train people by making them feel stupid."
"And he normally wouldn't. He's usually a really nice guy, flirty and a little self-absorbed but not normally a dick. The problem is you're you and you've had success in areas where he struggled. Look at Millar, between you and Tex you've coached him into a good soldier. Burke is still adjusting and he needed to get some things off his chest, he's a little bit insecure right now and this thing with Bevas was starting to build his confidence."
Danny smiled at her, he wouldn't tell her what Burke has said about the baby, like she said, it wasn't personal, it was all in the heat of the moment – he hoped. Kara reached up to his face, her hand cupping his cheek.
"Don't worry about it, you're away now for a couple of days, it'll blow over." She told him. He smiled at her,
"You're right, it will. I don't think I fully appreciated how much of an impact our presence had as a team on the ship's company."
Kara laughed and touched her stomach, "Well I hope you fully appreciate the impact of some of your actions."
"Now that is one thing I will never regret or want to change." He looked at his watch, "I wish I could stay here forever with you but I'd best go." He kissed her forehead, "Thank you for your help."
She kissed him passionately, she loved what their relationship was becoming. He pulled away from the kiss.
"I'll see you in a few days," he said, taking her hand and squeezing it before walking away.