When Lee made it to the Life Station he found his father waiting outside.

"Dad, how is she?"

"Covered head to toe in hives." His father replied with slight bemusement.

"Hives?" Lee questioned.

"Cottle thinks it's an adverse reaction to the sedative he gave her."

"I knew I should have checked on her." Lee leant against the wall.

"What are you talking about?" His father was a little confused.

"I went to check on her after our meeting with the President was over, but the Marines told me she had gotten Cottle to give her a sedative, so I didn't want to disturb her."

"Son, it's not your fault." Adama told him. "You can't stop a bad reaction to medication."

"I told the Marines to check on her make sure she was still breathing."

"She is. It could have been worse; it could have restricted her breathing."

"Can I go and see her?" Lee asked.

"She's still asleep." Adama informed.

"What?"

"The hives are going be around for a few days, and he can't flush the sedative out of her system so he is letting it take its natural course and she'll wake up when it wears off, if she's not awake in another few hours then he'll take action."

"She's going to be grouchy." Lee pointed out. "She hates being in Life Station."

"She's a pilot most of them don't. Go and change before you come back." Adama instructed. "That's an order."

"Yes sir."

"I have to get back to CIC."

BSG

It was another few hours before Kara started to wake up. It took her a second to realise where she was and groan.

"Hello to you too." Lee said.

"What happened?"

Lee lifted her hand so she could see the raised red rash on her skin.

"What the frak is that?"

"Hives." Lee replied. "You had an allergic reaction to the sedative."

"Hives?"

"Head to toe. They should go in the next 48 hours." Lee explained.

"Frak." Kara muttered.

"I can do you one better." Lee offered.

"Please don't tell me the old man saw me like this."

"He came by to see you while I was on patrol." Lee replied. "He had you brought here."

"Frak." Kara muttered again. She pulled her tank top away from her skin and glanced down at the redness. "All I wanted to do was sleep."

"I know."

"Why don't you go away so I can hide since I must look awful." Kara pulled the blanket over her head.

"Kara." She still hid. "Kara." He sat on the edge of the bed. "Lieutenant, we've seen each other through a lot worse than looking a little red for a few days because you had an allergic reaction."

"Go away." Kara told him.

"You're such a girl sometimes." Lee chuckled.

"What?" Kara pulled the blanket down and looked at him.

"You're such a girl sometimes." Lee repeated.

"Take that back."

"Why it's true."

"Take it back or I'm pushing you onto the floor." Kara stated.

"Kara, I love you, I don't care you have hives. I'm just glad it wasn't worse."

"Worse?"

"It could have stopped you breathing and since you were asleep you could have died. If having hives is the price to pay for you being alive I think not worrying about is a little thing."

Kara shoved him off the bed.

"Hey." Lee protested. "Why did you do that?"

"You didn't take it back and my head hurts and I itch."

"Well don't scratch." Lee told her. "Otherwise I'll find the biggest pair of gloves I can and tape them to your hands."

"You wouldn't dare."

"Try me." Lee challenged.

"Tell the nuggets we'll reschedule." Kara told him.

"You were planning on having another what if class while I was off the ship." Lee guessed.

"Well not now."

"Can you not keep still for once?"

"I'm a viper pilot and I don't follow orders which is why I end up in hack and I hate being sick. I doubt it."

"You're not sick, you're recovering there's a difference."

"Semantics."

"Big word." Lee said.

"Remind me to kick your ass when I'm feeling up to it." Kara told him.

"I don't think I will."

TBC