Laura found Kara and Zak's quarters rather easily, and banged on the hatch. Kara opened the hatch and when she saw Laura she almost immediately shut it, but Laura pushed through it. "Kara have you seen Amy?"
Kara rolled her eyes, "No I haven't did you piss her off too?"
Kara had said it jokingly but when she saw Laura's tear stained face and the worried look in her eye she knew that something serious had happened. "Kara I screwed up big time and now Amy won't speak to me. I have no idea where she is."
Kara walked over and hugged Laura, "its okay hun. Tell me what happened so I know how mad she probably is, and then we will go around and ask the people Amy knows."
Laura nodded and sat down on the couch. Zak was no where to be found and so Laura decided the whole truth should be shared. "The day of the attacks I kind of slept with someone. I thought all of you were dead, and other things were going on. I wasn't thinking clearly."
Kara nodded her head and told Laura she could understand the situation. Laura continued the story "So then I was reunited with all of you and well I remained friends with the guy I slept with. So then tonight Bill and I kind of broke up because Bill expected me to quit the presidency if the quorum were to ask one of us to step down."
Kara nodded and waited for Laura to continue. "Well when we broke up the guy I slept with came to check on me to make sure I was okay and Amy was there. She knew about us sleeping together and she didn't really want me around him anymore. She took off because she was angry and I was devastated from everything that happened with Bill. I was vulnerable and I started to almost sleep with him again but Amy walked in then ran out, so I chased after her, ran into Bill who followed me, then he saw the guy, and then everything kind of went to hell."
Laura took a deep breath and Kara rubbed her back. "Lolly it's not like you actually cheated on Bill knowingly the first time, and you did break up with him. So Amy should understand, and well I bet Bill was just hurt because you had just broke up."
Laura shook her head and looked at her feet, "The guy I slept with then and almost slept with now is..."
Laura paused and sighed, "Lee Adama."
Kara's mouth dropped open and she understood why Amy was so pissed. "Madam President I will continue to help in the search for Amy but for your sake I wouldn't speak to me during the process."
Kara stood up and walked out the hatch heading to CIC with Laura following closely behind to ashamed to say anything else.
Bill was in the CIC trying to work through his anger. Tigh and Zak had both tried to get him to cool off in his quarters, but Bill knew if he went he would just drown his sorrows in a bottle. Zak had learned of everything that had happened as had Saul. Laura and Kara came walking into the room and Saul spotted them first, and gave Bill a heads up. "The frakkin teacher is here Bill."
Bill looked up and all he could see was Laura and Lee standing in her quarters half naked. He walked over to her and grabbed her elbow dragging her back to the hatch. "I can't be around you right now. Please do me at least one decency and leave me alone for a while."
Laura could feel the pressure of his hand and knew she would have a bruise. "Trust me Bill if it wasn't important I wouldn't bother. Amy took off and is missing."
Bill tensed up and released Laura's arm right outside the hatch. "When?"
Bill's voice was trembling slightly and Laura wanted to hug him but knew she couldn't. "Right before I ran past you."
Bill began to speak the words and regretted them as they fell from his lips, "Are you sure she just doesn't want to be around you?"
Laura looked hurt and even though she had hurt Bill, he couldn't bare to think that he had caused her any sort of pain. "I'm sorry that was out of line."
Laura shook her head, "No it wasn't and your right. She left to get away from me, but I don't know where she is or if she is okay. I just need to know she's safe."
Bill nodded and motioned for Tigh. He told Saul to start asking people if they had seen Amy. He then turned to Laura, "We'll find her."
Laura smiled to Bill but he just turned and walked away.
It had been late when everything happened but it was now four in the morning or 0400 hours and Amy had still not been heard from. Everyone was going frantic and Dee was shocked when she entered the CIC for her shift. "Sir what's going on?"
Dee thought maybe the cylons had caught up to them but no one was paying much attention to the dradis screen. "Officer Dualla we are searching for Amy Roslin. She disappeared around 8 in the evening and we haven't heard from her since."
Dee tried to look surprised and Bill didn't notice but Laura did. "What do you know Officer Dualla?"
Laura wasn't asking a question and hoping for an answer, she was demanding one. Dee looked to both Laura and Bill and lowered her voice so no one else would hear, "Maybe I should talk to you both in private."
Laura nodded and followed Dee down the corridor and into a private room. Dee was the last to enter so she shut the hatch and turned only to be inches away from the Presidents face. "Where is my daughter?"
Dee stepped around Laura and sat down. "She's safe and I promised her I wouldn't tell anyone where she was."
Bills face was red and it took everything he had not to walk over and shake the small officer. "She informed me of everything that happened,"
She looked at Laura, "and I do mean everything."
Laura looked down at her feet in shame but straightened up immediately, there was no way she was going to let anyone make her feel bad about what she had gone through. Only Amy was aloud to be her conscience. "I don't care what my daughter told you Petty Officer Dualla, I want to know where she is."
Dee shook her head, "She needs space. She doesn't want to be around anyone so I promised her that I would keep in contact and let you all know how she was, and let her know how you are doing. Keep in mind that she is a young hormonal girl who has put herself and her baby in jeopardy by being so stressed. She has finally calmed down so just give her some space and I know she'll come around."
Bill was pacing trying to think of a way to get Dee to tell him where Amy was but then he heard Laura speak. "Okay will you just tell her I love her, and I'm sorry for what I put her through."
Dee nodded and stood up, "I will Madam President, and I will keep you informed at all times as to how she is doing."
Laura nodded and Dee left the room. Bill was furious at so many things that he just blurted out the first thought, "You're sorry for what you put her through? What about what you've done to me? Are you so cold hearted and callous that you don't even feel slightly bad about being a slut and sleeping with my son?"
Laura felt the tears come to her eyes but she pushed them back. She was not going to let him make her cry anymore. She was going to remain strong and not let anyone make her feel bad about her decisions, mistakes or otherwise she would take it all to her grave. "I feel horrible Bill. Please just let me explain, because there is an explanation."
Bill shook his head, "I don't want to hear it."
He left the room and Laura took off in search of a way to leave Galactica soon.
Bill walked back into CIC and was furious that Laura had just agreed to leave Amy alone he wanted to know where she was and he went straight to Dee. "Officer Dualla where is she at?"
He made his voice loud enough so that all eyes where on Dee. "Sir I'm sorry I can't tell you."
Bill glared this was just pissing him off more, "Officer I am issuing you a direct order to tell me where she is at."
Dee shook her head as tears came to her eyes, "Sir I can't I promised her that I wouldn't. I won't go back on my word to her."
A part of Bill was impressed by Dee's loyalty to her commitment but it wasn't enough to get him to back down. "Officer you either tell me where she is or you are relieved."
Dee was shocked she couldn't believe Bill would do that to her, but she wouldn't give in. She took of the pins on her uniform and handed them to Bill. She then stood in salute form. Bill looked at her but didn't salute her back, "Get out of my sight."
Dee walked out of CIC with her head held high, and waited until she was alone to let the tears fall.
