Disclaimer: Not Mine

Title: The One Where She Bonds

Pairing: Laura/Lee

Rating: PG.

Author's Note: There is some artistic lisence in here because we don't know much about anyone's past and the show only just began. Feedback is Welcome.

Kara Thrace was going to the president to talk to her about the fraternization rules and some clarification on it. Not seeing Billy at his desk she opened the door without knocking and stopped dead in her tracks at what she saw.

She saw the president of the Twelve Colonies and Captain Apollo kissing intensely. This shocked her greatly and she tried to back out of the room without making noise but knocked a picture frame off the table near the door. Lee and Laura broke apart and turned to the doorway.

"Uh sorry to interrupt and stuff but I wanted to talk to uh the president about something but I'll come back," she stammered picking up the picture frame and backing out of the room.

"Thrace get back here," Lee called

Kara entered the room again to see Lee standing slightly to the right of the president's shoulder. She closed the door behind her.

"Sorry that you walked in on that," Laura remarked

"I'm not."

Laura and Lee looked at her in confusion.

"I mean I'm sorry that interrupted but not sorry that the two of you are together. That is if you are together?"

"We are," Lee clarified before Laura could speak

"Good. You both should be happy."

Laura was slightly startled by this admission from the woman before her.

"I shall leave now so that you can talk with Laura about whatever you originally came here to talk with her about."

"I don't want to kick you out."

"That's okay I need to go anyway."

Lee turned and kissed Laura deeply and then left the office closing the door behind him leaving a blushing Laura behind. Kara took a seat in front of the desk and smiled.

"Hi," Kara remarked trying to dispel Laura's nervousness but then her own nervousness returned, "Hi," she said again

Laura smiled slightly at seeing how nervous the young woman before her was.

"You must be curious lieutenant."

"No, no I'm not."

Laura raised an eyebrow at this.

"Okay so I am."

"Ask."

"Are you happy?"

This question caught Laura off guard for this wasn't the question she had been expecting.

"Um…yes."

"Good. Is Lee happy?"

Laura smiled, "Yes."

"Then that's all I need to know. I'll just say that if you hurt him I'll hunt you down even if you are the president."

Laura laughed heartily, "I'd expect nothing less lieutenant."

"Please call me Kara."

"I think I can handle that. You came here to talk to me about something other than my relationship with Lee Adama."

"Yes I did," Kara remarked going to her point but then, "Does commander Adama know of your relationship," she asked suddenly

Laura raised her eyebrows.

"I'm sorry that kind of just came out."

"It's okay Kara. Yes commander Adama does know."

"How'd he take that?"

"About as well as you expect him to take his twenty something pilot/hero son going out with the fifty something bane-of-his existence/president of the remainder of humanity as we know it."

Kara laughed over that description.

"He'll get over it."

Kara smiled, "I'm sure he will. My question actually has to do with the fraternization rules."

Laura was nodding, "Everything seems to have to do with that."

Kara nodded and scratched the side of her neck, "Now that I'm here I'm embarrassed about asking my question."

"Does it have anything to do with Teyla Arnold?"

Kara looked at Laura in shock, "How'd you know?"

"I'm a lot more open to certain things than anyone would expect of me."

Say what? There was something in that statement that wasn't said that caught Kara's attention, "Ma'am?"

Laura smirked, "You understand perfectly Kara."

"You're…telling me that you've been with a women before?"

"Yes."

Kara took in a breath, "Wow."

"I'm okay with whatever you want to do as long as you are happy."

"Yeah but…"

"Leave the commander to me."

Kara smiled, "I think that I can do that."

"And no Lee doesn't know this little factoid about me."

"How do you do that," Kara asked with a shake of her head

"Practice."

"Can I be brutally honest with you?"

"Certainly as long as I'm allowed to do the same."

"Oh yeah. When we first met I didn't like you one little bit."

"I know."

"Do you want to know why?"

"I'm sure it has something to do with the fact that you trust and respect commander Adama and his opinion greatly and when he doesn't like someone you don't like that person either."

"Right."

"You aren't alone in this. There is a good percentage of the Galactica crew that don't like me for this very reason."

"Wait till they find out you are shacking up with Apollo."

Laura laughed, "I'm not positive how they are going to take that but for now Lee and I want to keep our relationship quiet."

"Secrets safe with me. You had something brutally honest to say to me?"

"Did I mention I was always insanely attracted to blonds, particularly strong willful blonds?"

Kara's face went slack, "You…you're attracted to me?"

"Does that make you uncomfortable?"

Kara thought a moment, "No it actually makes me feel better about you in some weird way."

"Glad to hear it."

There came a knock on the door just then.

"See I didn't do that."

Laura smiled, "Come in."

Billy hesitantly opened the door and stepped in, "I though Captain Apollo was in here."

"He came, he saw, he left," Laura remarked with a faint smile

"Oh doctor Baltar wants to see you."

Laura wrinkled her nose at this, "That guy is a nut ball."

"That very well may be but he still wants to see you."

Laura sighed, "Yeah give me like ten minutes."

"Sure."

Billy left and closed the door.

"I take it you don't like doctor Baltar much?"

"It's not that I don't like him but that man is falling further and further into madness and I don't know if there is anything we can do to bring him back."

Kara nodded to this, "I do believe that you are right. I will leave you now so that you can prepare for your meeting with the nut that is our only hope of finding Cylons on our ships," Kara remarked standing up

"Now there is a scary thought," Laura responded rising also, "Thank you Kara for a most enjoyable conversation."

"You are very welcome. Thank you for understanding and clarifying some things for me and once again your secret is safe with me."

"As is yours. If ever you want to talk about anything you know where to find me oh and good luck with Teyla."

Kara just smiled shyly, "Thanks."

After a particularly frustrating meeting with Baltar Laura felt a need to escape her office. She was walking the halls when rounding a corner she bumped into someone and was sent sprawling to the ground, as was the other person.

"Ma'am I am so sorry," Tyrol remarked getting up and helping her to her feet as well

"Don't worry about it I'm okay. Nothing like getting knocked on your ass to wake you up," she remarked with a smile

The man in front of her smiled as well.

"You are Tyrol right? Chief petty officer?"

Tyrol felt a strange thrill the president knew his name, "Yes ma'am."

They began walking again, "How are things going with you? Any complaints that I can help you with?"

"Now that you mention it I do have one."

"Only one?"

Tyrol didn't know what to say to this and was trying to find the words. Laura laughed.

"Relax chief I was only kidding with you."

He relaxed, "Sorry things have been a bit to serious as of late."

"I agree."

"I don't have a complaint so much as a suggestion."

"Do tell."

"I think we should have fun."

"Fun?"

"Yeah like how things are a bit to serious. I understand how we are fighting for our very survival…"

"But we need to loosen up and have fun before we all go mad?"

"Exactly."

"I understand perfectly chief and I agree."

Tyrol smiled, "Yeah?"

"Very much. Do you have any ideas of this fun that we can do?"

"I know that there are weekly card games but not everyone is good at that. We can have movie nights and races and…" he trailed off as he caught sight of Sharon not far off, "Hot steamy sex," he finished

Laura laughed, "I don't think that would go over well with the commander, but I can ask."

Tyrol turned to her in confusion.

Laura smiled and laughed, "You don't have any idea what you just said to me do you?"

"I remember games and races."

"Then you caught sight of lieutenant Valerii over there and you finished off with 'hot steamy sex'."

Tyrol blushed crimson at this statement, "I'm sorry."

Smiling Laura waved him off, "Don't be. However much I liked your suggestion that would create some problems don't you think?"

It was Tyrol's turn to laugh, "Very much."

Laura glanced at Sharon who was busy tinkering with something or other on her viper.

"You love her very much don't you?"

Tyrol smiled, "Yeah. I'm so glad the fraternization rules were lifted. I so wasn't looking forward to getting court marshaled for falling in love."

"I wouldn't think so."

"Thank you for that."

"Not court marshaling you?" Laura asked deadpan

Tyrol laughed, "Lifting the fraternization rule."

"I wasn't the only one that…"

"But you pushed for it."

"I suppose."

"On his own the commander never would have done that. He wouldn't have seen the longer term need of people finding love and getting married and having children. He would have seen it as a way for us to just get sex."

"You don't like Adama very much do you?"

Tyrol turned to Laura in surprise.

"It's okay chief I won't tell. Truthfully he isn't one of my favorite people either."

Tyrol smiled, "I agree with you there."

"I shall take up the matter of play with the commander."

"Thank you."

They rounded another corner and lost sight of Boomer.

"I'm not keeping you from anything am I? Were you going somewhere before I unceremoniously bowled you over," Tyrol asked Laura

"No, I just came from a rather maddening meeting with doctor Baltar and needed to work off some energy."

"I understand. I haven't dealt with him very much but he seems rather…"

"Insane?" Laura supplied

"Yes."

"I'm not keeping you form anything?"

"No just doing a little exercise."

Laura nodded and the two walked in silence for a few minutes.

"How are you adjusting to life on the Galactica? Your move wasn't to hard I hope?"

"The move was fine. Life here is interesting to say the least."

"How's that?"

"Everyone makes such a fuss over me."

"You are the president."

"This I don't dispute but it's still a little weird even thinking of myself as the President. I was secretary of education for goodness sake."

Tyrol was nodding in understanding "Not exactly in the top tier chain of command wise."

"I was like fourth tier. I'm…it'll take a bit to shift my brain. My body has acclimated well though as well as my staff, such as it is."

"Glad to hear it."

"I have been getting to know various members of the crew over the last couple of days."

"Who so far?"

"Well the obvious choices are Billy and captain Apollo. I've also gotten to know Kara, Dualla and Teyla Arnold."

"And now me."

"And now you," Laura acquiesced

"I can safely say you aren't what I expected for you to be," Tyrol commented

"Everyone keeps saying that!"

"It's not meant as a slight."

Laura smiled, "I know. You'll have to get used to my warped sense of humor chief."

"Tyrol."

Laura stopped walking and turned to Tyrol, "I shall call you by your first name if you call me by mine."

Tyrol looked really very skeptical about that.

"Please."

He softened at this, "Deal."

They shook hands to seal the deal.

"Laura I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship."

Her laughter could be heard as the two walked around a corridor.

End