Betrayed Trust

By AmandaC & VRyan

Pairing: Roslin/Adama.

DISCLAIMER: THE CHARACTERS ARE NOT OURS WERE JUST BORROWING THEM FOR A BIT THANKS RON WE LOVE YA.

Chapter Seven "Consequences"

Adama was the first to stir; he lifted his head from her shoulder to look at her. He wasn't angry, shocked, disturbed, definitely, but not angry. He couldn't believe what had just happened. They had gone from fighting fiercely to making love on the floor in her quarters. He was still nestled between her legs and he wasn't feeling any great urge to move either which disturbed him even further.

This would have to rank as one of the most awkward moments in Laura Roslin's life to date. He was looking at her oddly. She wasn't sure what she was feeling but knew it wouldn't do to dwell on it. She smiled slightly, although not broadly, it touched her eyes.

Laura Roslin started to laugh "We've both gone crazy".

"We certainly have", he smiled down at her.

"If you call me Madam President William Adama I'm gonna kick your ass", she was still laughing as she spoke.

"Kick my ass, you and who's army"

"We need to have a serious conversation"

"That's a woman thing Laura. But your right"

He rolled over onto one elbow but didn't take his eyes off her. If he was honest with himself and he usually was, the president was with out a shadow of doubt the fuck of the century, well the best he had ever had. This however, did not negate the fact that she also ranked as the biggest pain his ass had ever seen or was likely too. He also knew that working with her was going to be a hell of a lot more difficult. Oh yea head wrecking to say the least. Looking at her now, which he was, naked, sweaty, with her hair tossed and tumbling around her face, her perfect porcelain skin and sparkling grey/green eyes (depending on how the light caught them), he thought to himself it would be nice to get lost just for a few days to forget who he was and who she was and just be William and Laura lovers. He allowed himself the luxury of these musings as he watched her but as his rational brain took over he realized that they would always be the commander and The President and this thing between them would have to handled carefully and discretely if it was to continue.

Laura took advantage of the fact that his weight was lifted from her body, she sat up without once breaking eye contact with him. She didn't know what had just happened. She had just had some of the best sex of her life if not the best. He really knew how to push her buttons both in and out of bed and this scared her even more than her cancer.

"Mind if I get dressed before we have our little chat"

"Personally Madam President I am rather partial to the outfit your are presently wearing"

"Yours isn't too bad either", both laughed

Laura stood and scuttled towards her bedroom picking up items of her clothes as she went. Adama dressed hastily and sat on her couch. When Laura resurfaced she was perfectly presentable suited up she had even run a brush through her main of chestnut hair and applied some perfume. Adama had to hand it to her she looked like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth. The o! so prim and proper school teacher president. Looking down at himself his uniform was crumpled one of the buttons had come out of his shirt and he was sure he must have been ponging something terrible.

Laura picked up a couple of glasses and poured some water into them handing one to him and taking a gulp from her one.

"I have no idea where to start"

"Laura it was sex. We had sex what's to discuss"

"Don't even think about burying this William Adama. It was more than sex and you know it"

"Ok it was great sex", he grinned, pretty much like the cat who'd had the cream and lots of it, before continuing, "I'm joking".

"I don't know about you William but I can't just sweep this under the carpet", she paused and in haled deeply. "I'd like some input here"

"I agree with you"

"All we ever do is fight is it chemistry is that what this is? Is that our relationship? Is that what we have? I don't know. But there is one thing I know and that is that what ever we decide to do about the physical side of our relationship we have to stop fighting".

Adama watched as the sadness that sometimes etched her features returned.

Laura was finding it hard to put what she wanted to say to him into words. "William haven't we lost enough already. Billions are dead and all we have are each other I'm speaking collectively here. We're all that may be left of humanity. Personally I want to just leave the past where it belongs in the past"

"Is that your way of apologizing for sending Starbuck to Caprica"

"No, I made the right decision their, we have the arrow and the co-ordinates to Earth. Maybe I shouldn't be saying this, but I told you so"

"Candy ass President. Great!"

"I'm serious here Commander, I don't have time to frakk about", damn after she had said it she regretted the words.

"How long are we talking about?"

"Brutally direct, as always", well in fairness to him Roslin had come to expect nothing less. "Six months or so"

"Right, and had you any intentions of ever telling me about your illness or were you just going to wait until you o! Keeled over on Colonial One?"

"I was planning on telling you but then well events happened and it became impossible to do so"

"Have you told anyone in the fleet, besides the Doctor?"

"Yes Billy, Elosha knows, Starbuck and your son"

"You told Lee"

"Yes"

Adama fought to swallow that piece of information and not for the countless plus number of times, feel like losing his temper with her again.

"You're angry about that hah. It wasn't easy William and Lee has been a good friend to me, besides he's easy to talk to, unlike a certain relative of his sitting not to far from me"

Adama had to agree with her there he wasn't the easiest man to talk to that was one of the many reasons his ex-wife left him. He was a difficult man at best and damn stubborn. He was honest to a point where certain individuals sometimes found it difficult to take. But she didn't, despite having been banged up in his brig she still had respect for him. Given that she had just slept with him there was something more there. She hid well behind those green eyes oh yea he thought as he watched her sip her water she was an enigma too him, a mystery a puzzle he half wanted to solve and half wanted to chuck in the bin.

"Commander, I think we can bury the whole Starbuck issue. Is she out of the Brig yet? Anyway to the us having a physical relationship issue. Does it continue? Do we pretend it never happened? What?"

"Woman you are nearly as blunt as I am"

"No point beating around the bush"

"To address your questions; Starbuck is in the brig for the present. We need all our good pilots so that will have to change. I will have to have one serious conversation with her. I don't know if it would be wise for us to Date", he nodded his head. Laura smiled.

"At your age Commander", she was taking the piss out of him and he knew it.

"Want it straight up Madam President"

"I'd take it no other way Commander", she grinned.

"You are one hell of a woman in bed"

"And out of it too I hope"

"You're a pain in the ass"

"So are you"

"Let's agree to disagree. How about dinner, mine tonight"

"You're on", smiling "See we can have a civilized conversation without it resulting in a screaming match"

"Yea, for how long"

"Optimist"

He laughed at that took her hand brought it up to his lips and kissed it.

"So tell me Commander does this mean peace is breaking out in our respective camps"

"Something like that. Just don't frakk with me Madam President"

"We'll see". They both tried desperately to suppress a collective giggle and both failed miserably.

The End