Kara stood, staring at the hole in the cliffs up above Boomer had just made. "Not bad. Damn."
Then she heard Helo yelling Sharon's name, and she snapped back into reality. There was something she had to do. Sprinting the few yards, she stopped in front of where Lee lay on the ground. She looked down at him, her arms crossed in front of her, and did her best not to show any emotion. When he turned his eyes towards the ground in shame, it got to be too much. "I told you so," Kara said, grinning.
Lee glared at her as he picked himself up off the ground. "Sue me for not wanting to trust the Cylon," he hissed. His hands went down to rub where his back had landed on a rock.
Kara realized with a start Lee was right. It was natural not to want to trust the machine who had just saved their lives. Funny, it seemed somewhere along the line Kara had stopped thinking of Sharon as only a toaster. She had started to trust her without even noticing. It was so hard to shift the trust away even if she knew her friend was the enemy.
"Look at them," Lee said, pointing over to where Helo had led Sharon back to the President. Everyone was gathered around congratulating the Cylon for saving their lives. It was like they were forgetting what had happened to his father days earlier. "It's like she's the only one who has ever risked her life to keep the Fleet alive." He shook his head in disbelief and started walking.
Kara fell into line beside him. "They're all wrong if they think for one second she was the only reason those Cylons got blown away. Sure, you didn't do much to help her get that gun in order to shoot. But if anyone thinks for one second she could have made it that far on her own without being killed, they're stupid."
"What do you mean?" Lee asked.
"I was probably the only one to see it, but the kill shot you had on that toaster was a thing of beauty, Lee. You gave Sharon the opportunity she needed to get to that gun."
They walked in silence a few steps before Kara shook her head and chuckled. When Lee gave her an inquiring look, she explained, "So I still can't figure out why I found it reassuring that you were the one I was pinned down with."
"You felt reassured while Cylons were trying to kill us?"
"I know. It's strange, but it was almost like I knew I would be okay because you and I can find our way out of any situation as long as we're working together. Does that make any sense?"
"Perfect sense," Lee smirked. "I mean, we do work well together, don't we?"
"Only when we're on-shift," Kara joked.
They were almost back to where the others stood when something occurred to Kara. She grabbed Lee's arm and pulled him to a stop. "Gods. We left the President open without protection during all that chaos."
"Don't worry. Zarek's men had her. I made sure of that."
"In the few seconds we had to take cover, you had the time to check on the President?" Kara shook her head. "Not even you're that good."
Lee smirked at her. "You might doubt me, but I'm pretty good in combat situations. I took stock of the situation and put myself where I thought I should be."
"What the frak is that supposed to mean?" Kara yelled as he started walking away from her.
Lee turned and smiled. "Come on, Kara! Do you actually think we ended up pinned down together by chance?" He held her eyes for a few seconds before giving her a wink and then turning to train his smile on the President instead.
Kara stood without moving as she waited for her heart to stop beating so fraking fast. It was during moments like these that she knew why she loved Lee Adama.