The next few days went by quickly, as the President had meetings with every ship in the fleet to look at progress, and so Lee and Kara took it in turns to play chauffeur to the President and their CAP shifts. By the end of the week both of them were shattered and on the brink of collapsing. After the President's last meeting Lee staggered into the bunk room and collapsed on top of his bunk, he was about to fall asleep when he heard someone throwing up. He got up and walked into the head to find Kara sat on the floor puking in one of the toilets. By the time he had knelt down next to her she was just dry heaving so he lay a supporting hand on her back.

"Come on Kara. I'm taking you to see the Doc."

"I've already been, he says it's just stress" she said between heaves.

"OK then I'm taking you to bed and no flying until your better. I know what your like!" he said making them both laugh. Then he picked her up in his arms and carried her back to the bunk room.

"But I'm on in five minutes where are you going to find someone to cover in that time?" She asked as he lay her on her bunk.

"It's OK I'll deal with it, just sleep now."

Kara was so tired she fell asleep straight away, and Lee crept back out of the bunk room so as not to wake her.

Lee stumbled onto the flight deck, and leaned against a stack of boxes next to one of the Vipers. The chief walked over to him concerned.

"Is there something I can do for you sir?"

"Yeah is Kara's Viper ready?"

"Yes Sir."

"Good Kara isn't well so I'll be flying it today"
"Do you think that's wise sir. Your looking tired." Tyrol said getting more concerned every minute.

"No, but there's no one else. Don't worry chief I won't crash your precious Viper." Lee said picking up his helmet. Tyrol gave up and so just helped Lee into Kara's Viper and watched as it took off.

Kara woke up a few hours later feeling a lot better for having slept, even if it was only for a short time. What would have been her CAP shift was almost over and she wasn't on again till tomorrow, leaving her with plenty of spare time. As everyone else was either on shift or asleep she decided that she would go and help the Chief with the other Vipers. She was down on the flight deck in minutes and in no time was under a Viper checking the wiring. She heard the Vipers of her shift land, but she didn't move until she heard a sleepy voice coming from one of the cockpits.

"The gimble's slightly off, you'll want to check that." Lee said as he staggered out of the cockpit.

Kara got out from under the Viper and walked toward Lee grinning, "What do you think your doing playing with my Viper?". Lee turned around a smirked at her, but when she saw the dark rings under his eyes, and the fact that he could barely stand up straight, her grin dropped and she ran to his side, grabbing his arm to hold him up.

"What the frak were you doing even flying!" she shouted at him.

"There was no choice, you were in no condition to fly and no one else could do it"Lee whimpered

"That's not a reason Lee you could found someone if you tried, rather than trying to get yourself killed! You should be sleeping not flying!"

Lee grimaced and held the bridge of his nose with his free hand, "Kara don't shout please"

It was only then that she noticed the sweat streaming down his face. She stepped in front of him and pressed the palm of her hand to his forehead, suddenly concern taking over her anger.

"Lee your burning up" she cried as she felt the heat radiating off him, "come on your going to sickbay" she wrapped her arm around his waist and lead him off towards the sickbay.

After a lot of stumbling and bashing into people Kara managed to get Lee to sickbay and sat him down on one of the beds. Doc Cottle came over almost straight away and began doing his normal doctor prodding and pocking and asking questions, Kara just sat back and watched. After a while the Doc walked off to another patient and Lee got unsteadily off the bed. Kara caught his arm again and steadied him, "Do you think you should be leaving?" she asked concerned.

"Yeah Doc said it's just a flu sort of thing, I can go and rest in my bunk but we're gonna have to find someone to fill in my shifts"

"Fine I'll get you to your bunk and then I'll find someone to fill that shift ok"

Lee just nodded and let Kara lead him away. When they reached his bunk Lee just collapsed onto it and groaned his eyes drooping. Suddenly his eyes snapped open and ran to the head., Kara followed closely behind him and knelt down next to him as he threw up. She rubbed his back soothingly and waited for him to finish, before wiping his forehead with a cool flannel and gave him some water to wash his mouth out. Then she slipped her arms under his shoulders and helped him up.

"Come on, you're going to bed"

"The roles have reversed slightly since this morning," Lee laughed, which turned into a coughing fit and him almost throwing up again.

"Yeah well now your the sick one, which for the record I am not upset about."

"Me being ill, or you not being ill."

"The latter, though you are cute when your sick."

Kara lay Lee down on his bed and sat down next to him. She pressed her hand to his forehead again and sighed, "Lee your still burning"

"I know, you should go though, I don't want you catching this."

"I think I would have already caught it by now. Scoot over"

Lee looked at her confused, but scooted over all the same, Kara then lay on her front next to him and wiped the sweat on his face away with a towel she brought with her from the head.

"Thankyou" Lee whispered as he stroked her upper arm.

Just then Dee walked through the hatch, looking for Lee. She saw them lying on his bunk together and suddenly her insecurities were back.

"I thought there was nothing between you" she said sharply.

Lee closed his eyes and sighed, "Dee there isn't. Kara is my closest friend and just because I'm close to her doesn't mean that there is necessarily anything going on right now." he said in his calm but angry voice. Kara seemed to be the only one to notice the right now at the end of his little speech and couldn't stop herself smiling slightly.

"Doesn't look like it to me!" Dee fumed.

Kara didn't want to be in the middle of this, but as she made to get up she felt Lee's hand tighten on her arm, stopping her from going anywhere.

"Dee she is my best friend. I am fed up of you getting jealous every time I fraking talk to her, I don't see how we can be in a relationship if you don't trust me. Just leave me alone." Kara heard his voice begin to break under the strain of talking.

"Your...your breaking up with me." Dee whispered in surprise.

"Yes now just please leave me alone" whimpered, making Kara turn to look at him, what she saw broke her heart. Lee stared back at her exhausted, dark rings under his eyes, sweat still dripping down his face.

Taking pity on him she turned to Dee, "I think you'd better go" she said quietly. Dee shot daggers her way, normally Kara would have glared her down, but at that moment she was just worried about Lee and so just ignored her. Realizing that nothing more was going to happen here Dee turned and left slamming the hatch as she went. Lee grimaced at the noise and groaned softly.

"You ok?" Kara asked as she wiped more sweat off his face with the towel.

"Yeah just tired," he sighed, eyelids drooping.

"Go to sleep then, I'll be here when you wake up, promise." she said stroking his hair soothingly.

He gave her a small smile before closing his eyes and gently drifting off to sleep. Kara leaned forwards, kissed the top of his head, and gently whispered, "I'll always be here."

A/N sorry guys if you wanted more on the love triangle but I couldn't do it Dee just had to go, though there might be some jealous ex action coming up.