Three days passed, Sam and Kara got lucky and received a room of their own that they didn't have to share with anyone else on the ship. They were lying in their bed asleep as the phone rang. Sam answered it and only said "yes" and "no" to who ever was on the other side.

"Doesn't look like we're going to be allowed any private alone time, does it?" Anders rose and pulled on his pants. He walked over to Kara's side of the bed and kissed his wife. "Good morning beautiful," he said between each kiss before he walked away.

Sam would have liked to spend the next several days lying there with his wife, however The Circle of Six was about to meet and he needed to be there. If only to give them his resignation. He couldn't be a party to their vigilante decisions and after what happened to Jammer, well, he couldn't be a part of that any longer.

"Apparently not," Kara rose up from the bed, yawning and stretching. "Hey there stranger," She picked up her clothes that he ripped off quickly last night, she put them back on. She noticed that he was quickly putting his back on too. "Where are you going in a hurry?"

Kara had no clue that Sam was part of The Circle. He kept it a secret from her. Who would want to tell their spouse that they were killing people who were guilty or not guilty for their acts on New Caprica?

"I'll be back. I just have to meet with someone," he kissed her quickly. It was on the tip of his tongue to tell her what he'd been doing. What he had felt justified in doing, but no more. He knew that he couldn't however. He'd just have to live with the knowledge and consequences of his actions and pray that it wouldn't touch Kara.

"Well if you are heading out, I might as well too. I'll see what the Old Man wanted to talk about. I think I have an idea." She put her shoes on and laced them up, kissed Sam and opened the hatch. "See you in a few hours?" She looked back over her shoulder towards him. "Okay then," she softly said to him. She was about to walk out of their quarters. "Oh and if my idea of what Adama is going to ask me, would you have a problem with it?" She was torn, she wanted to be back in her Viper, but knew that it would kill Sam every time she was in it and might not come home.

Sam chuckled, "Well since I have no idea what you think he's going to ask, I don't know if I'd have a problem with it."

"I think he's going to ask me to rejoin the squad," she said.

"Oh," Sam looked startled. "Already?"

"Yeah, I don't think I'm ready for it yet. It's too soon for me. I'll tell him that I will think about it for a few days and get back to him. He'll understand why, he's the father I wished I had when I was growing up." Kara stepped outside their quarters. "Three hours tops. I'm walking pass the mess. Do you want anything?" She asked before heading to the CO's quarters. Nothing was as bad as Leoben's food as Galactica's. She forced herself to eat every meal on this ship.

With the meeting with The Circle in front of him, Sam had quite lost his appetite. "No, I'll get something later. Three hours. I'm already missing you," he watched as she strode down the corridor waving. Anders waved back and headed to the meeting place which was in an empty hanger deck storage room. It took him every bit of the three hours to return. He'd told the Circle members he was finished and that he'd not take part in the killings any longer. He waited for Kara in their bedroom, stretching his sore muscles and rubbing his aching neck. It had been a long few days and it was all starting to catch up with him.

Kara knocked on the CO's door and Adama let her in. For some reason she was nervous. But why? He motioned her to take a seat and she did. She didn't see Lee sitting in the corner until it was too late to walk out. She kept her cool surprising enough with him there. How dare he be here and around me now, she thought to herself.

"Starbuck. I want you to rejoin the fleet and become my flight instructor again," Adama asked.

Kara had a gut feeling about this. "I can't sir, not right now, I'm not ready."

Lee smirked. "Kara you're being selfish. You won't join because of Sam. He's the reason why."

"You don't know me anymore Lee. You have no clue what I went through down there, while…" She looked him up and down. She wanted to say gain weight and got fat. "…you sat back and did nothing to hurry back. Excuse me." She stood up from her chair. "I'm done here," she turned to Adama, "I'll give you my answer when I'm ready." She stormed out the office and walked toward her quarters wanting to scream.

Yanking on the hatch door she almost banged it on wall. Sam was back in their bed, lying down. "Starbuck?" Sam had been in a light doze for she'd been gone a bit longer for some reason and he was tired. "What happened? What did Adama say?"

She sat on the edge of the bed and pulled off her shoes. "He asked me if I would rejoin the fleet and become his flight instructor again. I told him that I wasn't ready for it." Her bangs fell into her face as she let out a heavy sigh. "Lee was there too. He called me selfish. Me?! So I pretty much said go and frak yourself and I walked out."

"What?" Sam demanded. "That jerk." He'd never had much to do with Lee Adama. Only met the guy a few times but he knew he and Kara had history. She'd told him that she had been engaged to Lee's brother Zak and had feelings for Lee too but that was over when they got married. Or so he hoped. "I've heard he put on a few pounds while we were trying to stay alive." Sam said almost expressionlessly.

"You can say that again. Forget him. Fat or skinny he's still a jerk to me," she sighed and looked back at Sam. If one thing could have put her in a bad mood, it was Lee Adama. She moved her hair out of the face and lay down next to Sam. "So… how did your meeting go? Sorry that I was late."

Sam gathered her into his arms and kissed her neck. "It's over," he murmured against her skin. He'd quit and he felt a hundred times better. He'd still have to live with the guilt over the ones he'd had a hand in condemning to death, however there was no doubt in his mind about their guilt or innocence, Jammer was the final straw for him, however.

"What's over?" Kara asked concerned at the tone of Sam's voice.

He gave her a smile and kissed her gently as he shook his head. "It doesn't matter now. You need to relax sweetheart and I need to hold you."

Kara broke away from his kiss. She looked to his blue eyes and hugged him tighter. "Something is going on, on this ship. Adama told me that we are missing people that we know escaped New Caprica. It's probably Cylons aboard the fleet doing it. I can't image any humans doing it. Are you sure you know nothing? Nothing is going on with you, Sam?" She stared him straight in the face. There were some days where she wished she didn't know him as well as she did. "If you don't want to talk about it now, please tell me later. I don't want any secrets between us. I can't take anymore lies from anyone now." She placed her head on his chest and closed her eyes.

Sam winced at her words. It was probably the worst thing that she could have said short of knowing that he had been involved in those missing people. "Later sweetheart, I promise later. Right now just let me hold you." Sam said almost desperately.

Kara let him wrap his arms around her body as they lied down in their. She had forgotten how much she loved to snuggle up with him in his arms. They talked for a few more hours over some things she needed to let out. Things that were keeping her up all night. She was determined to get a good night sleep tonight. Sam slightly rubbed her arms and her back, which was slowly putting her to sleep. Seconds later she fell asleep in his arms.

About seven hours later she woke up. Sam was still sleeping and didn't want to disturb him. She kissed him on the forehead. "I love you," she whispered before she got up to get dress and headed to the mess. She sat down next to the Chief, Seelix, and Colonel Tigh. Gaeta was sitting all by himself, so she got up and sat next to him. "Do you know what was happening to me when you were doing Baltar's dirty work?"

"Kara I was helping people." Gaeta replied.

"Helping," she scoffed. She couldn't take it anymore and left to return back to her room, but Seelix and Colonel Tigh approach her.

They took her into a storage room, and told her about The Circle of Six and what they were doing. She pondered on what they were doing and decided to join.

The Circle did a trial for Gaeta in the air lock. He wouldn't beg for his life. Kara couldn't take it anymore and made him beg after she kicked him in the face. "Beg... BEG! Tell them about the dog bowl and it's secret signal to the resistance."

"Starbuck what did you say?" Chief asked and looked at Gaeta. "Was that you that helped us?"

"I told Captain Thrace..."

"Anders." Kara interrupted Chief and Gaeta.

"I told Captain Anders that I was helping people but I didn't know who I was helping."

Gaeta was found not guilty and was let go. "I can't do this." Kara slowly walked back to her quarters. She opened the hatch and saw that Sam was still asleep.

Sam woke when Kara returned. He'd known when she left but he couldn't summon the energy to get up, besides after the last three days, he figured he deserved a bit if time to rest. They had a lot of work ahead of them and he'd need his strength. As with anytime he woke, he suffered a bit of coughing, but it was getting better now that they were off New Caprica. "Kara? What is it?" He asked her as she sat on the edge of the bed. He'd help her through whatever it was that was bothering her. Now that he was free of The Circle he could be a devoted husband to her.

Kara knew she had made a lot of mistakes in her life. She had a long history of mistakes that made her the person she was today. The woman sitting here today, looking at Sam was a different woman than the one who had made those mistakes because she had learned from them. She had grown from them.

"I just met with The Circle. They handed me Gaeta's paper and told me he was next. I told them that what Gaeta told me in the mess hall. Something about a secret code with a yellow dog bowl. I just saved Gaeta's life. Then I told them that I couldn't do it and I left." Kara gasped and her eyes widen. "Was that your meeting yesterday?"

Sam had wanted to tell her, he was going to tell her but she'd beaten him to the punch. He broke eye contact with her and stared down at his hands. "Yes. I feel terrible now about that. At the time I felt justified, until Jammer. He thought he was helping Kara and we still did it," he was silent for a few moments. "Don't hate me Kara. I don't think I could deal with that if you did."

"Shh..." She placed her hands on his face and made him look into her eyes as she knelt down at his bedside. "... Don't say that. I would never hate you, never. You and I both thought that we were doing the right thing at the right time. Sam we weren't the executioners. Did you push that button to let them out of the airlock? No, Sam you didn't, you just sentenced them like I did with Gaeta. We were the jury of The Circle. I'm proud of you. I want you to hear me crystal clear on this. You did the right thing on getting out of there before it got out of control. I'm so proud of you for that." She said as she stroked his cheek with her hand, leaned in and kissed him.

Sam didn't believe Kara until he looked up into her hazel green eyes. Her lovely eyes that he'd happily drown in. In them he saw that she didn't judge him, that she didn't hate him for his actions. Sam crushed her body to his as he came as close as he'd ever come to crying with her present. Relief at her forgiveness at what he considered almost unforgivable actions. Relief that he wouldn't lose her to The Circle, that they had both gotten out in time before they were destroyed like the others. Anders knew that Tigh was way over the edge as was Seelix. Hell, he'd been close himself. "I'm sorry Kara," he held her tightly against the pain. "I wanted to tell you. I never wanted to keep anything from you ever." Sam held on to Kara as if he was drowning and she was his lifeline.

"Sam, you don't need to apologize. I understand. Really I do. Let's just forget about what happened with The Circle. But before we do, is there anything else I need to know about?" She let go of Sam, walked over to the hatch and locked it, making sure that no one could walk in on them. She walked across the room, passed Sam, sat down at the table. She pulled out the chair next to her and motioned him to sit in it and then crossed her arms.