Sam felt a hand smack him across the chest. He grunted and opened his red-rimmed blue eyes. The hand that hit his chest slapped down on his cheekbone and was followed by a bloodcurdling scream. He disentangled himself from Kara's flailing arms. "Kara!" He called out his hands gripping her shoulders and pinning her down into the bed. "Wake up babe! It's just a dream! Kara!"

"No! It's not yours! It's Anders'! Just frakking leave me alone Leoben. Get off! Please stop it!"

"Starbuck! Come on Kara wake up."

Kara's eyes shot open as she heard Sam calling out her name. Sam's grip on her shoulders eased as she brought herself back into the present. "Sam?" She asked. She reached up and turned on the reading lamp next to the bed.

"Kara it's okay. Leoben is no where near you. You're safe and I'm right here." Sam cupped her cheek and rubbed it sweetly with his thumb.

Staring at his face, Kara noticed that his cheek was red. "I'm sorry."

"I'm getting used to it by now. Third time this week, Kara. What's going on?"

Kara let out a heavy sigh as she got up from the bed and walked over to their small bathroom. Turning on the faucet she splashed cold water on her face. Guess having their own room was a huge benefit right now, so no one could see her like this. She grabbed the hand towel and dried off her face.

Sam came to stand behind her and put his hands gently on her bared shoulders.

Kara looked up into the mirror but the face she saw wasn't Sam's. It's was Leoben's. "No," she gasped and dropped her towel. But once she turned around it was Sam standing behind her.

"Gods Kara answer me. What's going on? Was it the same dream you had yesterday?" He asked. She was still pale, much too pale to suit him. "Come and sit down babe," he said pulling her back over to the bed and drawing her on his lap. "I want to take this away from you Kara. I... it tears me up inside to see you like this, knowing I can't banish your demons for you."

Rubbing her face and her eyes, she looked into his azure blue eyes. "I can't seem to shake this off. No… it wasn't that one. I don't even think it was a dream," she sighed and swallowed.

"What are you saying? Like a vision?"

"I don't know. I was in the shower. I was covered in blood that was coming from the shower head. Leoben was in the corner and he told me…" She looked over at the clock, it was two in the morning.

"Told you what?" Sam asked grapping her face to make her look at him.

"I'm seeing Doc. Cottle," she got up from Sam's lap, grabbed her clothes and put them on.

Sam stood as well and grabbed his shirt.

"Sam? What are you doing?"

He glanced up. "I'm going with you. You are not going alone Kara Anders... notice I said Anders, same as mine. We're in this thing together sweetheart. Remember that the vows we took said something about for better or worse?" He pulled on his shirt and then cupped her face gently. "I love you Kara. I wasn't there for you when you needed me before on New Caprica, but Kara you have me now."

Kara said nothing for a moment as Sam put on his shoes.

"Kara..." Sam began. But she put up a finger to his lips and cut him off.

Amazingly, despite everything that had just transpired, she forced a wry smile. "This is the beginning of a pep talk, isn't it?"

"Well..." Sam hesitated. "I don't know that I would have... yeah, okay, yes. It was."

"I appreciate that, Sam. Really I do. But I'm starting to think this is a situation that requires more than just a pep talk." She closed the space between them, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissed him. "I love you, Sam."

"I love you too."

Kara let go of him after a few sweet kisses. Kara ran her fingers through her hair as she reached for the hatch to their bedroom. "Shall we then?"

Sam nodded and held out his hand to her. "Let's go babe, and remember that I'm with you no matter what."

They made the long trip to Doc Cottle's office and sickbay. He held on to her the entire time, rubbing her arms and pulling her into him when he saw her trembling.

"Doc," Sam said as they entered, "Kara and I would like to talk to you."

"What about? I'm really busy right now, but Captain you can take a seat and I will right with you." Doc Cottle pointed to the nearest chair near him.

Kara felt her stomach clench as she looked around the med unit. She hated this section of the ship with a passion.

Sam noticed how tightly her hands were clenched.

"What is he busy with at…" Kara grabbed Sam's wrist that had his watch on. "…2:30 in the morning?"

"Not a clue," Sam said low as they both took a seat. Sam held onto Kara's hand, giving it a squeeze. "Relax Starbuck," he said, "you're not going crazy or anything. Remember what we talked about okay?"

Kara nodded and placed her head on Sam's shoulder. "I know Sam, but it sure does feel like I'm going insane."

One of Doc Cottle's assistances walked up to the couple. "We can move you into a curtain room now Mr. and Mrs. Anders."

Kara interrupts her as they are led to the room. "How long is this going to take? I have a rotation in a few hours."

"Depends on you, Captain," she replies before leaving them in the room.

Sitting on the gurney, Kara feels nervous again. She starts to bounce her knee uncontrollably.

To calm her down, Sam started rubbing her back with his hand letting Kara know that everything is going to be okay.

Kara either didn't mind or didn't notice. They were left alone for several minutes, as was the case with any doctors Kara had known. Sam continued to rub her lower back with one hand and held hers with the other. He talked to her soothingly until the doc entered.

"So what is it Captain?" He said in his gruff no nonsense way. "And since when do you need anyone to hold your hand?" He said flicking his eyes over Anders.

Kara raised an eyebrow. "Is that the way to treat a patient?" Kara snapped back at Doc Cottle. "Look its late, I'm tried and I can see that you are busy with a lot of people here. So I will cut to the chase. I'm having these horrible nightmares. I wake up screaming, sweaty, hardly breathing, beating up Anders as he tries to wake me up from them. I'm getting sick of it. What can you do?"

"So does this mean that you're afraid of the dark too now Captain?" Cottle said sarcastically.

Anders scowled at Cottle, "Jerk." Sam mumbled under his breath as he continued to hold onto Kara.

"That's not even funny." Kara looked back over at Sam. Her eyes were leading him on that this was a big mistake.

"Stay put and I will see if I have something to help. Let me pull your file while I'm at it." Cottle looked at Sam. "Is there anything else you would like to add to this Anders?"

Sam shook his head no but then stopped. "Wait, Kara has been throwing up a lot lately. But she claims that it's the food."

Kara sat straight up. "That's because it is."

"We'll see what's going on Captain with a few tests then," Cottle pulled back on the curtain and left.

"Kara, maybe it's not the doc you need to talk to. Not that he'd care one way or another." Sam still hadn't forgotten the care the good doctor gave him while he was ill. Of course Sam knew that he was limited at the time but the man had no bedside manner at all.

Anders has pretty much laying in his death bed on New Caprica during the cold season on the planet. Doc Cottle continues to exam him checking his lungs, while Sam is coughing his lungs out. "It's okay." He told Cottle.

Kara comes into the bedroom of the tent, covers Sam up, kisses him on the forehead. "I'll be right back, okay?"

Sam just continues to cough.

Kara walks outside putting on her jacket. "Hey Doc… wait. So?"

Cottle turns around. "There's fluid in the lungs. It's probably Pneumonia."

Pulling her hair out from under her jacket she looks at Cottle straight in the eyes. "So give him something."

"I'd love too. I've been out of antibiotics for months."

"So what, that's it?" Kara smirked.

Cottle leans into Kara. "I have lots of patients to see. But he's young and he's strong. So make him rest, keep him warm and with a little luck he'll make it." He turns to leave.

Kara kicks the ground. "Son of a bitch," then moves her bangs out of her face to stare down the street.

"We can get through this together Kara."

"Yeah okay. Let's get..." Just as Kara got up, Doc Cottle came back in the small room.

"I looked through your files and we never did check you out from New Caprica. Don't know what type of viruses or bugs you have been caring around with you. Or what types of drugs those Cylons put in your system while you were in Detention." He shook a file, her file, close to her face. "Have a seat." He left shortly and returned. Kara's eyes widen at what was in his hands.

"And may I ask what type of tests you will be performing?" She asked as Doc tossed her a gown to put on. In the back of her head she was repeating. Not a pelvic exam. Gods please not a pelvic exam.

"Kara?" Sam looked at her. "You didn't get checked out since you've been back?" He looked at her slightly disapprovingly holding on to her gown.

"Exactly what I was saying," Cottle said returning. "You know the drill Captain, step behind the screen, put on the gown and be ready in five minutes. Your husband doesn't have to hold your hand for that, does he?"

Kara glared at Cottle the whole time until he left. "Son of a bitch."

"Kara." Sam said disapproving her words.

Kara looked at Sam. "What? You know I don't like doctors since Caprica. I'm just never over here anymore, I did show up once but the line was two clicks long and I was in no mood to stand and wait. While... forget it." She snatched the gown out of Anders hands, stepped behind the screen, tossing her clothes on the floor and put the thin gown on that didn't deserve the name of cloth.

Sam was waiting for her to change and was there when Kara came out from behind the screen. She came back and jumped up on the gurney as Cottle came back in as well.

"Well I'm not going to wait around forever to start. Now would be good." Kara still couldn't believe she was in the med unit, getting tests done at three in the morning.

Sam was beginning to feel a bit uncomfortable watching her get a full exam but he said that he'd be there for her and he wouldn't back out on that promise. "You okay?"

"Would you stop asking me that question," she snapped back.

"Sorry. I'm just worried about you that's all."

Doc drew her blood, giving the tubes to his assistance to have them check what was in her blood. When Cottle finished the basic exam, he instructed her to lie back and place her feet in the stirrups.

"Doc," she began. "This isn't necessary."

"Captain, it's frakking three in the morning. Now scoot your ass down here so we can get this done!"

Nothing is more uncomfortable to Kara than this single exam alone. She started to have a flashback of when Simon was doing a pelvic exam on her on Caprica. Kara lay down on the table and continued her exam with Cottle. Sam and Kara heard him mumbling something to himself. He set his tools down and then cleared his throat. "Starbuck you can get up now. I'm done." He left and went to check on Kara's blood test results.

Kara let out a quick sigh, as she half smiled up at Sam. She quickly sat up on the table as Sam sat next to her.

"Everything is going to be fine Kara. I'm not going anywhere if the worst news comes."

"Worst news? Sam I'm not dying here."

Cottle came back a few minutes later. "Well kids, I have good news and bad news. Bad news is that I can't fix your sickness problem, you are going to have to suffer through it. Because the good news is, well I guess you can call it good news on which way you look at it..." He cleared his throat again.

Kara and Sam were sitting on the edge of the table patiently waiting for his good news.

"Blood test results show that Kara has a HCG present."

Kara cocked her head to the side and Sam looked dumbfounded.

Cottle sighed. "It's a hormone pregnant women have. Judging by the levels of HCG, I would have to say that you are at least a month. When was your last period Kara?"

A month ago was when Sam rescued her from Leoben and brought her to the hideout. And that's when they made love to each other on New Caprica and shortly after in her quarters on Galactica. She knew something had happened that night that changed her but she couldn't put her finger on it.

Sam was in too much of shock to notice anything that was happening around him. His blue eyes flew open wide at the doctor's words. "Are you sure?" He asked. "Isn't it too soon to be able to tell? You're kidding right? Funny Doc," he frowned at the doctor.

"Would I lie about something this serious, Anders? I'm not joking. I'm the doctor not you." Cottle began to write something down in her file. "Kara when was your last period?" He asked again.

"It was two months ago. This isn't right, I can't be…" Kara fainted on the table.

Sam felt Kara drop back onto the table. He shot up out of the bed and rushed to her. "Kara!" He grabbed hold of her hand and began to stroke it.

Cottle rushed to Kara's other side. "Come on Captain, snap out of it."

Minutes later Kara opened her eyes and saw two faces were right up in hers. "What... personal bubble guys, back off," she splat out.

Sam helped her up into a sitting position. "You okay?"

"Yeah," she sat there rubbing her head, trying to make sense of all of this. Only time would tell if she was or wasn't pregnant. "I'm what?"

Cottle lit a cigarette, "Captain you're pregnant," he bluntly told her

"But you said that the chances of me conceiving were impossible, because of what the Cylons did to me and that my other ovary was damaged. You said…" Kara turned to Sam. "Aren't you going to say anything?"

Sam gold fished for a moment before looking at Kara closely. "Oh gods Kara. You're pregnant!?" He asked half grinning and half still disbelieving.

Kara rolled her eyes. "Not the answer I was looking for."

"A baby..." He looked deep into her eyes and suddenly kissed her deeply. "I do love you."

"We're going… to have a… baby." Kara couldn't believe the words that were escaping her lips. She wrapped her arms around Sam's neck and kissed him. "I love you, Sam. I can't believe this. Me?... Us?... having a baby?"

Cottle signed her release form and started to walk out. "Now would you two get a room with walls."

"Sam, honey could you hand me my clothes? I want to get to our room before someone over hears us talking about this."

"Right," Sam handed her her clothes and paced the small confines of the cubical as she dressed. A baby, they were going to have a baby. The thought floored him. His mind was spinning with a thousand thoughts as they left the medical bay and headed back to their quarters.

Kara's thoughts returned to her dream she had earlier. Could it be coming true? But it can't be Leoben's child. We never had sex to start with. Every time he got close I killed him. No it's not true. This baby is Sam's, I know it is.