A.N.- Thanks to those people who have reviewed. Sorry, I'm a little sidetracked by a new idea brought on by the newest episode from Friday, so I might not update as frequently as I have been, but I will still update on a regular basis. Let me know if the story starts to lag. Thanks!

Kara could hear the people around her, moving, talking, but she kept her eyes closed. If she opened them then they would want to talk to her, ask her questions, and she couldn't handle that. She didn't want to see anyone. She didn't want to see the guilt. She didn't want to see the pity, hear the empty offers of help. She didn't want anyone.

Except Lee.

How ironic, that the whole time she'd been imprisoned, it was not the thought of her husbands that kept her alive, but her best friend who she hadn't spoken with in almost a year.

Maybe it was because she knew on some subconscious level that her only hope lie with Lee. It's not that she didn't think Anders wouldn't try, she just knew that Lee wouldn't just try, he'd succeed. He wouldn't give up, ever. Not when there was even a chance that she would still be alive.

And what did it say that Anders couldn't break her out of her almost vegetative state, but a few words from Lee, and she was a sobbing mess in his arms.

She supposed that that should have been a signal of her feelings, but at the time she hadn't really been worrying over that sort of thing. Now, it was all she thought about. At least it kept other, less pleasant thoughts from returning.

Although nothing could keep the nightmares from coming.

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"It's God's plan, Kara. We are supposed to be together. You'll see. One day you'll give in, and we'll be a real family, you, me, and Kacey," Leobon cooed.

Kara stared at him. "We'll be a family in your sick twisted mind because none of this is real!"

"Okay, you want to play like that? We'll play like that. One day you will come to me, and when that day comes I will rejoice, but in the mean time I think I should teach you a little lesson."

As Kara once again opened her eyes, she was only mildly surprised to find herself back in the cell, the humanoid cylons surrounding her.

Leobon stared at her, eyes cold. "Show her what happens when we don't get our way."

As the first foot found hold between two of her ribs, she wondered if she would live after this time.

Except something was different this time. Usually there wasn't a voice calling her name...


"Kara. Kara!"

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"Kara! Wake up!"

Kara jerked awake, eyes wide, body coated with sweat, to see Anders above her. Recoiling, she looked around her. Where was Lee? "Lee?"

Anders stilled as if frozen. Then, a hard look came into his eyes. "He's getting food. Doc Cottle ordered him to."

Kara looked back up at Sam, only now realizing how that must have sounded. She knew she should feel guilty, but at the moment she just couldn't bring himself to care. Still, she might as well try to make amends. "Sorry."

Sam just sighed. "It's okay."

Kara looked back up at Sam at that, wonder filling her at his lack of anger, finally looking into his eyes. Ah, so that's why he doesn't care. Guilt, she mused. But why would he feel guilty?

Kara just stared at him for a few minutes, until it came to her. "You never even thought to try, did you?"

Anders reeled back, sputtering in an attempt to explain himself. "Kara, you have to understand-"

"I risked my life, my family, my home for you, and you can't even think to look for me?"

"Kara-"

"Get out."

Anders stood in place a while longer, only moving once Lee entered. He stood at the doorway, unsure of what to do, until Anders moved away from the bed. "Fine. I'll leave for now, but this isn't over, Kara. I mean-"

"Get the frak out NOW!" She yelled. Lee moved forward, laying his hand on Kara's shoulder as Andes turned and walked away, head bowed.

After Anders had left Kara turned to Lee. "Hey."

Lee smiled down at her, and Kara was struck by the fact that it was a purely Lee smile, the one he used to give her before everything got so messed up, before he swore never to see her again. "Hey yourself. How you feeling?"

Kara shrugged and instead pointed to the papers in his hand. "Those for me?"

Lee laughed. "No they're for me. I'm so far behind that I think it'll take me a year just to get caught up. I was going to sit her and do it while I waited for you to wake up."

"Oh. Well I'm awake."

"I can tell," Lee replied. He was silent for a moment, before his eyes turned serious. "Kara..."

"You want to know what happened, right?"

Lee stayed silent. Kara sighed. Well, she'd have to talk about it eventually.

"You'd better sit down, this will take a while.

"He came for me about a week after the cylons first landed..."

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"...and then she woke up here, in sickbay," Lee finished.

"And she doesn't have any idea at all who rescued her?" Roslin asked.

"None."

Roslin looked towards Adama. The man in turn sighed. "Let's just thank the Gods that she's back with us, safe and sound, and be done with it."

"I couldn't agree more, sir."

"She's going to need all the support she can get, but she won't want to be coddled. Let's just focus on getting our girl back."

"Yes, sir."

"Dismissed."

Lee saluted his father and Roslin, and walked out. Roslin turned to Bill. As she looked him over, she could see the exhaustion on his face, deeper than normal, yet something new was there as well. Happiness. Relief.

Roslin shook her head. She didn't know what it was about Kara Thrace, but that woman had the ability to get the Adama men to do unthinkable things, and she wasn't so sure that was a bad thing anymore.