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The Wild, Wild West – Following Fate
Kara resisted the urge to look behind her.
What did she care if some superior asshole took her advice, saving his skin in the process? I mean, really, it wasn't like he was the first man she'd had the hots for. And she had a reputation to prove it.
Under her bandana, she grinned saucily, remembering just how good he had looked and felt in that perfectly snug uniform. All sorts of ridiculous fantasies played through her mind.
Yes Sir. No sir. Pretty please sir.Out here in the wide-open space you had take your recreation where you could find it. Maybe they'd get a game of Texas Hold'em going tonight…she could use a few extra stogies.
Leaning her shoulders into the wind, she pushed her horse Viper on. They had a lot of ground to cover to get to camp before nightfall hit and she needed to save her indulgent thoughts until then. Her nuggets depended on her to be focused out here, to lead them to California.
She wasn't about to let the toasters or one Lee Adama frak up her destiny.
But her smile turned to a frown because if Kara Thrace knew anything at all, she knew that she was perfectly capable of frakking it up all on her own.
A few hours laterLee had caught up with them about an hour ago but kept a safe distance just in case any of her nuggets got any wild ideas.
They were at least a day away from his infantry at this rate.
No going back now Apollo…
"Frak!" He cursed out loud.
Where the hell had that thought come from? And why was he using her crazy words? Was this Starbuck a medicine woman or something?
He felt bewitched by her.
Lee Adama wasn't a deserter. He was a company man. He was a leader, a patriot. He believed that justice would prevail, no matter the circumstances and through the proper channels.
So why the hell was he following a band of bandits led by someone who calls herself Starbuck?
Fate. The word came to him unbidden.
Hadn't she told him to follow the stars?
Looking at her, watching her ride, it was as if she was one with her horse and the earth. It was the same way he felt when he was riding without reason, without boundaries, when he could just let Galactica run the way she had been born to.
Something had shifted in him when she'd challenged him. He felt connected to her and if he was honest with himself, more connected to himself. So that was it...he was just following his gut.
So why are you following behind her instead of riding with her? He asked himself angrily.
Spurring Galactica to run faster, he galloped around the edge of her nuggets. Amazingly, they didn't try and stop him from reaching her. If anything they seemed to give him some extra space to come around.
Kara felt him before she saw him pull up next to her. She'd been wondering how long it would take him. Somehow she'd known he wouldn't be able to just blindly follow her to wherever they were going.
"Took you long enough Apollo! Thought I might have to send out a search party."
Lee couldn't see her mouth but he was pretty sure that she was smiling.
"Aw Starbuck, I didn't know you cared. I was just doing a little reconnaissance first…"
He made a point to look her over, suddenly aware that his saddle wasn't quite as comfortable as it had been a few minutes ago.
Who knew that he'd had a thing for a woman wearing chaps?"That's some ride you've got there Starbuck." He remarked, a small smirk on his face.
"Ha!" Starbuck laughed and pulled her bandana down.
Lee couldn't help himself, his eyes went right to her lips.
She licked them, slowly.
"Yeah…you like my ride Apollo?"
His eyes reluctantly left her mouth to meet her gaze and Starbuck felt like she'd just caught on fire from some of the Chief's brew. Gods the man was sexy!
Lee resisted the urge to yank her off her saddle and into his, but he couldn't help the fact that when he spoke his voice came out low and more like a growl than his own.
"I'm just waiting to show you how much."
Oh FRAK this was going to be fun, Starbuck thought to herself.
"Well you know…" She started, copying his low growl, "not just any old man can ride on my six…"
Lee raised an eyebrow at her.
"That's right Apollo. You're going to have to earn it. We'll start tonight. Hope you're luckier at cards than my last opponent."
Something green and ugly reared its head behind Lee's eyes at the thought of her having another "opponent".
"Frak!" He hissed out through clenched teeth. Cards? She was going to make him play cards?
Kara returned the raised eyebrow. He picked up things quickly. She liked that in a man.
"Frak Apollo? Well I don't know...I guess we'll just have to wait and see...won't we?"
Something dangerous lit up in his eyes and it sent a thrill down her spine.
"Oh and Apollo…I hope you've got a good campfire story up your sleeve."
