Laura made her way to Amy's quarters, and opened the hatch without even thinking. She was shocked when she saw Sharon and Helo in the same position she had just been in with Bill. "Oh Gods I'm sorry. I take it Amy isn't here."

Sharon shook her head and blushed while Helo tried to look anywhere but at the president. "I'm just gunna go then."

Laura went to close the hatch when Sharon spoke, "I think she stayed in your quarters last night."

Laura nodded and looked at the ceiling, "Thanks you two have a good day."

Laura shut the hatch and quickly made her way to her quarters. She opened the hatch and saw Amy going through some files, and Asteria was lying on the floor. "Hey how are you?"

Amy looked up and smiled at Laura, "Scared for life, and not nearly as happy as you are, but I'll live."

Laura rolled her eyes and sat on the floor with Asteria, "So you're working with me today?"

Amy nodded and opened another file, "Yeah and I think I may have found some sort of solution for the issues that the Gemenon counsel was discussing."

Laura nodded and sat on the floor with Asteria, "Amy are we going to talk about what happened?"

Amy shook her head violently, "No we are not. I should have knocked. I knew you and Bill were having a date night, I knew what you guys were going to do when you left the party, and I should have known that you would be…. How you were this morning. I just wasn't fully thinking and I'm sorry. Now the conversation is over, can we get back to work?"

Laura laughed and stood up. Her and Amy worked solidly for about four hours before finally taking a break. Laura took off her glasses and placed them on the desk, and then looked at Amy. Laura noticed small changes in her daughter. Amy's was looking a bit to skinny, her eyes had visible bags underneath them, her hair wasn't as vibrant as it had once been, and Laura could see that she looked drained.

It wasn't much of a surprise considering all the stress Amy had been under. Not only was Amy still relatively a new mom, but she was also hard at work as Laura's assistant. Laura spoke without thinking, "Ames I was thinking that you and I need a vacation."

Amy laughed, "Oh and where do you suggest we go? Maybe we could just take a raptor and tell Bill we're gunna go find somewhere to hang out for a few days and we will bring the raptor right back."

Amy smirked at Laura and let out a small sarcastic laugh. "No seriously Amy. I was thinking that maybe you and I could go get some rest on Cloud Nine. They still have a functioning spa, there's the pool, the bar, and there is the garden. We could leave Asteria in the care of someone here and go over just for a day or two."

Amy bit her lower lip, "Just you and me? No work, no kids, no relationships, no cylons, no nothing? Just you and me relaxing?"

Laura nodded and Amy nodded her head, "Okay let's do it. When do you want to go?" Laura pulled out her calendar and found the meetings she could put off till later, "How about we go tomorrow and come back in a day or two?"

Amy nodded and picked up the comm.…. "Okay I'm just gunna arrange a sitter and have Billy clear our schedules."

Laura nodded and smiled. In all honesty Laura was feeling like she needed a break from everything. Amy called Billy first and told him the plan. She then called Sharon to see if she would watch Asteria. In the middle of Amy's conversation with Sharon there was a loud banging at the door. Laura was holding Asteria and opened the hatch to see Cottle looking a bit angry. "Woman you had an appointment with me an hour ago, what the hell have you been doing?"

Laura had spaced the appointment and her eyes went wide. "Sorry I was working and got too caught up. Give me just a second."

Laura walked over and handed Asteria to Amy, "I'll be back in just a bit."

Amy took her daughter and spoke into the comm.…. "Hey Sharon hold on one second."

Amy then turned to Laura, "You want me to come with you?"

Laura shook her head, "No I'll be fine. It shouldn't take to long just going over some test results. Are you going to be here when I get back?"

Amy nodded and started to talk to Sharon again. Laura followed Cottle into the corridor and then on to sickbay.

Laura waited outside Cottles office and was surprised to see that Sickbay was actually empty for once. She knew she had been late, but that didn't mean Cottle had to keep her waiting as well. She was just about to leave and tell him off later when he stepped out of his office. He motioned for Laura to sit down but she shook her head, "Laura the cancer isn't slowing down."

Laura took a deep breath, "How long do I have?"

Cottle hesitated feeling terrible for the news he had to deliver. Although he would always deny it, he had a soft spot for the Roslin women, "A couple of weeks. A month on the outside."

Laura snapped her fingers to grab the file. She looked it over quickly and then tossed it onto the bed in between her and Cottle. "Excuse me."

Laura quickly walked behind a curtain and let out a small soft sob before returning. "Okay what now? Does this mean I have to go on diloxen, or is there something else we can try?"

Cottle shook his head and reached out to grab Laura's hand. "I'm sorry Laura but there's nothing else we can do to try and stop it. It's too far gone. All we can hope for is that it doesn't spread, and if it does we have to pray it doesn't go to your brain."

Laura fought the tears, "This is not to leave this room, is that understood?"

Cottle argued, "Laura you have to tell your family at least. They deserve to know…"

Laura glared at him, "They don't need to know. They deserve to stay happy for as long as they can. So again I ask you to keep this between us."

Cottle nodded and picked up the folder. Laura turned sharply on her heel and left sickbay. When she returned to her quarters Amy was gone but a note was on her desk telling her to come to Bill's when she got the note. Laura was alone and finally let the tears out. She clung to her desk as her body was racked with sobs. Once she had composed herself she went into the head and washed her face so no one would know she had been crying. She then made her way to Bill's quarters.

She opened the hatch and saw her family. She took everyone and relished in the beautiful picture in front of her. Amy was sitting on the couch with Dee deep in conversations, but Amy's head flew back in laughter. Lee and Zak were arm wrestling on the 'dinning room' table and were being officiated by Kara, Saul and Ellen where drinking of course but having a fun time trying to dance, and Bill was lying on the ground holding Asteria above his head. Asteria was giggling and Laura knew in that instant she was doing the right thing by keeping how sick she was a secret. She closed the hatch and entered the room, "So where's dinner?"

Bill brought Asteria to his chest and stood up. He walked over and gave Laura a kiss. "Hey mom how were the results?"

Amy was looking concerned so Laura plastered on her best fake smile, "They were good. Cottle seems very happy with them, so were optimistic right now."

Laura saw the relief wash over Amy and everyone else in the room. Bill motioned for Zak and Lee to set the table, and Kara went to open the hatch since the food cart had just been announced by a knock. Bill led Laura to the table, and she motioned for him to hand her Asteria. Laura hugged Asteria before placing her on her lap. Once the food was on their plates Laura raised her glass for a toast, and everyone picked up a glass. "To our insane, dysfunctional, yet happy family. I love you all."

The evening was fun, and Kara's wedding plans were finally finished. Ellen of course had insisted on have a bachelorette party, and Amy told everyone how her and Laura would be gone the next two days for some mother daughter time. All in all Laura thought the evening had been perfect, and had even realized that as much as she despised Ellen she considered her to be family as well.