Laura was trying to put the pieces together. She remembered being with Amy on Cloud Nine and she was talking on the phone, and then there was nothing but darkness. She had died, or she had been dying.

She was certain that her life was finally coming to an end, but now she felt fine. She had been able to feel the cancer the last few weeks. She could feel it with every breath she took draining her of life, but now each breath she took felt like life was being pumped into her.

She looked at Amy, "No we are talking about it now. What happened?"

Amy handed a glass of water after hearing Laura's voice sounding scratchy. "Well what do you remember?"

Amy was sitting with Laura on the bed holding her hand, and smiling like she was a little kid on Summer Solstice. "I remember dying. I was there on the boat, and my sisters were waiting for me. So were my mother and father, and then all of a sudden I started to walk away from them. What happened?"

Amy's face fell a little and she turned to Bill, "Maybe you should tell her."

Bill shook his head, "No I'll let you handle this it was your idea."

Laura was getting agitated, "Someone better tell me now!"

Amy looked at Laura in the eyes, "Well I remember hearing Cottle talk about how Sharon's baby was odd. It had a weird blood type so I looked into it and found that it has like super blood. There's no blood type specifically and it has like killer blood cells that can fight anything really. So I tested it with a sample of yours, and found that within half an hour the cancer cells were gone. So then we weren't sure if it would affect a living human in a risky way so we tested it out, and then well we saved you."

Laura was listening but it took a moment to put everything together. She realized what Amy was saying and became furious, "You mean that I was injected with Cylon blood?"

Amy shook her head, "No you were injected with half human half cylon blood, and Cottle has got to do some scans but he's pretty sure your cancer is gone."

Amy was waiting for what she knew was coming. "Wait Bill you said Amy thought of this?"

And there it was. Amy knew she was in deep trouble. Bill shook his head and Amy could feel Laura's glare turn on her. "Amy I can't believe you would allow them to do this, and I can't believe you would suggest it. What were you thinking?"

Amy looked down and felt Bill reach his hand to her, "I was thinking I couldn't lose you."

Amy looked up and had tears falling down her eyes. Although Laura wanted to stay mad seeing that look broke her heart. She squeezed Amy's hand, "Okay well what does this mean? Am I half cylon now?"

Amy shrugged, "Were not really sure. It happened so fast and we don't really know if there will be complications or what affects it may have on you. Although I am sure Sharon will be able to tell us."

Laura shook her head, "No you said that you tested it on someone. So who did you test it on? Let me talk to them and see how they feel and we can work on that information along with whatever Sharon gives us. I mean she can't know how it will affect me, can she?"

Amy shrugged, "I'm not sure what Sharon knows. She'll help if she can though."

Laura still didn't trust Sharon completely, "Amy how can you be so sure?"

To everyone's surprise it was Bill who defended Sharon, "Because she willingly allowed herself and her child's health to be jeopardized to get the amount of blood we needed for you."

Laura couldn't speak. She was amazed that the cylon would do something like that for her. Laura realized she would have to reassess Sharon and she knew she would need to at least try to be friendly to the woman. "Wow well…. But that still doesn't answer my other question. Who did you test this on? I want to speak to them right away."

Both Amy and Bill shifted to look anywhere but at Laura. Laura rubbed her brow, "Oh Gods who is it?"

Amy didn't even speak she just raised her hand like she was a child in school again. "AMY! What the frak were you all thinking? Amy you could have died!"

Laura had tugged Amy's hand and pulled her into a hug, "I know mom, but I didn't have a choice. We needed someone to test it on right away and I thought who better than me. I mean you're my mom any reaction I might have to it you would probably have, and well I mean even if it had killed me what difference would it have made."

Laura held tighter, "Amy you can't be so careless you have a daughter to think of now."

Amy inhaled deeply and could smell the distinct scent of her mother's hair. She loved that smell and it made her shed just a few tears knowing she would be able to relish in the slight citrus smell for a long time now,

"I know and I was thinking of her. Mom I couldn't live without you and it wouldn't be fair to Asteria to have me be that kind of mother. I wouldn't be loving or caring, and chances are she would see how miserable I was as she got older and think it was her fault. I did what needed to be done and it turned out fine so there is no need to reprimand me for it."

At that moment Cottle came in and looked and Bill and Amy, "Okay you two visiting hours are over. This patient needs to rest and get some tests done. You can come back in a few hours."

Bill reluctantly got up and gave Laura a kiss, "I'll see you in a bit."

Laura nodded and smiled at him. Bill left and Cottle turned to Amy, "You too miss."

Amy got up off the bed and gave Laura a kiss on the cheek, "I'll be back soon. I love you."

Laura looked at Amy, and without words spoke her forgiveness and her understanding. "I love you too baby girl, and when you come back you better bring my granddaughter."

Amy nodded and slowly left sickbay, glancing over to look at Laura one last time before walking out the hatch.

Amy was ecstatic that her mother was alive, and knowing she had almost lost her was a devastating thought. Amy decided that she didn't want to be around other people so she stopped at her quarters to grab Asteria and left again. She had walked back to sickbay but Cottle told her it would still be an hour or so. Amy decided to go off to her and Laura's sanctuary.

She awkwardly climbed up the latter and laid down. She placed Asteria in the crook of her arm, and had a pillow on the other side of her arm. She looked out at the stars and thought of the day's events, and cried herself to sleep.