The commander couldn't ignore the nagging feeling in the back of his mind that Kara was still family no matter what their 'words' drudged p from the past. She was like a daughter to him and that fact would never change. No matter what had occurred in the past, he still loved her.

Muttering to himself was how the President found him in his cabin.

"Commander?" she inquired, deciding to forgo knocking on his door. It would only rattle him further judging by the way his eyes snapped to meet her own.

"Mrs President," he greeted, standing up and offering her a place to sit. The commander knew her couldn't let his matters with the blonde stew any longer; he had an entire fleet to protect after all.

Nodding her gratitude, the former teacher took a seat next to the man once he went back to his earlier position on the couch. She knew something was on his mind, but knew that she didn't want to start a fight without knowing any facts.

"Is everything alright?" he inquired, "no military problems or problems on other ships?" he was fishing to find a reason for her presence, they both knew it.

"No, nothing like that," she assured, moving to fix her shirt as she turned to face him. "I was looking for some company, I just came back from seeing Dr. Cottle," at the look on his face she quickly added; "I'm not ready to discuss it just yet"

William Adama was enough of a gentleman to know to leave it at that. He could provide company, he may even enjoy hers.

"What's on your mind?" the President asked, leaving back into her seat. She was looking for normal, and the commander seemed to fit that profile… maybe.

"Nothing" he stated rather quickly, earning him a quirked eyebrow and a knowing look. He realised that he had spoken too soon, and to a woman who obviously knew when someone was lying. He almost wanted to joke that he hadn't done his homework because the dog ate it.

"Kara" he stated, letting out a sigh.

"The blond hot shot pilot?" she inquired, earning herself a look radiating off the commander's face like a proud father. At least she had asked a good question judging by his reaction.

"That's the one," he chucked, getting more comfortable in her presence.

"Did she do something stupid?" she asked, making light of the situation she had stumbled into.

"Always" he muttered back before standing and making them both a drink. It wasn't like the stuff back home. Of course it was the same stuff, but it tasted differently up in space. It tasted better, stronger and reminded him to have hope.

"Would you like to elaborate?" the former teacher knew he wanted to, he needed to almost. It was edged onto his face. Not just the fact that something was wrong, but the fact that something was on his mind and had been for days.

The commander wasn't ready to talk about his 'words' with Kara, he may never be ready for that, but he wanted to be able to confine in someone his concerns for the blonde.

"She's in love," he spoke in a gentle tone, handing her a glass which she readily accepted.

Taking a sip of her dink, the President knew she didn't have to talk much. He obviously was going to get it off his chest even without her verbal prompting. For a brief moment she was grateful that he was confiding in her. It may not be about business but it was something more, something personal and she liked that. It was almost normal, almost.

"With the specialist" he elaborated, looking at her to judge her reaction. When he didn't receive one her further elaborated; "you remember Cally don't you? She got injured on the Astral Queen"

And with those last few words, the entire contents inside the Presidents mouth was sprayed across the room, as the commander chuckled in response.

Unable to form coherent questions, the ex-teacher could only gape. She didn't even know where to begin honestly, but to find the answer to any matter she needed some facts.

"Who knows?" she asked, having finished collecting herself and setting her drink aside in fear that she may have a repeat performance.

The commander copied her actions, finding this rather amusing than he wanted to admit. After all this was a better way to discuss his concerns about the pair? He seemed to have made someone else aware of their not-yet-existent-relationship. Not that anyone outside the Galactica was aware of this development, but word had reached nearly all of the crew here.

"Almost the entire crew on board this ship" he stated, earning him a wide-eyed look.

"Who doesn't know?" she asked, starting to feel a bit left out. She wasn't normally one to gossip but this seemed like vital information somehow. Maybe if she knew more she could feel more connected to something outside politics.

"The rest of the fleet and those who haven't interacted with anyone or listened to the whispers," he chuckled. "One poor nugget even attempted to flirt with Kara before she started to train them," he elaborated.

"How did that go?" she asked, not really sure she wanted the details. She knew enough about the Lieutenant from Billy to know that she could be arrogant and violent if she was pushed. Billy had of course given her a brief after the incident on-board the Astral Queen.

"I'll let you know when he starts speaking again," he joked and gave a hearty laugh. "I think she frighted him away," he added, whipping a tear from his eyes as their joint laughter died down.

"How do you know if he hasn't spoken?" the ex-teacher inquired, still making light of a situation that might in fact be a serious issue.

"Lee came to tell me about it earlier," he mentioned, picking his drink back up. The commander was actually starting to enjoy her company, it no longer felt forced. One topic he seemed to be at ease with the most was the antics of his children.

"Want to tell me more?" she was intrigued more now, the blond starting to become more of a person now than just a few sentences in her head.

"Lee said that she turned around and slammed him again a wall," he paused for dramatic effect as he noticed her rapid attention. "Apparently she told him she was taken" he muttered, once again setting his drink aside, condense gone.

"I didn't realise they were together," she mulled over, "Billy didn't mention that"

"They aren't together" he stated. At her perplexed look he further explained; "Kara likes Cally, Cally likes Kara" he explained in a similar fashion that he had used when talking to the doctor. "They don't know about it yet" he added after a few seconds.

"So it's a will they or won't they type situation?" she asked

"They will end up together, no doubt about that" he chuckled. What would a world be like if Kara didn't end up getting the girl? Shaking his head, the commander didn't want to think of that possibility. Frak he might even have to give a few officers a talking to if they flirted with the specialist or maybe have the Chief re-assign them to another shift.