Laura shakes out her hands furiously as she paces the bedroom, taking a deep breath as she lets a shaky one out.
"Laura?" Bill calls out from down the hall.
"Coming!" Laura manages to squeak out, pacing a few more times before she grumbles and slaps off the bedroom light, heading down the hallway.
"Mama!" Aurora exclaims, pushing herself up from the floor. Dressed in jeans and a "Viper Pilot in Training" t-shirt with a fresh pair of sneakers on her feet, she looked like she was ready to go for the day.
"Look at you, Papa got you dressed all nice and pretty," Laura exclaims as she picks Aurora up, kissing her cheek, "He even did a ponytail!"
"Ya!" Aurora smiles, reaching up to touch the ponytail on top of her head.
"Are you ready for your first day of school?" Laura asks as she carries Aurora out the door, Bill following behind them.
"Ah huh," Aurora says, resting her head on Laura's shoulder, playing with her mother's hair.
"You are gonna do so many fun things, and meet tons of new people," She tells Aurora, shifting her grip on the toddler, "When did you get so big?"
"After she put away five pancakes this morning," Bill says as he falls into step next to Laura, carrying a tiny green backpack in his hand.
"You made her pancakes?"
"I did, chocolate chip ones."
"Yummmmm," Aurora hums with a smile. Laura sighs softly and rests her head against her daughter's, walking in silence for a few blocks before she sets Aurora down. Aurora reaches up and takes Laura's hand, walking along side her into the preschool they had stopped in front of. She looks around quietly as they walk inside, taking in the other kids that were settling in for the morning. A perky brunette walks up to them and smiles, holding her hand out.
"You must be the Adama's. I'm Samantha, it's nice to meet you." Bill shakes her hand with a smile.
"It's nice to meet you, I'm Bill, this is Laura, and this is Aurora."
"That is a lovely name," Samantha says as she squats in front of Aurora, "Hi Aurora, I'm Sam."
"Hi," Aurora whispers, leaning into Laura's leg.
Samantha stands back up and smiles at them, "Let me give you guys a quick tour of Aurora's class room."
"That would be great," Bill says, putting a hand to the small of Laura's back as they follow Samantha to a classroom in the back. The young girl walks them around the room, pointing things out along the way before they stop next to the cubbies.
"And right here is where your bag goes, Aurora." Bill puts the green bag into the cubby hole, pointing out the label on the cubby.
"Look butterfly, that's your name right there and they even put a butterfly sticker on it," Bill points out to Aurora. Aurora walks closer, smiling when she sees the sticker.
"Me?"
"Yep that's you," Bill kisses his daughter's head before standing up.
"She is in great hands, we have all your contact information if we need anything," Samantha assures them. Laura squats down and kisses Aurora's cheek hugging her close.
"Oh, I'm going to miss you baby girl," Laura tells her before letting her go. She strokes a hand over her cheek before standing up, "Pickup is at five?"
"We start at four and go until six, we just ask that you make an estimation when you drop her off in the morning."
"I think we can do four today," Laura says with a shaky smile.
"Of course."
"I think we're good, unless you have anything else?" Bill says, looking at Laura. She shakes her head, watching as Aurora wanders off to a group of kids coloring, "Thank you for your time, Samantha, please don't hesitate to contact us if you need anything. Both of us work relatively close."
"Of course, of course, let me walk you out," Samantha says, walking Bill and Laura back to the front, "We'll see you this evening."
Bill walks Laura out, guiding her back towards home. Laura wraps her arms around herself and lets out a shuddering breath.
"Did we just leave our daugh…"
"Deep breaths, Laur," Bill says as he pushes her down into a patio chair at a coffee shop. He goes inside and comes back out a couple moments later with two cups. Laura sniffles and thanks him, taking the cup, "Ror is in completely capable hands, she's going to have a great time."
"But…" Laura trails off and sighs, taking a drink of her coffee, "In the last two years if she hasn't been with me, she's been with you, Zak, or Mona…and we just left her with strangers."
"We left her with people that we met with and interviewed three times. You know how qualified everyone there is."
"I miss her," Laura says quietly as she takes another sip.
"I know. I miss her too. But we'll pick her up at four, and I'm sure she'll have a bunch of insistent yelling for us."
Laura chuckles and shakes her head before glaring at Bill.
"Don't make me laugh, I'm trying to wallow over here."
"Sorry," Bill smiles. Laura sighs and wipes her eyes before standing up.
"Okay, I'm good."
"You don't have to be good," Bill says as he stands, taking her hand and guiding her back out to the sidewalk, "But, we do have the whole day off. And we don't actually have to be any where until after we pick Aurora up. I can think of much more devious things we can do with the day."
"Oh can you, Commander?" Laura asks as they walk back home.
"Yes I can, Madame Secretary," Bill tells her as his hand drifts down to her backside.
"I'm inclined to agree," Laura hums as she climbs the stairs in front of him, working her hips back and forth.
"Tease," Bill says as he follows her, pressing his hips into hers as she gets her keys out to unlock the door. Laura pushes back playfully as she unlocks the door. Bill nudges it shut behind himself as they both kick off their shoes. He grabs Laura's hand and drags her off towards the bedroom, smiling as he hears her giggles echoing off the walls.
Laura grabs Bill by the shirt as they stumble into their bedroom, capturing his lips hungrily as she holds him closer. She pulls back a moment later, looking up at Bill as she releases his shirt. Her eyes darken into a deeper green as she catches her breath, an impish grin on her face.
"When was the last time we frakked in the middle of the day?"
"It's been far too long," Bill murmurs, his blue eyes getting more intense as he looks at her. She steps out of her heels, lengthening the height distance between them. Laura's hand slips down to Bill's and she threads their fingers together, stepping backward and pulling him over to their bed.
"Laura…" Bill hums as Laura silences him with another kiss. She pulls back and fiddles with the top button on his shirt, looking up at him through hooded lashes. She works the first button loose and begins on the subsequent, slowly unbuttoning his shirt and scraping her nails over his tanks on the way down to tug at his belt. She shrugs out of her own jacket before sitting down on the edge making quick work of his belt and fly.
"Off," She demands with an impish grin as her fingers work the buttons on her shirt, tossing it off to the side once she's done and leaning back to look up at Bill. Her skin flushes as he drops his shirt on the ground, stormy eyes raking over her exposed body. Bill kicks his boots off and sheds his pants. He steps in between Laura's legs and strokes his hands down her sides, his eyes getting lost along the way.
Laura hooks her legs around his calves and squeezes gently, breaking him out of his reverie. She smiles at him as he brings his eyes back to hers. Bill sinks down to his knees and grasps the zipper on her skirt, lowering it before pulling it down her legs. He adds it to the growing pile of clothes as he presses a kiss to her thigh, his hands enveloping her small hips. Laura's head drops back and she lets out a small sigh as her eyes slip closed.
Bill drags her panties down her legs before scooting closer to her again. He teasingly nips at the inside of her thighs, working his way towards the apex. Laura's mouth drops open and she lets out a groan as she feels his tongue work over her. She drops her back to the bed and threads both of her hands in his thick hair, clenching as he swirls and flicks and sucks.
"Oh gods," she whimpers. Bill pulls away a moment later and gently wipes his chin on her thigh before kissing his way up her body. Laura's hands run down his back, her hands tugging at the tanks as she gets to the bottom. He nibbles gently at her collarbone, leaving a red mark before he pulls back as she tugs his tanks off. Laura smiles as she runs her thumb over his lips. Bill leans down and kisses her hungrily, his body pressed against hers. Laura arches her hips into his, groaning into their kiss. He grasps her hips and tugs her to the edge of the bed.
"I want you," Laura murmurs against his lips, her toes playfully tugging at his boxers. Bill helps her finish pulling them down, standing up and kicking them away. Laura pushes herself up and looks up at him. She takes him into her hand giving him a couple strokes before taking him in her mouth. Bill groans and tangles his fingers in her hair. Laura works her tongue over him, moaning gently. Bill pulls her back after a few more twists of her tongue, looking down at her.
"Keep that up this won't last too long," He tells her.
"Then I suggest you start frakking me," Laura retorts with a grin. Bill growls and reaches down, spinning her so she's laying down along the bed. He moves to lay in between her legs, pressing his lips to hers. Laura loops her arms under his, her nails scraping his back gently as her legs wrap around his hips. She teasingly arches herself into him, moaning as she brushes against his erection. Bill shifts, pulling her hips up, sliding into her gently.
"Gods," Bill groans, burying his face into her neck. Laura's nails dig into his skin as she tightens her legs, a moan on her lips. Bill shifts his hips and starts to thrust. Laura closes her eyes against the feelings pooling in her core, panting gently as Bill moves.
"Laura," Bill murmurs against her skin, his tongue darting out to taste the sheen of sweat coating her skin.
"Bill," She whimpers, pressing her hips up against his, meeting him thrust for thrust. Laura tangles a hand in his hair, pulling his head back from her neck and up to her lips. She crushes her lips against his as they move together, harder and faster. Bill slips a hand between them as he feels his own desire tightening. He strokes his fingers against her firmly as his teeth tug on her bottom lip. Laura breaks their kiss with a moan.
"Oh gods Bill," she writhes under his hand and cock. He looks down at her with dark eyes as he moves.
"Let go…I've got you," Bill assures her. Laura bites her bottom lip and looks up at him with hooded green eyes. The hair framing her face was curled with sweat, her pale skin flushed pink from arousal and exertion, her breasts heaving from their confinements as she draws erratic breaths. To Bill, she'd never looked more beautiful.
Laura's eyes lose focus and roll back as she arches her back into him and cries out as her release rolls through her body, her core clamping around him in deep pulses. Bill manages to work through a few more thrusts before groaning as he buries himself in her and lets go himself. He eggs out a few more half hearted thrusts as they work through their releases before he sinks down onto the bed next to her, both of them panting heavily.
"Gods," Laura manages to get out a moment later, straightening her legs out before tangling them comfortably with Bill's, pulling a sheet around them. Laura swipes her hair back and sets her glasses off to the side before looking over at Bill, a serene smile on her face.
"That was nice," she compliments. Bill chuckles and wraps his arm around her, holding her close.
"That was nice," he agrees.
"Auroraaa," Laura calls out as she rounds the corner into the play yard. The toddler spins around when she hears her name, grinning when she sees her mother.
"Mama!" Aurora yells, running over. Laura scoops her up when she gets close enough and holds her close.
"Oh, I missed you, baby girl."
"Miss you!"
"Very glad to hear that. Let's get your bag, hmm?" Laura says as she carries Aurora inside. Aurora squirms down and runs over to her cubby grabbing her backpack and putting it on. Laura smiles and takes her small hand before heading out of the preschool.
"Papa's waiting for us at home, and then we're gonna go see Zak."
"See Zakky!" Aurora exclaims.
"How was your first day at school?"
"LOVE IT!" Laura laughs and picks Aurora up, setting her on her hip.
"I am very glad you are so enthusiastic," Laura tells her raven haired beauty, resting her nose on her head. Still the warm lavender and milk she'd smelled of the day she was born. Aurora talks through their walk home, calling out when she sees Bill in his reg blues waiting for them at the car.
"Papa!" Laura lets the squirming toddler down, chuckling as the green backpack bounces with Aurora's enthusiastic cadence towards Bill. Bill sweeps Aurora up and gives her a kiss on her cheek as he takes off her backpack, putting it on the floor of the car. Aurora recounts the few things that she had told Laura as Bill gets her buckled in before pressing one last kiss to her nose and closing the door.
"Sounds like she had a good day."
"She did. I shouldn't have doubted you."
"It's okay you made up for it," Bill winks and kisses Laura gently before opening her door for her.
"COMMANDER ON DECK!" Laura holds onto Aurora as they watch the soldiers snap to attention when Bill enters the hangar.
"At ease, soldiers!" Bill tells them, taking a stance in front of the group. He surveys the faces of his new recruitment group.
"The next two weeks are going to be the most defining two weeks of your life. You either decide to fly or you decide to fall. Any discharge request after that time will be considered dishonorable," Bill tells them, his voice carrying across the room, "I can't ask perfection from you. It's rude to ask from someone something that you yourself cannot give. All I ask is that you do your best, which from most of this group's academy rankings, is damn near perfect."
Laura watches as some of the soldiers are unable to hold back amused grins, a grin finding it's way over her own face.
"You are the next line of defense for your worlds, your colonies, your homes. Act like it and think like it. You've made it this far. So say we all!"
The first reply round is less than astounding and Bill stands taller as he stares them down.
"SO SAY WE ALL!" Bill relaxes as a resounding reply barks him back in the face, "Dismissed!"
Bill finds Laura in the sea of blue, leaning down to drop a quick kiss on her lips before Zak appears a moment later, in his own set of dress blues with a ruck strapped across his back.
"Zakky!" Aurora exclaims, leaning over to her brother.
"Hey nugget," Zak says as he takes her from Laura, kissing her cheek.
"Ror had her first day of school today," Laura tells Zak.
"Really? Did you have fun?"
"Ah huh!" Aurora nods enthusiastically.
"I'm gonna miss you," Zak says as he kisses Aurora's head.
"Gon miss you," Aurora responds with a smile.
"You have everything you need?" Laura asks Zak as Bill takes Aurora. The dark hair boy nods and adjusts his rucksack.
"Yeah, as far as I know."
"Okay, we can get you anything else you need in a couple weeks. Remember just because you're not in school doesn't mean you're done learning."
"I know," Zak says with a small nod. Laura sighs and wraps her arms around him squeezing him tight before pressing a kiss to his cheek. Zak squeezes her back, whispering quietly in her ear, "Thanks for everything."
Laura pulls back and smiles at him with a watery smile.
"You're going to do great, Zak Adama. But you also need to leave before I start crying," Laura laughs, catching a stray tear.
"Yes, sir," Zak mock salutes, hugging his dad before giving Aurora one last kiss on her cheek. He goes to join a couple of his friends before heading off to their transport.
Laura sighs as she watches him go, shaking her head as she looks at Bill, a sadness swimming in her eyes.
"Any more kids we need to abandon today?"
[TBC]