Laura was sitting on the chair at the Quorum session. They had been debating for almost an hour about the fuel consumption. Laura felt the beginnings of a tension headache probing at her temples. She sighed deeply, forcing herself to focus. Finally, she took off her glasses and laid them on top of the report, massaging the bridge of her nose between forefinger and thumb.

"Madam President, is everything all right?" the Geminon's delegate asked with concern in her voice. Laura raised her head and looked at Sara with a shy smile.

"Yes, yes. Please continue." She said looking at the files which was in front of her at the table. She recognized Bill's writing. She held her breath trying to stay focused, but her mind drifted back to the last argument she'd had with Bill which took place a week ago. But still it hurt, and still when she thought about, it she wanted to cry, yell, do something. Instead she was waiting for the divorce papers which she'd sent to him two days after the fight.

In the meantime, the Quorum's members continued their conversations. It wasn't even two minutes later when Tory came into the room and announced an important phone call to the President. Laura politely excused the Quorum before she left and headed to her office.

Roslin hung up the phone ten minutes later gasping heavily. The so-called important call was another long monologue from the Captain of Geminone's Travel. She gasped once again. The headache still bothered her and the Quorum meeting was still far from finished. She raised herself from the seat and headed back to the meeting; walking out from her office she took a long hallway. She stopped in front of the makeshift door and nodded to Tory, who pulled the curtain aside and let the President into the room. She gave a small smile to the members of Quorum and headed to her chair. On her way to the table she became dizzy and then after several second everything went black. Before she fell to the floor, she heard a hours worried voices of Quorum's members and few of the reporters screaming: "Madam President!"

"Lee what are you doing here? I thought that you have a CAP to plan." The Admiral said and then noticed Dee with hands on her abdomen. "Is everything ok? Has something happened to baby?"

"No. No. She's ok." He answered and looked at his father with tears in his eyes. " It's mom."

"What are you talking about? I just saw your mother and she was fine." his son's eyes were filled with pain and sadness. He knew this look, the same look which he'd had when he found out about Zack's death. "Lee?"

"We-we j-just found out. There was an incident on the Colonial One. She didn't feel ok and then she fell down. They came here with her fifteen minutes ago. She's resting now." He took a deep breath and then looked at his father's eyes. After everything what had happened between them, he still have had the right to know the truth. "It's… the… her cancer is back. Dad, her cancer is back."

Lee's eyes filled with tears. He wrapped his arms around his father and made a sob. When they pulled away from each other. Cottle came into the room. Dee noticed the doctor and stood up.

"How is she?" She said concerned.

"Please not here. I'll be waiting for you in my office. Oh, and tell that husband of hers to come."

"Oh, I don't think she would like to see him," Dee answered. She didn't know that Admiral Adama stood a few meters behind her and heard everything.

Cottle hummed. He put the cigarette to his mouth leaving the room and making his way to the office. Dee followed him, while Lee looked at his father.

"Dad, it would be better if you leave now. She doesn't need you here . We'll take care of her. Get back to Carolanne. My mom doesn't need you."

Lee left the Admiral and walked into doctor's office. Bill looked down. His own son didn't want to talk to him. His own son hated him, so did Laura. His own son didn't want to acknowledge the mother who bore him. Yeah, Lee probably is feeling betrayed and hurt. I didn't have the right to do them this. I didn't have the right to sleep with Carolanne. I screwed up. My marriage and Laura's life. Why did I sleep with Carolanne? I don't love her. And now Laura is sick. Oh gods, if you exist, please don't take my wife. I love her. I need her. The fleet needs her. My son and unborn granddaughter need her. Please!

The Admiral made his way out of the Life Station and walked to his quarters. When he came in, he realized that Carolanne wasn't there. He gasped with relief and came closer to the table where he was keeping the alcohol. He grabbed a bottle of Tauronise whisky and took a huge gulp. Then he unbuttoned his tunic and sat down on the couch. He still remembered that moment, when he'd told his son that he slept with his mother.

It was the same day when he found out about Carolanne's pregnancy. His son had been accidently walking next to his quarters and the hatch hadn't been closed. So he'd heard their argument. When Carolanne had left, Lee came in with shock on his face and demanded an explanation. Lee had been so mad at him and even more angry at his mother.

"I can't believe you did this to Laura. I knew that your marriage was only in name, but really, Dad. How dare you! She loves you, she trusted you and you slept with that bitch, who accidently is my mother. Or was! You are not worth Laura. I don't know another person who is as kind and caring as she is. What is [use contraction] more, she is more like a mother to me and Dee. How could you? I thought you loved her and… Oh gods, she will be divested. You are… I don't want to know you, Admiral and especially Carolanne. She is nothing to me. And now I'm sorry, sir, but I have to find my mother."

He understood Lee completely. He'd cheated on the woman he was married to and happened to love with the woman he had been married to and didn't love. A woman who was drinking when the boys were young and who was sleeping with every man she could while he was in the space. She was worse than Ellen Tigh. But it wasn't matter when he slept with her, no because he was drunk. And now he had to accept consequences the consequence of his actions.

Bill took the next gulp of the liquor looking at the divorce papers in front of him. Laura. What have I done? I frakked up our marriage. I love you and yet I left you, and now you have a cancer. Gods, I'm a moron.

In the meantime Major Adama and his wife walked to Cottle's office after the grumpy doctor.

"Please sit down." Cottle lighted up the cigarette and pointed to chairs for Dualla and Lee. The young couple sat down and looked with concern at the doctor.

"How is she?" Lee started but Jack raised his hand and grumped something under his nose.

"The test are positives. I ran them twice to be sure. Her cancer is back. I'm sorry. The mass isn't malignant, and I would propose the surgery and then few days of Diloxan treatment, just to make sure. After the surgery, chances are good that the cancer will never come back."

"Ok, so what are we waiting for?" asked Dee and placed her hands above her stomach. Cottle gasped.

"Well, she doesn't want to hear about it."

"What?" Lee and his wife looked at each other.

"She doesn't want to get treatment. I can't treat her without her permission. She is the President after all. She outranks me. " Cottle stood up. He put the cigarette into his mouth and made his way towards the door but turned before leaving. "Talk to her, maybe you can change her mind."

After Cottle left, Dee looked at her husband shocking her head. The two of them stayed in the office few more second. They had to think about the situation. They looked at each other standing up and headed to their President. They had to do something. After all Laura was their mother, woman who love and care for them. And they loved her. Even if the Admiral didn't want to be with her, she wasn't alone. She had a family, and they promised themselves they would be with her, no matter what.

Laura was laying on the bed in Life Station. Her legs curled to her breasts, hands under her head. She was sobbing quietly. She'd just found out her cancer is back. Her marriage broken in tatters, Billy was dead, and she was ill. All alone in the universe. It was a few of the reasons why she didn't want to get her treatment. After all, she didn't have someone to live for. Lee and Dee were expecting a baby, who wouldn't be her grandchild and the young couple had their lives. She was the President, always watching the fleet. Nobody loved the President. She didn't notice she wasn't alone, until someone placed a hand over her shoulder. Laura wiped her eyes and turned around to face a very worried Dee with Major Adama. She placed her political mask on her face and, smiling sadly at them, sat on the bed.

"Mom." They started.

"I have to finish the Quorum meeting…" Laura interrupted.

"Mom."

"Tory. I need you to find Tory. She has…"

"Mom."

"Oh, and the press. I need to make a statement."

"Mom!" Lee raised his voice and this time Laura looked at him. He smiled to her and took her hand in his, sitting on the edge of the bed. "Why are you doing this? Why you don't want to get treatment?"

"Lee." She gasped brushing her thumb over his hand. "I don't want you to think about it. It's my business."

"No, Mom. I don't want you to give up. You have someone to live for. The fleet, Dee and me, and the baby. We don't want our little baby girl raised without her grandma Laura. Mom, please, talk to Cottle. It's a 90% chance. 90% chance that the cancer will never return. Mom, please."

"Ok, I'll talk to Cottle." She smiled to her surrogate kids. "Thank you, for everything."

"We thank you, mom. We love you, and we'll take care of you. No matter what, mom…" Said Dee with very pleasant smile on her face when she took Laura's hand.

Kara was jogging through the Galactica's hallways when she ran into Lee. She stooped and gasped heavily.

"Lee.. something…" gasp. " …is…" gasp. She looked at his friend and gasped again. " I just met Carolanne. She… Lee, she was drunk. She was drunk, and it was worst than Tigh, Lee! Something isn't right. She's pregnant, isn't she?" Lee nodded. "Well, I think we should check it out. I mean Cottle has her medical history."

"What are you planning?" He frowned, knowing Kara and her ideas. They already had a troubles. Kara only grinned.

"Well I thought about checking Cottle's office and establish if she really is pregnant or she just want to get rid of The Prez!"

"You think she is…"

"Yep! Lee, you don't get it, do you? The Admiral is her chance at a power, and Laura is her only hindrance. I wouldn't be shocked if she is planning something with Zerek!"

"So when do we start?" Lee asked. He knew she might be right, and beside Laura was like his mother. Her happiness was important to him and his wife.

"Talk to Dee and Hotdog. He will keep Cottle away from his office."

"And Dee?" he asked when she started jogging again. Kara turned to him and smirked.

"Your mother. You know girl talk." She jogged away leaving Lee in the corridor.

TBC

well i think it will be one more chapter

so what do you think? Do you have suggestions? please share!

once agian thanks to Alicia :)