A/N: The last chapter is on!

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The Admiral had never been that anxious in his whole life, not even when his boys had been born; the military had taught him to be patient but right now he couldn't be. He was waiting for doctor Cottle to check his wife's tests again. After what he had heard from Carolanne a few hours earlier when he had interrogated her, now he had to make sure, if not for him, then to for Laura; she didn't deserve to go through it all again. The first time had been tough for her from what Lee had told him, and from what he had seen after they came back from Kobol; she was fighter but every day was worst then previous. She was all alone in this fight; yes, she had him, but like always she didn't want to look weak in front of everybody, especially him and he knew that. He had only experienced one or two moments with her when she was just Laura that time; one of them he especially remembered.

It was the day when they had been preparing for battle with Cylons to destroyed the Resurrection Ship, when she was laying in this white bathrobe of hers on her tiny cot so exhausted, so ill, but yet so presidential and strong; she'd tried to hide her illness and loneliness behind her presidential look. He knew that. He remembered when he'd touched her; her skin so pale and wet from sweat. She was so fragile, helpless and thin that one too hard hug could break all her bones. He wished he could take away her pain; she didn't deserved for the path the Gods' had given her and she couldn't die and leave him, not like this, not when he couldn't do something about it. He wished he could be in her place, dying, taking pain away from her body and giving her a chance to live, but that was impossible and then Baltar came up with his crazy idea. Bill had a chance to save her, his President, his best friend, his soul mate, his Laura.

The scriptures said: "All of this had happened before and will happen again." The most famous quote. Everyone knew it, but did they really believe in this; the prophecy, Gods and so on? He hadn't been a very religious man for most of his life; of course, when he was a little kid, he used to go to church with his family, but after the accident in which his mother and older sister had died, he had just stopped believing in Gods, in scriptures. And it was till day he met her; she had made him believe; not Gods, and all this crap, but in her and the things she was doing; she was his own goodness, his sine qua non.

His intensive reflections were stopped by Dr. Cottle who came into his office with test results. The grumpy Major with a cigarette in his mouth sat down on his chair and looked at the Admiral, who held his breath. He looked through the files once again humming. Then he put out the cigarette and opened his mouth.

"The test is negative. She's cancer free, Bill." He started while the Admiral stood up with his poker face and not saying anything as he walked to the door; he stopped and looked at the doctor. "I'm sorry I didn't know how this all happened…" and left.

Cottle didn't know what had happened, but Bill knew. His ex-wife had told him, while she was in the brig, she'd told him everything, about their plan; they wanted to destroy their connection, friendship, marriage, make them suffer, change their attitude and put them against each other. Then Carolanne would have him, and the prestige of being an Admiral's wife, the connection, the good life, her family, power, while that frakking terrorist had the presidential office and a broken and lonely Laura in his bed; about her fake pregnancy, about Tom Zerek and about Laura's switched test results. He was, of course, stoic and self-controlled when she'd told him this, but it was only an appearance. Deep down inside he was angry or more specifically furious. He'd watched Carolanne and tried not to bring himself to throw her out the nearest airlock. He really wanted to do it; it would end his problems, but then he remembered that she was still Lee's mother, even if he wanted to forget about her.

Bill walked to Laura's bed, and pulled back the curtain and smile to his wife, who was sitting on the bed and looking around. He walked to her and taking her hand, he gently kissed her lips. She smiled to him.

"Cottle took the test once again, Laura. Don't worry, everything is fine. You are cancer free." She opened her mouth but words didn't come to her throat.

"How? I… the test… but…"

"Shh…shh…"

"I don't understand." She said while he helped her stand up and pulled her to his body in a hug.

"They changed the tests' result, Carolanne and Zerek. They were planning to destroy our marriage. He wants to take over your office." She frowned once again, so he took a deep breath and explained to her everything which he'd learned from his ex.

"Oh my… Bill I have to talk to the Quorum. If Zerek wants to do something like this, he will be trying to convince the Quorum that I'm not capable to running the government. I have to stop him before it is too late! Will you arrange the shuttle to Colonial One for me?" She placed her hands over his chest looking directly in his eyes. He nodded.

A few minutes later they were sitting in the back of the Raptor, which was landing on Colonial One. Bill looked at his wife; she was looking at her tangled hands, thinking probably about her speech. He put his palm over her hands, whispering into her ear.

"You know, I sent a marine team with Lee to arrest him. We found out Zerek was selling the Vice President's office." He informed her while the pilot announced they landed. A moment later the hatch opened.

Laura stood up wearing her very presidential look and left the shuttle with her husband; they walked down long gray hallway and walked into the conference room where marines had already arrested the Vice-President in front of the Quorum of Twelve, whose members were looking at each other and marines looking for answers. Laura raised her head and gave Zerek an icy look. She passed him and took her usual place at the end of the long table, and she put her hands on the table and looked at the Quorum.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have an announcement to make. Mr. Zerek, my Vice-President until today was arrested due to selling the Vice-Presidential office and conspiring with Carolanne Adama against office of the President of the Twelve Colonies and the Admiralty. He and his companions wanted to overthrow the government, take over the Presidency and destroy our hopes and dreams of the promised land. On the power which the presidential office gives me I have removed him from the Vice-President's office and with the help of the military put him in prison. I'm turning to you to accept my decision because it was the right thing to do and chose a new Vice-President among yourselves. That is all, thank you."

She looked at each face of the Quorum's members and hummed. All the years in politics and she Ccold read their faces like a book; she knew there were agreeing with her and, by the end of the day, she would be participating in the final election of her successor. She smiled leaving them alone to discuss her proposition; she slowly approached Bill, who was talking with one of the marines. He said something to the young soldier and after exchanging salutes, the marine left after his friends who were escorting Zerek back to the cell where he belonged.

Bill looked at his wife with a smirk on his face; Laura stopped in front of him and raised her hands placing them on his chest. She slowly looked at his eyes. He wrapped his hands around her waist pulling her closer; her right hand travelling from his chest to his hair.

"Zerek is in his way to his new home!" he announced while she hugged him pressing her lips to his neck. "And you talked to the Quorum… so…"

"… so now, I believe we have one marriage duty left to attend to." He felt her smile into his neck after she kissed his ear whispering her last sentence.

"Shall we continue it in our quarters, Mrs. Adama?" he said giving her his arm, which she took.

"We shall, Mr. Adama." He lead her to their shuttle.

They were lying tangled with each other in the rack in the afterglow of their lovemaking, his naked body half covered with the sheet. Her warm and naked body, which was also covered with sheets, pressing into his right side, her head on his chest, fingers traveling up and down on his. His arm possessively wrapped around her body, fingers playing with her hair. He pressed a light kiss to her forehead; she hummed nestling into his body even more.

"You know you could take a day off, just call Tory before she sends a search party looking for you." He said and started kissing her face, rolling her on her back and placed his body above her and he tilted to kiss her lips. She wrapped her arms around his neck giggling.

It had been two months since Zerek had been thrown to the brig and the Quorum had elected a new Vice-President, the delegate from Picon, Alexander Doster. It had been two months since they had become a real husband and wife and it had been great, the connection, love and friendship, the feeling that someone was by your side, loved and understood you. It was something had been missing for her.

Their foreplay was disturbed by the buzzing of the com. Bill gasped reaching to for the phone. He answered the phone. Laura in the meantime was going up and down over his chest. The Admiral smiled hanging the phone up and kissed Laura's lips, and then he quickly sat down on the bed; he wrapped sheet around his waist and made his way to the wardrobe.

"Bill? What is going on?" She raised her eyebrow sitting back on the rack. Laura wrapped the sheets around her body and made her way after him to the bathroom; she lost the sheets and walked to the shower where Bill already was. "What had happened, honey?"

"Lee called from the Life Station!" He grinned washing her back; she turned around to face him. "Dee went into labor and… we have a granddaughter, Grandma!" She also happily grinned placing his hands on his cheeks and pressing his lips to hers.

"We going to see her, now?" He only nodded focusing on clean their bodies.

It was three minutes later when they were all cleaned and dressed up, walking with radiant grins on their faces to the Life Station holding hands. They turned left and stopped in front of the hatch. Bill looked at his wife and took a deep breath, and then he opened the hatch and came into the room with Laura. They looked around and noticed Cottle; he only gave him one of his grumpy looks and pointed them to Dee's bed and then he left to his office.

They went toward Dee's bed and withdraw the curtain; they stopped in front of Lee and Dee who was half sitting and half lying on the bed. Laura politely asked if they could come in, and after Lee nodded, they walked to Dee's bed. Laura sat down in the chair and grabbed Dee's hand asking how she feeling.

Bill in the meantime placed his hand on Lee's shoulder looking at the sleeping baby girl in Lee's arms.

"She's perfect, son."

"Yeah." He answered looking at his baby girl. "You want to hold her, Dad?" Bill nodded and Lee slowly gave his daughter into his arms.

Bill looked at his granddaughter and with her in his arms, he slowly approached Laura; the curious woman stood up and looked at the baby, carefully touching the baby's head with her fingers; tears of joy came into her eyes.

"Mom, Dad, meet your granddaughter, Lilly Rose Adama." Lee said with joy in his voice sitting down on the bed next to his wife, and he kissed her head.

Laura once again looked at Bill and their granddaughter in his arms before he handed her the baby. She smiled and took little Lilly into her arms. She smiled again but this time to the baby who yawned, Laura gently gave her finger which the girl took into her small hands.

"Welcome into the world, Lilly Rose." She whispered to the baby. "I'm your grandma, Lilly; I and your grandpa will be spoiling you, yeah… I'm talking about this big, scary man who was holding you a few minutes ago, but don't worry he's not that bad, and he already loves you. You are our little sunshine, sweetie."

She kissed Lilly's head and handed the baby to Dee. Looking at her family, especially Dee with Lilly in her arms, she smiled. It was a miracle, the new life in Dee's arms. It was the future, hope for a better life. Laura wrapped her arms around her husband and smiled once again, nestling into his warm body. She promised herself that she would give a better life to her little sunshine, and now when she was here in the protective arms of her mother, Laura had one thing to do. Lead all of them to the promised land; to Earth.

THE END