A Different Beginning

by remake

What if Kara and Lee had never met prior to the start of the mini-series?

35. Chapter 35

A Different Beginning-Chapter 35

THIS IS AN A.U. STORY WITH BITS OF CANON IN IT.

KARA AND LEE MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE DAY THE COLONIES WERE ATTACKED.

AS ALWAYS ALL MISTAKES ARE MINE.

A.N.-PLEASE REMEMBER THAT MY KARA AND LEE ARE DIFFERENT, BECAUSE THEY MET ON THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED AND THEREFOR DO NOT HAVE ANY BAGGAGE BETWEEN THEM.

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CHAPTER-35

As soon as Mark had handed Shevon off to the marines he went to his office to place a call to the Commander.

Adama had just made it back to the CIC when the call came in from Mark.

Adama picked up the phone " This is Commander Adama, what's happening now Mark?"

Mark sighed " Commander, Lee is staying in the extra room I have here and I thought if I didn't tell you what happened neither would Lee or Kara"

Adama turned away " What happened Mark?"

Mark hoped Kara and Lee would forgive him " The officer you had removed off of the Galactica earlier today paid a working woman from the Prometheus to kidnap and drug Lee in order to set it up where Kara would walk in on them while they were having intimate relations and she did and saw it all "

Adama's face turned red and not because of Lee and the woman, but because of Dee " I'll take care of it Mark, thank you "

Mark hesitated " There is one more thing that needs to be done sir, Lee needs a doctor to test him for drugs, so there will be proof before they wear off, and the Doctor needs to come here, Lee is in no shape to see anyone tonight "

Adama was becoming more and more grateful that Lee had a friend like Mark " I will send Cottle over now, is there anything else?"

Mark sighed " How is Kara doing?"

Adama turned back around " Wait a second Mark " he turned to Gaeta " When did Starbuck land?"

Gaeta looked up " Sir, Starbuck has not landed yet "

Frak Adama thought " Mark she is not here and I have no idea where to start looking "

Mark did " Commander she is probably on the Aurora she was in pretty bad shape herself, I will call and make sure and if she's not there I will let you know "

" Thanks again Mark and keep an eye on Lee for me " Adama cut the line and turned to the two marines standing guard in the CIC " I want you two to go to the Aria and arrest Petty Officer Dualla and stick her in the brig until I say otherwise "

Colonel Tigh spoke up " The marines from Cloud Nine are on the deck with some woman "

Adama almost shouted " Tell them to throw her in the brig also "

Colonel Tigh answered another incoming call for Adama wondering what was going on " Commander the president is on the line "

Adama growled before snatching the phone from Tigh " This had better be important, I have a lot of things going on "

Roslin stated calmly " Is it true that you have a civilian in the brig commander?"

Adama wanted so badly to hang up on her " Yes it's true and she will remain there until I say otherwise "

Roslin was getting angry " What is the reason for you locking her up, she is a civilian not military?"

Adama did shout this time " She was paid to destroy two of my officers and the officer that hired her is on her way to the brig also "

Roslin wouldn't let it go " Shevon has a child that needs taking care of "

Adama snorted " Then Madame President I suggest you find someone else to take care of the child or you can do it yourself, because her mother will not be leaving here anytime soon " then he hung up and walked out of the CIC

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Adama walked down to life station to explain things to Cottle in person. After he finished he called the chief to get a raptor ready and walked down with Cottle. On the way he also explained about Dee " I need a physic eval done on her so I will know which charges I can bring against her "

Doc Cottle snorted " I didn't see that coming "

Adama sighed " Lee and Kara did, but we thought removing her from this ship would take care of things "

They stopped talking when they made it to the raptor " Tell Lee I am taking him off the roster tomorrow and if he needs anything to let me know "

Cottle nodded " Where is Starbuck?"

Adama shook his head " I'm not really sure, maybe the Aurora "

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Adama watched until they cleared the bay and he remembered Willow, even though he had not met her he knew he needed to check on her with Lee and Kara off ship for the night.

He knocked on Lee's hatch several times before hearing her " Whoever you are I can't let you in, Kara said I couldn't "

Adama chuckled " Willow I am Commander Adama Lee's dad and I need to make sure you are okay, Kara and Lee probably won't be back tonight"

Willow wondered what happened " Are they okay?"

Adama figured he was going to have to talk through the door until Boomer walked up " What's going on Commander?"

Adama turned " I'm glad you showed up, I need to speak to Willow, but she won't open the door and Lee has changed the code "

Boomer stepped up and knocked " Willow it's me Boomer will you open the door?"

Willow walked up to the door " You know Kara told me not to Boomer "

Adama shrugged and tried again " Something happened with Lee and Kara and I would rather talk to you in private about it "

Boomer could tell by Adama's face it was serious " Willow open this door now, Kara will understand "

Willow opened the door and went to stand behind Lee's desk as Boomer and a man who must be Lee's dad walked in.

Adama walked up to the desk " Hello Willow, I am Lee's dad "

Boomer had shut the hatch and locked it before walking over.

Willow relaxed " What should I call you?"

Adama sat down " How about Old Man in private, that is what Kara calls me sometimes and Sir in public will do "

Boomer sat on the edge of the desk as she did earlier " What happened to Starbuck and Apollo commander?"

Adama explained the whole thing to them " I wouldn't bring it up around either of them right now, and Boomer the only reason I am telling you is because I know how close you and Kara have became, and you know how she gets when she loses control of things "

Boomer was livid " Where is Dee now?"

Adama looked at her " In the brig until I can have her evaluated before I bring charges against her "

Boomer stood up " When the pilots and crew find out what she did to Starbuck and Apollo there will be nowhere safe for her to go "

Adama knew that, he looked at Willow " Kara is like a daughter to me and it kills me knowing the pain she must be feeling right now "

Willow gave him a slight smile " She will be your daughter by marriage one day "

Adama closed his eyes a moment " I don't think she will be able to get past this "

Willow bobbed her head up and down " Yes she will, because in her heart she knows Lee would never do that to her "

Boomer wasn't so sure, about Starbuck getting past what happened that is " Sir, I hate to change the subject, but when I checked with Caprica about Apollo she said that she is going to try and sabotage a base star from the inside to see if it could be done "

Willow gasped " It will kill her and before you say it, I know she will download, but the more violet the death the more it hurts to resurrect "

Boomer agreed " Caprica knows that Willow, but she feels useless doing nothing and I don't think she is going to trust Natalie or the eight since they don't have a filter "

Willow knew there had to be something she could do " Let me know before you contact Caprica again, I want to ask Aurora if there is something she can do for Caprica and I don't see why she can't make another filter, the base star should have all the technology she needs "

Adama got up " I need to go, Boomer can you get Willow something to eat and stay with her tonight?"

Boomer nodded " Yes sir "

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Racetrack was transporting Cottle to Cloud Nine and she was curious about why he had to go there.

Helo wanted to know also so he asked " Hey Doc, why are you needed on Cloud Nine?"

Cottle snorted " I think if the commander wanted you to know he would have briefed you Helo "

Racetrack wanted something else " This is our last run, so is it possible for me to run into Cloud Nine if I make it quick Doc?"

Cottle didn't care " As long as you stay in radio range in case an emergency comes up "

Racetrack smiled at Helo " Thanks Doc "

After Cottle got off and she shut the raptor down she turned to Helo " I am going to see Mark, I bet he knows what has happened, you want to come?"

Helo got up " Sure, it beats sitting here "

They walked into the restaurant only to have Mark shove them back outside, which pissed Racetrack off a little " What in the frak is wrong with you Mark?"

Mark started pacing " I'm sorry Maggie, but I couldn't let you be seen by Lee"

Helo grabbed his shoulder to stop his pacing " What is wrong with Lee and where is Kara?"

Mark shook his head " It is not my place to say "

Helo got in his face " I am making it your place and don't worry I will take the heat from it "

Mark needed all the help he could get, plus he was worried about Kara, so he told them everything.

Racetrack gasped " My gods Apollo and I were talking about that when Starbuck was on Caprica " she paused " Apollo wanted to do something about her then, but I talked him into waiting until Starbuck got back "

Helo was the one pacing now " I can't believe Dee did that, why would she hurt Lee and Kara like that?"

Racetrack knew why, but still found it hard to believe she would go that far " Helo she changed after Apollo showed up, she became obsessed with him and I lost count of the different ways Apollo tried to make her understand he wasn't interested "

Helo looked at Mark " Where is Kara?"

Mark told him hoping he would know what to do " She is on the Aurora with her, I mean Adam "

Helo smiled " I know who he is, now could you call your contact on the Aurora and let them know I will be coming and staying the night "

Mark smiled " I was hoping you would know what to do and since you know the whole story tell her Lee is devastated and lost, gods I am half afraid he will hurt himself "

Helo patted him on the back " Go make the call and I will wait in the raptor giving you and Racetrack some time before we leave, and Mark if things get to bad with Lee call me and I will light a fire under Kara "

As Helo walked away Mark turned to Maggie " Is he serious about Kara?"

Maggie smiled " Yes, he will bring her here kicking and screaming if he has to, they are best friends "

Mark smiled " When I first met her she told me the only family she had lost was the family on Galactica that died at the hands of the cylons and her best friend "

Maggie frowned " I don't think she had any family or friends except for Helo, speaking of which go make that call "

While Maggie waited on Mark Cottle walked out " Are you spying on me?"

Racetrack knew he was serious " No, my boyfriend Mark owns this place I'm waiting on him "

Cottle grumbled " Hurry it up, I'm heading to the raptor "

Racetrack wished she could at least see Apollo just to make sure he was somewhat okay. She didn't know who to worry about more him or Starbuck.

Mark came back " Tell Helo Adam will meet him on the landing dock, can you come by tomorrow just in case I need someone to talk to, I'm really worried about Lee?"

Maggie stood up on her tiptoes and kissed him " I will find the time, do your best to take care of him, okay?"

Mark sighed " I will, I am going to see him now, bye "

Racetrack returned to the raptor " We have to swing by the Aurora to drop Helo off Doc, it shouldn't take long "

Cottle looked at Helo " I hope to gods she is doing better than him "

No one commented about that.

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After Maggie left Mark went and knocked on the door of the room Lee was staying in. After several seconds Lee opened the door and seeing it was Mark he climbed back in the bed and sat against the far corner. " Is Kara alright?"

Mark sat at one end of the bed " I haven't seen her since well since she saw you, but she is on the Aurora and Helo is going over there to stay the night with her "

Lee sat up in the far corner " That's good, Helo is who she needs to be with right now "

Mark waited hoping Lee would ask or say something " Lee when the blood work comes back and proves that you were drugged Kara will understand what happened "

Lee looked at him " She will never be able to forget what she saw and I will never forget the hurt look on her face as she promised me her heart would be closed from me forever "

Powerful words, Mark thought " I don't believe that Lee, the Kara I know would trade her life for yours without a second thought as you would for her " Mark paused " Lee I don't know Kara as well as you do, but if you don't fight for her she will think she isn't worth you wasting your time on her "

Lee knew that even if she didn't forgive him she would find some excuse to blame herself for what happened " Do you know if she saw her dad?"

Mark smiled " Adam found out she was in the Temple and he went to her, they didn't talk much, Adam said he mostly held her while she cried " Mark chuckled

Lee looked at him " What do you find funny about any of this?"

Mark shook his head " I was laughing because you took Adam's bed here and Kara took his bed on the Aurora, that's all "

It made Lee almost smile " I want and need her so bad Mark and if she doesn't forgive me and come back to me, what will I have left?"

Mark stood up, not having an answer for him " Try to get some rest Lee and maybe tomorrow will be a better day "

Lee stretched out " Thanks for letting me stay Mark "

Mark nodded and pulled the door shut.

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After Racetrack landed on the Aurora Helo unbuckled and stood up " Racetrack could you let Athena know I am staying here with Kara?"

Racetrack looked up at Helo " I'll let her know as soon as I get back and I will say a special prayer for Starbuck and Apollo tonight "

Helo took a second to look at her " I take it you believe in the Gods Racetrack, if so you might want to say your prayers to Aurora, I believe she will be listening "

Racetrack sat still for a minute replaying Helo's words, it almost sounded like he knew something.

Doc Cottle coughed breaking into her train of thought " Let's get going, after seeing Captain Adama tonight I feel like praying myself, he is going to need something to get him through what happened "

Racetrack lifted off as Helo watched from the deck finally turning after they were out of sight.

Adam was standing there when he turned around " You must be Helo, I am Adam "

Helo walked over to him " Yes I am Helo and you are Daniel, Kara's dad "

Daniel had a shocked look on his face " How do you know that, I thought only Lee knew ?"

Helo chuckled " Kara and I have been friends for a long time, she has only mentioned you a couple of times though "

Daniel held out his hand " It's good to meet you, I'll take you to Kara now, she won't admit it, but she needs someone "

Helo shook his hand " I know that's why I am here "

Daniel led Helo down several corridors before stopping in front of a door " She is in there, I'll see you both in the morning " and he walked away

Helo knocked on the door " Kara it's me Helo please let me in "

Kara was still awake so when Helo knocked she jumped out of bed to let him in " How did you find me Helo and how did you get here?"

Helo reached and pulled her into a hug " Mark told me you were here and Racetrack dropped me off as she was taking Cottle back to the Galactica"

Kara pulled back " Where did Cottle have to go?"

Helo sighed " Mark had him come to Cloud Nine to check on Lee and take some blood samples to test for drugs "

Kara backed away and sat on the bed " I don't want to talk about Lee, if that is why you are here you can leave "

Helo stripped down to his boxers and shirt and climbed into the bed " I am just here to sleep beside you in case you need me, now lie down and let's try to get some sleep "

Kara slipped in next to him and he gathered her in his arms then kissed the top of her head " Now go to sleep Starbuck "

Kara was still awake listening to Karl snore trying not to think of Lee. What if he had been drugged, suddenly Kara had to know, so she shook Helo awake " Who would drug Lee, Helo?"

Helo sat up " Dee hired the woman you saw to drug Lee and make sure that you found them in a comprising position, both women are in Galactica's brig waiting for the commander to charge them, the woman Dee hired told them everything Dee had asked her to do "

Helo laid back down " Can I go back to sleep now?"

Kara turned to look at him " How is Lee doing Helo?"

Helo frowned " Not good, Mark is half afraid Lee will take his own life, I didn't see him, but Cottle said he hoped you were doing better than Lee"

Helo asked " Kara how much do you love Lee, because from what little I know Lee loves you heart and soul and without you he will be lost "

Kara didn't answer instead she turned her back to Helo and let silent tears roll down her facing wishing she could find a way to take the image of Lee with another woman and erase it from her mind.

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Racetrack landed back on the Galactica and went through the motions of shutting the raptor down and doing her checklist thinking about what Dee had done. She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn't know someone was behind her until she turned and saw it was Athena.

Athena waited not wanting to startle Racetrack " Where is Helo?"

Racetrack jumped down from the raptor " He wanted me to tell you he was staying the night with Starbuck on the Aurora, some things have happened "

Athena frowned " I know about all of it, Boomer told me and I'm glad Helo is with Starbuck, because I am headed to the brig to pay Dee a little visit"

Racetrack stopped her " You might get in trouble with the commander Athena "

Athena smiled " I am not military yet and besides I think the commander secretly wants someone to rattle her, although I would much rather kill her" Athena paused " Me wanting to kill her has nothing to do with me being a cylon, besides I don't think the gods want me to commit murder "

That startled Racetrack " You believe in our gods?"

Athena nodded " Yes I do, but I believe in Aurora more at the moment "

Racetrack watched Athena as she walked away surprised that she had heard someone speak Aurora's name twice in the last thirty minutes.

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Athena knew she would not sleep until she confronted Dee, so she headed to the brig with Corporal Venner right behind her. Athena turned to him when they reached the brig "Corporal you might not like some of the things that will be said in there " she nodded toward the women in the cells.

Venner stood his ground " If it has anything to do with what happened to Starbuck, I want to stay just to hear what lame excuse she comes up with "

Athena walked in and saw Dee laying on the cot looking content while the other woman paced saying she was sorry over and over. Athena walked up to the bars " Why did you do it Dee, I need to know what you thought you would accomplish by doing that ?"

Dee sat up and sneered " If I couldn't have Apollo I was going to make sure he could never have Starbuck, she gets everything she wants all the time, the commander even treats her like a daughter, so I made sure she would not want Apollo, causing him as much pain as he caused me "

Athena gripped the bars tight " You are insane Dee and you will be lucky if you are still alive in the next twenty-four hours "

Dee snorted " I believe you just threatened my life cylon right in front of Corporal Venner, so I think my luck will hold out "

Corporal Venner looked her in the eyes " I didn't hear any threats being made " he grinned " Although I did record what you just said "

Shevon walked over close enough that Athena could hear her " I had no idea what she was trying to do when I agreed to help her, she told me the commander would not care and he would keep it private " Shevon Looked at Dee " She is crazy and I had no idea how obsessed she is with Captain Adama " Shevon stepped closer " I know I'll will have to pay for my part in this, but I have a young daughter and I need to make sure she will be taken care of "

Athena didn't know how to help her, but Corporal Venner spoke up " I over heard the commander talking to the president and he told her if she couldn't find someone for your daughter than she should take care of her "

Before Athena left she told Shevon she would check into it and let her know, then she looked at Dee once more " If you believe in the gods than I suggest you start praying because the gods may be the only chance you have left "

Dee snorted " After everything Starbuck has done she will need the gods help more than me " she rolled over putting her back to them.

Athena waited until they stepped back into the hallway " I need to get a few things out of my locker before going to the CAG's office " She hadn't been assigned a bunk, but her and Boomer shared a locker.

Venner waited outside for her.

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Corporal Venner walked to Lee's office with her " Athena do you think Starbuck and Apollo can get past what happened?"

Athena glanced at him " I hope so, because the fleet is going to need them " Athena stopped at the hatch " Corporal you need to get some rest, I am staying with Boomer tonight and I promise to stay here until you come for me in the morning "

Venner nodded " Thanks, I do need to sleep for a few hours and I am going to trust you Athena, so good night and I'll see you early in the morning"

Athena knocked and Boomer let her in " Where have you been Athena and where is Helo?"

Athena sat on the couch next to Willow " Helo is staying with Starbuck tonight and I haven't been given a place to bunk, so I was hoping I could stay here "

Boomer nodded " You and Willow can take the bed and I will sleep on the couch, we will figure the rest out tomorrow "

Athena looked at Willow " Is that okay with you Willow?"

Willow nodded " The only thing I ask is that I can see Kara tomorrow "

Boomer who had been looking for a blanket nodded " The commander will probably call us together tomorrow for another meeting "

Athena opened her bag and pulled out a pair of scissors and hair dye " You will be leaving in the morning and we need to get this done tonight "

Boomer had her sit in a chair and cut her hair shorter like Kara's had been before she let it grow out " Now that your hair is cut Athena can color it"

Willow nodded " Athena had picked a dark black color, knowing that it would have some red highlights to it " Athena stopped to clean up everything " You can rinse it out in thirty minutes and use the conditioner that came with it "

They talked while they waited answering questions Willow had about Kara and Lee.

Boomer explained what some of her job would be like which meant at first she would stay out of sight washing dishes and learning to prepare some dishes that were mostly ordered.

It was time, so she rinsed out the color and conditioned it, then rinsed her her once more before brushing it out then waited until it dried. After looking in the mirror she spun to face them " I like it, do you think it makes me look different than the other cylons?"

Boomer smiled " You already act differently than the sixes and now you look different also, it would take a lot before someone made the connection"

Athena smiled " You will like Cloud Nine Willow, but try not to do anything that would make someone look twice "

Willow nodded " What will I wear?"

Boomer answered " I think Mark might have some uniforms you can wear for right now "

After deciding on where to sleep they all went to bed.

Willow prayed to Aurora asking her to please help Kara and Lee.

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After Adama had given Tigh a five hour break he headed to his office for the rest of the night, knowing that President Roslin would probably show up on Galactica without any notice. Adama knew they had not finished the meeting and now he would have to explain about Dualla and the woman she had hired.

With those thought on his mind he was worried how much it would effect Lee and Kara. Adama knew that Lee loved Kara and would not have done what he did without the use of drugs, but they would have to work together in the coming months.

Adama knew he would also have to rely on Pythia or Aurora if there was the slightest chance one of them could help the fleet. He also knew if Roslin wouldn't change her mind that he would have no choice, but to follow Aurora.

Adama trusted Kara and knew she would go off on her own if he didn't back her up. Adama was still confused about why some of the cylons had chosen to protect Kara. He already believed that Cavil had his own agenda whether the cylons chose his side or Caprica's it wouldn't matter to Cavil.

He also knew he would have to tell Colonel Tigh almost everything in case something happened to him. Adama fell asleep as he was trying to figure out the best way to handle the rogue cylons.

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Adama woke up the next morning to a ringing phone, so stumbled over to his desk to answer it " Commander the president is on her way to see you, where should I have her wait?" Tigh asked

" Put her in conference room A and tell her I will be there as quickly as I can " Adama hung up

He had just finished dressing when someone knocked on the hatch.

Adama opened it to see Boomer standing there " Sir, Athena and I have Willow ready to be moved over to Mark's restaurant "

Adama left the door open for Boomer to follow him in " Have Racetrack and Helo take her and ask Helo to check on Lee "

Adama almost forgot " Has Helo made it back from the Aurora yet?"

Boomer nodded " He came in about twenty minutes ago, but I think Racetrack and Helo are off-shift today "

Adama picked up the pile of papers he needed " Just tell them it is a personal favor for me and they can catch some R&R while they are there "

Boomer nodded again " I will let them know, then I have a shift in the CIC as soon as I see them off "

Adama motioned her to the door following her out " Good, let's hope Caprica has some news for us today "

They had stopped as Boomer was headed one way and Adama another " I know it's been a little quiet around here and it makes me worry "

Adama chuckled " I worry something is going to happen everyday " then he walked off.

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Boomer went by Lee's office to talk to Athena and Willow and luckily Helo was there also. " Helo the commander wants you and Racetrack to take Willow to Cloud Nine and make sure she has met Mark and stay until she is set up. " Boomer paused " Helo the commander also wants to know if Lee is okay "

Athena spoke up " Helo what do you think about Willow's new hair style, do you think anyone will know she is a cylon?"

Helo looked at her closely " No, are you sure she is a cylon?"

Boomer chuckled " I have wondered that myself "

Helo hugged Athena bye " I have hardly had any time to spend with you, how are you doing?"

Athena smiled " I start raptor school today even though I told them I already know how to fly it, but I am still worried about Starbuck and Apollo "

Helo smiled " I might have made a small break through with Kara last night, I told her everything, but she is still trying to forget about seeing Lee with another woman last night "

Willow groaned " I need to see Kara myself and make sure she's okay, I would ask Aurora, but I don't think she will interfere with with what Dee did "

Helo frowned " I wish she would, okay I am going to run Racetrack down and I will meet you three on the deck in ten minutes "

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When Kara woke up Helo was gone, so she went to the mess to force some food down her even though she felt like throwing up.

As she was sitting there Eloshi came in and sat with her " I heard about what happened with Lee, Kara and I don't believe for one second that he would hurt you like that and I am afraid if you two don't talk about it and come to some understanding it is going to affect your destiny "

Kara closed her eyes for a second " If you know everything, please tell me how to forget what I saw "

Eloshi shook her head " I am afraid you can never forget what you saw, but I believe you can get past it, otherwise Dee will win by breaking you two apart which is why she did it, you can't let her win Kara "

Kara raised her eyes and looked at Eloshi " Why did she do it?"

Eloshi cleared her throat " Corporal Venner said that if she couldn't have Lee then she would make sure you didn't want him, causing him to feel as hurt and rejected as he made her feel "

Kara looked up when her dad appeared at the table " Can I sit with the two of you?"

Kara nodded and Adam sat down " I hope I wasn't interrupting anything "

Eloshi shook her head " You're not, I have to leave anyway Roslin wants me with her when she talks to Commander Adama "

Kara was fast becoming angry " What does she want now?"

Eloshi stood up " I am not sure Kara, maybe it is because we never finished our meeting last night "

Kara snorted " I doubt it, she probably wants to know what evidence we have concerning Aurora "

Eloshi nodded " Probably, but I am only admitting that I talked to Aurora and that she wants Roslin to quit pushing following Pythia "

Kara nodded " We will talk when you return "

Eloshi looked at her closely " I thought you would be ready to return to the Galactica?"

Kara shrugged " I can't fly for at least another week, so if it's alright with you I would like to stay here for awhile "

Eloshi looked at her once more " That's fine Kara, but you are going to talk to Lee soon "

After stating that Eloshi walked away.

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Kara and her dad ate in silence neither knowing what to say.

Adam put his fork down " Kara I hope you can forgive me for walking away from you "

Kara pushed her plate away " You told me all this last night, and even if I could forgive you for that, I doubt I can forgive you for what Mom put me through "

Adam moved his plate to the side " I didn't know she would do that Kara, I know that she almost never went to temple anymore, but I thought it was because of the first cylon War she went through "

Kara laughed an angered cry " She said I was the reason you left, because of some stupid destiny I had and she never let me forget it "

Adam looked away and back " When your mom got pregnant we were both going to Temple and that is when the Oracle told us you were special because Aurora had chosen you, but after a while she quit going and threw herself into the military way of life. She would take mission after mission like she was fighting demons of her own, but she never hurt you "

Kara snorted " No she waited until you left before taking it out on me in ways I thought a mother could never do to her child "

Adam reached for her hand which she let him hold " Kara, Mark told me about how you caught Lee with a woman and I don't believe for one second that he knew what he was doing, let alone where he was. " Adam paused " When I talked to Mark he said Lee was in bad shape and kept saying he had nothing left to fight for, I know what you saw hurt you, so can you at least try to understand how he felt when he realised it wasn't you he was with like he thought "

Kara got up and walked away heading to the Temple, instead of sitting she chose to kneel " Please tell me or show me what to do about Lee, the gods know how much I love and need him, but I need a little help here, so please help me "

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Lee woke with a start and sat straight up as the memories came rushing back to him. He knew he would have to return to the Galactica and fly caps and make out rosters and find out if any of his pilots had been screwing around instead of working.

As much as he missed Kara he was also afraid to face her right now, but the cylons didn't care if Lee was miserable. He took a shower and dressed in some shorts and his two tank tops before walking out of the room to find Mark, Racetrack, Helo and who he thought was Willow standing there.

Willow came toward him as soon as she saw him and grabbed one of his arms " What do you think about my new look Lee?"

Lee faltered for a moment " It's good, I almost didn't recognize you, why are you here?"

Willow stood with both hands on her hips " Lee Adama you knew I was being moved over here to stay and work for Mark "

Lee looked down " I forgot, I'm sorry Willow "

Willow brushed by him " I am also taking this room, so you will just have to go home back to yours and you also need to go to the Aurora and get Kara even if she fights you ever step of the way "

Helo piped up " I couldn't have said it better myself, fight for her Lee, show her how much you love her, and remember all of our lives are held in Kara's hands along with some help from the rest of us "

Racetrack jumped in " I know I am missing something very important here and I want to know what it is?"

Mark looked at Helo " You might as well tell her Helo, she has already been helping us without knowing why "

Racetrack turned on Mark " You knew something and you didn't tell me?"

Mark shrugged " We all just found out in the last week or so "

Lee decided " I need a ride to the Aurora, Helo can fill you in on the way "

They all left Mark to help Willow get settled.

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