Laura turns on her heel and flashes a glance at Bill as she talks in a low voice.

"I have a bad feeling about her," She murmurs, watching as Admiral Cain breezes past and onto Galactica. Bill locks eyes with her in agreement before following behind the Pegasus crew. She turns her eyes to Lee and Kara, shaking her head in despair before leaving the flight deck. She makes a beeline for their quarters, meeting up with Billy along the way.

"I want an inventory of the Pegasus' provisions, and see what we can start sending out to the fleet."

"Of course."

"And if possible I'd like to meet with the Admiral and the Commander to review our current flight plans."

"I will get something scheduled for later this afternoon."

"And Billy?" Laura asks, stopping the boy at the hatch outside of her quarters.

"Yeah?"

"Keep your ear to the ground, I wanna know what's been going on on the Pegasus."

"I'll see what I can do."

"Thank you," Laura smiles, "Give me an hour, and we'll touch base?" Billy nods and offers a smile before walking off at a fast pace. Laura slips into her quarters and smiles as she greets the medic they had taken on to watch the boys when needed.

"Corporal Bires, how were they?"

"Just complete angels, sir," The young brunette replies with a small smile, "They're just waking up from their naps."

Laura strides over to the crib and smiles as she leans over, finding the boys curled around each other, just starting to wake up. She strokes both of their heads before kissing their temples.

"Thank you so much for staying with them."

"Of course, it's no problem at all. Is there anything else you need?"

"I think that will be all for today," Laura tells her as she picks up Alex, pressing a kiss to his cheek as she cuddles him close.

"Have a good afternoon," The Corporal replies before leaving the room. Laura sways with Alex for a moment before dipping her free arm in the crib and picking up Liam.

"I bet you two are ready for lunch," Laura tells them as she sinks down onto the couch, managing to get both of them latched on before sinking against the cushions, "You know, it would be nice if we could manage to go a couple weeks without a crisis."

Two pairs of sleepy blue eyes look up at her, uninterested in anything their mother was saying.

"I suppose as long as I continue to show up for meal time, you two don't think it's a crisis. You're probably right," Laura smiles at them.


Laura lays the boys down in their crib, smiling as they find each other and snuggle up. She watches them for a moment before grabbing a velvet box off of the desk, and mouthing a thank you to Mona before sliding out the door, walking brusquely towards the Ward Room.

Laura thanks the marine that opens the door, happy to see Bill sitting in one of the chairs inside. She shuts the door and hits the velvet box against the palm of her hand, taking a couple short strides towards the table that Bill was sitting at.

"Hi."

"Hi," Bill says standing.

"Sit," Laura says, taking the seat across from him and crossing her legs as the velvet box sits in her lap, "So, how did the cylon manage to get off the Pegasus undetected?"

"No one really knows. There was so much chaos in the aftermath of the attack," Bill replies, leaning back slightly more informally.

"Thankfully you did not have to do what I advised. That makes me very happy," Laura smiles.

"Yes, thankfully. How are you feeling?" Bill inquires, tilting his head slightly, realizing that Laura had been on full time since the Pegasus had shown up. The boys were only a couple weeks old, and yet here she was, back in her high heels commanding the fleet like nothing had happened.

"I could sleep for about a year. But you, however, do not have that luxury because you have a new job…Rumor has it that I know very little about military protocol even after being married to a soldier for five years, but I do believe that someone who commands more than one ship is called an admiral. Congratulations, Admiral Adama," Laura takes the box from her lap and hands it over to Bill. Bill looks at his wife quizzically before opening the box and gazing on the admiral pins inside.

"Laura…"

"Ah, ah, ah," Laura chastises.

"Excuse me, Madame President," Bill says looking up at Laura.

"I do love it when you call me that," Laura grins. Bill rolls his eyes as he looks back down at the box in his hands.

"I'd given up on getting these."

"I know, but I think a lesson we've learned a lot the last six months has been…never give up hope. You're their Admiral, Bill…you're my Admiral. And I should have made that official once we started to run," Laura tells Bill. She takes the box from Bill's hands and sets it on the table, taking the pins out. She removes his commander pins before replacing them with the new ones.

"And just think, I almost retired," Bill jokes as he looks up at her. Laura laughs and runs her hand over his cheek.

"Very true," Laura grins and kisses Bill softly.

"Kissing the Admiral, Madame President?"

"Mmm, promotion gift," Laura grins before holding her hands out Bill, "Come on, let the President walk you home."

Bill laughs and takes her hands as he stands up. Laura wraps her arm through his, walking at a leisurely pace with him towards their quarters.

"I was thinking we could take the kids to Cloud 9 tomorrow, maybe have dinner?"

"I think that is a great idea."

"You know we're going to need a pretty big cabin when we find Earth to fit all these damn kids we have in it," Laura laughs as she leans her head against his shoulder.

"We'll have the best cabin, find a nice little lake with water as clear as glass, and I'm still going to get some skinny dipping out of you."

"You sure you still want to see me naked, three kids later?"

"Oh most definitely," Bill smiles and nudges her.

"Good, cause I still want to see you naked three kids later, or wait five, five kids later in your case," Laura teases.

"Is that a snub to my good looks?"

"Not at all," Laura says as she kisses Bill's cheek, "You are still as handsome as you were the day I met you, if not more so."

"I think you get more beautiful every day," Bill comments as they pause in front of their quarters. Laura smiles up at him and squeezes his hand.

"You are very, very biased, Mr. Adama," Laura murmurs as she leans up on her toes and kisses him before pushing him through the hatch only to immediately be assaulted with cries from the twins. Aurora was on the couch with her head buried under a pillow and Mona was trying to unsuccessfully calm both of the boys.

"I didn't think you meant a literal package deal," Mona says with a desperate look on her face. Laura laughs softly and kicks her shoes off before padding over and taking Alex first, shushing him as she presses kisses to his cheek and hair.

"Shhh," Laura murmurs, rubbing his back gently as she calms him down, "You're okay, little bug…"

Eventually Alex stops crying, blinking wet eyelashes as he looks up at Laura. She smiles and nuzzles his cheek, letting a small hum out. Magically, Liam stops crying as well, earning a breath of relief from Mona.

"Alex is the catalyst out of the two of them," Laura explains, reaching out to take Liam and pressing a kiss to his cheek, "Isn't he, bub?"

"Seriously, I just had to calm one of them down?"

"Mmhm. Liam doesn't cry. He makes one angry sound, and that's it. Unless Alex is crying and then all hell breaks loose."

"Can we take them back?" Aurora asks as she pulls her head out from under the pillow. Laura chuckles and shakes her head.

"No we can't take them back. They will grow out of it," Laura assures her before directing her with a flick of her head, "Come on, back in bed."

"So, Bill, I heard you got promoted," Mona teases, reaching out to look at the pins that had been bestowed upon him.

"Apparently our president thinks I'm capable of leading a fleet," Bill jokes back, winking as Laura throws a narrow eyed look at him.

"Never did trust her," Mona jokes before pulling her hand back, "But really, congratulations."

"Thank you."

"I am going to go to bed in my baby free quarters. I will see you tomorrow."

"Night, Mon," Laura calls out, flicking her hair over her shoulder and out of Alex's grasp. She lays both of the boys down, shushing Alex as his nose wrinkles, "You just calm down for a moment."

Laura leans down and kisses Aurora's head as she tucks her back in. Aurora yawns and sighs as she snuggles back up.

"Sleep," Laura murmurs as she strokes her fingers through Aurora's hair once, gently massaging her scalp. She sits with her until the little girl falls asleep, slowly standing as not to disturb her. She grabs both of the boys before heading to the rack, laying both of them down on the bed and changing into her pajamas. Laura climbs into bed and pulls Alex onto her chest before laying Liam at her side, sighing as both of them sprawl out and snuggle up.

Bill comes out of the head, freshly showered in boxers and tanks before climbing into bed next to her and the boys. He strokes Liam's hair, lifting him onto his chest and presses a kiss to the boy's head before reaching up and turning the light off.

"Okay?"

"Mmm, very okay," Laura assures him, leaning over to press a kiss to her husband's lips before settling her head against her pillow.


[TBC]