A/N: Thank you for your support and reading! Here is another chapter. Ok, I know, I know this chapter was very overdue. What can I say I'm in a lack of time due to the redecoration in my room. I'm doing everything all by myself. But the good news is that I have first 100 words of new chapter ready, the bad news is that it can take me a while, because it would be my first attempt on... oh you will see :)
Enjoy!
The weeding had been beautiful. The guest had arrived to the small church at the river few kilometers outside the Caprica City. It was sunny but not too hot day. They had taken their seats as they had waited for the bride and bridegroom. Zack arrived and went down the aisle with Lee, who was his first man, and few friends. They stopped in front of the priest and turned around. The music had started and at the end aisle shown up Kara and other maid of honor, then Zoey. She was wearing a beautiful long white lacy dress, which had naked back and long sleeves. Instead of veil she curled her hair and put a small silver tiara on her head.
When she found herself next to Zack, the priest began the ceremony. After the exchanging vows and rings, they took a glass of wine and drunk it. The priest took their hands and bound them up with his purple sash, giving the new wed permission to kiss. Zack pressed his lips to Zoey's; the guest started to clap.
Laura and Bill hand in hand walked into enormous ball room; all the guests have already been there, waiting for the newlyweds. Bill offered Laura his arm and as she took it, he leaded her to the small group of people, who were standing near the tables.
"You really think he will come with her? I don't want to sound mean, but do you really believe that woman like her dates him!?" Lee said toward Kara and Zoey's brother, who just came back from Picon, where he was living with his wife Mandy and their adopted son Johnny.
"I believe she is. Look Lee is he walking toward us alone?" Kara grinned as she saw Commander Adama with Laura Roslin on his arm.
"Lee, Kara may I present you my date the Secretary of Education Laura Roslin." He turned to Laura as he said. "Sweetheart this is Lee, my first born and Kara; the CAG on Galactica and my surrogate daughter."
"Hello. It's an honor to meet you Madame Secretary."
"Oh please, call me Laura."
She shocked his hand with a small smile on her face. Bill exchanged few words with Kara and then leaded Laura to theirs table. The couple sat down after another presentation with Zoey's parents. Adama pour his woman a drink when the door opened; Zack and Zoey came into the ball room. Everyone stood up clapping. Bill's hand touched Laura's cheek as he whispered that they have to say hello. She nodded as he helped her stand up. Bill grabbed her by hand; their fingers tangled together and slowly Laura and Bill went across the dance floor focusing attention of the guests on themselves. They stopped in front of the bride and groom; Adama hug them both and then he presented Laura.
"Madame Secretary it's pleasure to finally meet you in person."
"Pleasure's mine. Bill told me so much about you and your brother. And please it's Laura." she said when Zack kissed her hand. "Zoey congratulation."
"Thank you." They exchange few words more before Zack asked his wife to dance.
"They are really cute couple, you were right."
Bill wrapped arms around Laura, pressing his lips to her neck, he hummed in respond. She turned her head so she could look directly into his blue eyes, her hands covered Bill's on her abdomen. Laura smiled, her head nestled into his neck. They were standing there like this for several seconds before she tangled their hands together and whisper invitation to a dance into her boyfriend's ear.
The party was going on, after the main course, the cake and getting to know people, Bill and Laura had some time to themselves. As the night was warm, they went into the balcony; she sat down on the bench and kicked off her shoes with a gasp.
"You ok?"
"Yes, my feet are killing me. Too much dancing with you and your lovely sons." She smiled.
It wasn't hard to guess that Lee and Zack were enchanted with Laura. Zack danced with her twice and Lee, he wasn't leaving her side for a major part of the evening. Bill knew that his older son found someone who finally agree with all his opinions and motivated him to be a better person. Yes, Laura Roslin, the woman he had supposed to hate, because she was dating his father was his idol, took the empty place on his pedestal.
He watched her with amazed, she was so beautiful and so completely came closer with a small smile on his face and took her left feet into his hands; he started rubbing it. Roslin closed her eyes and enjoy the moment. A quite moan escaped from her mouth. "Oh this is great."
"You sure, you're ok? How is the little one?"
"Don't worry Bill, everything is fine." She pressed her palm to the abdomen.
Bill put her feet down and kneeled in front of her; his hands gently made their way around the belly. He was about to kiss it when he heard a famine voice behind him. Bill stood up turning around.
"Carolanne. Lee."
"Are you going to introduce me to her or no?" she hissed already not happy to see Bill with a smile on his face. She was always enjoyed making hell from his life and now, seeing him happy with another woman, very beautiful and powerful woman, made her angry.
"Yes, of course." he offered Laura his hand. Roslin slipped her feet into her high heels and took Bill's hand; she closed the distance between them and now she was standing eye to eye with Carolanne.
"This is Carolanne; my ex-wife." he said. "Carolanne this is Secretary Laura Roslin, my…"
"…fiancée. Nice to meet you." Said Laura while shaking Carolanne's hand.
Carolanne opened her mouth, trying to say something, but words didn't come to her mouth. So she only frowned and shocked Laura's hand. Next she turned around and grabbed her son's arm, pushing him forward.
"Lealand what the hell was your father doing a moment ago?!"
"Don't know, mom." He said looking through his arm to his father with Laura. "He seems to be happy with her. Besides she is very beautiful and intelligent woman."
"Lealand please, don't you know what they're saying about her? She's Adar whore. I bet she frakked her way to the Cabinet. Your father doesn't have a taste in woman just like your brother. Zoey is terrible. I hope that you will find someone worth enough to marry you, Lealand. Just don't let me down. And remember, Kara is not one of them. She's just like your father; she is nothing."
"Yes mom. Of course you are always right. I'll not let you down." He said looking down at his feet.
It was the time of the wedding that every single women afraid of; catching the brides' bouquet. For some of them it was the battle for a life, catching the bunch of flowers meant she was the next one in a way to the altar. That type of women could do everything to get it. Of course there was always the second type; usually fat, ugly, feminists and workaholics, who could kill you with their eyes if you mention them about marriage and kids. And there was women who were ashamed that they are single, wanted all the package: kids, marriage, house with a white fence and dog, but were too shy about their loneliness and every time they were at the wedding, they hid in the bathroom or pretended they are too busy talking with someone they don't know rather than catching the bouquet. Zoey lined up all single women, including Kara and Laura; the two of them with very unhappy looks on their faces. The band started to play the latest number one from the Top Charts, as the bride turned back to them and throw the bouquet behind her. The flowers felt into Laura's hands, before she even realize she's the next bride, Zoey and Kara hugged her and Zack who was standing next to his father, pull her into Bill's arms. Roslin looked at her date with apologizing look on her face, as she bit her down lip. Adama's hands pulled her closer to his body and before she could say something, he kissed her; the crowd started to clap.
TBC
