Caprica City

Laura Roslin's house

The meal was almost ready. Laura was changing her clothes, while Lee was making a final preparations of the dinner; putting the plates with silverware and glasses on the table when they heard a doorbell. Roslin, as she was dressed in plain and simple light blue dress, quickly walked out of the bedroom and hurried to open the door.

"Madam Secretary." She turned around and saw her aid; she immediately smiled to him.

"Billy! I'm glad you here." She said to him, exchanging peeks on a cheeks. He walked into the house closing door behind himself. Laura leaded him into the living room.

"Please meet Captain Lee Adama, he is Bill's older son." she said and then looking at her future stepson she continued. "Lee, this is my aid Billy."

"Nice to meet you, sir."

"Likewise." Captain nodded his head. They sat down at the table as Laura put the dish with the lasagna and salad. She carefully started putting them food on their plates and when she finished, she sat down.

"Smells wonderful, ma'am."

"Thank you. Lee helped me with most of the work. Enjoy!"

They eat their meal and after that the three of them sat down on the sofa and played TV. Boys drunk a beer and talked about last Pyramid's game, not aware that Laura has been watching them. They spotted her when she put the snacks she prepared for them earlier, at the table; boys engaged her into the conversation. Roslin was very glad that Billy and Lee found a common ground, especially since death of her aid's parents, the boy didn't have many friends at all, not to mention friends and colleagues in his age. He become less sociable, preferred to be alone, focusing on his carrier. Truth to be told Secretary Roslin was getting worried about him, he was such a sweet boy, yet so lonely.

Laura also was happy that she gain Lee's trust; the Captain Apollo as she started naming him and he always smiled to her in respond. They talked a lot that day, mostly about Bill and Lee. She found out Lee's anger toward his dad passed and the boy was willing to make up with him. As he told her she was one of the reason of his decision. Laura bite her lip once again. Watching Lee her with Billy at her place made her think once again. The young Captain was so nice to her all day, that it broke her heart she will have to tell him the truth about her relationship with his father. She knew she made a stupid mistake and now she was paying the piper; she wanted to fix it as soon as she will have a chance. But how could she knew what the future holds for her and Bill. He left, she was the reason why, will he ever want her back?

"Madam Secretary?" Billy's voice brought her back to the reality.

She notice her aid was getting ready to going back home. She looked at the clock to see what time it is; it was late. Laura with Lee saw Billy to the door, and after they exchanged goodbyes, young aid left. Lee locked door behind him and followed Laura to the kitchen where she was putting the dishes into the dishwasher. When the machine was full, she closed it pressing ON button. Laura turned to face Lee who was sitting at the countertop drinking water.

"That was nice evening." She finally interrupted the silence between them.

"Yes, thank you for inviting me to stay. Sadly I will have to get going too; my shuttle for Pegasus is leaving tomorrow morning and I have to find a room for the night.

"Lee you are welcome to stay here, if you want to, of course. I have a guest room. Let me show you."

"Thank you, Laura." He smiled.

She heard the diffused sound of siren in the middle of the night and that woke her up. Firstly she thought it was Lealand watching TV but then she realize that the sound was getting louder and louder with every minute. She got out of her bed putting a robe on. Laura walked into the living room and stopped next to the window.

"What is going on?"she heard Lee's voice as he approached her.

"I don't know. I thought I heard siren's alarm, but they're off now." Rosiln explained looking through the window, as he was searching for TV's remote.

The sun was slowly rising on the sky; dark night changed into day, but it wasn't the view she always saw in the mornings. The streets were in total mess; people were running around with suitcases in their hands, not really knowing where they are going. Children were terrified, most of them whose parents were out in the city, were lost and left all alone, cried. Some cars were burning and in the background if you listened close, you could hear the fire guns. The air smelled nasty and it was hard to breath; sky changed the color from blue to grey; not because of the approaching storm, but from the dust and grim which was hanging out in the air. Above that you could see few big mushrooms clouds after the nukes which hit major cities on Caprica. The capitol was still intact.

"Laura we have to get you on a ship. As soon as possible, my dad will be waiting for us." He said watching news broadcast in TV.

Lee turned around and saw that Roslin stood still looking at one spot. Laura couldn't move. The phone call she received yesterday, he was telling the truth. Cylons are back. And this is high possibly they will come here, for her and the baby. She frozen.

"Laura!" he raised his voice. She almost jumped out of her skin as she heard him. She looked at him, her hand were shaking. "We have to escape from the city! Come on. Take couple of things, absolutely necessary things. I will get a food and some water."

"Ok." She answered but she didn't move. Adama walked to her and put his palms on her shoulder making an eye contact with her; she immediately wrapped her arms around him trying to get some comfort.

"Listen to me. Everything will be all right. I will take care of you, we are leaving the city and going to the nearest military base, but you got to trust me Laura. Can you do that?"

She nodded her head. They split up; Laura walked into her bedroom and took some clothes. She put them into suitcase and moved toward chest of drawers; Laura opened the last drawer and took most valuable heirlooms after her family and medical files of her unborn daughter. In the meantime Lee was in the kitchen; packing food supplies into the bag when his phone rang. He looked at the screen and answered it with relive as he checked who was calling him.

"Lee, oh thanks Gods you're ok. Where are you?" His younger brother Zack said.

"I'm with Laura."

"Is she ok?"

"Yeah, pretty much. Zack, listen to me. Get your wife and try to get on the space ship, till it's time! We have to leave Caprica. Cylons are back; they had already nuke Picon and Scorpio. I'm taking Laura on the Pegasus…"

"Ok, we will try get to spaceport. Take care of yourself and Laura, we will meet up again, big brother."

"I'll hold you to it, Zack!" He hung up and quickly left the kitchen. Laura was already waiting for him. She was pale and shaking; in her hands she was holding car keys. "You ready?"

She didn't said a word, just nodded her head again. Lee took two suitcases she had and the bag, he packed everything into Laura's car; she followed him. As they sat down in the car, Adama withdraw Mini from the driveway and headed down the street; he needed to get away from the city, go to the suburbs where was military base. From there he could get on board Pegasus.

"Lee, we can't just leave those people behind, there is enough place in this car for at least two people. Please." She said so quite he hardly heard her.

"We don't have time for this. Laura. I have to get on board Pegasus as soon as possible. We really don't have time. I'm sorry."

He knew she was right, but his guts were telling him to get her on the ship as soon as possible and leave Caprica. If he stops, he will lose precious time. But he also knew if he didn't do this, he will have a blood of two innocent people who he could take with them, on his hands.

"Oh my Gods, Billy lives two streets away from here. At least take him with us…"

"He probably left his house…" he saw how miserable she was and he sight. "Ok, where should I go?"

Laura pointed him a direction. Lee took the right turn and soon they stopped next to Billy's house. Roslin got out of the car and run to the door, she didn't knocked instead she busted into the house calling her aid. She didn't heard an answered, her heart started beating faster. Almost running through the house, she found him in the garage; Laura called his name with a relive and didn't even realize when she was hugging him. Few minutes later the three of them were in the car heading out the city as fast as it was possible.