Dee's Dilemma (Part 2 of Sam and Anastasia-I Do and I Do Again

Pickles and Algae Ice Cream

Lee and Kara walked to the galley. Their steps keep in time. Kara grabs Lee by the arm and kisses him deeply. “Hey, wait. I…Kara what are you doing?” “I’m kissing my husband why?” “But, you’re carrying Anders’ kid and Dee is carrying mine.” “Um, yeah? We’re married Lee. Me to Sam, Dee, and YOU! Why are you trying to go back to what had us frakked up in the first place? We married so there would be no jealousy and we could be with each other legally.” “I know. I know.”

Lee chuckled a little. “I got a first-hand look at that when Sam gave me the signal he wanted to be alone with Dee. I guess old habits die hard sometimes and I wasn’t thinking.” He grabs her face and kisses her passionately and sweetly at the same time. “I love you Kara Thrace Anders-Adama.” “And I love you too Lee, now how’s about a detour to the pilots’ room and have a little fun in the rack?” “But, Kara. Dee and Sam….” He hesitates as he sees the look on her face that he is being uptight again. He laughs. “Ah, yeah. I think we can arrange to be gone for those pickles and ice cream just a little longer.” “Bingo. Let’s go big boy.” Lee laughs and Kara smiles at him in that way that he could never resist. Boots outside the door they steal into one of the bunks and leave nothing to the imagination.

Kara and Lee make it back to their home and knock tentatively on the hatch door. “Come on in the gang’s all here!” Anders shouts laughing. He and Dee have gotten dressed and are sitting at the kitchen table waiting to devour the pickles and ice cream. They all hug and laugh as Lee cringes at the way Starbuck is eating her pickle and Sam looks dubiously at the algae ice cream. “Try it.” Lee told him. It looks like crap, but they have figured out ways to make it taste like heaven.” Sam takes a bite and smiles. “Hey Dee, he’s right. Try some.” Dee looks doubtful, but leans over and samples some off of Sam’s spoon. “Oh, my gods. This is fantastic.” She swipes the spoon out of Sam’s hand all the while smiling up at him with her green eyes sparkling. “Hey! Okay, just leave me some all right?” He could never deny Dee. She thanked him and then began to dutifully feed him a spoonful and then herself. She continued this until the ice cream was all gone. She reached over to kiss him and laughed because his lips were cold.

Lee and Kara watched the two and then joined in kind. Kara though swirling the ice cream from her tongue onto Lee’s before kissing him. “I can’t remember when I have been so happy.” That was Kara, and she looked it too. The others smiled at her happy that they could make her happy. Kara’s life had been so fractured growing up that seeing her happy now meant the world to them.

“Well. What’s say we call it a night? You ladies have appointments with Cottle in the morning.” Lee was always the one to remember appointments. The ladies groaned, but complied because they knew Lee was right and he was wanting to make sure they got enough sleep. They got ready to get in bed in their customary positions with Lee behind Dee and Kara behind Sam with Dee in the middle, when Kara got in Dee’s spot. At first Dee started to make an issue of it, but then she looked at Sam and Kara and understood. Sam wanted her tonight and Kara wanted Lee. That was fine with Dee. She kissed Lee before getting into bed and he caressed her hair and smiled, kissing her back. “I love you. You know that right?” “I love you too Lee. Good night love.” Kara rubbed Sam’s ear in the spot that she knew he liked rubbed. “I love you too Sam.” “And I you Kara.” He kissed the tip of her nose and patted her stomach telling the baby goodnight. He then held Dee and rubbed her stomach telling the twins. “Good night little ones. Uncle Sam loves you very much.” Dee was touched. Then she felt a tear on her face. Sam whispered to her, “What’s wrong Dee? Are you okay?” “Yeah. It’s just so sweet hearing you talk to the babies. I never heard you do that before.” “That’s because you are usually asleep when I do.” He smiled at her and held her close. It felt right. Soon they had drifted off to sleep and didn’t wake until the alarm went off the next morning.