“So Bill, since we checked our titles at the door tonight, tell me something about yourself that the Admiral would never want me to know.”

He had to credit her for being brave enough to be the first to take the plunge on date-like conversation.  Not that this dinner was a date, of course, for that would be absolute folly, but he was pleased ( Read more... )

Bill fussed over the place settings one last time, refolding the napkins, straightening the forks, and lining up the water glasses at a perfect angle.  He’d been to enough military banquets to know how to set a table properly, that and attention to this kind of precise detail was something of an occupational hazard.  Tigh would call it something ( Read more... )

Bill:  That, and... Other times...

** Breaking Bread **

Bill entered the Starboard Landing Bay.  He had not been here in some time.  Not many people had, and it showed.  Besides the dust, the signs of damage from when the heavy raider had crashed here were still apparent.  The external hull had been repaired, but little else.  Funny that the Cylons ( Read more... )

Bill:  That, and... Other times...

** Vows **

“You may kiss your bride.”

The guests in attendance all smiled and then clapped, as much to encourage the bride and groom not to be so reserved in their affections in this moment as to celebrate their joining as husband and wife.  Bill was smiling too, but his was one of relief.  He’d been ( Read more... )

** Insubordination (A Sequel to Revelations) **

Laura sits in her chair, shoes discarded and legs casually drawn up under her, reading her copy of Sophisticated.  Sighing dramatically, she suddenly snaps shut the magazine and shakes her head in apparent frustration.  That’s when she becomes aware of another presence, your presence, in her ( Read more... )

Bill entered her sleeping quarters.  It felt strange to be in here without her.  It felt strange to be in here period, but she was juggling meetings right now in both her inner and her outer office, and this was the only quiet place to put him while he waited for her.  Although he’d been a bit surprised when she pointed him back here, it was nice ( Read more... )

 
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This is the second installment in the series.  Each story is independent, and they do not necessarily follow chronologically.

Laura:  Like that night on New Caprica, that's really what we are talking about here now, isn't it?

Bill:  That, and... Other times...

** The Last Supper **

Bill approached the curtain slowly.  He wasn’t sure if it ( Read more... )

Title: The Nymphs
Series:  Other Times
Rating: K+
Summary:  What 'other times' was Bill talking about when he spoke to Laura of their night together on New Caprica?  Spoilers through A Day In The Life (Season 3).

Hopefully this will be the first of many installments.

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