Commentfic I wrote for mamaboolj, and it seems to have amused people.
Hera's screaming and flailing, and Sharon and Helo are both late- he's already been paged to CIC twice, and finally he grabbed the phone and snarled at poor Felix Gaeta, who was just passing the word. He slammed it into the cradle so hard that he loosened the cradle on the wall mount and now it's something else he has to deal with later.
Sharon's looking two inches off crying, and finally she does, letting go of Hera and slumping to the floor with her face resting on her knees. Her thin shoulders are heaving and for a moment Helo wonders if they can give Hera back to the Cylons, because right now he doesn't want her. He's also pretty sure that makes him not a bad father, but an average one. If he were William Adama, he'dve keelhauled both Lee and Kara about ten times, and that's from the keel of Galactica.
Hera's stopped shrieking now that neither of them are paying attention to her, and Helo scoops Sharon into his lap and presses his cheek against her tear-wet one. Hera's going to have to wait, because Sharon's the most important thing right now.
Sharon's looking two inches off crying, and finally she does, letting go of Hera and slumping to the floor with her face resting on her knees. Her thin shoulders are heaving and for a moment Helo wonders if they can give Hera back to the Cylons, because right now he doesn't want her. He's also pretty sure that makes him not a bad father, but an average one. If he were William Adama, he'dve keelhauled both Lee and Kara about ten times, and that's from the keel of Galactica.
Hera's stopped shrieking now that neither of them are paying attention to her, and Helo scoops Sharon into his lap and presses his cheek against her tear-wet one. Hera's going to have to wait, because Sharon's the most important thing right now.