Giuseppe Adama (original) (raw)

Title: Giuseppe Adama
Author: leeadamamusings aka anastashial
Rating: PG-13
Character/Pairing: Lee Adama aka Mafioso
Genre: Lee's internal musings during a scene in the episode
Word Count: 527
Spoilers: Black Market
Disclaimer: They're not mine but Ron said we could play with them.
Author's Note: This was written as part of my application for the RPG at onoratalogs and I just thought I'd post it here too.

Despite having been beaten by his thugs and warned away by Phelan himself Lee wasn't going to be manipulated into abandoning his task. When he got to the Prometheus and found little Paya locked in a cell with other children his ire rose even higher. "Oh, Paya. Paya! Paya, hey. Paya. It's okay, it's Lee. You remember, it's Lee. All right, you're going to be fine. I promise you. Okay, you just hang tight. I'll be right back. I'll be right back."

He pushed his way into the Boss' presence. The piece of trash attempted to manipulate him by playing on their fathers' joint history of strict military discipline. Lee ignored him and asked Phelan about Paya's mother. "Is she dead?" Lee hadn't thought he could get any angrier when Phelan twisted the knife regarding Shevon's involvement in this travesty. They'd been playing him all along.

Then Phelan once again reiterated his preferred solution, blame the murder on Fisk, and keep the criminal activities intact, despite Roslin's objection. After all, the man reasoned, they were a safety valve for a starving fleet. Lee challenged Phelan's preying on children, "and what about those children outside? How are they helping the fleet?" The man rubbed Lee's face in his own weaknesses. He was the one seeing a prostitute; he was just as clearly in the mud. Lee moved to leave but was shoved back into his seat. It didn't deter him and he laid his cards on the table. They would shut down the operation and turn Shevon and Paya over to him.

Phelan countered that Paya was no longer on the market and Lee heard Shevon gasp behind him. Getting up he moved to leave again, walking right into the gun one of Phelan's henchman aimed at his chest. While Shevon called to him to drop his challenge Lee stood his ground and urged the gunman to shoot him. "Come on, do it. Do it."

Phelan moved to drop the tension level reminding Lee he had offered him a way out of the situation. Lee turned back to Phelan and raised his gun to the other man countering with his own assessment. He agreed that totally eradicating illegal activity was beyond them right now but Phelan had crossed the line with the selling of children.

Phelan continued to discount Lee's resolve. His eyes widened in surprise when Lee pulled the trigger. "All right, it's done."Lee said to the men around him. "Fleet relies on the black market. Much as we'd like, we can't wish that away. So, you're still in business. For now. But if they are any more killings, if you hold back essential medicines, if you ever touch a child..."

It wasn't what the President wanted but he'd make it work.

He tried to make Shevon come with him back to Galactica but she was adamant in her refusal. Deep down he had to admit she was right. He was trying to make her and Paya a replacement for Gianne and his child; something he'd lost and could never replace.