thecatevari | BSG for Sbabe (Reply)

The affair is continuing. They don't talk about it. They pretend to still dislike each other, or at least indifference. Mags knows she needs to stop, that it won't go anywhere good, but she can't quit. She makes up her mind that it's over, but every time he touches her, her resolve wavers. Karl knows that he should leave Maggie alone, that he can't give her what she wants or needs and that he's just stringing her along, but he's hurt and lonely enough that he can't make himself stop. Sharon still doesn't want to see him and he's feeling distant from the rest of the crew anyway.

Sharon's baby is the crux; when she goes into labor, she wants Helo to be there and it brings him back to her side. When the baby "dies", Sharon descends into depression and Helo CAN'T leave her. Maggie isn't particularly understanding about it (and who can blame her?). They resolve to go their separate ways with a generous helping of residual UST.