What!?" Janeway knew that she shouldn't have screamed what but she couldn't help it. She was in complete shock at the request that had been made by her first officer. Looking him straight in the eye she knew he was serious.
Feeling the emotions in the room Kathryn janeway was at a lose for words and looked at Chakotay trying to understand what had made him say that.
"Before we pretend none of this has happened let me first explain myself." He took a deep breath," Kathryn I have fallen in love with you. While I know of the regulations on relationships and children between officers on the same starships, I have come up with an answer to our problems. If we resign and I marry you then it won't be a breach of protocol. All we have to do is allow Tuvok to marry us and then be reinstated as officers making it possible to raise our child together."
Janeway felt as though she was about to jump out of her skin. She knew that having this child would be hard but she never expected it would make her wish come true. Having a family. Marrying the man she loved. Keeping her was she so hesitant? Putting her hand on his cheek she looked him in the eye and saw love. "Yes Chakotay, I will marry you but I want it to be a celebration not some back alley wedding."
Opening her eyes Kathryn saw the familiar grey ceiling staring back at her. Sadly she wasn't captain and it was only another dream about her actual captain confessing his love for her. It had been a stressful few days and while she had finally gotten the rest she needed it didn't feel like it. Being the first commander on a star ship this large would not have been something Kathryn had thought about much, neither had she thought she'd be 70,000 light years away from home. Life had a funny way of turning out, perhaps she was being punished by the universe for joining the maquis.
" Commander on deck." Tom Paris stated as she walked through the door, " looks as if someone has had a good nights rest." Walking away she thumped him on the back of the head, normally a gesture forbidden but in this instance he understood the gesture and stood up towering above her. " Well maybe if a certain helms man hadn't told everyone it was my birthday I would have woken up on time."
Tom just looked at her " The reason we didn't wake you is cause we were told not to. Also who is the only one on this ship who can disable the alarms?" He looked towards the ready room door. "I think someone is waiting for you."
Giving him one last look she walked towards the doors hoping she would be able to not stare at him bewildered.