Shattered But Not Broken
By Amelia Elizabeth
Summary: AU. "For two people who started off as enemies, it seems we get know each other pretty well." Kathryn asks the question in "Shattered" and Chakotay decides to answer her honestly. Part of the "Anson, Iva, Rory and the baby" series with a bit more backstory. Fluffy relationship story.
Disclaimer: I don't own them, because if I did, things would have ended up just like this.
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"For two people who started off as enemies, it seems we get to know each other pretty well. So I've been wondering… just how close do we get?"
He had known this question was coming, ever since he caught her staring at the ring on his left hand. There wasn't much harm in telling her, not now anyway. The timeline was going to reset and if all went as planned he would be the only one to remember what had happened. And if not, she deserved to know why he couldn't take his eyes off her.
He took a deep breath. "We're married. We have been for about six years in my time. We've got two adorable children, a boy and a girl, and another one on the way. You, that is my wife, is convinced that this one is going to be a girl too, but I'm still holding out that our son won't be outnumbered." He looked up to see the young Captain gazing at him intently, smiling slightly as she envisioned her future.
"It didn't take you long to convince me to marry you did it?" she asked softly.
"No it didn't. I loved you from the moment I set eyes on you, but you were more focused on getting the crew back home. It wasn't until we were trapped off the ship for an extended period of time that you finally came to terms with the fact that the feeling was mutual. We began our relationship about two years into our journey in the Delta Quadrant. We were married a year and a half later and Anson was born a year after that."
"Anson?"
"Our son. He is five years old," he said.
"And your daughter?"
"Iva. She's four and she looks just like you," he smiled.
"Those are beautiful names," she said. "Do you have any in mind for the new baby?"
Chakotay laughed. "My Kathryn has been pestering me for weeks on that one. We can't seem to agree on anything because she is so convinced that we are having another daughter. She loves the name Rory, though."
"I think that is a lovely name," the Captain said as she looked down. "I think she is right, you know, about the baby. My mother could always tell if she was having a boy or a girl."
"She keeps reminding me of that too."
"Well," the Captain said as she straightened her shoulders and looked him in the eyes. "I guess I have a lot to look forward to."
"Yes you do."
"See you in the future."
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