Why we ever ended up together

Post endgame- 4 years later Kathryn and Chakotay are married but unhappy.

Prologue

For 7 years Kathryn had waited.

For 7 years she had longed to be near him.

For 7 years she doubted that he would wait for her.

4 years later they had come to this.

Kathryn sat waiting in the living room. She looked at the clock on the wall, surrounded by pictures of voyager, their wedding, honeymoon, vacations. She sighed loudly when she heard the door squeak open.

She sat quietly. Chakotay came over to her and kissed her cheek. "Hello sweetheart what's for dinner?"

Kathryn sat quietly. "What's the matter Kathryn?"

"Kathryn?"

Kathryn looked at him. "I didn't make anything; I wasn't hungry so I didn't think about it." He kissed her again as he got up off the sofa. "Don't worry Kathryn I will make something myself." Chakotay headed toward the kitchen. "So how was work today Kathryn?"

"I quit."

Chakotay turned around stunned. "You what?"

"I quit, I've had enough so I just walked out."

"Without even discussing it with me first Kathryn?"

Kathryn got off the couch and began to walk toward him. "You knew that I wasn't happy Chakotay I was dying at that desk."

"I understand that Kathryn but it's a big decision you should have discussed it with me first, after all we have a mortgage to pay!"

"Chakotay I have been their for years you knew that I was suffering I was tired of feeling that way, besides that boss of mine was an ass anyway!"

Chakotay came over to try to comfort her, but she backed away. "Kathryn I know that Admiral Klien can be aggressive but that doesn't mean that you had to quit."

Kathryn looked at her husband. "We all can't have beautiful blondes as our secretaries Chakotay, we all can't just wear mini skirts to work!"

"Emily did that one time. I let her know that it wasn't appropriate. She's Sevens daughter just because she matures faster because of her genetic Borg implants doesn't make her an evil person. And it certainly doesn't warrant me firing her!"

"I have seen the way she looks at you Chakotay; it's the way I used to look at you!"

Chakotay fumed and walked into the bedroom. Kathryn followed. "Where are you going?"

"Away Kathryn, away."

TBC