"I am in love with you." And with that the buried down emotions they both felt but kept silent on was unearthed. She sighs and continues to eat refusing to look up and face him. There was a reason they kept silent.
"Can you pass me the salt?" She didn't need any. Like always his cooking was amazing. Not like she'd ever tell Neelix. The silence was too much.
"No. You don't need it,' She can't help but smirk, 'Don't you have anything to say Kathryn?" At last she looks up, Into his eyes. Nearly becoming jelly.
"Chakotay you can't."
"I can't love someone? Or I can't be in love with you?" She has to think for a moment.
"The second."
"Too late, And I know it's too late for you. What harm will be there in admitting you love me?"
"I'm your commanding offi…."
"Well in name only if you wanna get technical."
"I can't."
"You can. Come on!
"Please Chakotay drop it. Let things go back to where they were. How they need to be."
"Back to pretending? Back to ignoring? Living a lie? Or rather two lies?" There is anger in his words.
"Yes please. I'm sorry."