A series of little bits each containing a variation on a proposal that we all wished would have happened. A special shout out to Lia Harkness' lovely "Of the Night" for inspiring the format. As always, I don't own them because if I did, things would have ended up just like this, or like the next chapter or the one after that.
Chapter 1: Too Busy to Notice
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"Hey," Chakotay nudged her shoulder as they sat together on the couch. She had been diligently reading all evening, her head resting on his shoulder and a cup of coffee nearby.
"Hmmm?" Kathryn didn't look up from her work.
"I was thinking…" he began, hoping to draw her attention away from whatever she was reading.
"Never a good sign…" she muttered, still focused on the padd in her hands.
"Would you marry me?"
"Yes," she smiled, but still didn't look up.
"Good then its settled."
Kathryn looked up, her face slightly alarmed but a bright smile showing through. "Now wait just a minute…"
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