Set after 'Night'

Janeway was in her quarters, Voyager had re- entered normal space after a month in 'The Void' but for Janeway that month felt like an eternity. She reflected on the past and found too many skeletons in the cupboard: the caretaker's array, Mark, The Klazon, Seska just to name a few mistakes she thought she has made then her train of thought was interrupted by the chime of her door

Janeway: "Come in"

Chakotay entered he glanced at his friend and he knew that 'The Void' had really affected her

Chakotay: "Hey, I was wondering if you would care to join me for dinner"

Janeway smiled at him, knowing she owned him an apology

Janeway: "I'm not hungry but thank you for the offer"

Chakotay sighed and shook his head

Chakotay: "What's happened to you?"

Janeway looked at him and smirked then shook her head

Janeway: "I've had time to evaluate the past"

Chakotay: "So has everyone else, no one wants to see you like this; I don't want to see you like this"

Janeway got up from where see was sitting and moved towards Chakotay

Janeway: "Chakotay, you need to understand me here, when we were inside that 'Void' everything I had done and said started to make sense; I brought this crew here and I'm responsible for their misery"

Chakotay sighed and shook his head once again

Chakotay: "No one is unhappy here, Kathryn, the crew has grown to be good friends, and everyone on this ship has grown to respect you and love you as their captain no- one hates you for stranding them here"

Janeway looked at her first officer and best friend that she had grown to love and respect and saw the love and respect in his eyes

Janeway: "Then why do I feel like I'm alone"

Chakotay put his hands on Janeway's arms and looked in her eyes and saw pain and emptiness

Chakotay: "You have never been alone; you have B'Lanna, Tom, Harry, Tuvok, Seven, The Doctor, Sam Wildman, Naomi, Neelix"

(Janeway moved her arms away from Chakotay and turns to her desk then Chakotay moves behind her and puts his hand on her shoulder)

Chakotay: And me, there is nothing I won't do for you Kathryn

Janeway: I know

Chakotay: What are best friends, who love you, for?

(Janeway turns around and smiles at him)

Janeway: You are my rock Chakotay, my best friend and my confidante; I don't think I can live a day without you anymore but just promise me one thing

(Chakotay took Janeway's hands in his and held them)

Janeway: If I ever do everything like this again, throw my out the nearest airlock

(They laugh then Chakotay looks at her)

Chakotay: How about I just send you to The Doctor and put you in stasis

Janeway: That's a better option than getting thrown out of an airlock

Chakotay: Yeah, I would imagine so

(They laugh and Janeway puts her head on Chakotay's chest)

Chakotay: So are going to join me for dinner or not

Janeway: Way not

(They laugh and then head to Chakotay's quarters linked arm and arm)