Epilogue: Dream A Little Dream of Me
(Some of this is actual dialogue from the show but new lines and bits and pieces have been added.)
(One Year Later)
"Look what you've been through in the last few days it's no wonder your upset.. We finally make a connection with home and it's ripped away from us." Chakotay pauses and takes a drink of his coffee.
Kathryn props her feet up on the table and lays her head on the back of the couch. "We manage to make another enemy who's going to try and hunt us down and destroy us. It seems like that is all we ever do around here, make enemies." She pinched the bridge of her nose hoping to ward off her oncoming headache.
"And on top of that--"
"It's all right. You can say it. On top of all that, I got a "Dear John" letter."
Janeway sighs. "Considering what happened last year, it wasn't really a surprise. I knew that he would move on. I just never expected to hear about it until we got home. To be honest even though I know it is what I want it still hurts." He reached over and squeezed her arm. "There is one thing it did though. It made me realize that I was using him as a safety net. You know-- as a way to avoid becoming involved with someone else."
"You don't have that safety net anymore," Chakotay says, with hope in his eyes.
"That's right," Janeway agrees.
There conversation is interrupted by a beep. "Neelix to the ready room. The party's about to begin and there are only two people missing."
"We're on our way." Kathryn looks at him like she is ready to say something but then gets up and walks across her ready room.. He follows close behind. Before she reaches the door she stops abruptly and turns. She finds herself face to face with him. "What will it be Chakotay, indulge my feelings or hold fast to protocol ?"
That was all the encouragement he needed. He captured her in his arms and whispered one final thought before his lips found her. "Indulge away."
The End