AN: LOL don't laugh but this is going to sound corny, i finally beat my old review record!!! LMAO 25 reviews was the old record 26 is the new one. LOL and all of the other people have 40 and stuff... oh well I try :) Sorry this chapter took so long but I've started to write backwards and It's getting hard to fill in the gaps :)

EnjoI

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Chakotay didn't bother wiping the smile off his face. He couldn't quite put his finger on the emotion. So many things caused his happiness at the time. There was only one way to sum it up though. Her. It was simple, he was with her and it was where he wanted to be. The house and the water were added effects but he appreciated them all the more. He had missed the old feeling he use to get on the ship. The knowledge that no matter what happened or what you did you could wake up in the morning and have breakfast with someone, a person you wouldn't mind spending the rest of the day with. It was a wonderful feeling when you could wake up at one o'clock in the morning and knock on someone's door without the fear of rejection. It was knowing you were part of something, anything. Especially a soul, went you felt part of a being. Shaking his head he rested his bag on the hard wooden floor next to hers.

"Kathryn, you never told me this cabin was so beautiful. The holoprogram was nice but this is extremely different." Soft laughter filled the room.

"Are you saying that my holoprograming abilities are limited Chakotay?" She asked playfully. Chakotay shook his head; he didn't want to blow their first hour there. However it would be a pretty impressive record. Chakotay looked her way and smiled.

"Of course not, maybe your artistic vision is different from the vision in the house." Kathryn smiled and patted his back.

"I was kidding, my sister redecorated the house. Honestly she's the artist. I was suppose to help but… well things happened." Chakotay nodded quietly, she meant they got stranded. He understood the feeling or so he thought. He did have nothing to lose and sure as hell didn't have anything to gain. Sighing he dropped on to the couch.

"I've seen you paint before." Chakotay said in her defense. Kathryn shrugged.

"You've seen me do a lot of things." He took a deep breath and looked around the room.

"I thought we would never get here." Chakotay said dreamy eyed. Get where, was the question Kathryn had. The quadrant, the planet, the house, or the relationship… then again it was technically non-existent. Kathryn pretended to ignore the look on his face, but she saw it. She wonder what it meant but decided not the read into it. Instead she came up with a lame excuse for what she supposedly thought he was talking about.

"Mountain trails Chakotay, get use to it if you plan on doing anything this week." Chakotay chuckled.

"I don't agree." Chakotay smiled to himself as he watched her face silently figuring things out.

"Oh…" she didn't know what else to say to tell the truth. Then again oh said a lot depending on how you say it. She gave up caring about what she had said. There were other things to think about. So many things in fact… she added a grin to match the end of the thought. Wasn't that what he was suggesting after all?

"Kathryn, I'm going to change." The few words he spoke sent her reeling into confusion.

"Cha…change into what?" she said gulping, slowly blowing the chance of normalcy this week. Following his line of sight she groaned. She embarrassed herself over swim trunks… hmmm swim trunks…

"Into you swim trunks Chakotay?" She said beating him to the chase making it look like she was finishing her sentence. Chakotay nodded with a faint smile on his face.

"Yes, care to join me." He said while standing. Kathryn smiled politely.

"Why not." Chakotay made his way over to his bag and tiredly lifted it.

"Which room Kathryn?" Kathryn stood and walked over next to him.

"Any room you want Chakotay, except the one furthest down the hall." Chakotay raised an eyebrow.

"Why is that?" He whispered into her ear. She shrugged and grinned.

"That's my room." Chakotay laughed and watched her easily make her way down the hall.

Whistling he checked out the other rooms. Coincidently, the bigger of the two was on the left side of Kathryn's door. Just like on the ship. Laying his stuff on the bed he ran his hand threw his hair. This was defiantly going to be an eventful weekend. He sat on the bed and pulled off his yellow work boots and his socks. He then pulled his t-shirt quickly over his head. Just then he heard a curse from the other room. Curiously he moved to the joining door and opened it.

"Kathryn?" he said quizzically. When she didn't respond Chakotay walked further into the room and went up behind her. He tapped her shoulder softly. Kathryn spun around to find Chakotay standing over her without a shirt on.

"Hi… I… well I… um… forgot to back my swim suit." She blushed furiously; her skin tone really wasn't helping her out. Chakotay started to laugh hopefully at the swimsuit issue and not the look on her face. She watched Chakotay as he searched for a solution to her problem. She almost snorted when she saw his eyes light up with an answer.

"Replicate a new one." He said proudly. Kathryn rolled her eyes and frowned, quickly shooting down his accomplishment.

"Remember the deal at the beginning of our trip up the mountain? I'd carry the groceries if you cooked? There are no replicators here." Chakotay hit his forehead with the palm of his hand.

"I forgot." Well if that was his chance to prove him self as a problem solver, he'd really need to beg for another chance. Settling for the most practical thing he could find he spoke.

"Well if you need a big t-shirt to use, know that I'm your man." Kathryn smiled.

"I'll be fine, I left a lot of my clothes here last time I visited." Chakotay looked at her incredulously.

"But that was eight years ago Kathryn. You can't actually be serious!" The look on her face chided him.

"What are you implying?" Chakotay shrugged.

"That maybe you've changed… I… I don't know. I'm going to finish changing." Chakotay kicked himself. Never comment on a women's weight that was if you wanted to be able to walk properly again. He shut the door and continued what he finished. He might not have finished the conversation gracefully but at least he knew when to stop himself that is sometimes.

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Kathryn tied and knotted the last of the strings at the small of her back. She grinned to herself. She loved it when Chakotay was wrong. This time he was way off the mark, not much more than usual. After trying on three of the four suits she found the best one. It was a tank kini in a simple blue color. It was probably the oldest but was used the least so it looked relatively new. The top of the suit rested just above her belly button and the bottom of the suit curved down a bit showing a little extra skin not like Chakotay would actually mind… grabbing a towel she set out for the lake.

When her feet felt the cool and grainy surface of the old dry dock she felt a set of eyes on her but with no idea of where they came from. She shielded her eyes from the sun and looked out over the water yet there still was no Chakotay. It wasn't until the cat call that she got an understanding of were he was. She laughed when she found him up in the trees holding on to the rope.

"Well if it isn't Tarzan." Kathryn said her voice reaching Chakotay up in the oak tree.

"Hello to you to Jane. May I add that Tarzan apologizes for his earlier comment?" Kathryn smiled.

"You may." Chakotay saluted and climbed down from the top of the rope and rested his feet on the dock. Kathryn looked at him attentively for a few seconds before responding.

"Chakotay, in all honestly what compelled you to climb that rope?" Chakotay pointed at the lake. Kathryn followed his finger and saw that he wanted to swing into the lake. This would be fun, to watch of course.

"To make an entrance." Kathryn looked at him with mock understanding on her face.

"An entrance?" Chakotay nodded and walked to the beginning of the deck.

"You might want to move out of the way." Taking no chances Kathryn stepped out of his line of fire.

"Don't hurt yourself now." She said with a lopsided grin on her face. Crossing her arms she waited for him to make a move. In less than the time it takes to blink an eye Chakotay charged down the deck and went for the rope. After he swung out as far as the rope would take him he let go and hit the water.

When he emerged for a breath he beamed.

"What do you think?" Kathryn shrugged and laughed.

"It was okay." Chakotay shook his head with disbelief.

"That was artistic Kathryn! I'd like you to see you do better." Kathryn smirked.

"Is that a challenge?" Chakotay threw his arms in the air.

"I'm guessing that's a yes…" With that Kathryn walked to the beginning of the deck.

"What will I win?" she called out to him.

"Anything you or should I say I desire because I'll be winning." She waved off his comment.

"You're going down!" She yelled and broke into a run. Chakotay was surprised at the grace and agility she had as she made her way down the deck. Each stride was in a sort of rhythm and her legs stretched out as far if not further than possible making her steps count. She leapt off the deck with height and in one swift movement flew over his head and let go of the rope. Chakotay watched with awe as she surfaced for a breath. She had to be at least six feet away from him

"How did you…?" Kathryn shrugged.

"It's an art." Chakotay laughed as he disappeared under the fresh green water only to be deathly close to Kathryn seconds later.

"Hold your breath!" He playfully warned and lifted her off the ground. With a sly grin he tossed her into the air. It was funny at first but as Chakotay waited for her to rise from the water it lost its humor. She wasn't coming back up, it was then he became frantic.

"Kathryn?" He called out, but there was no answer or movement from under the water.

"Kathryn?" He repeated. He stood there for a few seconds until a body floated up to the surface. hysterical he made his way over to it.

"Kath…" Her blue eyes flung open.

"Boo…" She whispered. Chakotay stumbled back and fell into the water. Laughing Kathryn swam up next to him.

"Did I scare you?" Kathryn said with a mischievous attitude. Chakotay growled playfully.

"This is war…"

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