"Captain? Captain?" the Doctor kept repeating. Kathryn finally snapped out her daze and wiped away the tears from her face. The Doctor spoke again, "Did you hear what I said Captain?"
"You're pregnant."
All it seemed Kathryn could do at the moment was barely nod her head as she looked at the Doctor. She knew full well who the father of her baby was and that seemed to bring even more sadness. The Doctor noticed the tears that began to form and placed his hand on hers, giving it a reassuring squeeze. He finally spoke quietly, "You knew before coming here this morning that you were pregnant didn't you?" Kathryn nodded again. "Does he know?" The Doctor saw her make no movement and he knew the answer. The Doctor could tell she knew who "he" was. More silence passed before Kathryn finally spoke since having walked into sickbay. "I don't think I can do this" she quietly said. Not wanting to add anymore stress to her, the Doctor suggested that she return to her quarters and take some time to think things over. Without any hesitation she agreed and walked out of sickbay, leaving a very worried Doctor behind.
Kathryn didn't remember the walk back to her quarters, but before realizing it she was there. She quickly glanced towards Chakotay's quarters before entering her own. Once inside she contacted Tuvok, letting him know she would not be reporting for bridge duty. She should have contacted Chakotay instead, but didn't feel like answering any of his questions as to what might be wrong. Kathryn grabbed a blanket from her bedroom, wrapping it around her body as she sat down on the couch. No sooner did she sit, did the tears begin to flow. Her whole body began to shake as she sobbed harder. She stretched out on the couch, tears flowing, crying herself to sleep.
Several hours later, Chakotay was standing outside Kathryn's quarters. When he found out from Tuvok that Kathryn would not be reporting for duty, he decided to stop by during his break at lunch to see if she was okay. Ever since they had returned from New Earth, Kathryn had become distant. He knew to expect it, but at the same time wasn't prepared either. Kathryn quit inviting him for evening dinners in her quarters and declined his requests when offered. She know longer spent holodeck time with him. She had completely shut him out of her life. He remembered when he called her on it a week after they had returned. That instead made things worse because it ended in a terrible argument between the two of them.
Chakotay sighed as he snapped back to reality, running his hand through his hair, remembering what he came to do. He rang the chime several times, but there was no answer. Chakotay punched in the override code and entered Kathryn's quarters.
"You're pregnant."
All it seemed Kathryn could do at the moment was barely nod her head as she looked at the Doctor. She knew full well who the father of her baby was and that seemed to bring even more sadness. The Doctor noticed the tears that began to form and placed his hand on hers, giving it a reassuring squeeze. He finally spoke quietly, "You knew before coming here this morning that you were pregnant didn't you?" Kathryn nodded again. "Does he know?" The Doctor saw her make no movement and he knew the answer. The Doctor could tell she knew who "he" was. More silence passed before Kathryn finally spoke since having walked into sickbay. "I don't think I can do this" she quietly said. Not wanting to add anymore stress to her, the Doctor suggested that she return to her quarters and take some time to think things over. Without any hesitation she agreed and walked out of sickbay, leaving a very worried Doctor behind.
Kathryn didn't remember the walk back to her quarters, but before realizing it she was there. She quickly glanced towards Chakotay's quarters before entering her own. Once inside she contacted Tuvok, letting him know she would not be reporting for bridge duty. She should have contacted Chakotay instead, but didn't feel like answering any of his questions as to what might be wrong. Kathryn grabbed a blanket from her bedroom, wrapping it around her body as she sat down on the couch. No sooner did she sit, did the tears begin to flow. Her whole body began to shake as she sobbed harder. She stretched out on the couch, tears flowing, crying herself to sleep.
Several hours later, Chakotay was standing outside Kathryn's quarters. When he found out from Tuvok that Kathryn would not be reporting for duty, he decided to stop by during his break at lunch to see if she was okay. Ever since they had returned from New Earth, Kathryn had become distant. He knew to expect it, but at the same time wasn't prepared either. Kathryn quit inviting him for evening dinners in her quarters and declined his requests when offered. She know longer spent holodeck time with him. She had completely shut him out of her life. He remembered when he called her on it a week after they had returned. That instead made things worse because it ended in a terrible argument between the two of them.
Chakotay sighed as he snapped back to reality, running his hand through his hair, remembering what he came to do. He rang the chime several times, but there was no answer. Chakotay punched in the override code and entered Kathryn's quarters.