"Bridge to the Captain."

No response.

"Bridge to Chakotay."

A sigh came form her lips as she finally awoke from a deep and refreshing sleep.

"Bridge to the Captain."

"What in the . . ."

It took her a minute to take in her surroundings. She was on her sofa in her quarters . . . in Chakotay's arms.

"Computer, what time is it?"

"The time is0900 hours." Replied the Computer.

"What! I was due on the bridge at 0800 hours."

"Bridge to the Captain."

She leaned over and tapped her comm. badge with was laying on her coffee table. "Janeway here."

"Captain you were due on the bridge an hour ago." Came Harry Kim's voice from her comm. badge.

"Yes Mister Kim. I am aware of that. We seemed to have over slept."

"We?"

"Oh, Commander Chakotay is here with me Ensign. We fell asleep last night while going through reports." She said evenly. " And I was hoping to get those done too." Kathryn said this more to herself than to Harry. "Is Tuvok there?"

"Yes Captain I am here."

"Tuvok you have the bridge. The Commander and I will be on the bridge in less than five minutes. Janeway out."

"Chakotay." Kathryn said nudging him, trying to wake him.

"Chakotay." She nudged him harder and his eyes flew open. "We fell asleep last night while we were going through reports."

"Oh I remember. Wait, what time is it?" He said groggily, still half asleep.

"We're late. One hour late."

"What!" He said now suddenly wide awake.

"Come on. We need to get down to the bridge."

"Kath, they don't think anything . . ."

"I told them we fell asleep while going through reports late last night. I don't know why they wouldn't believe me."

"Okay let's go." He got up and pulled her up off the couch. She rushed over to her mirror to check her hair.'

"Kath you look beautiful as always. Now come on."

She smiled at him and picked up both of their comm. badges off the table. They put them on and left her quarters.

As they made their way to the bridge, Kathryn only hoped no one thought they had done anything. They didn't do anything. They just fell asleep on the couch . . . in each other's arms.

That's nothing is it?

She couldn't worry about that at the moment.

They arrived at the bridge two minutes later.

As they entered, Tom had a goofy grin on his face.

"Mr. Paris, would you care to explain the reason you have that absurd look on your face." She said to him seriously, causing the grin to vanish.

"Um, I just . . ."

"Yes Tom I know what your thinking and just to clear things up, nothing happened last night between the Captain and I." Chakotay said, anxious to clear up the matter.

"I . . I didn't say . . . never mind." He said obviously giving up because he knew they had smelt him out.

To Be Continued . . .

Please R&R