Trust

Star Trek Voyager Fan Fiction
Season 5/6
Captain Kathryn Janeway had one goal – get her crew and ship back home. The Captain puts her mission above everything else, but would that also stop her from falling in love?
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Written by LaughingLee (First fan fiction :)

CHAPTER 11

"Lee, wake up! I need to talk to you."

The blonde Ensign couldn't ignore the shaking and slowly opened her eyes. Kathryn Janeway was standing over her with a hand on each shoulder. The Captain was red-faced, sweaty and still wearing her Velocity clothes.

"Please stop shaking me," Lee said with a slow smile. "What's wrong? Did Seven manage to beat you?"

"This is serious," Kathryn replied, letting go of Lee. She stood up straight and put her hands on her hips. "We need to talk."

"Those four words have been associated with lots of bad things," Lee said, sitting up and rubbing her eyes. "But, I'll ignore superstition. What happened?"

"You should have told me! You should have said something. I can't read your mind. I thought we were honest with each other."

Lee looked on in confusion as Kathryn ranted, waving her hands around. She hadn't seen her partner this upset in quite some time. It unnerved the younger woman. "Kathryn, please calm down. I don't understand what's going on. What should I have told you?"

"How you felt about Seven! About my spending time with her!"

Lee stood up and grabbed Kathryn. "Stop. Slow down. Let's get something to drink and we can talk this through. All right?"

Kathryn nodded and stormed out of Lee's bedroom. When the Ensign caught up to her, she had gotten them some ice tea from the replicator and was sitting at the small dining table. Lee tried to keep the worry from her face and took a sip of tea.

"Please, start from the beginning," Lee said after Kathryn had finished almost half of her glass. The ice tea seemed to have cooled the Captain down as well. "What do you think I feel about you and Seven?"

"You don't like it that I spend so much time with Seven," Kathryn started, getting angry again. "I spend too much time talking to her and playing Velocity or doing whatever else with her. You've been bottling it up! You should have told me! If I had known it was bothering you so much, I would have done something about it. You can't be angry with me about it. I don't read minds."

Lee burst out laughing and Kathryn glared at her. "I'm sorry, Kathryn. I don't mean to make light of this. You seem really angry. But, this is ridiculous! What gave you the idea that I'm a jealous, angry bitch?"

"That's not what I meant," Kathryn replied sheepishly.

"But that's what it sounds like," Lee replied. "First off, I don't mind at all that you're not spending every waking moment with me. You have friends. You can spend time with them without me. Second, if you want me to, I can pretend to be jealous." Lee frowned and then shook her head. "No, sorry. I don't think my acting skills are that good."

"I don't know what to say," the Starfleet Captain replied, looking down at the glass in front of her. "Seven and I were finishing up our game, and I wondered what you were doing. I thought about how long it's been since I spent time with you and then my thoughts ran away with me."

"Wait. Is this about my project with B'Elanna? And my games with Harry?" Lee got up and walked around the table to stand behind Kathryn. She wrapped her arms around the auburn-haired woman. "Are you worried we're drifting apart? I'm sorry. I agree, we should spend more time together. Let's make three days a week only for us. How does that sound?"

"I was projecting, wasn't I?" Kathryn said, looking up at Lee who nodded. "I'm the jealous, angry bitch."

"Yes, but only for a few minutes," Lee replied, laughing. "You're already getting back to your usual self. Now, go take a shower and come to bed. This can count as the first of three for this week."

"I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me." Kathryn stood up and pulled Lee into a proper hug. "It's been a tough week."

"Don't worry about it," the Ensign replied, kissing Kathryn gently on her forehead. "I still think it's a good idea to take time only for us."

Kathryn put her hands around Lee's neck, pulled herself up slightly and whispered in Lee's ear, "I'm sweating all over you. I think you should join me in the shower."

"Please have a mental breakdown anytime!" Lee quipped with a gleam in her eye. Kathryn grinned and kissed Lee fiercely. The younger woman was left breathless and in a daze as Kathryn led her to the bedroom.