Chapter 2
(YOU!)
Chakotay was angry. He sat at a table at Harry's reception waiting for Kathryn to show up. Around Midnight he realized that she did one of two things, one transport back to Indiana, or two die. And he was almost positive that it was the first, not the latter.
He went up to Harry and his new bride, and wished them congratulations and then left the reception, after midnight.
As Chakotay stepped off the transporter he asked the attendant which way the Janeway house was located. The attendant smiled and gave him a few directions. Chakotay thanked the man and began to walk. When he reached the Janeway house, he realized that things should have been so different. And for a moment the thought of himself lying in bed with Kathryn asleep and that made him tremble. But then reality came back to him as he rang the doorbell.
And older women answered the door.
"I'm sorry about the hour, Your Mrs. Janeway right?"
"Yes, but please call me Gretchen. What can I do for you?"
"My name is Chakotay; I served with your daughter on Voyager. I really need to speak with her it's rather important."
Gretchen's eyes got wide. "You're Chakotay, lord if I were only a few years younger I would.." She stopped herself mid-sentence and invited the now blushing Chakotay inside.
"Can I offer you a drink Chakotay?"
"If you have any herbal tea, I would really like a cup."
"Certainly Chakotay, please make yourself at home while I get Kathryn."
Gretchen made her way up the stairs and down the hall to Kathryn's room. As she opened the door she saw Kathryn lying on the bed asleep. She took her hand and rubbed Kathryn's back as she slowly woke her daughter up.
Kathryn's eyes slowly opened. "Mom, what is it?" "There is someone here who would like to see you." Kathryn's head turned as saw the time on her alarm. "Mom it's after 2! Who in the world has the nerve to show up here at this hour, tell them to come back at a reasonable time!" "Now Kathryn I will not do such a thing, he traveled a long way to get here and if you feel that way you should tell him yourself."
Kathryn sat up in bed. "Who's he?"
Gretchen sat on Kathryn's bed. "Why that handsome man Chakotay, I could hardly believe it when I saw him, I mean a man like that,"
Now it was time for Kathryn's eyes to get wide. "Chakotays here, downstairs at 2 in the morning. She reached for mom's hands and said, "Don't worry about it mom, I will take care of it."
Gretchen smiled as she closed the door behind her. As she was making her way down the hall, Kathryn screamed at the top of her lungs. "Chakotay I don't know why you are here at my house at 2am. But frankly I don't care! So please just stay the hell away from me and my family and we should be just fine! Now leave that's an order."
Chakotay was in the living room when he heard Kathryn. Gretchen had just made it in the living room when Chakotay ran around the corner.
"Where is she" He asked. "Upstairs second door on your right." Chakotay wasted no time bounding up the stairs. He reached Kathryn's door and with a simple swing opened and shut it at the same time.
Kathryn stood up. "Chakotay what the hell are you doing?" I thought I made myself perfectly clear when I said that I didn't want to see you!"
"And I thought that I made myself clear when I left you that note saying that I wanted to talk with you Kathryn!"
Kathryn swallowed hard. "Well maybe I didn't want to see you, not everyone is infatuated with you Chakotay!" "I mean there are other men besides you that are available."
"Women what are you talking about?" "I swear Kathryn you are so damn frustrating!"
"I'm talking about the ring on your finger Chakotay, or are you that diluted that you forgot that you are married. And unless I got really drunk tonight I am pretty sure that I am not your wife!"
"You really think this is about you don't you Kathryn!" "Yes Kathryn I am married but that's not the reason that I am here." "The only reason that I am here is because my wife asked for you."
Kathryn sat back on the bed. "Your wife asked for me, what the hell for I never slept with you!"
Chakotay gritted his teeth. And then clenched his fists and pointed at Kathryn. "Seven wants to see you. She gave birth to our first child a few days ago, unfortunately the child died due to complications at the delivery, and I'm sorry to say that Seven is on her death bed as well from the complications of the birth." "Her request was that I come and get you so that she could say good-bye. They are only giving her 48 hours, the doctor is with her now, that's the reason that I wanted to see you, not to rehash old wounds."
Kathryn sat in tears on the bed. "I'm sorry Chakotay if I had known that I would have gone with you earlier."
"Well you were always diluted with yourself thinking that you were prized fruit." "As you said before not every man is infatuated with you. I will be waiting for you downstairs."
Kathryn nodded as the door closed behind him.
TBC