Summary: Inevitably they had to meet.
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Over the next few days, Kathryn often joined Mae and Chakotay on their daily walks. Mae really like Kathryn and her father had come to trust her, as a friend, and tried very hard to think of her as anything else because she was engaged. Mae also bonded with Molly, so much so she was begging her daddy for a dog of their own.
Today however was different, Kathryn had to work later than normal so she did not join the father and daughter duo. What they did not know was that Mark had been asked to dog-sit, well technically he was expected to do it because he was living in the same house as both of them, Molly and Kathryn.
Anyhow, Mark was walking Molly. The dog had managed to escape him and for a moment he considered letting her stay lost but, he couldn't do that. He loved Kathryn so he had to put up with the dumb dog.
"Molly!" he shouted for what seemed like the millionth time. Scanning the park area he saw a dog that looked remarkably like Molly in a little girl's arms, he was about to go in the other direction when he heard the name the girl was shouting: 'Molly, Molly calm down' sighing heavily he made his way over.
"Excuse me, can I get the dog back?" he stood tall, quite intimidatingly.
"Who are you?" Mae asked
"Mark" he answered bluntly. At this point Chakotay walked over and he too stood a little taller.
"You'll be Kathryn's fiancé. I've heard a lot about you" Chakotay thrust his hand out and he received a strong handshake which he matched. They stared at each other, Mae looking up from her positon the ground with Molly, who was equally as quiet as the men stared each other down.
"Well I don't know about you so I suggest you keep your distance she is my fiancé after all" Mark whipped before he bent to down and grabbed Molly's leash and pulled her away. It was strange because even though Molly had known Mark longer, so to speak, she was a lot more stubborn and yelp-y with him than Chakotay and Mae, who she had only met a few weeks previous.
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Kathryn was home late. It was so late it was early, she really hated meetings and report deadlines. The hall was dark as was the living area, sighing she trudged through to the kitchen where she saw a sleeping molly and like a mother would to a child she bent down to stroke the hair by the dog's ear.
Once upstairs she slipped off her boots, so she'd be quieter, and made her way to the main bedroom. It too was dark, Kathryn didn't mind she was used to dressing, and undressing, in the dark. Once her nightgown was on she slipped beneath the covers, curling into her pillow.
"I meant your friend today" Mark spoke, surprising her that she called for lights up. They sat staring at each other.
"Which one?" she raised an eyebrow
"The tattooed one with the child. He's dashing" Mark added with a hint of dislike in his voice. "The girl seemed very familiar with Molly." He continued, jealousy coming through harder as he talked.
"Commander Chakotay is a fellow Starfleet officer. I happened to meet his daughter, Mae, on a walk with Molly. Nothing to worry about." She shrugged getting ready to go back to sleeping.
"Well then you won't mind if I told him to stay away." He then went down in the bed, ready to sleep.
"You have no right Mark. I'm not animal you own, it's the 24th century if I want to have male friends I can and I will. Stay out of it" she argued, her voice in a quiet but dangerous whisper. They both huffed and slept back to back.
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Author's Note: Do we like this mean Mark? Or should he be nicer? Thanks for reading and please don't forget to review I love hearing from you.
That-Geek
