"Q please bring back Chakotay please." Kathryn said as tears rolled down her face
"Oh Kathy I can't. I wish I could but I have been punished by the others. I can't interfere with humans anymore. You should have taken me up on my offer earlier."
"Q! Damn it I need him."
"No you don't." Q said and he snapped his fingers and he was gone.
Kathryn fell to the floor crying, Admiral Paris came in and helped her up and took her home to her mother's house.
The memorial service was beautiful a hot sunny day everyone that knew Chakotay was there.
"Kathryn that was beautiful." Said Sitting Bear, a member of Chakotay's tribe
"Thank you Sitting Bear I know Chakotay wanted a small service so I did my best."
Everyone came up and hugged Kathryn and said a few words to her, Tom and B'Elanna stayed behind to talk a little longer with her.
"I can't believe it why did this happen, Oh Admiral I am sorry, if you need anything just let us know." Said Tom
Kathryn gave hi a big hug and walked away to the shuttle waiting for her.
Two years later
Kathryn was walking Edward to school when she saw an old friend that she hadn't seen in a very long time.
"Mark?" She called to him
Mark turned around and smiled at her "Kath, my god it's been a long time. And how are these cute little ones?"
"This is Edward and this is Tayla. Say hi to Mark guys." Edward stepped up to mark and said "Hello Mark," and shock Mark's hand. Tayla was playing shy and hid her face.
Both Mark ad Kathryn laughed after Edward walked up the stairs to go into the school.
"Wow Kath they are really cute."
"One minute Mark I need to hand Tayla over to her teacher." Kathryn walked over to the teacher waiting and handed Tayla to her.
Kathryn and Mark walked to a coffee shop and sat and talked for hours.
"I am sorry about your husband dying Kath that was upsetting. I know what you were going through, my wife and son were killed when the Borg attacked Earth. I still can't believe it."
Kathryn reached out and took his hand "If you need any thing you contact me right away okay?"
"Okay Kath I will and same goes for you." They both finished their coffees and talked about each others live and when it was finally time for Kathryn to go get Edward and Tayla she gave Mark a hug and told him to contact her if he felt like getting coffee tomorrow.
Months had gone by and Kathryn and Mark spent more and more time together, they would go for lunch and dinner or just one. Kathryn had him over to her new house; she had sold the old one for there was to many memories there.
This one night Kathryn had finally allowed Tom and B'Elanna to look after the kids for the weekend and allow Kathryn some alone time for herself. She was just getting relaxed on the sofa when the door chime went off. She got up and opened the door surprise to see Mark. She allowed him in and closed the door.
Mark turned and looked at her; her back was near the door "where are the kids?"
"At a family friends for the weekend" she replied
"Good." And he pushed up against her and kissed her passionately
Kathryn pushed away "Mark I don't think this is a good idea."
"Kath look I lost you, then I lost my wife. You lost me then you lost your husband. Its Fate damn it its fate." He kissed her again and this time she kissed back.
"I can't believe Edward is thirteen and Tayla is eight. And I can't believe that we finally got to be together. It took us a few to many years." Mark said
"I know what you mean Mark. Edward has finally accepted you and Tayla seems to be okay with it but then again she ever got to meet her farther. And they are both so good around their baby brother it's great." Kathryn replied as she cuddled up to Mark in front of the fire.
After a long pass Mark spoke "Kathryn are you happy?"
Kathryn sat up and looked at Mark "Of course I am happy, I have three beautiful children and of course you. Why do you ask?"
"Well it's just sometimes in the middle of the night I will wake up and you will be gone from bed. I would find you in the studio asleep on the leather sofa holding on to some images of Chakotay."
Kathryn froze she didn't know what to say she turned and looked deep into the fire before saying "Mark I'm sorry for so many years he was always there for me, it feels… empty without him. Its not that I don't love you, cause I do so much I waited four years for you and when I found out you moved on I was heart broken I hurt for a very long time. I found comfort in a hologram. A hologram for crying out loud, but when we finally got back to Earth I fell in love with Chakotay. I still miss him but I know he would want me to be happy and happy I am, with you." She turned back to him and kissed him.
0200 and Kathryn was still awake she felt like someone was watching her so she got out of bed and went to check on the kids. Walking the hall she looked into each room and saw that they were fast asleep. When she turned back to go to her bedroom a quick flash of light came from Tayla's room, Kathryn rushed in and saw someone standing over her daughter. Kathryn grabbed the shoulder of the person and turned him around ready to punch him in the face but froze when she saw his face.
"Kathryn its been to long my love." The man said
"No this can't be." Kathryn said as she put her hands up to her mouth "Your dead, I saw you die."
"Kathryn I am sorry I was dead but Q he did the only thing he could do, and well it took me this long to come back. I had to see my daughter and little Edward. They are so big."
"Yes they are. Ten years is a long time Chakotay." Kathryn said still keeping her distance and making sure he was away from her daughter. "Why are you here?"
"I told you to see my family and kiss my wife." As he said that he moved to embrace Kathryn but Kathryn moved out of the way and said "No Chakotay I am not your wife anymore. You have been dead for ten years or so. I have moved on."
"What?!" he said it loud enough to wake up Mark who came running out of the bedroom to see what was going on. When he saw Kathryn Talking to a man he came running in. "Who the hell are you and what are you doing in my house?"
Chakotay turned and looked at him, "Who are you and what are you doing with my wife?" Chakotay replied
"Your wife? Chakotay? You're dead. Kathryn is with me now and should have been before she left to try and catch you."
"You're Mark?"
"That's right."
They both looked at each other when Chakotay flashed away.
"Kathryn are you okay?"
"I'm fine Mark, let's make sure Tayla is okay and then go back to bed."
A few days had past and Chakotay hadn't come back. Kathryn continued her usual routine, take the kids to school and go to work, Mark would stay home with Lucas.
Kathryn was reading over a few reports when a flash of light appeared and Chakotay was sitting in a chair on the other side of Kathryn's desk.
"Kathryn I need to talk to you please hear me out."
Kathryn sighed and nodded her head "Fine but make it quick."
"Okay so yes Seven killed me and when I opened my eyes I saw Q. He said that he couldn't help you but he was going to help me. I know still helping humans, but I was dead. After convincing the Continuum to let him give me Q powers. I was told never to go back to see you, that I had to live without you, I told them that I at least need to let you know I was alive and hope that you would allow me to still be you husband. Wait a second there was three kids. Kathryn how were you able to have another?"
"Excuse me!" Kathryn glared at him "That is none of your business."
"I am just curious Kathryn, beside if you don't tell me I will simply look in your mind."
"You are so much like Q I want to puke. B'Elanna cared him for me. The doctor was able to save one of my eggs so he would be born human and not half. If you must know." Kathryn said
"Oh I see I am glad for you." Chakotay looked down at his hands
Kathryn felt like her heart cried out for him. "Chakotay I missed you so very much it hurt me for so long. I watched the kids grow and Edward would ask for you it hurt having to tell him that you couldn't come home ever again." Kathryn's eyes started to fill with tears. "I have missed you so much Chakotay. But you died and it took me years to feel love again."
"Kathryn." Chakotay said and stood up walked around the desk and took her hand. "Can I take you some where?"
"I don't know Chakotay."
"No one will now your gone I promise."
Kathryn thought about it be fore standing up and said "Okay Chakotay."
A flash of light and they were gone from her office.
Kathryn looked around before putting her hand to her mouth "Chakotay is this?"
"Yes." He replied