By Erin_Cale
Disclaimer: See first part.
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Chakotay watched Kathryn carefully, however he watched the man beside her even more so. He could tell by the way that Dylan leaned in close to her to hear the crew’s tales that something was going on between the two.
As the rest of the crew told stories of their adventures in the Delta Quadrant, Chakotay’s mind wandered back to shortly before they had arrived in this universe.
"What?” Chakotay asked, spinning around angrily.
“You’re thinking about her again.” Seven’s comment was more a statement than a question.
“Thinking about who, Seven?”
“You know who.” Seven looked down, ashamed to be seen crying. “I want you to leave.”
“What?”
“I said, I want you to leave.”
Chakotay shook his head. “Fine. If that’s what you want, then I’m out of here.” He had made a quick job of packing what belonged to him and left, pretending not to hear her sobbing in the kitchen.
Chakotay brought his mind back to the current situation and smiled at the mention of one of their funnier adventures. He had realized after he had left that he really did know who Seven had been talking about. He wanted Kathryn to be in his life, more than anything. He had even given up potential happiness with Seven for her and he wasn’t about to let this new man steal her away from him. Ever.
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