Chapter 3

"Going so soon." A familier voice called out. Turning he saw Q nearly head to toe in black.

"Yes Q" his answer was weary, he simply wanted to go home and cry forever or somehow vent his anger at himself.

"I should kill you." The omnipotent being announced, "you put Kathy through insufferable moments, luckily for you, in the last 5 years I have watched Kathy I have come to notice the love she has for you, for what ever reason I do not know. Anyway I have a deal, I will turn back time, to the morning after your one night stand. Fix things and your life will be spared, this reality will seem like very real dream so remember this: 'Hurt my Kathy again and as a simple mortal you won't be able to hide from the wrath of the almighty Q! Keep her in your heart because she is the love of your life'" with that Q was gone in a puff of smoke and the room began to fade.

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Kathryn felt his body shudder. She looked up at him and watched his eyes snap open, they were glassed over by tears.

"Are you alright?" She whispered not breaking her eye contact with him.

"Nightmare, I'm glad your here though. Let's make a deal: never to willingly leave the other. Deal" he looked at her desperately. She kissed his chest, where his heart was and nodded.

"I will never willingly leave you Chakotay" he pulled her close and they lay in silence their heartbeats filling the room. He stroked her back and she murmured against his skin before the silence broke.

"What was the nightmare about?" She asked, curious to see what had upset him so much to create a pact with her.

"It's crazy so don't laugh." He warned before telling her about the nightmare. "So you see because I left with Seven Beas there to donate my blood you died and then Q was there and it's a little foggy after that but here I am with you at..." he looked at the clock "0900!" He exclaimed. They looked at each other and laughed, he got up and wrapped the duvet around himself as the door chime went.

Two months later they were home, just like the nightmare. He had settled his differences with Seven and she was happy to be single and focus on her working life. He walked into the ready room, part of him expecting to hear she was pregnant but instead she was not there, well not that he could see. He heard a noise and looked under the desk she sat crossed legged looking terrible, her hair was a mess, her uniform crumpled and unless he was mistaken she was being sick in a bin.

"Kathryn. Do you need any help?" He asked while frog hung down beside her. She nodded slowly and pointed to a drawer and muttered 'tricruder'. As he thought the scan revealed she was pregnant, 8 weeks in fact. He wanted to spin her round but knew that would probably make her sick so he lifted her face to look at him and smiled.

"We're having a baby" he whispered.

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Authors Note: Q has his uses doesn't he. I hope you enjoyed that and I know it was sad, especially for this time of year but it's been sitting in my pages app for several months. I plan on posting my little Christmas Drabble that is a lot happier and is based in my 'Janeway Family Drabbles' universe.

Merry Christmas