The BLTS Archive - Little Things
by Little Janeway (littlejaneway@gmail.com)

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Disclaimer: Think about it for a moment... would I be writing this if
I owned the characters? NO! I'd be in Ireland buying my own castle...
grumbles

Note: Just something little.

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She headed down the corridor towards her room, not expecting what she
was going to find.

"Computer, lights," she called when she got through the door. She was
more than surprised to find Chakotay sitting on the couch under the
window. He had a small box sitting next to him, wrapped in beautiful
metallic blue paper.

"You're late," he said to her with a smile.

"I didn't know we had a date scheduled for tonight," Kathryn said,
walking over and sitting down next to him.

"If you knew, then I would have missed the expression on your face."
Chakotay picked up the box that sat beside him and handed it to her.

"What's this?" she asked, confused.

"Another surprise," Chakotay answered simply.

Kathryn carefully took the wrapping paper off the box and opened it.
Inside she found a delicate silver chain with a small oval locket.
Inside was a picture of her dog Molly.

"It's beautiful, Chakotay, thank you," she said softly. "It must have
cost you at least two weeks worth of replicator rations."

"I saved up for it." He smiled at her, glad that he had made her
smile.

"But why?" Kathryn asked, confused again. It wasn't as if it was her
birthday or anything.

"Because you're you. Didn't realize I needed a reason. Besides, I know
you miss her. This way her you can keep her close."

Chakotay placed his hand on hers and, just for a moment, he felt, as
did she, as though they were the couple they should be. Still, he
thought, even if they were never to be more than good friends, he
would still have these moments. Moments where it was just the two of
them, smiling at each other, not needing to say a word. He thought
sometimes that there was more in that moment then there might ever be
in a lifetime of romance.

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The End