Taya

Taya
C/P hint of P/T

When they broke up B'Elanna wanted nothing to do with and their daughter. Now two years later what does she want with their daughter Taya?
Paramount owns them I'm just letting them out to play
** Flash back **
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Tom couldn't believe it, after a year of not even talking to him or wanting anything to do with their daughter Taya, B'Elanna would do this to him, cradling Taya closer to him as he read the padd over again, just to make sure he was reading it correct.
** "Tom I just can't do it, this was a mistake and now we have a child involve in this."
"B'El you can't mean to get rid of our child."
"That what I mean Tom, I can't cope with a child at this time."
"Then don't, let the Doc put her into me, I'll carry her to term and I'll care for her."
"Tom you can't be serious."
"But I am, if you wish to be rid of our child and go and have your fun with Henley go for it, I'll have our child."
"Fine if that the way you want it go for, it set it up with the doctor and I'll be there." **
That was a year ago, Taya was two months old now, he carried her to full term and put up with the teasing from the rest of the crew and now B'Elanna wish to take Taya away from him, not sure how to handle it, he Comm the one friend who stuck with him throughout it all, "Paris to Doc."
"Tom what is it? Is something wrong with Tay?"
"No, can I come and see you about something?"
"Tom you know you can come and see me anytime without even asking."
With a rare grin, Tom nodded forgetting that he couldn't see him, "I'll be there in five."
If anyone had told Tom that within the year he would be friends with the Doc, he would have told them that they were nuts but that what had happened while he was carrying Taya, it was the Doctor who supported him through it all, while the ones who he thought were his friends walked away from him.
As Tom walked through the corridors of Voyager reflecting back on the changes he had made during that time and since the birth of Taya, he barely went out anymore, when he did he would go and see Samantha Wildman or Neelix, his list of friends had diminish since the breakup with B'Elanna.
Walking through the doors of sickbay calling out, "Hey Doc I'm here." Not seeing Chakotay in the office talking with the Doctor.
"I won't be long Tom pull up a bio bed."
Walking over to one of the beds laying Taya down on it, he smiled down at his daughter knowing that he was not going to hand Taya over to B'Elanna for all the gold in the world.
"Doc you have to help him, she means to take Taya from him, by any means possible and you know what that will do to him." Chakotay whispered as he looked over his shoulder, as an after thought, "He's barely hanging on as it is now."
"Why me? Why can't you or the Captain help him?" He hissed back at Chakotay.
"You know he won't let us help after him after what happened."
"And who fault is that?" Demanded the Doctor.
With a sigh Chakotay felt the urge to delete the doctor's program but deep down knew that he was right they were to blame for the distances between them, "You know all you have to do is tell him about that loophole, just get him to send that request to the Captain and she'll stop the ruling, if he doesn't, he'll lose Taya, no matter what he does, is that what you want? Tom loves that child, if he loses her, we lose him as well. "
The Doctor whispered harshly, "You know I don't want Tom to lose Taya, Taya means the world to Tom and I'll do everything I damn well can to help Tom keep her with him, there is no way that witch is getting her hands on Taya but while I'm doing this, what are you doing to help him, Commander?"
Chakotay stopped to think, 'What am I doing to help Tom? Fair question, since all this started he had stepped back hoping that one day he'd step in when B'Elanna had finished stomping all over Tom's heart but fell back like the other did when Tom really needed a real friend.' Licking his lips as he looked back at the Doc, "You're right I'll tell him about the request but will you back me up or if he doesn't listen to me, you can step in and make him see the error of his ways?"
Clasping Chakotay's shoulder with a smile, "I knew you would step up and help Tom, you are a true friend and now I understand why Tom named you Taya's care giver if anything should happen to him."
"WHAT?"
"Don't tell me Tom didn't tell you? It in his new will he made after Taya was born. Tom had it that added that if anything should happen to him you are to take over the care of Taya. I know I shouldn't have told you that but I think it's right for you to know, because after this, as Tom would say, the shit gonna hit the fan big time."
Looking out the window to watch the man in question play with his daughter while he waited for the Doctor to finished, "Why did you do that Tom?"
Joining Chakotay at the window saying, "He counts you as a friend Commander, when he complained about the others to me nether you or the captain were on the list, nor were Harry or Tuvok. I know he's pushed everyone away and I don't blame him for that, I saw and heard some of the things that was said and done to him by the crew. Chakotay don't let him push you away, stand firm and make sure that he knows that you're really his friend."
Looking back at Tom with a smile, "I will and thanks Doc for opening my eyes."
"No thanks necessary I know you were watching from a far and never let Tom get hurt if you could help it and he knew that as well."
"He did? I'm glad. Well let get this over with, I just hope he listens."
"Don't worry if he doesn't listen I'll kick his ass from here and back to the Alpha Quadrant."
With a grin Chakotay followed by the Doctor walked out of his office and over to Tom and Taya.
"Hello Tom and how is Taya today?" Chakotay asked as he leaned over the bed to tickle Taya chin, he didn't see Taya often, only if he happen to see them in the mess hall or Sam had her.
"Commander, I think she teething but I'm not a hundred percent sure."
With a frown he asked, "A bit early isn't it Doc?"
Picking up a tricorder he scan her, "Mmm it seems you're right Tom, Taya cutting teeth, I think Sam still has Naomi teething ring, if you like I can ask her for you?"
"No that fine Doc, I'm dropping Taya off over there after I'm finish here. I'll ask her then." Hoping that Chakotay would leave so he could talk to the Doc but when it looked like he was going to stay, Tom picked up Taya saying, "I better go or I'm gonna be late for duty shift, I'll talk to you later Doc,"
Chakotay reached to stop him, "Tom wait."
Turning with a questioning look, "Commander?"
Taking a deep breath unable to look at Tom he said, "Tom I know what B'Elanna planning on doing."
With a stun looked on his face Tom walked back to the bio bed asking, "How? I mean I only found out today."
"Today? B'Elanna only told you today?" At Tom's nod Chakotay told him, "The Captain and I have known since last week, we have been looking for some way of stopping her and we think we have found one, it seem that B'Elanna didn't do her homework or didn't think it counted."
"Last week? You've known since then? Guess the whole ship knows of this news?"
"Not that I know of but who knows?"
"Well certainly not me that for sure." Looking over at the Doctor, "Did you know?"
"No I didn't Tom, not till the Commander told me before, he wanted me to tell you of the plan, they didn't think you would listen to them after everything that happened."
Pushing away from the bed and started pacing, "Don't you know I would have listened to anything if it meant that Taya stayed with me? I'd even listen to the devil himself to keep my baby with me. There is no way in the world I'm letting her have Taya and if that means stealing the Delta Flyer I'll do it, Oh and Commander don't think I won't do it I will, Taya means everything to me."
"I know Tom, and I hope it doesn't come to that but if it does, count me in to help."
Shocked Tom walked into a table, knocking it over scrambling to pick everything up he asked, "Why would you risk your career to help me?"
Crouching down to help Tom to pick up the mess he told him, "Whether you believe me or not I care about you and Taya and if risking my career in making sure you and Taya are happy then it will be worth it."
Stunned Tom just stared at him with a silly grin on his face, "Thanks Chakotay that means a lot to me."
"Tom you better get to the bridge or you'll be late." Doc told him, "Leave Taya with me, I'll let Sam know."
Jumping up and racing to the door calling out, "Thanks Doc."
"Don't thank me, just get whatever Chakotay and the Captain have planned in motion Tom."
"I will."
"Well Commander it seems what ever up your sleeves is going to work."
With a smile Chakotay said, "There is nothing up my sleeves but my arms Doc." With that Chakotay glanced down at Tom's Daughter saying, "As long as it works it's worth it ."
"Yes Commander it's worth the struggle, Tom's worth fighting for."
"Yes he is Doc and if you tell anyone I'll turn you in to a whistling teapot." He warned him with a grin as he followed Tom out at a more slower pace.
Just as the doors slid shut Chakotay heard the Doctor tell Taya, "Yes my darling girl your daddy worth fighting for, just like you are."
Under his breath Chakotay agreed, "Yes Doc he sure is." Strolling towards the tubolifts with a grin on his face little did he know of the grief to come.

Taya 2
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"B'El love, you have to stop this madness, she is our daughter, he had no rights to keep her from us."
Turning to her side facing her lover asking, "And just how do I stop him? He got the help of the Captain, they found that document we hid."
Signing Donna traced B'Elanna ridges, "We'll think of something, Taya will be with us soon." Leaning in she gave B'Elanna a kiss full of passion. Pulling back she looked at B'Elanna saying, "Tomorrow confront Tom, we'll have the crew on our side, they hate Tom for what he doing, leave the rest up to me, by this time tomorrow our daughter will be home where she belongs."
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Meanwhile in the Paris household, Tom was singing as he bathed Taya, hearing his door chime, Tom warily asked, "Computer who at the door?" Having had some surprise attacks,  he had become cautious in answering his door.
'Commander Chakotay.' was his answer.
Calling out, "Come in Commander, I'm in the bathroom, make yourself at home." Carrying on giving his daughter her bath, he started singing to her again as she splashed water at him with a giggle, "Ah Doodle Bug likes getting her daddy wet does she?" All he got in answer was another splash followed by a giggle.
Chakotay followed the sound of singing, leaning against the door frame watching the scene play out in front of him, before him was the real Tom Paris, the Tom he wanted to get to know without the masks, the Tom that was full of mischief just like a child, he had read the reports, knew what sort of life Tom grew up in it, surprise him that he was still sane after everything he went through but he knew that Tom was a survivor, he would fight to the death.
"Alright you, I think you gave daddy his bath as well as the floor, lets get you dry and into some clothes or Uncle Chak will think we went down the drain." Reaching for the towel he left sitting on the toilet seat, sagging it, he lifted Taya out of the bath, setting her on the floor. Wrapping her up in the towel, Tom picked her up and turn towards the door, stopping in his track when he saw that Chakotay was watching him from the doorway, "Sorry Commander, Taya likes having her baths, sorry it took so long."
Stepping aside to let Tom pass he said, "That fine looked like she was having fun with her daddy."
Stepping closer to the bed, Chakotay sat on the bed watching as Tom dried and changed her saying, "You've got that down to a fine art Tom."
"Thanks." Lifting Taya to his shoulder asking, "Is this a business visit or friendly, Commander?"
"This is just a friendly visit, just came by to see how you and Taya were doing."
With a thin smile Tom turned saying, "Could you hold her for me? I need to clean up that mess before I slip in it."
"Sure." Holding out his arms to receive her, cuddling her to his chest, he got his first real close look at her saying, "She looks like you Tom, apart from the ridges, she could pass for a human."
With a fond smile, Tom replied, "I think she looks a bit like my mother, same coloring in hair, it's almost white, her eyes are a shade lighter than mine are, just like my mothers."
Looking into the child's eyes, he agreed, "What does B'Elanna think?"
"Wouldn't know and don't care, she never came to see her when I gave birth or been in her life since, you know if she had have been, I may have agreed to joint custody but she didn't, she didn't even want to carry her, she wanted to get rid of her and now all of the sudden she wants to be apart of her life; no let me rephrase that, she wants Taya to live with her and cut me out of her life. I can't let that happen, she everything to me." Wiping the tears from his face that had slipped out saying, "Chakotay I should have told you this when I had done it but when Taya was born, I named you my next to kin, if anything should happen to me, I want you to take care of her for me. I'm sorry for not talking this over with you but I felt that it was the right thing to do."
"It was Tom and I'm honored that you chose me but why not B'Elanna at least with Taya?"
"It's not right to let her have Taya. I know she is Taya's mother but she gave up that right when she walked out on her, would you let some one care for something they didn't want? B'Elanna didn't want Taya in the first place wouldn't even carry her to term. I had that honor of that and I think I should have the major say in Taya's well being and Taya's well being would not been seen to if B'Elanna had her. I know B'Elanna your friend and if you don't what to I'll understand."
"Tom, I totally agree with you, I was just making sure you weren't doing this to get back at her. I'm honored that you chose me, I just hope that nothing does happen to you, I wish to get to know you and Taya for a long time." With a frown Chakotay said, "This may be the wrong time to tell you with everything going on."
Tom froze waiting for Chakotay to finish whatever it was. Not hearing anything for awhile, Tom turned asking, "Tell me what?" Looking at him, Tom saw love and desirer shining from Chakotay's eyes.
"I. . . ." Stopping himself when he looked up at Tom and saw the same emotions in his eyes, "Oh hell Tom, I've been in love with you ever since we first met."
"You to?"
"What?"
"Chakotay that when I fell in love with you but Seska made it clear that you were off limits." Explained Tom. "And after, everything was so fucked up when we got stranded, we were both to angry, it took us this long to sort everything out."
 With a grin Chakotay asked, "Were you really mad at me?"
Shaking his heard, Tom replied, "Never! I know I lashed out at you but I was never angry with you, just pissed at everything and everyone, I was treated like shit, still am if you think about it. I was hurting and miserable and lashing out was my way of coping with things as well as hiding behind masks, making damn sure no one could see the real me, if they did they'd have a weapon to use against me, they'd be able to really hurt me if they knew and I could not risk that sort of pain again. But most of all I was very lonely and miserable."
Laying Taya down in the middle of the bed so she wouldn't fall off the bed, turning Chakotay held out his arms saying, "Come here you." Stepping into his arms, Chakotay told him, "Never again Poocuh, you'll never be alone ever again."
Holding Tom tightly Chakotay for the first time saw the real Tom, the lost and lonely soul searching for his niche in life, led astray in life by his family and people around him, seeking for someone to love him for himself, his mistakes and all.
Hearing Tom crying, Chakotay lead him to the rocking chair that sat in the corner of the room, sitting down Chakotay pulled Tom down to his lap, once comfortable Chakotay wrapped his arms around Tom, whispering into his ear, "Never again Poocuh, Shh it's Okay, I've got you baby, let it all out Tom."
Clinging to Chakotay, Tom cried like he never had before, no one had showed him this amount of love and care to him before, he knew that Chakotay wouldn't judge him for breaking down crying like a baby. Feeling safe in his arms, Tom felt at home for the first time in his life he knew that his search was finally over, he had found what he was looking for, it had been the Commander he had be searching for all his life.
Rubbing Tom back as he whispered, "Poocuh I think Taya need to be put to bed, come on love lets put her to bed and then you."
"You'll stay?"
"If that what you want but only to sleep and to hold you in my arms." Chakotay told him.
Climbing off his lap, Tom said, "That all I want Chak. I just need to feel loved and held tonight. We have the rest of our lives for the rest of it."
Grabbing Tom offered hand he smiled saying, "You'll be loved and held for as long as you want me."
Giving him a quick hug and kiss, Tom replied, "That's a long time Chak, I love to be hugged."
"Come on love, lets get Taya to bed."
Releasing him, Tom bent over and picked up his sleeping daughter, "Come on Doodle Bug, it's off to bed for you," Cuddling her close to him, Tom kissed her forehead then laid her down with a smile saying, "Sweet dreams Daddy's little angel." Pulling up her blankets he whispered, "Computer lower light to ten percent."
Without a word the lights dimmed.
Walking over to his dresser, Tom pulled out some sleep pants throwing a pair over to Chakotay, he ducked into the bathroom thankful that sleep pants were more or less one size fits all, changing as fast as he could in the dim lighting. Throwing his clothes into the fresher Tom walked out of the bathroom to find Chakotay already lying in bed, bare from the chest down the sheet lying across his waist.
Licking his lips at the sight of a half naked Tom as he walked over to the bed to join him, holding the covers up for Tom to crawl into bed. Once in he pulled Tom to him laying flush against him, throwing an arm over his waist holding Tom to him, while he whispered, "Night love." Kissing his cheek, Chakotay signed, never thinking that of the nightmares to come.

Taya 3
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The next morning Tom woke to find his top half of his body draped over Chakotay chest with Chakotay arm holding him in place.
"Morning Poocuh." Nuzzling Tom's head Chakotay told him, "I could get use to this."
Nuzzling Chakotay chest with a sigh, "So could I." Pulling back Tom looked up at Chakotay with a smile, "I hate to do this but I need to get Taya up and ready for her day. I'm on duty in an hour and I can't be late now can I?" Tom planted a quick kiss on Chakotay lips pulling away with a sigh before it could deepen.
Hopping out of bed, Tom walked over to the crib peering down with a smile, "I see Doodle Bug up and ready to start her day, up we come." Lifting Taya up into his arm walking back to the bed, he laid her down saying, "Ok Love, play with Uncle Chak, till I have your things together." Walking over to a second set of draws, pulling one of the draws open saying, "I'm lucky that Sam kept most of her baby gear from when Naomi was a baby, or I'd be out of credits keeping little miss Muppet in clothes."
Lifting Taya up into his arms, Chakotay asked, "How are you coping with keeping her in clothes and food? I know that B'Elanna hasn't helped you out."
Turning with an arm load of clothes and diapers, Tom told him, "I'm doing great, I eat in the mess hall and feed Taya with my credits, she doesn't want for anything and no she hadn't forwarded any credits in the up bringing of Taya. I'm not surprised at all, if she did I think I'd die of horror."
Clucking Taya under the chin Chakotay told him, "If you need any help, I'd gladly help you out."
"Thanks Cha, I know that and you will be one of the first people I'd call if I do but we're doing just fine at the moment, what we need is more baby sitters for when I'm on duty, the Doc looks after her most of the time and if Sam free she does."
Looking sadly at Tom, Chakotay replied, "I can help in that department as well Tom."
With a grin, "Chakotay you barely have time for yourself, what with all your work, I can't ask you to take time out to look after Taya for me."
Handing Taya over to Tom when he reached out for her, he watched as Tom changed his daughter into her day clothes when he threw her sleep wear into the fresher, he said,  "You only needed to ask me Tom and I would have helped out."
Smiling sadly back at Chakotay, Tom nodded at the understatement, "I know. I knew right from the start that all I had to do was ask and help would be given." Waving a hand around as he said, "But this is all I can offer you, and it would be a step down for you, I have a daughter, who has to come first no matter what. Even before I do, before all this happened I might have gone to you but I wasn't brave enough and now I have to put my daughter needs before my own." With a shake of his head, Tom explained, "Sorry Chakotay for that. I'm rambling on and you have no idea what in hell I'm on about."
Hopping off the bed, Chakotay walked over to Tom wrapping his arms around him, kissing his neck, pausing just long enough to say, "I understand what you're saying but I'm here now and I'll help you with Taya and anything else you need help with." With that statement he reached down and gently squeezed Tom's groin to add extra meaning to his statement, nibbling on Tom's neck again when he heard Tom groan, shifting so Tom could feel his need for him, pausing again Chakotay told him, "You're find that it's not so hard to get rid of me now love, I'm here to stay."
Turning so he was facing his soon to be lover saying, "I don't want to be rid of you Chak, if I wasn't in a hurry, I'd toss you on to that bed and have my way with you, but as it is I'm gonna be late for shift but tonight I'm gonna have my way with you, my beloved Commander, now if you can unhand me so I can drop Taya off on my way to work."
"I look forward to later then Tom, left Taya with me, I'll drop her off for you. Now scoot before I change my mind and take you up on your offer." Giving Tom a kiss on the lips Chakotay released him.
"Doc has her during my morning duty shift thanks, now I better scoot before I get my ass chewed out for being late, see you on the bridge," Handing Taya over to Chakotay, Tom gave her a kiss on her forehead, "Doodle bug daddy has to go to work now, be good for Doc and Chak." Walking out of his quarters with a last look back as it if was his last look.
Chakotay walked over the a play pen that sat in the living area, leaning over, he placed Taya in so she would be safe while he got ready for his shift, kissing the top of her head, then headed back into Tom's room and into the bathroom.
Stepping into the stall once undress he looked down with a smile saying, "Oh what have you done to me Tom Paris, leaving me like this?" Taking his harden length into his hands, bracing himself against the wall and thinking of his dreams, he usually uses at night and when he needed to take care of business. Stoking himself at a pace that he knew would get him off thinking of Tom, as he laid in his arms feeling at home with Tom, speeding up as he felt his climax build up, reaching between his legs, Chakotay massaged his balls as his other hand picked up the pace, with Tom's name on his lips he came all over his hand, slumping in the shower he watched as his seed went down the drain, wishing that Tom was with him, feeling the need to see Tom, Chakotay jumped to his feet and finishing his shower, Stepping out and wrapping a towel around his waist, Chakotay walked over to the Fresher to grab his clothes that he had tossed in the night before.
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Walking towards the lift, Tom shifted uncomfortably, Starfleet uniforms were not made for a man's hard on, wishing he had taken care of it back in his quarters, hoping that no one would notice his state and hoping like hell it would deflate by time he got his duty station. Once at the lift, he moaned quietly at who was waiting for it as well, 'Damnit why did he have to be here well? At least his buddies ain’t with him.'
Ken Dalby turned at the sound of footsteps behind drawled, "Well lookie here, if it ain’t mommy Paris, when are you gonna give her back Paris?"
Ignoring Dalby Tom tried to step pass him to get into the lift, Dalby stepped in front of him, stopping him with a steer, "Your time coming Traitor, Taya gonna hate you for keeping her away from B'Elanna."
Pushing pass him, Tom stepped into the lift. "Oh no you don't, you're not gonna get away that easy prick." With that he pushed Tom into the lift so hard that he crashed into the wall face first, feeling Dalby pressing against him as he punched Tom in the side, careful not to leave a mark on his face or anywhere else noticeable.
Tom felt Dalby's erection pressing into his ass, as he was punched from behind, Tom knew from other times, that Ken got turned on by other peoples pain, preferably his.
Just before the doors opened onto the bridge Dalby leant over his saying, "Remember Tommy boy, say just one word and it won't be you who will pay."
"If you touch her, I'll kill you."
"Nah not Taya, I'd never hurt her but Chakotay will pay if you open your big fat mouth. Remember that Prick."
Once the doors slid open, Dalby walked off, Tom just stared after him, shock written over his face, 'How the hell did he know?'
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Captain Kathryn Janeway turned when she heard the hiss of the tubolifts doors open, watching as Dalby walk out but when the doors remained opened, she peered inside and saw that Tom still standing in there with a dazed looked on his face, pushing out of her chair, she walked over to him, laying a hand on his arm, asking in concern, "Tom what wrong?" She had reports of the harassment, Tom was still receiving from some of the crew and she knew that Kenneth Dalby was one of the main people who still found delight in giving Tom hell, she hoped that one day Dalby will slip up majority, so she could throw his ass in the brig for the rest of their trip home, but she would never hear anything from Tom who never talked no matter what, he had learnt that lesson from his father and in prison, and they knew that he would never tell but one day Tom was going to run out luck, if he didn't report them. Kathryn also knew that things had got worse while he carried Taya, they all believed B'Elanna story about why they broke up but they never questioned her as to why Tom was carrying the baby and not her, she always wondered why they never questioned B'Elanna about that little fact.
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Jumping at the touch on his arm, Tom brought up his shields with his trademark smirk firmly in place, Tom looked down at her, pausing at the concern he saw in her eyes, "Sorry Captain I was in a world of my own," Walking out of the lift Tom glanced up at Dalby who returned his look with a glare, relieving Bateheart from the helm saying, "Sorry for being late, anything to report?"
Handing the conn over with a smile, "Nothing to report it was a dull and boring shift."
Sitting down Tom replied, "Lets see if I can change that shall we?"
Without saying another word, Tom checked everything to see if they were flying into anything worth while, little did he know that his words would come back and haunt him.

Taya 4
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Whistling as he left Tom's quarters with Taya in his arms and her diaper bag slung over his shoulder ignoring the crew looks as he passed them on his way to sick bay. Entering sickbay Chakotay called out, "Doc?"
Walking out of his office with a smile, "Ahh Commander and Taya, this is a sight I didn't think I'd see, I'd say that everything worked out?"
"Yes we got some things sorted out but need to work on them some more, Thanks for the help Doc."
"Most welcome." Reaching out for Taya saying, "Now if you don't mind, a certain little girl and I have a date with the holodeck, before her father comes to get her for lunch."
With a grin Chakotay handed over the child and her bag saying, "Don't let me hold you up Doc." With a wave Chakotay walked out of sickbay.
Entering the lift at the end of the corridor, Chakotay thought of what he planned on doing with Tom that night, before he could get into it to deeply he was interrupted, "Morning Commander."
Looking over at the voice he smiled when he saw that it was Harry Kim, "Morning Harry, How many times have I told you to call me Chakotay?"
Harry feeling the brush working up his face ducked so he couldn't see it said, "Sorry Chakotay some habits are hard to break."
Placing a hand on his shoulder saying, "Harry it's okay and how is our Captain this morning? Hope she didn't keep you up too late last night?"
Harry smiled at his favorite subject, "She on the bridge and last I saw her, she was drinking coffee."
With a teasing tone Chakotay replied, "I see you still haven't broken her of that habit yet Harry."
Trying to sound shock Harry exclaimed, "Heavens forbid if I tried, I'd be shot out of the nearest airlock that she could find."
With a chuckle Chakotay clapped Harry on the back saying, "Yes she is a bit like a Klingon Warrior when it comes to her coffee."
"That's putting it mildly Commander and you know it. How Tom?"
Stepping into the lift before answering Harry question, Waiting for the lift to start moving Chakotay asked, "He's good, I had a talk to him last night and he sent the request off to the Captain before I arrived." Looking over at Harry he asked, "Now answer a question for me, how would you feel if Tom entered a relationship with me?"
With a smile Harry told him, "That's easy Chakotay, I'd be happy and would support you and Tom one hundred percent. You see, I know how Tom feels about you and if you look up the name Taya to find out what the it meant, you'd see for yourself just how much he loves you."
Stunned Chakotay nodded as he stepped out of the lift, when it stopped at the bridge, walking over to his chair in the middle of the deck beside the Captains, while Harry walked over to Ops, looking over the bridge crew, he noticed that Dalby and Henley were on the bridge leaning over so he could talk to Kathryn without being over heard, dread filled his tone as he asked, "Cross training starting up again?"
With a slight nod she asked, "Talk?"
Standing up from his chair as Kathryn called out, "Lt. Paris you have the bridge."
Without turning Tom said, "Aye Captain." Handing over helm to his relief, Tom glanced around noticing that some of the crew were glaring at him, feeling a bit better when his gaze hit on Harry who was smiling at him, with a nod of acknowledgment, Tom walked over to the captain chair.
Sitting stiffly in the chair feeling uncomfortable with his back to Dalby and Henley.
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Kathryn walked over the couch with Chakotay on her heel once seated, she asked, "So how did it go?"
With a smile, "Never one to beat around the bush are you?"
"You never get anywhere if you did." Kathryn told him with a smile.
Leaning back Chakotay said, "True, we had a talk and got some things sorted out, from what I can gather, some of the crew are still giving him a hard time. Kathryn he needs help, all his credits goes to Taya, he doesn't use them on himself, so he spends no time on the holodeck for himself or for Taya either. The Doc or Sam take Taya with them, while Tom on duty shift, I just left Taya with the Doc now and he was taking her to the holodeck, I think that the only time she goes, her daddy can't afford to take her with him. I know he would love to run just one program, one he made just for her, I can read it in his eyes, when I bought up the fact that B'Elanna doesn't help in the care of Taya, he told me that he'd die of horror if she did send any their way."
Running a hand through her hair with a sigh, "That explains the weight lost but that doesn't explain the lost of rations, he gets enough to support him and Taya, where is the rest of it going?"
"I had a look at his ration use, I know that it was wrong of me but I needed to know for sure, before bringing it up with you, all he has is enough to take care of Taya and it was less than that before Taya was born. I hate to say this but someone stealing Tom's hard earned rations and he has reported it but Tuvok knows nothing of it, someone covering their tracks."
"It's time to uncover those tracks, Chakotay this can't keep going on, you'd think by now they would have learnt to trust Tom but no they insist on carrying this grudge on, it's getting old."
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Hearing the tubolift doors open and hearing B'Elanna yelling, "You Targ dung." Storming up to Tom, she grabbed the front of his uniform, dragging him out of his chair, shaking him as she yelled, "You had to put a stop to it didn't you?" Jerking him closer, she hissed, "All I wanted was my daughter, you could have stopped this by just handing what rightly mine."
Trying to free himself from B'Elanna grip, so he could talk to her with a croaking sound, "Let. . . ."
Hearing Henley yell, "Now." Then feeling a burning sensation, with shocked written all over his face Tom whispered, "Why?" Tom slumped into a dazed B'Elanna unconscious.
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Hearing yelling coming from the bridge, Janeway and Chakotay jumped to their feet and raced out of the Ready room, hearing Henley yell "Now." They watched as Tom was hit by Henley and Dalby phrases, Dalby hit Tom in the back, while Henley shot got him just between his head and neck.
In a rage, Chakotay raced over to Dalby wrestling the phaser out of his hand, then with a roar and a curse on his lips, he punched Dalby out, moving over to where Henley was, yelling at her, "I've never hit a woman before but I'd be glad to punch your lights out." Just as he was pulling his fist back, he heard a weak voice call out, "Chak. . . ."
Jumping the barrier between the upper level and the lower level landing on the Captain chair with a bounce, landing beside B'Elanna, who hadn't move since Harry had taken Tom from her arms, pushing her aside, Chakotay slid to his knees, "Tom?"
Reaching blindly for him, Tom tried to roll over so he could see him, "Cha. . . . I think I'm. . . . dying. . . . take. . . . . care. . . . . . of . . . . . . . Taya. . . . for me."
Moving so he could lay Tom's head on his lap, he faintly heard Kathryn calling for a beam out, brushing the tears out of Tom's eyes saying, "Taya will be taken care of, till you're on your feet love."
"Damn it, Janeway to Doctor, we have a medical emergency on the bridge, we are unable to transport Tom to you."
"Is Tom the patient?"
Before she could answer, Chakotay broke in, "Just come Doc, I think we're losing him."
"On my way."
"Harry find out what wrong with the transporters."
With a nod he walked up to Tuvok Station, where he could access the logs for the Transporters, pushing pass Henley and stepping over Dalby, fighting the urge to jump on him and punch him a few more times, once he got to the station, the lift doors slid open revealing Tuvok and the Doctor with Taya in his arms, handing the child over to a stunned Ensign, barking, "Take her to Neelix."
Before the stunned crewman could move, Tom weakly called out, "Taya?"
"Tom I need to get you stable."
"No Taya." With a pleading look at the Doc, "Please Doc let me see my daughter."
"Tom I don't think that wise."
" Doc I don't give a rats ass, I just wanna see my daughter for the last time."
With a sigh of frustration, "You're not going to die if I can help it Tom. You're too stubborn to." Turning towards the Ensign he had handed Taya to, "Ensign bring the Med. kit with you when you bring Taya over."
With a thin smile, Tom struggled to sit up, with Chakotay help he managed to turn and lean against Chakotay chest, breathing heavily as he fought to remain conscious, watching as the Ensign move slowly over to them, clasping Chakotay thighs in a death grip as the pain took a hold of him, grasping for breath never breaking his gaze on his daughter, he thinly whispered, "Why?"
Everyone knew who he was asking, looked over at Henley who was still on the bridge under guard, while Dalby was still out cold, "You are a low life Paris, you deserve this and more for what you did."
Not knowing that Tom hadn't heard her, since he had lost consciousness right after asking his question, she carried on, "You thought you were better than me, you had the nerve to turn me down."
B'Elanna who was starting to come out of her shock, asked in a low voice, "You used me?"
Without answering her, Donna said, "If you are planning on taking me to the brig, do it already I'm bored with this crap."
Wincing at Donna tone, Chakotay felt a hand on his arm, looking up he noticed that Kathryn was kneeling beside him, brushing a strand of hair off Tom's forehead while saying, "Take the trash out Tuvok, it's starting to stink around here."
Dalby moaned as he came to, "Oh shit." Staggering to his feet, pulling up when he saw the phasers pointed at him, in a dull voice, Ayala informed him, "Crewman Dalby you're under arrest for attempted of murder of Lieutenant Thomas Eugene Paris."
"Shit. . . " Not wanting to believe him, Ken risked a glanced at the lower deck, paling at the sight of all the blood that was flowing out of Tom's head and back, paling ever more as he watched as his former Captain laid Tom on to his stomach, he saw the blood staining his uniform front where Tom had leant against him, not believing that just that morning he had used him as a punching bag and got off on it, knowing that his bruises he left behind would show up on the scans and they would know that Tom had be beaten before his duty shift, Turning to face Donna he asked, "What setting did you bloody use Donna?"
"Shut-up!" Was his reply.
"Mine was on heavy stun, that wouldn't have done that much damage, so what did you do to my phaser?" Stopping at the look on her face, when it dawned on him, "You were going to kill him right from the start weren't you? This wasn't just a joke to put him back in his place was it?"
With a roar, Donna tried to launch herself at him, with a bitter laugh as they held her back, saying in a deadly calm voice, "I told you to Shut up Dalby!" With a smile she looked him up and down saying, "Oh that right, it's time now for you to play the innocent, aren't you? What about stealing his rations or ambushing him, beating the crap out of him and then raping him? You and your buddies have left him for dead so many times Dalby, what makes this one any different? Oh that right, this time there are witnesses and they won't believe you when you tell them that he did something to deserve it this time and all this time they thought you were just teaching him a lesson, what lesson were you teaching him this time Dalby?"
Paling at her words, Ken hissed, "Shut the fuck up."
"Did you enjoy yourself in the lift?" Watching as his face went deadly white, glancing over at the others with a smirk, as she noticed their reactions to what they were listening to, facing him again, she purred at him, "Oh my, did I just ruin your little fun? Oops I'm sorry." Donna snarled at Tuvok, "Get me out of here."
"All this time it was you? How could you Donna?"
"It was easy to easy B'Ela, with your help I could do just about anything to him I liked and the crew would believe that he deserve it, after all he did keep your child from you. Oh that right, you didn't want anything to do with her did you? You even signed your rights away to the brat, that little bit of news never saw the light of day did it? How did you get around that bit with Tom carrying the child and not you? You even deleted the files stating that you would let that Prick raise her, so you're as much to blame as I am B'Elanna, you lied to the crew, setting him up for the fall, thanks for the help love."
"Why you Targ dung." Bowling over the crew trying to hold her back, "You're dead."
Kathryn fed up roared, "B'Elanna!" Stopping in her tracks B'Elanna slowly turned as she carried on in a lower voice, "She right, you're to blame for this as well and for your part in this, you have to spend time in the brig, for how long I have no idea," Without breaking eye contact with her, "Tuvok escort them to the brig. Ensign please take Taya to Neelix tell him to keep her till Sam or I come for her."
During all of the fighting the Doctor worked on Tom just enough to get him stable asking, "Is the problem with the transporters fix?"
"Affirmative, locking onto Commander Chakotay and Tom now." Harry punched the button watching as his best friends disappeared from the bridge watching as Janeway leaped to her feet, "Harry you have the bridge, When Tuvok arrives, join me in sickbay."
"Aye Captain." As he watched his wife march into the Tubolift wishing he was going with her, 'Hurry that Vulcan ass up Tuvok.'   Harry thought as he handed the station over to the crewman he had pushed away, without saying another word, Harry stalked off towards the Captain chair fuming at the hold up.

Taya 5
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Entering sickbay, Kathryn rush over to Chakotay who was slumped against a wall in the waiting area of sickbay, watching while the doctor and Samantha Wildman worked on saving Tom life, looking through the glass wall she asked, "How is he?"
Turning his watery brown orbs before closing them saying, "They'll worried about the head wound, Kathryn he may end up brain damage or blind, how will Tom cope? He lives for flying and Taya."
Gathering her Commander up in her arms, she lead him to the Doctors office, sitting Chakotay in the Doc's chair she perched herself on the edge of his desk, saying, "Chakotay he has you now, you have to be strong for the both of you and together working as a team the both of you will work through this, Chakotay I think it would be wise if I pulled you off duty, only so you can stay with Tom and Taya, and once he back on his feet you can return."
"Thanks," Pausing Chakotay looked at her asking, "Did you know that Tom named me as his next to kin just in case anything should happen to him?"
Closing her eyes with a sigh, "No I didn't Chakotay, I thought it was still B'Elanna but not all that surprised that he changed it."
Still watching her, Chakotay told her, "Harry told me something about Taya's name, he mentioned that I should look it up, do you know why he would ask me to do that?" Watching her facial expressions till she turned her head away from him.
Without looking at him, Kathryn watched as Sam wiped Tom's neck off, she knew that if Tom knew that he was lying face down on his stomach he'd kick up such a stink, he always hated being on his stomach, he once told her during away mission that it reminded of him of prison and being pinned down, with a sigh she turned and faced him saying "I know, Taya is the female version of your name Chakotay."
"I should have known." Resting his elbows on the desk placing his face in his hands sobbing, "Harry was right, Tom loves me a lot to name his daughter after me."
Moving to his side Kathryn pulled him to her putting everything she had into the hug, pulling back so she could lift Chakotay's chin up, she looked into his chocolate brown eyes as she told him, "Never doubt his love for you Chakotay, he's loved you for a long time. I always wondered why he even bothered getting together with B'Elanna, knowing he loved you."
"I know it's was one of the things we talked about last night," Pulling away so he could stand up he walking over to the window and saw that Harry enter sickbay with Tuvok on his heels, it looked like Harry and Tuvok had ran all the way from the bridge to sickbay, "Harry in here."
Rushing in panting loudly, panted, "How is he?"
Chakotay moved a bit to make room in the office told him, "Sit down before you fall down Harry."
Harry move to stand behind his wife, wrapping her in his arms, lightly resting his chin on the top of her head asked again, "How is Tom?"
Leaning against her husband broad chest with a sigh, "We have to wait till the Doctor has finished operating on him." With a frown she asked, "Who has the Bridge?"
"Bateheart does, it seems a certain Vulcan disobey Captain's orders." Harry told her with a slight smile.
"Ensign Kim is right about disobeying your orders Captain but I felt it was better to be here than being on the bridge or the brig."
Kathryn knew that was Tuvok's way of saying that Tom was his friend and he was worried about him. "I hope we have crew members we trust watching the brig?"
With a slight nod, Tuvok told her, "It seems that word has spread rather quickly about what happened to Tom and wished to deal with them their way, my team of trusted officers are on alert to any possible attacks and have been told not to let anyone in, but I find that I must warn you Captain that they may still end up dead."
"All of them or just a certain couple?" She dreading the answer she couldn't afford to lose any members of her crew but she secretly wished that Henley and Dalby would mysteriously wind up dead, it would solve all their problems, if they did.
Tuvok told her, "It would seem that it would be just two of the prisoners, the crew knowing that a certain member would be needed in the future for her talent in engineering and the other two have been known to be threatening an officer of the bridge crew for unknown reasons, they find this unacceptable. A certain Borg wished to toss them out of the nearest airlock, stating that even the Borg wouldn't want them."
"Seven said that?"
"She has told me many times that she counts Tom as a friend and told me to tell you if you need any help in Tom's recovery call on her and that goes for me as well Commander."
With a nod Chakotay said, "Let them murder them, in fact let me do it, it will give me great pleasure in doing it."
"NO." Flinging Harry's arms from around her waist she jumped off the desk stalking over to him saying, "I won't let you kill them. I won't let you live with their blood straining your hands, if they die it won't be by your hands or by mine, Harry's, Tuvok no matter how much we would like to do it, it won't be by us, if they have to die, let the crew deal with it their way. If they don't die, I'm putting them off the ship at the next M class planet, either way they will gone. But Chakotay if I hear that you were anywhere near the brig at the time of their deaths, I'll personally kick you ass back home. Understand me?" Looking at the others she carried on, "That goes for you two as well understand?"
Looking at each man she saw the desire to make them pay, Not that she blamed them she wish to wrap her hands around their throats and choke the living daylights out of all three of them, she watched as Chakotay stared out the window, chewing his bottom lip deep in thought, she knew how hard this was for him, his love for Tom was just starting to bloom for him, if it was Harry lying there she would be wanting blood as well, but Chakotay had Taya to think about now and he'd do her no good if he was stuck in the brig as well, there was no way B'Elanna was getting her hands on her or Tom ever again, she had heard the rumors of what Tom went through while with her.
Moving so she could see her husband, they had shocked everyone and them self's included when they decided to make a go of it, one decision she didn't regret. Harry was good for her as she was good for him, knowing that Harry was taking it just as hard as Chakotay was, Tom and Harry had been friends since they were taken by the Caretaker, unlike everyone else who saw him as a loser and a traitor, Harry saw through the masks to the man that Tom really was, through Tom, Harry and her gotten together.
Tuvok her long time friend, she knew that he had come to respect, Tom Paris after having to do a Mind Meld with Tom, he learnt a great deal about Tom that no one else knew, he never told her what he learnt about him but through Harry she had learnt that Tom's life was far from perfect, as some people thought it was herself included, having worked with Tom's father she learnt to respect Owen Paris in some areas and in others she wanted to punch him for the way he was raising his three children.
Chakotay turned away from watching the Doctor and Sam trying to save Tom, whispering, "As much as I would like to kill them." Stopping to get his thoughts together closing his eyes, "I have to think of Taya and Tom, if it was just me, I would do it without a second thought but I can't help Taya or Tom from the brig." Turning back to watching the scene out the window, so they couldn't see the tears falling down his face.
"Ayala to Tuvok."
Tapping his badge, "Go ahead Ayala."
"Two of the prisoners are dead and Torres's is very ill sir request a beam out."
At the Captain nod Tuvok said, "Permission granted, beam Miss Torres to sickbay and I'll eject a level ten force field bed around the bio bed."
"Aye sir."
Tuvok called out, "Computer eject a level ten force field around Miss Torres bio bed."
"Acknowledged."
Chakotay watched as his one time friend beam into sickbay fighting  the urge to go over to her and kill her was strong, spinning on his heel barking, "Beam her out of here, if she stays here, I can't promise not to harm her."
Kathryn placed a hand on his arm saying, "She needs the Doctor Chakotay."
Gulping he bit back his rude remark, "He's a bit busy at the moment tending to Tom, why have her waiting here while he works on Tom?"
Before anyone could reply, Samantha hurried over to them swiping at her hair from her forehead smearing blood over her forehead and hair saying, "The doctors wishes her to be removed from sickbay, he requested that you get Sue Nicoletti to over see her in the brig, till he has time to finish surgery on Tom."
Tapping her combadge Janeway barked out, "Lock onto Torres and beam her back to the Brig."
"Aye."
Tapping it again, "Nicoletti report to the brig and see to Torres."
"Aye, aye Captain."
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Nicoletti groaned at having to go to the brig to check Torres, she wished that they had added more poison to her food and end it all, so they could get back on with their lives but the others were right, they unfortunately needed her talent with the warp core and Engineering to get them home. She had never liked B'Elanna and her hissy fits over any little thing drove her crazy, she secretly cheered when Tom got away from her, she knew that Tom deserved better but she couldn't say that to her friends, they all hated Tom for one reason or another, she couldn't fathom why they insisted on dragged it on for so long, so he made a mistake? So what, true it was a rather big one that killed three officers, and if they really looked into it they would see that they let Seska off Scot free for being a Cardassian spy and they got their noses out of joint, they would see that Tom saved them all from that hell hole he went to called Auckland, she heard of what went on in there and Fleet let it happen, they couldn't see that he had paid for it and was still paying for it, they seem to forget that he was human and that everyone who was Maquis and maybe Fleet had made some big mistakes in their lives, she knew she had, some big ones and she was forgiven and so had many of the others on the ship, it was time to drop the matter, she nearly died of horror when they all agreed that Henley and Dalby needed to pay for bringing things with Tom to a head and ruining their life style, it was well known with the lower crew members that they were ripping Tom off and Dalby was getting the cream of the crop but they weren't helping Tom out, they were angry that with this happening that they couldn't carry on with their schemes to beat the crap out of him. Tom was now officially off limits to them and there wasn't another one like Tom Paris on board ship, who would keep his mouth shut. With a huge grin Sue entered the brig glad that Tom could live his life carefree again and if rumors were correct with the Commander by his side, what better protection could you ask for?
"Hey Greg, How Tem?"
"Hey Sue, he's great. Capt had her ass sent back to the brig, wasn't there for five minutes before they sent her back."
"Good." Walking over to the cell that held B'Elanna saying, "You know now that with this over now that Tom can live his life again?"
"Bout time I reckon, it should have ended before it begun but you know that little shit Dalby, he never did listen to reason."
"A few will try to take his place."
"Not if I have anything to say about it Sue or the Capt for that matter. Tom is now under his protection, anyone stupid enough to try will end up out the nearest airlock."
"So it's true? Good, I know the others are trying to raid Henley's and his sash but they can't get the right codes to access them."
Ayala told her, "And they won't, those rations rightly belong to Tom and they are going right back into his account where they belong and not into one else's."
With a huge smile Sue replied, "That great, I'm glad it's over. I was getting tired of it, that why I left that behind, lower the field have to keep her alive you know? So Chakotay woke up and saw what Tom was huh? Bout time I reckon, always knew there was something between them it ain't natural to bicker that much all the time."
Pushing a button so Sue could enter B'Elanna cell running a medical tricorder over her with a frown, "Hey Greg can you confirm these readings?"
"Sure, so that why you left, I always wondered why, but why didn't you report any of this?"
Looking over her shoulder to read what had Sue stumped, "What is that?"
"You know what they would have done to me if I have blabbed and why did you bury those reports?"
"I didn't, I ain't that stupid, we never did get any, someone else did if I did see one I would have shown it to Tuvok. Anything to end it, I actually like Tom."
Frowning at the readout uttering, "This looks like a mind control device, Greg do you think that she may have been controlled by Henley?"
Rechecking the data he told her, "That looks like a  Cardassian controller where in the world did Henley get her hands on one of them?"
"Who the fucks know, but I'm sending this over to the Doctor and he can confirm our checking." Hitting her combadge, "Nicoletti to Captain Janeway."
"Janeway here."
"Captain I may have found something, I'm sending the data to the Doc's console for him to check my findings."
"What did you find?"
 "I found an implant and it looks like a Cardassian controller."
"Did you say a Cardassian controller? Damn I didn't think I'd see one of them ever again. Send that data over Sue I have a feeling this explains a lot about B'Elanna's problems."

Taya 6
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As Chakotay listened to Sue over the com shocked at what he heard muttering under his breath, "A Cardassian controller, where was one those little fuckers found?" Looking up at Kathryn saying, "They are one pieces of nasty work where would one be found out here?"
Chewing her lip as she tried to sort out her churning emotions, "Damned if I know. Tom's father had one placed in his head when we were captured it screwed up his head, he was never the same after they removed it, we have to get the Doctor to check out before removing it, as to where she got it who knows and we can't ask Henley or Dalby."
Tuvok nodded saying, "It logical that Henley placed the implant in B'Elanna and it will stand to reason that B'Elanna was not in control and can not be held accountable for her actions."
"Before you release her, we need to check when that blasted thing was put in." Kathryn told him.
"It would seem it was placed when she left Tom."
"But she was having an affair way before they broke up, it would seem that Henley or Dalby placed it there after they broke up."
Chakotay glared at everyone saying, "It wasn't Dalby he's a bully pure and simple, he ain’t got the brains to find his way out of a paper bag, he’s a follower. Henley now she a piece of work, she the thinker of the group while he was the muscles but where did they get their hands on a Cardassian controller is what I want to know."
"So would I." Came a reply from the doorway.
Turning they saw that the Doc had joined them, with a tight smile he told them, "I've done everything I can to fix Tom, it's now up to him. I'm worried about the head wound, when it hit his head the beamed bounced off his eyes, the cornea were slightly damage, they had the beam on wide spread to do as much damage as possible. Tom will be blind but it will be short term, he will see again just when that will be I have no idea till he wakes up, he'll be asleep till tomorrow sometime, I want him to have as much rest as much as possible. What is this I heard about a Cardassian controller?" Moving over to his console to read the data that was streaming through it's screen, "Mmmm Aha. I can see where you thought that this was a Cardassian Controller, it nearly the same but this is a Luc'it design it, it's design is for heightening ones passion while having sex." Pointing to the screen to point out the difference to them saying, "See this is the nerve it is attracted to, unlike the Cardassian's they would have placed it onto this nerve, this device has been tampered with, but this was only placed inside her head two weeks ago, I'm sorry to say that she is still countable for her actions."
Chakotay looked over Harry's shoulder, mumbling under his breath, "Good we can't let her off the hook."
Smirking Harry tilted his head saying, "You would still blame her even if this was a Cardassian Controller wouldn't you?"
"Damn straight I would but most of the blame lay squarely on Henley and Dalby head, pity the crew let them go painlessly after the hell they put Tom through it seem unfair."
Laying a hand on her first officers arm saying, "I agree with you and you know how I feel about losing crew but I think this will be better all round, with those two gone the rest will back off."
Chakotay growled, "They better or they'll answer to me."
"Chakotay, you can't play Tom's savior, remember that he's been on his own fighting them and he may just fight you over it." The Doctor told him.
With a nod Chakotay looked at him saying, "I know and I won't crowd him but if I hear anything I'll will deal with it." Walking over to the window looking out into sickbay watching as Sam brushed a lock of hair off Tom's brow saying, "Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going over to see Tom."
Walking out of the room, Chakotay joined Sam at Tom's side, looking down at he man that held his heart, he was glad that he had told Tom that he loved him, stroking Tom's cheek leaning close as he whispered into Tom's ear, "Poocuh I love you, get better soon love. God Tom I hope that you knew nothing of this when you made me Taya guardian. Oh Tom, I know you going to be alright but will you still love me? I'm scared that when this is over you'll tell me to take a hike."
Hearing a faint, "Never Chak."
Stunned Chakotay looked over at Tom to see that his eyes were staring blankly over his shoulder, "Tom?"
Somewhat in a daze Tom blinked his eyes a few time lift his hands, he rubbed them asking in rising panic, "Cha why can't I see?"
Gently removing Tom's hands away from his eyes saying, "Tom what do you remember?"
Taking a minute to think before saying, "I remember leaving my quarters to the bridge and wishing I took the time to get comfortable and Ke. . . Mmmm that all I remember."
Chakotay took note of Tom's hesitant at mentioning Dalby name not sure what to tell Tom what happen, chewing on his bottom lip, till Sam came to his rescue, "Tom you were shot on the bridge."
With a thoughtful frown Tom caught flashes of B'Elanna barging onto the bridge yelling and screaming at him for something but what he couldn't remember, blankly staring where he thought they were standing asking, "Was I shot by B'Elanna?"
"No Tom, it was Dalby and Henley who shot you." Sam told him.
Chakotay watched as Tom sorted through his emotions he saw the anger flicker over his face before the wall slide up, laying a hand on his leg for support, leaning in saying, "Tom you're not dealing with this on your own now remember that."
Turning his face towards Chakotay saying, "I know. Sam would you give me and Chakotay some time to talk?"
Rubbing his cheek saying, "Sure Tom."
As her foot steps faded away, Tom reached up towards Chakotay's face saying, "Chak what happened? All I remember are bits and pieces and they'll all mixed up."
Taking Tom's hand into his, Chakotay sat on the edge of the bed saying, "I can't tell you want started it, I was in the ready room with the Captain. Harry can tell you that part of it, we heard B'Elanna yelling and screaming about something to do with Taya, when we rushed out, I heard Donna yell 'Now,' and watched as Ken and her hit you, one hit you in the back and the other in between your shoulder and head that the one that caused the temporary lost of sight." Running his fingers through Tom's sweat mattered hair saying, "You will see again Tom."
With a slight smile Tom said, "Good I don't want to miss seeing that gorgeous face of yours or miss any of Taya firsts." With a wicked grin Tom lowered his voice saying, "When I get out of here I still have a promise to kept."
Leaning closer to Tom Chakotay run a finger over his lips whispering, "That you do, if I remember correctly you promised to throw me on to your bed and ravish me or was it have your way with me?"
Snorting Tom told him, "Either way Chak, I don't mind a bit just as long as it's you I'm having my way with."
"It will be because if it's anyone else, they'll go out the nearest airlock."
"Ahhh I have a jealous type."
"Better believe it mister, it's taken us a long time to get here and I'm not about to let you go."
Reaching up with both hands gripping lightly Tom bought Chakotay's face down lower saying, "Good cause I don't want to lose you either."
Chakotay gave Tom a quick kiss.
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Harry watched them as they talked looking over at his wife with a smile saying, "I think we have a winner here."
"Of cause we do, who do you think pushed the commander to tell Tom his feelings?"
Before Harry could say a word the Doctor told them, "I did."
Before they could say another word he strolled out saying, "I see that my favorite patient is awake, how do you feel?"
Turning his head to the Doc's voice saying wearily, "I don't feel much at all Doc."
Picking a tricorder from the tray beside the bed he ran a scan saying, "Mmm as usual I have done my brilliant job by tomorrow you're be biting at the bit to be out of here. I'm guessing that Commander Chakotay will staying with you?"
"If Tom wishes it, then I will be."
Fighting the urge to sleep, Tom uttered, "I wish it." Closing his eyes Tom fell into a fitful healing sleep.
With a nod the Doctor told him, "I know it's useless to tell you to go, so please pull up a bio bed and sleep here, I'm sure Sam will look after Taya for you."
With a tired nod Chakotay slipped off Tom's bed still holding his hand saying, "Thanks Doc."
Kathryn joined him saying, "Chakotay remember that I'm pulling you off duty shifts for now so you can help Tom. Remember that if you need help call one of us."
Climbing up onto the bed next to Tom's once settle Chakotay told her "Thanks again for everything Kathryn and I will."
Patting his leg with a smile she said, "That's what friends are for. Now get some sleep, if Sam is unable to take Taya, Harry and I will, in fact I think we will anyhow."
"Don't tell me, Harry would like a child so this will be a test run for him?"
"Mmm why didn't I think of that?" With a quick peek over at her husband saying just loud enough for him to hear her, "I don't know who he thinks is going to carry the child, Mmmm might give up some coffee rations to see him carry it."
"So would I,"
Harry walked over to them with a slight grin saying, "If the risk factor wasn't so high I would but it is and so that means I can't."
Chakotay with a thoughtful look said, "That right but how did Tom pull it off? He carried Taya to full term and nothing happened."
Looking over at Tom all three deep in their own thoughts as to how he pulled it off.
"Ok shoo now, let Tom get some rest. I'm sure Tom will clear up any questions you have when he's more awake and alert."
Taya 7
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Chakotay felt as if he had just closed his eyes when he was jolted awake by someone screaming, calling out, "Computer lights up to twenty percent."
Once the room was light enough to see he jumped off his bed when he saw that Tom was thrashing about on his bed caught up in what seemed to be a nightmare screaming.
Racing to Tom's side, placing his arms on either side of Tom, Chakotay lean forward till his lips were beside his ear whispering, "Shhh Tom, It's just a dream you're safe." Whispering over, "Wake up Tom it's just a dream, you're safe."
With a gasp, Tom's eye lids flew open, "Cha?"
Running his fingers through Tom's sweat mattered hair till Tom calmed saying, "I'm here."
Wrapping his arms around Chakotay waist holding him tight asking, "Stay?"
Chakotay smiled saying, "I have been Love."
"I mean can I stay in your arms? I didn't stuffer any nightmares last night, when I slept in your arms."
With a nod Chakotay looked over at the bio bed with a frown saying, "I'm not sure if this would hold the both of us, but we will try it out for size."
Helping Tom to sit up, Chakotay climbed up onto the bed saying, "You'll have to lie on top of me, there is no room to sleep on our sides."
Tom smiled said, "You won't hear me complain."
With a smile Chakotay told him, "Nor will I," Once he was settled he said, "Tom, come here."
Tom feeling his way into Chakotay's out stretched arms with a sigh, laying his head in the crook of Chakotay shoulders saying, "Chak can we talk?"
"Sure what do you want to talk about?" Chakotay asked him.
Hedging Tom decided to just plunge right in, "This may be seem rushed but when I was shot on the bridge, I decided that if I lived through it that I'd never leave things. . . .  Uh hell Cha will you marry me?"
Chakotay stunned had to make sure, "Tom are you sure this is what you what?"
"I knew I shouldn't have asked." He muttered as he tried to slide off the bed but when Chakotay didn't release him Tom looked up puzzled at why Chakotay still held him.
Chakotay held him firmly saying, "Poocuh it's not that I don't what to, I need to know that this is what you want."
Smiling slightly Tom tried to explain to him, "Cha, I've wasted so much time pussy footing around you, wasted all that time when it could have  be spent with you. I've loved you from the moment I first saw you, but once you knew who I was, I saw the desire for me change to the desire to kill me in your eyes within a heartbeat and Seska told me in no uncertain terms that you were hers, and for me to stay the fuck away, when Dalby and Henley shot me, I knew that I couldn't do it anymore, I need you in my life." Pausing Tom wished he could see Chakotay face to see what was going through his mind, when he felt Chakotay kissed the top of his head saying, "Yes."
Not sure what he meant, he asked, "Yes what?"
"Silly boy, yes I'll marry you."
Laying his head back down onto Chakotay chest with a grin, "I love you."
Nuzzling the top of Tom's head with his cheek, he tighten his grip saying, "I love you too. Now go to sleep, in the morning we'll sort through everything else."
Tom couldn't let sleep over take him till he told Chakotay everything, "Cha?"
"Hmmm?"
"Chakotay I need to tell you something else. I should have told you before I asked you to marry me."
Chakotay begun to worry, hiding the fear he asked, "What is it?"
Sighing Tom wasn't sure how Chakotay would take it, would he run as soon as he found out?
Deciding to test the waters before telling him everything else he asked, "Did you ever wonder how I was able to carry Taya to full term?"
Frowning Chakotay said, "Honestly it never crossed my mind till now, why?"
Clutching at Chakotay's shirt he asked, "Have you ever heard of the Kanu?"
Chakotay thought for a minute asking, "They'll a race in the Gamma Quadrant, there not much known about them, apart from the fact that the males carry the babies and humans love to take them as lovers, especially male couples so they can have children."
"Well you know a lot about them."
"A bit, but why bring them up?"
Sucking on his bottom lip Tom wished again for his sight so he could look at Chakotay as he told him, "Cuz I'm half Human and Kanu."
Chakotay stared at him in disbelief saying, "But how is that possible both of your parents are human."
"I didn't know till I was sent to prison, they kept giving me a drug that would stop me from getting pregnant, when I was born my father hid my Kanu genes. I guess I better tell you want I know about this. After mom had Moira the doctors told her that she couldn't have any more children but my father wanted a son, so he went to the Kanu home world as you know they mostly have pale skin and blue eyes and blond hair, they were the prefect race for him, it also helped that my father liked sleeping with other races, he cheated on mom every chance he got, they were never human and nine time out of ten it was also a male lover."
Chakotay rubbed Tom's back to calm him he asked, "Did your mother know?"
"She sure did. I think she was glad when he turned his attention else where, he loves it rough, the rougher the better, before she died I saw some of the damage he inflicted on her. Ken and him would have be great together, they both like pain, anyhow that getting off the subject, dad soughed out a young male Kanu, he made a deal with the boy's family that J'loe, that was his name, was to remain with dad till a male child was born," Tom struggled with the next part, "Dad killed him and I nearly died with him, dad had beaten him to a bloody pulp, J'loe had threaten to take me when he left saying that he wasn't letting me be raised by him. J'loe called him a monster of the worse kind, he died giving birth to me, my Kanu genes were suppressed at birth and mom's DNA was added to make me a full human. The staff that assisted in my birth was paid off and relocated to the outta rims of Federation space." Stopping again, Tom tried to gauge Chakotay's mood but he couldn't work it out, so he carried on, "So when B'Elanna decided she wouldn't carry Taya. I went to the Doctor and had him activate my Kanu genes so I could carry her and give birth to her naturally that is. I swore the Doc to keep it secret, it's all on my file but you need a higher code than what the Captain or you have, if you're wondering why I'm telling you now is because a couple of days ago the Doc told me he couldn't suppress the gene again, so there is a risk that I might get pregnant again a big one."
Chakotay shocked to the core, he couldn't begin to put words to his feelings.
Tom waited for awhile hoping that Chakotay would say something, when he didn't, he tried to slip off the bed thinking, 'That's it he hates me now. God I ruined a good thing before it even got started, good going Paris.'
When Chakotay grasp wouldn't release him, he slumped back down knowing that it was useless to fight him in his condition and he wouldn't make it to the other bio bed without crashing into something.
Tighten his grip on Tom, Chakotay kissed the top of his head saying, "I don't know what to say Tom, just that this is a lot to take in."
Dejected Tom buried his head against his chest saying, "That Ok,"
Hearing the tone he used Chakotay reassured him by saying, "This doesn't change the fact that I love you, I still want to have you as my husband but I have to warn you that when we get home and he still alive he won't be for long. Oh and another thing I would love to have children with you, are you sure that I can get you pregnant?"
"Yup the Doc checked that out after he told me that he couldn't deactivate the gene, he checked what races would be able to and human is one of them."
"Good."
"Good?" echoed Tom.
"Yup cuz I want to witness that glow you had while carrying Taya, with our children yours and mine."
Nuzzling into him, Tom felt the sleep creeping up on him felt his eye lids begin to droop, covering a yawn he snuggled back into Chakotay saying, "I need to sleep."
"Sleep love, you need your rest."
Tom knew that he was safe in Chakotay's arms and fell into a deep sleep.
Chakotay was contend to just hold Tom in his arms while he thought about everything Tom had told him, he knew that in the coming days there would be questions that needed to be dealt with but until then he would just be there for Tom and together they would overcome any problems together.

Taya 8
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Chakotay woke to find that his human blanket had disappeared, sitting up he searched  the room frantically, hearing someone singing off key, he slipping off the bio bed. Chakotay tiptoed towards the noise, discovering that it came from the showers slipping inside, stifling his gasp, there standing before him stood a golden god, he watched as Tom skin glisten with water from the shower, he watched memorized as Tom dried his body with a flimsy towel.
Tom smiled to himself, he had heard the door open and the slight gasp that was smothered, turning slightly to where he thought Chakotay was standing with a bright smile, he held out his arms, "Good morning."
Chakotay ran his eyes over Tom's body, not missing the semi-erection between his legs, "Good morning beautiful." Stepping into his arms Chakotay wrapped his arms around Tom's waist feeling his damp skin with his finger tips, "Mmm missed waking up with you in my arms."
Melting into his arms, Tom told him, "I'm an early riser since Taya came into my life and speaking of her, who is she staying with?"
Giving Tom a quick squeeze before letting him go to finish dressing said, "The Captain and Harry have her."
Nodding Tom groped for his clothes, wondering where the heck the Doc had left them, "Damn where are they?"
Chakotay walked over to where Tom's clothes laid, picking them up he handed them to him saying, "We need to work out a system, so you can pick out your clothes once I'm back on duty."
"Thanks, damn what am I gonna do now that I'm blind? I live for flying it's my life."
Chakotay nodded, them sighed as he remember that Tom couldn't see him, "I know, we'll work something out, hopefully this won't last too long."
Tom groped for his underwear, finding them he felt for the tag so he would know what way to put them on, finding it he bent down and carefully stepped into them as he pulled them up, he told Chakotay, "Dressing gonna be longer than usual, till I get the hang of it."
Chakotay nodded as he said, "Well we can work on that as well but till then I can help you with the dressing part."
Tom asked cheekily, "Don't you mean undressing?"
"That to." Squatting down he told Tom, "Place your hands on my shoulders and lift one leg at a time."
Chakotay helped to guide Tom's hands to his shoulders then guided Tom's legs into the legs of his pants, slipping them up he buttoned them up saying, "Done now lets get this shirt on."
Tom grumbled, "God I feel like a baby."
Chakotay gave him a big hug saying, "I can't say I know what you're going through but I can say that you're handling this better than I would. I hate losing control and being blind would be a big lost of control for me."
Kissing him on the lips Chakotay moaned as Tom tried to deepen it, Chakotay pulled back whispering, "Not here."
With a sigh Tom grinned at him saying, "It wouldn't do having the Doc walk in now would it?"
Chakotay laughed, "No it wouldn't."
Making sure that everything was done, Chakotay lead Tom back into the main sickbay leading him to a bio bed looking into Tom's eyes, Chakotay realized what was missing, the light that shone from his eyes, he couldn't see the real Tom, all he saw was a blank stare, it hadn't been that long but he missed the glow from his eyes already, kissing his forehead he said, "I'll have a quick shower and we'll see if we can't spring you out of here."
Looking passed Chakotay shoulder he nodded, he listened as Chakotay footsteps retreated back towards the bathroom.
Sitting dejectedly Tom waited for the Commanders return, sitting with his thoughts, he hated the idea of being blind, like Chakotay Tom hated being out of control or being helpless and in this case he was both and he hated it in the worse way having to rely on anyone.
Chakotay emerged from the bathroom feeling refreshed, walking over to Tom making sure that he made enough noise so he didn't startle the young man.
Turning his head towards the sound of Chakotay return he asked, "Is the Doc switched on?"
Changing his directions he headed towards the Doctors office spying him working on a terminal, calling out, "Doc?"
"Ahh I see you've finally joined the rest of us in the land of the living?"
"Yes, Tom wishes to see you."
With a long suffering sigh he said, "You mean that he biting at the bit and rearing to go, he doesn't need me to tell him that as long as he in someone care, I'm guessing yours? He can leave."
With a slight smile Chakotay replied, "You guessed right Doc, Well then I guess I'll be seeing you."
"Bring him in for a checkup in two days time."
Nodding to let the Doc know that he heard him, Chakotay exited the office saying, "Ok Tom the warden says you're free to go, so lets pick up Taya and head to your quarters."
Tom slipped off the bed saying, "Good, lets talk to the Captain as well about that little discussion we had last night."
Tucking Tom hand under his elbow saying, "Sure thing lets go then."
Picking a pace that would be easy on Tom so he wouldn't stumble, they made good time to the Kim/Janeway quarters, pushing the buzzer they waited to be let in as the door whizzed open. Chakotay had to cover his laugher at the scene that laid before his eyes, Kathryn laid on the couch looking wiped out while Harry walked the floor with Taya in his arms, when they entered Harry flew to them saying, "She won't stop crying."
Holding his arm out for Taya, Harry handing her over Chakotay who laid her in Tom's arms once in his arms, she stopped crying, with a chuckle Tom told them, "Guess she missed her daddy."
Harry slumped onto the couch beside his wife with a sigh, "I guess she did."
Feeling somewhat uncomfortable, since he hadn't spoken to Harry since well before Taya birth Tom rocked Taya in his arms while he listened as Chakotay explained what the Doctor had told him about his sight, "So his sight will return but when it will, remains a mystery and he can't say when?"
Harry watched Tom throughout the discussion, once Chakotay had finished Harry decided that he wanted his friend back and knew he had to take the first step, "Tom if you need any help you know that you can call on me."
Looking in the direction Harry voice came from said, "Thanks but while Chakotay off duty I won't need any help but I will keep you in mind Har." Offering what he hoped was his biggest smile Tom carried on, "How about joining Taya and I for lunch sometime this week?"
"Sure but what about Chakotay?"
"Oh I'm sure he'll need a break from us but he if wishes he can join us."
Kathryn laughed, "Watch out Chakotay he arranging your life already, run for the hills."
Laughing Chakotay felt the tension ease from the room as Tom and Harry talked like they had never been apart but he knew that was way Tom operated.
Leading Tom to a seat Chakotay perched on the arm saying, "Captain there is another reason why we are here."
Once Kathryn sat up facing them saying, "Well spit it out."
Tom blurted out, "We wish to marry."
Stunned Harry looked at them asking, "Are you sure? This seems a bit rushed doesn't it?"
Chakotay nodded saying, "Yes but we talked about that last night and we both agree this is what we want. I nearly lost my chance with Tom and I'm not going to lose this one, we're asking for you blessing and permission to marry."
Harry started to say something when Janeway held up her hand to stop him, "You have both, when do you wish to do this?"
Nodding his thanks as Tom said, "As soon as possible."
"How soon is soon?" She asked them. Watching as the two men talk she could see the love shine from Chakotay eyes and before Tom went blind she had seen the love there as well, even before everything went haywire she knew that Tom loved Chakotay with all his heart, that why she stopped Harry from saying what he planned on saying, to her it wasn't rushed it was about time.
Chakotay lowered his head as Tom lifted head saying, "When would you like to get hitched love?"
"Mmm not sure, do you have a date you'd like to marry on?"
"Mmm, Do you think we could have a small wedding in a weeks times?"
Chakotay asked, "You sure?"
"Positive."
"Ok sounds good a week from today?"
"Deal."
Looking over at Janeway Chakotay told her, "A week from today Captain."
Nodding Kathryn stood up saying, "Congratulations gentlemen it's about time." Giving both men a big hug then said, "Now I have to get ready for duty so excuse me."
Standing Chakotay nodded saying, "We better go and let you get ready."
Tom stood carefully balancing his precious bundle in his arms saying, "Har I'll call you about lunch."
"Sure." Harry watched as Chakotay picked up the bag that held Taya's things and guided Tom towards the door.
Chakotay walked down the hall to Tom's quarters asking, "Love what is you code?"
"Computer automatic open this door for Commander Chakotay authorizing code Beta Zeta Paris Alpha."
"Acknowledge." Once the doors opened Chakotay stepped through saying, "That will make life easier."
Walking over to the couch Chakotay placed Taya's bag asking, "Hungry?"
Shaking his head Tom handed Taya over to Chakotay saying, "I want to try to get this walking in my quarters on my own sorted."
Chakotay knew that it was useless to try and talk Tom out of it and he did need to learn how to navigate around the rooms when he was out.
"Ok Cha I need you to let me know if I get to close to anything that can trip me up."
"Ok."
Chakotay stood as he watched Tom inch his way around the room calling out every once in a while when Tom got to close to chairs and low tables, he was amazed how fast Tom memorized things.
Tom nodded as he stopped in what he thought was the middle of the room saying, "Not bad as long as I remember not to race about, I should be able to avoid them all."
Moving slowly towards the couch asking, "Cha you will be staying here won't you?"
Pulling Tom close to him as he said, "Wild Targs couldn't keep me away, unless you don't want me to stay?"
Beaming up at him, Tom said, "Of couse silly just making sure that is what you wanted."
Hugging him tighter to him, Chakotay let go the breath he had be holding.
Taya decided that she need attention let rip a wail, Chakotay chuckled as he picked her up and handed her over to Tom, "Great timing kid."
"I think you need to do this one Cha." Tom said as he handed her back to him with a grin.
Doubtful Chakotay asked, "Why?"
Straight face Tom said, "She needs to be changed."
With a smile Chakotay stood up, walking over to the changing bed, laying her down saying, "You're lucky you know that I know how to do this part of the job."
Tom listen in amusement as Chakotay talked in baby talk to his daughter, Tom thought to himself, 'I'm the lucky one to find someone to love me for me and to take on a child that not even his. One day I'll be able to watch him do this with our children.'
Chakotay finished changing Taya, picking her up as he held her to his chest, he wondered how his friend could reject this beautiful child and then use her as a pawn to get back at Tom, it made you wonder about people at times.
Tom felt Chakotay settle in beside him with a sign, asking, "What wrong?"
Chakotay wrapped an arm about Tom's shoulder saying, "I was just thinking about B'Elanna and her reasons for doing this."
Tom stiffened asking, "Do you think she innocent in this?"
"Hell no, sure Henley played with her mind, once she got her hooks into her but before that B'Elanna . . . . God what she did is inexcusable Tom she used an innocent child in a game she signed over her rights to Taya and then she played dirty, she may not have known about all the plan that bitch had but she knew enough to stop it if she wished."
Tom nodded letting the breath he had be holding in a whoosh saying, "We can stop that from happening ever again. I know that she gonna be on this ship but she'll have nothing to do with Taya."
Nodded Chakotay looked at him saying, "Tom when we get married, I wish to make Taya mine legally if you agree that is. I want to make this our family Taya, you and me and any other children that come our way."
Leaning his head on top of Chakotay's shoulder saying, "You just made this easier for me, I was trying to find a way to bring this up. You know that Taya named after you don't you?"
"Yes though I only just found out and I wondered about that."
"Well you weren't meant to find out like you did. I was going to tell you myself."
Chakotay rested his head on top of Tom's saying, "I'm honored and I'll love her just like I'll love all our children that I promise you." Kissing the top of Tom's head as he thought, 'B'Elanna would never hurt you or Taya again not as long as I live, I promise on everything I hold dear.'
Stifling a yawn, Tom sat up saying, "I'm going for a nap will you be okay with Taya?"
"Sure will, do you need any help?"
"Nah I think I can manage if not I'll yell out." Tom said as he stood up carefully walking slowly towards his bedroom.
"If you wake up and we're not here we have gone to my quarters to pick up some things."
"Okay, go visiting as well, Taya loves to visit Neelix around this time."
"Sure I'll swing by and we will visit."
"I'll comm you if you're not here when I wake up." Tom slowly walked to his bed, sinking down with a sigh, kicking off his shoes he laid down closing his eyes and was soon in a deep sleep.

Taya 9
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Chakotay silently gathered what gear he needed, he looked for something to carry Taya in or push her about in, not finding anything of the sort, he decided that Tom carried her everywhere in his arms, walking over to the replicator, ordering what he wanted, once it was ready he pulled it out checking to see if it was correct, nodding as he turned it over in his hands thinking, 'Some things from the twentieth century were of use to us in the future, thanks the heavens for small favors.' He had replicated something he had seen his sisters used with their children, it looked like a backpack without the zips, two holes at the bottom for the child legs to dangle from and two straps for the mother or whoever was wearing it to have their hands free, it could be worn on the front or the back, with Taya the age she was he decided to wear it on his front, while on his back went her baby bag with her nappies and things.
Once he was ready he checked on Tom's just to make sure that he was alright before he left, once he was sure he headed out, he decided to leave his things till they were ready to return back. Chakotay didn't what to troop all over Voyager with his things as well as Taya and her things as well, he decided to visit Tuvok, who had told him before that he would like to spend time with Taya, it seemed that he missed his children every much. Chakotay also knew that Greg and Tem would like to see her as well. Greg had told him that he regretted going along with the rest of the crew and he'd like to make it up to Tom but like many of the crew they had a lot to make up to the younger man and his daughter, the Doctor had told him who was on the list of people that Tom wouldn't talk to again Chakotay had been sadden by how many were on the list but was glad to find out that Greg and Geron were near the bottom of the list, since both men were his friends, he knew that Tom wouldn't ask him to chose between them and him, he was very glad that he wouldn't have to chose since he didn't have that many friends to make decisions like that, his rank seem to scare everyone away.
Entering the lift he asked, "Computer location of Lieutenant Commander Tuvok?"
"Lieutenant Commander Tuvok is in his quarters."
"Deck two."
Once there only stopping once, to let a female crew member on, making small talk with her while waiting for his stop, once on the floor he desired, he nodded at her saying, "Good day Crewman."
"Commander."
Heading to Tuvok door he hit the chime and Tuvok call out, "Enter."
With a smile he entered into Tuvok's quarters saying, "I hope you don't mind an unannounced visit?"
Tuvok stood up from his table saying, "Commander, how may I help you?"
"Tuvok please call me Chakotay, we're both off duty and I've brought Taya to visit as well."
"So I see, I hope that Lieutenant Paris doesn't mind her being here?"
"He's resting and he told me to go visiting and I thought of you. I remembered that you wanted to spend some time with her, so here we are."
Tuvok approached them all the while staring at Taya, looking up at Chakotay with what Chakotay would call awe struck as he asked, "May I hold her?"
With a smile Chakotay dumped the baby bag to the floor and reached under Taya arms and gently lifted her out and handed her over to the Vulcan.
Chakotay could have sworn he saw Tuvok smile and his eyes light up with delight but wasn't totally sure, he watched as Tuvok move to the couch saying, "Please have a seat Chakotay, would you like a drink?"
"I'll get it would you like one?"
"Vulcan tea thanks."
Chakotay placed their orders, once they appeared he carried them over to the low table sitting in front of the couch once seated he sat quietly watching Tuvok gaze at Taya with a smile.
Tuvok run his finger along Taya cheek as he said with out look at Chakotay, "She beautiful. I'm glad you came Chakotay."
Leaning forward asking, "Oh and why is that?"
"We need to know what to do about B'Elanna, we need her on board but we can't have her running free, she a risk."
Chakotay nodded, "I agree but what can we do? We don't have the resources to have her guarded twenty-four seven."
"That is correct we have two options, one is that I take her as a mate which I don't want to do but will do so if that is what the captain wishes or use a prison anklet and with her knowledge she'll have it off within a day."
"What if Seven could enhance it with Borg implants?"
"We're looking into that and into using Borg implants to check her where about at all times and for an automatic transporter lock on her if she gets close to Tom or Taya, since Tom would have to deal with her at some point in the future we are also working on shields for when he does have to deal with her to be honest I think it'll be best if Tom never has to deal with her ever again."
"I agree and I don't what him to be anywhere near her again but this is a small ship and it's likely to happen at some point in time. I just hope he's not alone when it does happen. Tuvok I hope they can sort something out, so you don't have to link with her, I know she was my friend and all but that a fate worse than death, if you ask me."
Tuvok lifted Taya up saying, "It's not that, if I have to link with her I'd never be able to see Tom or Taya, without her being there with me and to save Tom from that, I'd stay away only to see him during duty shift and that not fair to him, he needs his friends with him now and I wish to become one that he can rely on."
Chakotay took a sip of his coffee swallowing placing his cup on the table saying, "Tuvok I'll let you in on a little secret, he counts you as a dear friend you weren't on the list of people he made or one he griped about to the Doctor, and that list is as long as your arm, only a few were left off, not too many in fact, too few he could count on, he can't afford to lose another friend, so lets keep our fingers crossed that they can work out away that means you don't have to play prison guard for the rest of our trip home."
Tuvok replied, "Agreed."
Cuddling Taya closer to his chest, Tuvok rubbed her back saying, "She is unlike Tom, she quiet but she looks like him though."
"She is a quiet baby but Tom has his moments as well, he told me that Taya looks like his mother, a part from the ridges but they'll so faint you barely notice them."
Tuvok nodded turning towards Chakotay he asked, "What is Tom going to do about B'Elanna when Taya asks about her mother?"
Chakotay signed, "I'm not sure, I hope it's not for along yet before we come to that hurdle."
"We?"
Chakotay nodded, "Yes we, Tom asked me to marry him last night and I said yes, once we're married, I'm going to adopt Taya as my own child."
Tuvok offered his free hand saying, "I offer my congratulations to you both."
Gripping the Vulcan hand saying, "Thanks Tuvok, you don't think it's too soon?"
"Do you have doubts Chakotay?"
Shaking his head he smiled as he explained, "Not in that way. I know that Tom loves me and I love him but what about the crew?"
"To quote Tom, 'who gives a flying fuck of what they think.' if they have a problem with the two of you send them to me and I'll straighten them out by telling them that it's none of their business who Tom or you see or marry, that we have done enough to hurt Tom as it is." Tuvok told him.
Chakotay grinned as he said, "Thanks Tuvok for reminding me, that it's none of their damn business."
"You're most welcome Chakotay and tell Tom for me that if anyone gives him any grief at all, for him to let me know and I'll deal with them."
"You and me both Tuvok."
Tuvok lowered Taya onto his lap saying, "If you ever need a baby sitter put me on the list, I heard that Kathryn and Harry had her last night."
With a delighted grin, Chakotay told him what he had witness earlier in the day, "I wonder if it cured them of having children of their own."
"I believe not, the Captain wishes to have children as soon as possible, so that means Chakotay that we'll have to spilt her duties among the two of us."
"So it didn't cure them huh? Well that good news, I'm sure we'll sort out a schedule that will work out for us both when the time comes."
Finishing off his coffee then stood up saying, "Thanks for the coffee Tuvok but we have to visit more people before I have to return her to her daddy."
Tuvok nodded as he gave Taya one last kiss on her cheek and hug before handing her over to Chakotay saying , "Thank you for bringing her over for a visit Chakotay, feel free to visit with her or without again."
Nodding Chakotay slipped Taya into the carrier saying, "We will and if you like, we'll see if Tom wishes to visit as well or you can visit us anytime."
"I'll be sure to visit and bring Tom with you if he wishes to come."
Once leaving Tuvok, Chakotay check the where about of Ayala and Tem finding them in the mess hall he headed for them and some food.
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Entering the Mess hall he spied Ayala and Tem sitting at a table fill with a mixture of Maquis and 'fleet not wanting to join them while they were with the others but his plan went down the drain when Jenny Delaney stopped him by calling out, "Commander over here."
With a quick kiss onto Taya head, he walked over to their table with what he hoped was a smile on his face as he said, "Yes Ensign?"
Jenny stood up and peered into the carrier saying, "God she beautiful, may I have a hold?"
Before Chakotay could reply Greg exclaimed, "Nope Jenny I have first bids on holding her, don't I Commander?"
With a smile he nodded as he eased Taya out and handed her over to Ayala saying, "We can't stay long, Tom's sleeping and we need to get back before he wakes."
Tem said, "Go and get some food Commander, we'll keep an eye on her for you."
"Thanks is Neelix around?" Chakotay asked as he looked about the room.
Geron jerked his head towards the kitchen saying, "Out back Commander."
Placing the baby bag on a spare chair he wandered towards the kitchen, he heard Naomi chatting to Neelix, Chakotay ducked into the kitchen calling out, "Neelix?"
"Here Commander, what may I do for you?"
Smiling down at the smaller man saying, "I bought you a visitor."
"Taya?"
Nodding toward the group that surrounded one of the tables saying, "Go rescue her from Ayala for me, I don't want the others to get their feelings hurt by saying no but there no way they are going to hold her."
"Aye I agree, I'll go and bring her out back with me till you're ready to leave. Commander how is Tom doing?"
Taking a deep breath and exhaling it saying, "As well as expected Neelix, it going to be a long road to recovery and with friends like you he'll get there."
Neelix puffed out his chest saying, "You can count on me Commander."
Patting him on the shoulder Chakotay told him, "I know we can Neelix and thanks."
"No thanks needed, Commander let me tell you that, I'm please that you have taken Tom under your wings."
"I'm glad as well Neelix."
Chakotay looked over at the food that was for offering and decided to be safe and stick with the fruit, picking up two apple like fruit that tasted a little bit like an orange but didn't look like one, unless it was green with pink spots that blend into the peel but unlike the earth orange it was fuzzy like a peach and could be eaten like one and in the middle was a pip that they kept to grow more of them it was one of their luckier finds.
Moving away from the food, Chakotay slowly made his way back the others, balancing his tray along with his glass of juice.
Placing his tray on the table grabbed a chair he felt the eyes watching him, looking back at them once he was seated he looked at each and everyone as he picked up piece of fruit taking a bite, he listened as Neelix talked baby talk to Taya mildly wondering what was going through Taya mind when people talked like that to her.
Chakotay noticed that Tem and Ayala had moved over to Neelix and Taya, Naomi had climbed up into Ayala lap so she could look at the baby.
Sue Nicoletti asked, "Commander, how is Tom doing?"
Chakotay eyed the dark haired lady that Tom had spent a fair amount of time chasing after when they first arrived in the DQ, seeing that she was concerned about Tom told her, "He doing fine considering what happened, he's lost his sight for a while but that only a minor setback."
"I'm glad that he going to be alright." With that she stood up saying, "I better head back to engineer with Torres gone Carey needs every hand till he can work out what needs to be done."
Chakotay nodded as he bit into more of his meal feeling a tad guilty for being off duty but he quick shoved it back down, regardless what the crew thought he was working, he just didn't need to wear a uniform to do his job while he worked on bringing back Voyager's pilot back into the fold after they did there best to destroy him in some ways he had it easy and in others an impossible task set before him.

Taya 10
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With a sign Chakotay watched as the table cleared of everyone leaving him to head back their stations, till it was just him sitting at the table along with Tem, Ayala, little Naomi and Neelix in the Mess Hall with him.
Once finished Chakotay clear up his table and walked over to the others saying, "Ayala, Tem care to help me with Taya, while I gather some things from my quarters?"
Tem jumped up saying, "Sure as long as I can get a hold Taya since a certain person who will remain nameless hogged her all this time."
Smiling at the younger man as he said, "Deal, Greg unhand Taya and let Tem hold her for awhile."
Geron held out his arms for Taya with a grin.
Greg stood up saying, "Ok lets get Chakotay's things together, so we can see Tom."
Once at his quarters Chakotay keyed in his code walking in saying, "Have a seat, there another reason why I wanted to see you two."
Waiting till everyone was seated before saying, "Not sure how you'll take this but last night Tom asked me to marry him and I said . . . . "
Geron jumped up with a squeal, "It's about time."
Ayala stunned couldn't think of anything to say so he just watched as Chakotay gathered his gear up, thinking, 'I have to find a way to let Tay out of our promise. I can't hurt Tom or make Tay choose between us over a promise but damn I want to be there when he gets married, standing right at his side where I'm meant to be. I know that Tom will never make him choose and would stuffer through the wedding with us there, but I'll tell Tay that he's not bound to that promise we made to each other.'
Once finished Chakotay scrutinized his childhood friend, he knew with out a doubt what Greg was thinking.
Greg smiled as he made decision looking about till his gaze settled onto his long time friend saying, "I know that you feel honored bound to our promise but I'm releasing you from that promise." Greg held up his hand to stop Chakotay from speaking, "Before you say anything let me explain why. I know that Tom would never ask you to decide between him and me, he'd let you have me at the wedding no matter how uncomfortable he would be that just Tom's way of doing things, so how about a compromise, feel free to discuss this with Tom, in fact I insist that you do, this is what I've come up with have a real small wedding just with the people Tom feel comfort with, then have a wedding reception that all the crew could attend well nearly everyone that way no one feels cheated and in a small way it'll help Tom to see that we are really sorry for all the crap the others put him through."
Totally stunned Chakotay nodded saying, "I was trying to find a way to tell you that I had decided to ask Tuvok to be my best man and you lay this on me. You're a good friend to stand aside for another mans feelings Gregor Ayala."
"Don't tell anyone I have a rep to protect after all."
With that they burst out laughing.
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Tom laid quietly listening to the sounds of Voyager he could hear the engines pulsing as it flew through space many a night it had eased him into sleep, staining his ears to see if Chakotay had returned from visiting people, not hearing anything from the other room, sitting up pushing the blanket aside swinging his legs over the side and slowly stood up, holding his arms up in front of him, he walked slowly towards where he hoped the bathroom was, leaning his leg against the bed to guide him towards the end of bed, he knew that he had at least five steps from the edge of the bed before hitting the dresser then another five steps to the left for the door leading to the bathroom.
Making slow process Tom eased into the bathroom counting the steps as he headed to what he hoped was the right direction to the toilet, shifting his foot forward till it hit the bowl.
Hearing a sound coming from the outer room as he carefully inched closer, calling out, "Cha is that you?"
Tom heard footsteps moving closer then much to his relief Chakotay saying, "It's me and Taya. Where are you?"
"In the bathroom."
Chakotay called out, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah give me a minute,"
"Call me if you need a hand. Greg and Tem are here for a visit."
Once finished in the bathroom Tom slowly made his way out to the living area as he got closer he could hear them talking in low tones but was to far away to make out the words.
Ayala spied Tom making his way out of his room jumping up he walked over and asked, "Do you need a hand Tom?"
Tom nearly jumped out of his skin since he had been focusing on making it out to the living area without embarrassing himself, "Uh Greg?" Feeling uncomfortable Tom tried to step back, he wasn't use of having many people in his quarters, till now only Harry and B'Elanna had stepped foot in his quarters, unlike some people Tom didn't encourage people into his private domain, but he knew that once he married Chakotay it would change, since he has an open door policy, since everyone went to him with their problems.
Watching Tom's face as emotions flicked across his face, Greg felt sorry for Tom but knew that he wouldn't accept pity from anyone, he decided to take matters into his own hands he gently reached for one of Tom's hands and tucked it into the crook of his arms saying, "Let me lead you to the couch."
Tom recalled overhearing one of the Maquis mention that Greg little sister had lost her sight when she was a young child, through a child sickness and since they were from Dorvan V, they didn't have the Medical advantage or the money to treat her, he also learnt that she had died during a sneak raid attack from the Cardies.
Greg eased Tom down beside Chakotay, he watched as Tom shifted closer to Chakotay and settled his head on the Commander's shoulder with a sigh of pleasure. Moving to sit at the feet of his mate, Greg leant against Tem's legs, watching for the first time at the love that shone forth from both men, while Tom and Chakotay converse in low tones, thinking, 'Bout time they found happiness.'
Tem glanced down at his lover with a fond smile as he rocked Taya to sleep, ruffling the big man hair saying in a low tone, "Greg are you sure that you're okay with this?"
Chakotay overheard Tem as he wrapped his arm about Tom looking over at his long time friend, knowing that he had be rooting for him and Tom to get together.
"More than happy Tem, it's about time."
Tom smiled as he heard Greg's answer he had always liked Greg, Tom had tried to push for a friendship at the start with Tem and Greg but backed off when trouble begun to fall on him from both crew so he felt it was safer for them not to be involve with him, he had failed at keeping Harry at bay but he succeed in keeping Tem and Greg at bay, but he had always regretted doing it but at least they had remained safe, he knew that Greg could handle himself he had been more worried about Tem than Greg.
Tem nodded as he crooned at Taya, feeling eyes on him Tem looked up with a smile as he saw his captain gaze upon him.
"Her crib in Tom's room if you want to put her to bed."
Tensing at Chakotay words Tom fought his urge to escape, no one apart of Chakotay had ever entered his private domain when he was with someone he always went to them, with a sigh Tom relaxed knowing that Tem wouldn't defile his room by putting his daughter to bed.
Chakotay felt Tom tense beside him looking at him, he wondered what could be wrong, then just as sudden he felt Tom heave a sigh and relaxed again.
Geron nodded as he stood up and headed into Tom's sleeping area, spying the crib on the other side of the room next to a small port view Tem knew and understood Tom need for privacy and that Tom counted his sleeping area just that, it was his safe haven. Tem himself had his safe haven that no one knew about, not even Greg knew of his secret haven but he was a lot safer than Tom was on board Voyager that explained why his quarters especially his sleeping area were out of bounds to others.
Moving over to the crib Tem laid the sleeping girl down on her stomach gently covered her with her blanket patting her tiny bottom. Tem walked out to join the other before leaving the room Tem glanced about the room hoping to get a better understanding of the man he wished was his friend.
As he paused by the door he heard Chakotay say, "He's worth the battle Tem just a lot of patience's is inquired."
"I know, when we were in the Maquis we had the starts of a friendship but that got ruined when he was captured and when I saw him again I had hoped that we could pick up where we had left off and I thought that we just might have worked it all out and then all the sudden he pushed Greg and I away."
"You know why don't you?"
Nodding Tem pushed past his commanding officer saying, "Yeah I know why and I regret that I wasn't brave enough or strong enough like Harry to fight for his friendship. I just allowed it to happened. I should have stood up for Tom but instead I let him down, but not this time."
As he headed out he heard Chakotay faintly say, "I do to." Strolling back to his seat, Tem asked, "And how are you Tom?"
Staring blankly over where he thought the voice sounded from with a tight smile saying, "Fine thanks and how is everything with you?"
Tom wondered where Chakotay had disappeared to after checking up on Tem and Taya while moving his carryall into the room, so he wouldn't trip over it.
Tem nodded totally forgetting that Tom couldn't see till Ayala elbow him in the leg, "Oh sorry, I'm good."
Falling into an unnatural silence, Tom began tapping his heel till it began bouncing, he felt the cushion next to his dip and a hand clasp his knee till he stopped the movement, once his leg stopped he was pulled into a strong grip, signing with relief when he heard Chakotay asking, "Did you get any rest?"
"Yeah I did, that is till the call of nature called. Did you get everything you needed?"
"Sure did and Taya and I went visiting as well. I have a message to pass on as well."
With a delighted grin, Tom asked, "You do, from who?"
"From Tuvok, he wishes that the next time that I bring Taya for a visit he wishes that you come along as well."
"He does?" Tom asked doubtfully.
Tapping Tom on the nose as he told him, "Yes he does."
Greg caught the tone Tom used, he didn't realized that Tom still doubted his worth after all the time out in the Delta Quadrant, he had redeemed himself over and over to the crew except the few dimwits like Dalby and Henley.
Greg asked, "Tom, is what I hear from Tay true?"
Frowning Tom asked, "I don't know, what did you hear?"
With a shit eating grin he said, "That you popped the questioned."
With a timid smile Tom shyly nodded, "Yeah."
"That's great Tom, bout time I say, congratulations Tom."
Shocked Tom felt his face heat up and his eyes widen that Greg approved of him marrying Chakotay feeling the need to confirm it he asked, "You don't mind?"
"Well heck, why should I mind? Tay my friend and his happiness means the world to me and you make him happy."
"Wow."
"Yeah wow, so who going to be your best man?"
"Harry. Chakotay have you thought about who going to be yours since B. . ."
Chakotay and the others noticed that he couldn’t even say her name not that they blamed him.
Chakotay stoked Tom's cheek saying, "Greg and I discussed it, normally I wouldn't even question it but Greg explained it to me that it should be a real small wedding with people you're totally comfortable with so I thought that I'd asked Tuvok."
"But what about Greg? He's been your friend since you were children."
"Can you honestly say that you're comfortable with him here?"
Before he could say anything Greg piped up, "And don't worry about my feelings Tom be truthful."
Tom nodded to let Greg know that he understood then said, "To be honest I am and I'm not. I know that it doesn't make sense but it's how I feel, I know that someday we're become friends but I don't what to become between your friends Cha, if you want Greg to be your best man then I won't stand in the way, it's your wedding as well."
Greg felt that it was time to tell Tom the other part of the plan, "Tom why I thought of that way was easier was so that once you and Tay were married the crew could all attend the reception if you agree that is."
Feeling unsure Tom asked, "Is this what you want Cha?"
Tightening his grip as he explained, "More or less Angel this would solve the wedding list to a handful of people and the crew will still feel as if they are apart of our day."
Nodding again as it made sense to him wishing that he could actually look into their eyes to see if they were being honest with him, but he decided to take a step in faith and trust that this was a way around the problems he had foreseen and was unsure how to get around.
"Okay we'll do it that way, a small wedding with all the crew welcome to come to the reception."
"Well Tom there one that is not welcome at all."
Nodding again as it hit him that his child mother was still with them, he had overheard the Doctor while in sickbay about the two.
Trying to fight the yawn that he felt building up Tom covered his mouth as it broke out.
Chakotay said, "I think you need some more sleep Angel."
Tom felt his eyes droop shut and his head nodding forward as he tried to fight the urge to sleep.
Chakotay gently scooped Tom into his arms saying, "Be right back."
Greg smiled as he took in his friend carrying Tom Paris to bed just like he did sometimes when Tem fell asleep.
Moving over to the bed Chakotay laid Tom down onto the bed and quickly covered him before bending down and laying a kiss to his Angel's forehead whispering, "Sweet dreams Angel."
Stealing a peek into the crib he smiled fondly at the sleeping child reaching in smoothing the blanket over her, Chakotay lightly patted her covered bottom.
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Taya 11
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Waking with a groan as Taya's wail woke him up, rubbing his eyes wishing he could see, stumbling out of bed, moving slowly towards the crib, he was thankful that he took the time to move about his quarters earlier to relearn moving about his quarters, hitting the side of the crib with his hand, reaching inside when he heard a sleepily voice say, "Here let me."
"Thanks but I can do it." Picking his daughter up, Tom checked to see if she needed a change, when his finger came up dry he said, "My little girl hungry is she?"
Chakotay guided Tom to the rocking chair, he watched as any proud papa would as Tom guided Taya to his nipple, he knew that Tom was bottle feeding during the day and breast feeding her at night as he weaned her off him.
Tom felt the familiar buzz he got whenever he breastfed Taya not knowing that he had a silly grin on his face till Chakotay asked, "What the smile for?"
"Oh that is from whenever I breastfeed Taya I get this tingling buzz."
"Ahh yes my sister had that as well."
"So it's common?"
With a chuckle Chakotay replied, "Not sure if it's common but I have heard my other female relation mention something about it when they fed their kids."
When he felt that Taya had finished Tom lifted her to his should and gently patted her on the back smiling when he felt a warm wetness on his shoulder, "Can you check to see if she needs changing for me?
"Sure thing."
Taking Taya from her daddy smiling as he heard Tom grumbling under his breath for forgetting the towel for his shoulder, laying Taya down on the changing table he went about checking to see if she needed a change when he looked up when he felt arms slip about his waist tilting his head as a pair of lip latched onto his neck with a groan he pulled away panting, "Tom?"
Shivering when he heard Tom say, "I seem to remember promising you, to throw you on the bed and having my way with you."
With a groan as Tom rocked his hip against his ass fighting the urge to press back , groaning, "Tom baby, let me get Taya to bed first."
Rubbing himself against Chakotay's back, Tom saucily whispered, "Don't take to long."
Picking up the tiny baby Chakotay stepped out of Tom's arms saying, "Take my arm Angel."
Shaking his head Tom told him, "I can make it to the bed."
When he had woken Tom had been able to make out blurry shapes taking that as a sign that his vision was slowly coming back, he wasn't going to get his hopes up, so he had decided to wait till he spoke to the Doctor before saying anything.
As Chakotay settled his daughter down for sleep Tom made his way to his bed saying, "You might wanna move her to the spare room Cha."
"Good idea don't want to corrupt an innocent."
"I agree, her bed has wheels so you can push her and the crib into her room."
Squinting Tom could just make out Chakotay as he moved the crib with his daughter in it out of his room and into her room, before he could even miss him Chakotay was back at his side.
Jumping into bed Chakotay wrapped his arms about the slim blond saying, "Now where were we?"
Rolling till he was lying on top of the bigger man Tom stared into the swirling chocolate orbs, it took his breath away, Chakotay's eyes were bright with arousal, swimming in their depths was love, without thinking Tom breathed, "God you're beautiful."
Staring up into Tom's blue orbs Chakotay felt Tom's breath caress his face as he breath,  through his haze Chakotay wondered what Tom had meant, before he could ask Tom latched his lips onto his, muddling his brain of any coherent thoughts.
Rocking his hip upwards as he torn his mouth away, "I want you inside me Angel."
Looking down into the flush face before swooping down to claim the lush lips groaning when Chakotay tongue flicked into his mouth.
Running his hand over Tom's back as he deepen the kiss tearing his mouth away groaning as Tom latched onto his neck biting him gently he knew that there would be marks, groaning aloud as Tom bit gently on his nipple then blew on it before doing the same on the other nipple before moving lower slowly driving him mad with his hands and lips moaning loudly when he felt Tom's tongue flicked and probed into his belly button.
Tom slowly made his way between Chakotay's out spread legs.