She leaned against the turbolift wall her thoughts
centered on Chakotay’s dimpled smile. The thought of his smile made her legs
give out from underneath her. She sighed as the lift stopped on deck 2, his
deck. Her cheeks became a crimson red when the door opened to reveal Kathryn and
Chakotay kissing down the hall. Naomi stepped out, fighting the urge to cry. She
roamed deck 2 for hours and kept murmuring, "He is married to Kathryn, not to
you… stop this nonsense" but the tears came anyway.
First love was hard, a 15 year old Naomi knew that.