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There was a sudden warm weight pressing down on Seven's body. Brow furrowing, the former drone slowly dragged herself out of a nice dream to see that Kathryn was sitting atop her, straddling her hips as she rested her arms on Seven's chest, resting her chin on her folded arms as she smirked up at Seven with twinkling eyes.
"...can I help you?" Seven asked for lack anything else to say.
"If you'd like," the older woman shrugged, shifting to stretch out her arms along either side of Seven's head, lightly tangling her fingers in the former drone's long blonde hair, gently scratching at Seven's scalp, making the younger woman softly groan "do you like that? Hmm?" Kathryn whispered, smirking knowingly as Seven lazily arched into her touch, tilting her head to follow the motions of Kathryn's fingers.
"Always," Seven sighed in response, looping her arms around Kathryn's waist and tugging her up to cup her face, softly stroking her thumb across the older woman's lips "we should have done this sooner" she whispered.
"Back aboard Voyager, you mean?" Kathryn asked.
Seven nodded. "Yes. If only I knew that you returned my feelings. If only I knew 'what' my feelings for you meant," she sighed heavily "all that time...wasted" she groaned.
"Shh, we're here now, aren't we?" Kathryn soothed, reaching up to gently capture Seven's wrist and pressing a soft kiss to first her palm and then the inside of her wrist, making Seven groan softly in the back of her throat, eyes fluttering closed as she relaxed back against the couch cushions, arching up against Kathryn as the older woman gently kissed a trail down her arm to her elbow before gently gripping her chin and capturing her mouth, smiling as she felt Seven gasp and shiver against her.
Breaking the kiss, Kathryn smiled. "Have I ever told you how much I love you?" she breathed.
"Yes. Several times," Seven smirked "but I still enjoy hearing it nonetheless"
"Good," Kathryn grinned fiercely "because I love you"
"I love you too," Seven breathed, tightening her hold on Kathryn's waist, pulling her close, resting her forehead against Kathryn's "kiss me?" she whispered.
"Always, darling" Kathryn smiled, gently cupping Seven's face to pull her into a kiss once more...
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