In the galley the two sat, figuring it all out.

"Tom?"

"Yes, Neelix?"

"That--visitor we had?"

"That recent visitor, you mean?"

"Yes, that old friend who came by."

"What about her?"

"Do you want to talk about her?"

"Frankly--no. Right now, I feel more warmly towards Seska and my cousin Nick."

"She--didn't seem to have much use for us, did she?"

"Well, Neelix--after all, she only once loved both of us."

"So--she nearly kills Belanna, and looks at me like I was a bug."

Ensign Tom Paris and Ambassador Neelix never spoke of Kes again.