Title: Oh So Pretty

Date: 12/07/2006

Author: carpenyx

Rating: PG

Spoilers: Minor spoilers for the series.

Disclaimer: I do not own.

Oh So Pretty

Fives times Kaylee felt pretty.

When Captain tight-pants surprises her with the pink ruffle-y dress, she feels like the prettiest mechanic ever.

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"If he weren't married, he'd take her in a manly fashion" – when she hears that, she can't help but smile and blush. Wash always knows exactly what to say.

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It's when Inara returns to Serenity from her companion-y jobs and brings her all kinds of shinies – those are the rare moments she feels even the tiniest bit pretty.

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He was never good with words; 'fumbling idiot' some called him but when he told her how beautiful she was to him – she believed.

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In those moments when their eyes meet, his hands caressing her bare skin – that's when she feels the most beautiful.