Zoë woke up and turned to snuggle into her husband's chest, as a way to make amends for their fight. Hey eyes flashed open when she felt the bed beside her was empty. She felt a wave of grief strike her. He never came back to bed, he must have been really mad this time.

She got up and made her way out of their bunk to find him.

"Hey Zoë can you come and help me get some of my guns working again?" Jayne asked as he walked lazily up to her, he was always so obsessed with his damn guns.

"Hey have you seen Wash?" She looked at him hopefully.

"Yeah last time I saw him he was snoring in the cockpit, makes ya nervous to think that he's flyin us don't it?"

Zoë's heart dropped a little. "Thanks Jayne." And the she was off in a hurry to make up with her husband.

"Hey! What 'bout my guns!"

With no response Jayne just grunted and sauntered off to do it himself, which he wasn't really complaining about.

Zoe smiled softly seeing her husband sleeping so soundly in his chair, she knew that chair was one if not his only favorite place to be. She walked over to him and knelt down in front of him and reached up to gently run her fingers through his hair.

"Hey hon, wake up I'll make you breakfast." She gently ran her fingers from his hair to his cheek and leaned up to kiss his lips softly.

"Hmm what have I done to deserve this treatment?" Wash smiled and pulled his wife into his lap and placed little soft kisses along her neck.

"Since when do you have to do anything to deserve my affection?"

Wash shrugged and nuzzled his face into the crook of his wife's neck. "Sometimes I just feel that I have to act like Mal to get an amazing reaction out of you." It was true Wash always did have a feeling in the pit of his stomach that his wife and Mal had something before they met him.

Zoe tensed up and slid off her husbands lap. "Wash that's not funny. What did you mean by that? You still not caught up on me and the captin's past are you?"

Wash's jaw tightened up slightly. "So you admitting you and him did indeed have a past?"

"Oh Wash! Really not this again what ever happened between us is the past. You honey you are my present and future."

Wash shot her an angry glance. "And I guess I should just be ok with him whisking you off into dangerous situations where you pose as husband and wife!"

Zoe return his expression with an angry look of her own. "That was so long ago! I thought you settled this when you and him were captured!"

"Well I guess not. I still feel as if you love him more than me."

Zoe frowned and shook her head. "I love you! I married you!"


Jayne was about to head to the kitchen to eat when he spotted Kaylee peeking into the cockpit then heard the raised voices from within. "What's goin' on Kaylee?"

"Their fighting again…" Kaylee bit her lip feeling enough sorrow for both of the people inside the cockpit.

"Who's fightin'?"

"Zoe and Wash. They fight a lot lately… ever since Miranda."

"Oh ever since old Wash almost got nailed." Jayne chuckled softly.

"How do you find that funny? He almost died!"

"Well he aint dead so I can get a good chuckle out of it."

They both filched when something came flying out the door and smashed into the wall in front of them. "What the! What is that thing?"

Kaylee bent down and picked up the broken T-Rex toy that Wash seemed to cherish. "It's Wash's toy."

Another chuckled came out of Jayne as he took the toy from Kaylee's hand. "Always hated them things on the dash. Glad to see one of them go."

"You are a child Wash!" Zoe brushed past both Kaylee and Jayne smacking the toy from Jayne's hands.

"Hey now! I aint the one you hate no need to get mean with me!" Jayne scoffed and looked into the cockpit. "Christ I think he's cryin'."

Kaylee left Jayne there to pounder and rushed into the cockpit. "Wash…"

"Not now Kaylee, please not now." Wash was crying, but they were more tears of absolute rage than sadness. "I have to go talk her down before she breaks anything else of value to me."

"I told you Zoe I don't like onboard relationships things like this always happen."


"Sir… We will get over this, were just both stressed, and he won't let go of his ghosts is all." Zoe nodded surly and sat down regretting the fact that she destroyed one of the only things Wash had left of his past home.

"Well lamby toes… Then I guess this will be settled soon so my crew works well again, I don't want any sides to be taken."

"No sides will be taken sir… Maybe while were here waiting on Inara me and Wash can go out and mend thin-" Zoe was cut off by a sudden angry voice.

"What did you call my wife!" Wash's face was red with anger as he walked toward Mal fist clenched tightly into a ball.

"I didn't mean anything by it Wash… I just find it a funny thing to call her."

"Wash baby stop calm down!"

"Don't you tell me to calm down!" Wash was beyond anger now he reved his fist up and swung at Mal.

Mal licked his lip and nodded. "Well wit that out the way no one is leaving the ship."

"Well I am I need to get away from the two of you. You can both sit her and sing army songs and talk about you oh so wonderful past!" Wash looked at Zoe one last time his face not even reacting to her tears. Jealousy was an ugly theme and it just found its face.


Wash stormed out and found Jayne he wanted to drink but he wasn't about to go alone, and Jayne always brought fun with him. "Lets go Jayne we deserve a break and a drink."

"Ahem brother you said it! Shall I bring some toys to go shootin' with!"

"Sure shoot Mal while your at it."

Jayne just gave him a funny look and shrugged as he gather two pistols and placed them in their holsters.

"So you and wife patch things up?"

"No, can we not speak on that subject I'm aiming to forget it."

Jayne just smiled and nodded. "I like you style, ya know I've never seen you drunk Wash, should be fun."


Wash smiled for the first time that day and nodded. "Let's go."

"I'm guessing that only he's allowed to call you that?"

Zoe just nodded and wipped her face. "He thinks we had an intimate past… still."

Mal laughed and touched his lip. "Well he packs a mighty punch, but have you told him we haven't?"

"I didn't think it was any of his business sir."

Mal nodded again. "Want me to go find him and tell him?"

"No… He's my husband, I'll talk to him. I do love him sir despite what he thinks he's my only one."

"I don't doubt that. And you shouldn't doubt his love for you. Go find him then when your done come get me so we can go out for supplies."

"Thank you sir."


Second chapter:] bare with me things are about to get good. reviews please:]