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A/N: Wow, many reviews over night. That made me happy so I thought I'd post the next capter which is a short Jayne POV. The next chapter is shaping up to be longish so it may take a bit longer. Sorry, Ipe it will be worth the wait. As always thanks to monkey feet and DJ.
Jayne
Eta Kooram Nah Smech. Her safe word. River had given him her safe word. Staring at the scrap of paper, Jayne was overwhelmed by the trust she had shown in him. He'd seen the security feed of the events at the Maidenhead; he knew what had happened after he'd been knocked out. He knew what that word did to her. Those hun dan Blue Hands had cut her brain open and put that word in.
She had handed him an enormous amount of power over her life. Jayne wasn't sure just when he'd stopped wanting to get rid of her and started worrying about protecting her but he knew things had changed. And they were still changing. Jayne's thoughts were spinning. He wanted to give her something. Something to show her that he understood the trust she's placed in him and that he trusted her in return. But what could he give her? What did he have that was even close to what she had given him? Suddenly Jayne's eyes lit up as he began to grin. Of course that was it…