Duplicity
Pairing Mal/other
Rating pg
feedback: Yes please deementedb@aol.com
Archive: fine with me.
Disclaimers: Characters are not mine, just moving them around to my liking
Spoilers: little reference to Ariel
Summary: A betrayal from the past finally catches up. Chapter 7: summary. The past catches up to Zoe, her relationship with her husband and Mal may change.
Chapter 7
Zoe cried "No" She covered her mouth and leaned back against the hatch, the figure didn't stir, she hastily climbed out of Jayne's bunk, the implications flooding her brain made her dizzy. Bella- after all these years- with Jayne- with a missing son that bore a more than passing resemblance to Mal- for the first time since before the war her mind blanked, she had no idea what to do.
Inara found Mal and Jayne in the mess, a fellow companion on Barland, a resort planet, knew many of the managers of gaming establishments, she had learned that Jimmy Lasskiee had many interests on Barland, A manager at one of the many casino's had given Inara the name of an exclusive restaurant that Jimmy frequented, more inquiries turned up that Jimmy had made a reservation that morning for a few days from now.
"It could be nothing" Jayne said "No guarantee that he will actually be there, it would take him two days to get to Barland if he was here."
"Don't even know for sure he's got the kid" Mal added.
"Right. Izzy seems pretty sure, but if we just head out there and it ain't him, we might be too far away to do anything for Rey." Jayne looked worried but thanked Inara for the help.
"Someone had to see them attack you and take the boy, maybe we should look local first or till this Izzy hears from them. Get Book and Kaylee, you and Zoe can check out the locals, take the mule, drive around see if you turn anything up." Mal said
"She's alone Mal, not likely to brag or show off money. Only one's know she won were there." Jayne repeated
"Yeah, but someone on this planet knows, and we're looking for information. See if we can get a fix on how many, what they look like, which way they headed, can't be no one saw it. You say they took the boy, he didn't walk off with them, probably yellin his head off. It's just till we decide what's best, might get lucky" Mal explained
"Yeah, okay. That's smart thinkin . Izzy's sleepin in my bunk, Simon gave her that smoother..."
"Don't worry Jayne, she already met Inara, Simon and Wash, they'll watch out for her. She can check to see if the kidnappers sent her a wave when she wakes, maybe get the information we need then. Mal said
Jayne got up hesitantly, he looked at the Captain. "Mal?"
"Yeah Jayne" Mal looked up to see a new look on his merc's face
"Gotta get him back, just gotta. I think I love them both." Jayne pleaded
Mal tried to hide the surprise he felt.
"Just tell me we'll find him, I can really believe it if you say it" Jayne went on
Mal didn't know if they could find the boy or not, it was a big verse but he said the only thing he could "We beat bigger odds before Jayne, I believe we'll get him back to his momma."
Jayne seemed comforted by the answer and went to gather up Zoe, Kaylee and Book.
Wash found Zoe in their room, tears were streaming down her face as she stared at nothing.
"Zoe, baby what's wrong?" Wash was really worried now, she had seemed different earlier but there had not been any other time since he'd known her when he had seen so many tears from her, not even when Niska had Mal and him, or when she found out what he had put them through. When she didn't answer he rushed for the comm. Line "Gotta call Mal"
"No!" she sobbed.
"Simon?" Wash asked
"Nothing can be done now" she said crying harder.
Wash went to her, sitting close he wrapped his arms around her trying to comfort her, to his surprise she clutched on to him hard. He felt her tears hot on his neck.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry I didn't know" she cried
Wash had no idea what could upset his wife so much, all he knew was that it was bad, she was shaking and sobbing in his arms which meant it was really bad. He haden't gotten anything from her when Jayne's voice came over the comm. Looking for Zoe
"Change of plans Jayne, go without her" Wash said with the little authority he could muster. He was silently grateful that Jayne didn't argue.
It took a long while for her to cry herself out, when she finally rose to wash her face, Wash was determined to find out what was wrong.
"Zoe, you have to tell me what's wrong" he said gently but firmly
Her eyes were swollen and red, as was her nose.
"I know" she said shakily, she didn't look at him "Just don't know how"
He stood and went to her, tears were forming in his eyes as his imagination got the better of him. He tilted her chin to look at her.
"You're not dying, right? Please tell me you're not dying" he begged a tear slipping from his eye. She smiled wanly wiping the tear from his cheek with a swipe of her thumb.
"Not dying." She said.
Wash pulled her into a close hug, as he breathed a big sigh of relief. "Never seen you so upset, but babe as long as were together we can work out anything. I mean how bad can it be?"
She didn't answer, he pulled away from her. "I'm not dying, am I?"
She shook her head.
"Tell me, you can tell me anything" Wash told her
She looked at him and didn't appear to believe that, she motioned for him to sit.
"I hurt him, I've never told anyone about this." She started, her voice choked with emotion.
Wash interrupted "Not even Mal?"
She shook her head, new tears started to fall. "I swore I'd never betray him, do what I could for him. I love you husband and I always will, but I owe Mal. He's saved my life so many times, saved my sanity, my soul. If it haden't of been for him I doubt I would have even made it through the war, if by a miracle I had, I wouldn't be the same person. I know you know that now, know how he can make a person fight for themselves when they're ready to give up"
Wash felt dread building inside him. "I know Zoe, he's a natural leader, he's saved us all at times. Are you leaving me for him?" Wash asked waiting impatiently for her answer
"No, of coarse not. I love my life on Serenity, our life. But I hurt him, changed him, now he'll find out. I don't know what he will do."
"Zoe, I can't think of a damn thing Mal wouldn't forgive you for, your loyalty to him is legend." Wash said relieved
Zoe was still just as upset "Because, because of the trust, but he'll think it's all been a lie. When he sees Bella he's gonna know, then she'll tell him the rest and he'll hate me."
Wash was heading back to being alarmed. "Hate you? What do you think you've done to him? Who's Bella? What's he gonna know?" he asked.
"Izzy, is Bella, Isabel. Jayne's girlfriend, but years ago she was Mal's." Zoe partially explained.
Wash groaned. "How many years ago?"
Zoe sighed, "I'm fairly certain that Bella's son is Mal's"
"Oh Lord, what's this got to do with you? Wash asked
"You've said Mal has issue's with intimacy, you see, we all see he has feelings for Inara but he won't, can't let her get close to him. He was like that after the war, guess lots were, he was grim, single minded, work, work, work for the ship. Then came Bella and he softened, she made him happy and I couldn't stand for it." Zoe said
Jealousy flashed briefly in Wash's eye's "You couldn't stand him being happy or you couldn't stand that it wasn't you making him that way? What did you do Zoe?"
"I made him doubt her, told him she saw other men when he wasn't around, tried to make her jealous of me, that didn't work I set her up. While Mal was working, got pictures, all innocent but didn't look so in the pictures, showed them to Mal, told him I knew was was whoring herself for money, that she was making a fool of him. He wanted to let her explain, she had forgiven him when she caught him with another woman, he thought he owed her that but I forced the issue, said leave with me now or split the money we were saving for a ship. Pushed him telling him how I'd never lie to him, he didn't want to believe but how could he not? He left without saying goodbye, without her having any idea anything was wrong. She was supposed to go with us the next day but we left that night. I didn't know she was pregnant. Mal never said anything about that, spect he also didn't know. He never really trusted another woman like that again." Zoe confessed.
Wash didn't' say anything, he couldn't understand how the Zoe he knew could act this way. "Well if you didn't know..." he said weakly
"She didn't do anything wrong, she was innocent. She made Mal happy, like you make me happy. What if I took his ability to have that away? I've done a lot of bad things." She said.
Wash shook his head "No. Zoe you are a good woman." He stated
Zoe looked at him "Honey, we're criminals. I've shot, maimed people I don't even know, we harbor fugitives, steal what's not ours." She gasped, which was followed by a sob
"I stole from her. Her man, her baby's father, her life's savings. I left Mal's baby with nothing. "
Wash was aghast. "You took her money too?"
"Probably left her near penniless, my God, if we don't find that boy Mal will never meet his son." Zoe realized.
"So is that all?" Wash asked, the tone of his voice made it clear he thought it was more than enough. Zoe was silient.
"When she caught Mal with another woman, were you that woman?" he finally asked.
Zoe didn't' need to answer, Wash could see the answer on her face. He was staggered
"you told me..." he didn't finish the sentence but rushed out of the room.
Izzy woke feeling more in control than before, she snuggled for a moment in the pillow that smelled like Jayne, Jayne made her feel safe. She got up and climbed out of the room steeling herself for the news or lack of about her boy.
Mal had watched as Jayne, Book and Kaylee left about an hour ago to look for witnesses to Rey's kidnapping and Jayne's assault, he noticed Zoe wasn't with them and was about to search her out to find out why when he saw Wash. He was red faced, punching at the air cursing, Mal tried to hide the smirk on his face, obviously Zoe and Wash were at it again, as Wash approached Mal teasingly called to him "You and Zoe fighting over me again?",
Wash suddenly shoved Mal hard, catching him off guard, he lost his balance, sliding down the smooth curved corridor walls to land solidly on his ass. He looked up in shock at Wash, if looks could kill he'd be six feet under. He scrambled to his feet calling after Wash but he was already out of sight.
Mal went towards Zoe and Wash's room to check on her when he saw her hurrying towards him. "What did Wash say?" Zoe asked frantically, not quite meeting Mal's eyes.
Mal had known Zoe longer than anyone on Serenity, knew her better, he had rarely seen her cry and not for a long while, he recognized that she had been crying and from the look of her face, she had been crying hard.
"Didn't say nothing, just shoved me and left, what the hell's goin on Zoe?" Mal was concerned that she was still avoiding looking at him. They both turned at the sound of cursing. They both saw the shaken and pale face of Isabel Romer.
"No. No, this is a nightmare." Isabel said as she turned and fled back towards Jayne's bunk.
Seconds that felt like minutes passed as Mal looked back and forth between Zoe and the fleeing woman. Finally he found his voice. "What? Was that? Was that Bella?" he whispered her name.
Zoe only nodded. The silence hung heavily.
"She's with Jayne?" Mal asked incredulously . Another nod from Zoe.
"The boy's momma?" he asked. Zoe watched as Mal processed the information, several emotions seemed to war within him. He stared hard at her then stalked after Bella.
Of all people in the verse, why did those two have to be here at her worst moment, she had ran to find a place to regroup, she saw the companion Inara down the corridor and ran towards her. "Please, help me" she implored
"What's wrong? Inara asked
"Malcolm Reynolds, what is he doing on this ship?" Isabel asked
"Mal, so you've met our Captain then?" Inara didn't seem too surprised by her question
Isabel was shocked. "This is his ship? And Zoe?"
"His second." Inara explained
"Is there somewhere I can go?" Isabel asked shakily
Inara pur her arm around the woman who had visably paled.
"Were you looking for Jayne's room? he and some of the crew are out looking for witnesses, did you need our Dr?"
"Please, I need more information. I....I can't talk to the Captain right now." Isabel said
Inara saw the panic in the woman's eye's, frowning slightly she asked "Do you know Mal?"
Isabel didn't answer but her eye's told Inara she did, "Come, to my shuttle" Inara led her to the shuttle. Mal didn't see them, he had gone straight to Jayne's bunk to find her. She wasn't there. He sat in a chair in the dark, thinking she would show up eventually. He needed a little quiet time to think.
Inara gave Isabel a shot of whiskey, the scared mother seemed beyond despair.
"I should have known something like this would happen, lucky in cards..."
"Unlucky in love." Inara finished.
"Don't get me wrong" Isabel started, helping herself to another shot. "Jayne's a Godsend to me"
Inara looked skeptical "Jayne? Jayne Cobb?"
"Rey, my son, looks up to him and I know he will bring him back to me. I just know it.
Theres always some price to pay for getting what you want and running into Mal and Zoe again, is that price. Are they married?" Isabel asked Inara
"Mal and Zoe? No, Zoe is Wash's wife." Inara explained
"Huh, really? Yet their still together and he has his ship and Jayne works for him?" Isabel reviewed
"Did you know Mal and Zoe from the war? Inara asked
"No, after. I was just starting out, playing in bars. Mal and Zoe were neighbors in a boarding house I stayed at."
"I take it you're experience with them wasn't pleasant?" Inara inquired
"Not entirely, but that's not the point now. I mean they're going to help me get my son back. I mean I hope he doesn't change his mind about helping me now that he knows who I am. Is there any news?"
"Some, and Mal has said he would help, he's very persistant, his crew is loyal. I believe you when you say that Jayne will get your boy back, rescue missions are a specialty of Serenity's crew. Inara tried to be encouraging
Pairing Mal/other
Rating pg
feedback: Yes please deementedb@aol.com
Archive: fine with me.
Disclaimers: Characters are not mine, just moving them around to my liking
Spoilers: little reference to Ariel
Summary: A betrayal from the past finally catches up. Chapter 7: summary. The past catches up to Zoe, her relationship with her husband and Mal may change.
Chapter 7
Zoe cried "No" She covered her mouth and leaned back against the hatch, the figure didn't stir, she hastily climbed out of Jayne's bunk, the implications flooding her brain made her dizzy. Bella- after all these years- with Jayne- with a missing son that bore a more than passing resemblance to Mal- for the first time since before the war her mind blanked, she had no idea what to do.
Inara found Mal and Jayne in the mess, a fellow companion on Barland, a resort planet, knew many of the managers of gaming establishments, she had learned that Jimmy Lasskiee had many interests on Barland, A manager at one of the many casino's had given Inara the name of an exclusive restaurant that Jimmy frequented, more inquiries turned up that Jimmy had made a reservation that morning for a few days from now.
"It could be nothing" Jayne said "No guarantee that he will actually be there, it would take him two days to get to Barland if he was here."
"Don't even know for sure he's got the kid" Mal added.
"Right. Izzy seems pretty sure, but if we just head out there and it ain't him, we might be too far away to do anything for Rey." Jayne looked worried but thanked Inara for the help.
"Someone had to see them attack you and take the boy, maybe we should look local first or till this Izzy hears from them. Get Book and Kaylee, you and Zoe can check out the locals, take the mule, drive around see if you turn anything up." Mal said
"She's alone Mal, not likely to brag or show off money. Only one's know she won were there." Jayne repeated
"Yeah, but someone on this planet knows, and we're looking for information. See if we can get a fix on how many, what they look like, which way they headed, can't be no one saw it. You say they took the boy, he didn't walk off with them, probably yellin his head off. It's just till we decide what's best, might get lucky" Mal explained
"Yeah, okay. That's smart thinkin . Izzy's sleepin in my bunk, Simon gave her that smoother..."
"Don't worry Jayne, she already met Inara, Simon and Wash, they'll watch out for her. She can check to see if the kidnappers sent her a wave when she wakes, maybe get the information we need then. Mal said
Jayne got up hesitantly, he looked at the Captain. "Mal?"
"Yeah Jayne" Mal looked up to see a new look on his merc's face
"Gotta get him back, just gotta. I think I love them both." Jayne pleaded
Mal tried to hide the surprise he felt.
"Just tell me we'll find him, I can really believe it if you say it" Jayne went on
Mal didn't know if they could find the boy or not, it was a big verse but he said the only thing he could "We beat bigger odds before Jayne, I believe we'll get him back to his momma."
Jayne seemed comforted by the answer and went to gather up Zoe, Kaylee and Book.
Wash found Zoe in their room, tears were streaming down her face as she stared at nothing.
"Zoe, baby what's wrong?" Wash was really worried now, she had seemed different earlier but there had not been any other time since he'd known her when he had seen so many tears from her, not even when Niska had Mal and him, or when she found out what he had put them through. When she didn't answer he rushed for the comm. Line "Gotta call Mal"
"No!" she sobbed.
"Simon?" Wash asked
"Nothing can be done now" she said crying harder.
Wash went to her, sitting close he wrapped his arms around her trying to comfort her, to his surprise she clutched on to him hard. He felt her tears hot on his neck.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry I didn't know" she cried
Wash had no idea what could upset his wife so much, all he knew was that it was bad, she was shaking and sobbing in his arms which meant it was really bad. He haden't gotten anything from her when Jayne's voice came over the comm. Looking for Zoe
"Change of plans Jayne, go without her" Wash said with the little authority he could muster. He was silently grateful that Jayne didn't argue.
It took a long while for her to cry herself out, when she finally rose to wash her face, Wash was determined to find out what was wrong.
"Zoe, you have to tell me what's wrong" he said gently but firmly
Her eyes were swollen and red, as was her nose.
"I know" she said shakily, she didn't look at him "Just don't know how"
He stood and went to her, tears were forming in his eyes as his imagination got the better of him. He tilted her chin to look at her.
"You're not dying, right? Please tell me you're not dying" he begged a tear slipping from his eye. She smiled wanly wiping the tear from his cheek with a swipe of her thumb.
"Not dying." She said.
Wash pulled her into a close hug, as he breathed a big sigh of relief. "Never seen you so upset, but babe as long as were together we can work out anything. I mean how bad can it be?"
She didn't answer, he pulled away from her. "I'm not dying, am I?"
She shook her head.
"Tell me, you can tell me anything" Wash told her
She looked at him and didn't appear to believe that, she motioned for him to sit.
"I hurt him, I've never told anyone about this." She started, her voice choked with emotion.
Wash interrupted "Not even Mal?"
She shook her head, new tears started to fall. "I swore I'd never betray him, do what I could for him. I love you husband and I always will, but I owe Mal. He's saved my life so many times, saved my sanity, my soul. If it haden't of been for him I doubt I would have even made it through the war, if by a miracle I had, I wouldn't be the same person. I know you know that now, know how he can make a person fight for themselves when they're ready to give up"
Wash felt dread building inside him. "I know Zoe, he's a natural leader, he's saved us all at times. Are you leaving me for him?" Wash asked waiting impatiently for her answer
"No, of coarse not. I love my life on Serenity, our life. But I hurt him, changed him, now he'll find out. I don't know what he will do."
"Zoe, I can't think of a damn thing Mal wouldn't forgive you for, your loyalty to him is legend." Wash said relieved
Zoe was still just as upset "Because, because of the trust, but he'll think it's all been a lie. When he sees Bella he's gonna know, then she'll tell him the rest and he'll hate me."
Wash was heading back to being alarmed. "Hate you? What do you think you've done to him? Who's Bella? What's he gonna know?" he asked.
"Izzy, is Bella, Isabel. Jayne's girlfriend, but years ago she was Mal's." Zoe partially explained.
Wash groaned. "How many years ago?"
Zoe sighed, "I'm fairly certain that Bella's son is Mal's"
"Oh Lord, what's this got to do with you? Wash asked
"You've said Mal has issue's with intimacy, you see, we all see he has feelings for Inara but he won't, can't let her get close to him. He was like that after the war, guess lots were, he was grim, single minded, work, work, work for the ship. Then came Bella and he softened, she made him happy and I couldn't stand for it." Zoe said
Jealousy flashed briefly in Wash's eye's "You couldn't stand him being happy or you couldn't stand that it wasn't you making him that way? What did you do Zoe?"
"I made him doubt her, told him she saw other men when he wasn't around, tried to make her jealous of me, that didn't work I set her up. While Mal was working, got pictures, all innocent but didn't look so in the pictures, showed them to Mal, told him I knew was was whoring herself for money, that she was making a fool of him. He wanted to let her explain, she had forgiven him when she caught him with another woman, he thought he owed her that but I forced the issue, said leave with me now or split the money we were saving for a ship. Pushed him telling him how I'd never lie to him, he didn't want to believe but how could he not? He left without saying goodbye, without her having any idea anything was wrong. She was supposed to go with us the next day but we left that night. I didn't know she was pregnant. Mal never said anything about that, spect he also didn't know. He never really trusted another woman like that again." Zoe confessed.
Wash didn't' say anything, he couldn't understand how the Zoe he knew could act this way. "Well if you didn't know..." he said weakly
"She didn't do anything wrong, she was innocent. She made Mal happy, like you make me happy. What if I took his ability to have that away? I've done a lot of bad things." She said.
Wash shook his head "No. Zoe you are a good woman." He stated
Zoe looked at him "Honey, we're criminals. I've shot, maimed people I don't even know, we harbor fugitives, steal what's not ours." She gasped, which was followed by a sob
"I stole from her. Her man, her baby's father, her life's savings. I left Mal's baby with nothing. "
Wash was aghast. "You took her money too?"
"Probably left her near penniless, my God, if we don't find that boy Mal will never meet his son." Zoe realized.
"So is that all?" Wash asked, the tone of his voice made it clear he thought it was more than enough. Zoe was silient.
"When she caught Mal with another woman, were you that woman?" he finally asked.
Zoe didn't' need to answer, Wash could see the answer on her face. He was staggered
"you told me..." he didn't finish the sentence but rushed out of the room.
Izzy woke feeling more in control than before, she snuggled for a moment in the pillow that smelled like Jayne, Jayne made her feel safe. She got up and climbed out of the room steeling herself for the news or lack of about her boy.
Mal had watched as Jayne, Book and Kaylee left about an hour ago to look for witnesses to Rey's kidnapping and Jayne's assault, he noticed Zoe wasn't with them and was about to search her out to find out why when he saw Wash. He was red faced, punching at the air cursing, Mal tried to hide the smirk on his face, obviously Zoe and Wash were at it again, as Wash approached Mal teasingly called to him "You and Zoe fighting over me again?",
Wash suddenly shoved Mal hard, catching him off guard, he lost his balance, sliding down the smooth curved corridor walls to land solidly on his ass. He looked up in shock at Wash, if looks could kill he'd be six feet under. He scrambled to his feet calling after Wash but he was already out of sight.
Mal went towards Zoe and Wash's room to check on her when he saw her hurrying towards him. "What did Wash say?" Zoe asked frantically, not quite meeting Mal's eyes.
Mal had known Zoe longer than anyone on Serenity, knew her better, he had rarely seen her cry and not for a long while, he recognized that she had been crying and from the look of her face, she had been crying hard.
"Didn't say nothing, just shoved me and left, what the hell's goin on Zoe?" Mal was concerned that she was still avoiding looking at him. They both turned at the sound of cursing. They both saw the shaken and pale face of Isabel Romer.
"No. No, this is a nightmare." Isabel said as she turned and fled back towards Jayne's bunk.
Seconds that felt like minutes passed as Mal looked back and forth between Zoe and the fleeing woman. Finally he found his voice. "What? Was that? Was that Bella?" he whispered her name.
Zoe only nodded. The silence hung heavily.
"She's with Jayne?" Mal asked incredulously . Another nod from Zoe.
"The boy's momma?" he asked. Zoe watched as Mal processed the information, several emotions seemed to war within him. He stared hard at her then stalked after Bella.
Of all people in the verse, why did those two have to be here at her worst moment, she had ran to find a place to regroup, she saw the companion Inara down the corridor and ran towards her. "Please, help me" she implored
"What's wrong? Inara asked
"Malcolm Reynolds, what is he doing on this ship?" Isabel asked
"Mal, so you've met our Captain then?" Inara didn't seem too surprised by her question
Isabel was shocked. "This is his ship? And Zoe?"
"His second." Inara explained
"Is there somewhere I can go?" Isabel asked shakily
Inara pur her arm around the woman who had visably paled.
"Were you looking for Jayne's room? he and some of the crew are out looking for witnesses, did you need our Dr?"
"Please, I need more information. I....I can't talk to the Captain right now." Isabel said
Inara saw the panic in the woman's eye's, frowning slightly she asked "Do you know Mal?"
Isabel didn't answer but her eye's told Inara she did, "Come, to my shuttle" Inara led her to the shuttle. Mal didn't see them, he had gone straight to Jayne's bunk to find her. She wasn't there. He sat in a chair in the dark, thinking she would show up eventually. He needed a little quiet time to think.
Inara gave Isabel a shot of whiskey, the scared mother seemed beyond despair.
"I should have known something like this would happen, lucky in cards..."
"Unlucky in love." Inara finished.
"Don't get me wrong" Isabel started, helping herself to another shot. "Jayne's a Godsend to me"
Inara looked skeptical "Jayne? Jayne Cobb?"
"Rey, my son, looks up to him and I know he will bring him back to me. I just know it.
Theres always some price to pay for getting what you want and running into Mal and Zoe again, is that price. Are they married?" Isabel asked Inara
"Mal and Zoe? No, Zoe is Wash's wife." Inara explained
"Huh, really? Yet their still together and he has his ship and Jayne works for him?" Isabel reviewed
"Did you know Mal and Zoe from the war? Inara asked
"No, after. I was just starting out, playing in bars. Mal and Zoe were neighbors in a boarding house I stayed at."
"I take it you're experience with them wasn't pleasant?" Inara inquired
"Not entirely, but that's not the point now. I mean they're going to help me get my son back. I mean I hope he doesn't change his mind about helping me now that he knows who I am. Is there any news?"
"Some, and Mal has said he would help, he's very persistant, his crew is loyal. I believe you when you say that Jayne will get your boy back, rescue missions are a specialty of Serenity's crew. Inara tried to be encouraging