Duplicity
Pairing Jayne/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 10: summary. Jayne finds out the truth after a successful rescue
Chapter 10
Mal was furious, three members of his crew were missing, Zoe couldn't find Wash. Jayne and River were nowhere to be found. He had a feeling that Jayne had been the one to take the shuttle, but Simon was in a frenzy to find his ill, fugitive, missing sister. Kaylee, Inara, and Book had volunteered to help him search, Mal told them to keep an eye out for Wash while they were out.
Isabel was wondering what to do; Jayne had taken the shuttle after the young girl had pointed to an area in the mountains. The girl had shaken her to the core, her nerves were raw and now she was left alone with the man who had given her Rey and broken her heart. Mal was on edge too, she could tell. She thought Jayne had gone to get Rey, her hope hung on. She didn't believe he would have abandoned her without explanation otherwise.
The hurt look Mal threw her way told her he did indeed know he was Rey's father. She went to him, standing before him questions and empathy in her eyes.
"Mal, I never thought I'd see you again except of coarse I do everyday in Rey." She said
Mal's eye's showed his pain. "Why? Why Bella didn't you tell me?"
Her eye's dropped to the floor. "I didn't know myself till that day. I was so happy to be having your baby, I loved you so much"
Mal put a hand on her shoulder and she pulled away.
"But you never came back for me" she met his eyes "I was left alone, pregnant and penniless"
Mal stammered, "I didn't know, I know you probably hate me...and you don't have to believe me... I did love you.. but"
Isabel interrupted him "You were told I was cheating on you, I know. I don't know what hurt more, that you couldn't trust in us or that you could walk away so easily, not even a goodbye, add to that the fact that Zoe told you all those lies and you believed her unquestionably, she took all my savings, only now do I believe you didn't know that then. I hated you for a while but after Rey looked so much like you I knew it would hurt us both if I held on to that hate. Guess I'm mostly sad that I lost what I thought was a lasting relationship, I am angry about how and why I lost it."
Mal looked even more miserable if possible. "Zoe took your savings?"
Isabel answered "Every last credit, lucky for me the passage you had bought for the three of us was still good. I left the planet, I had to find work quickly since I knew I might have a hard time finding it later along in the pregnancy. You are still with her Mal, obviously you and Zoe had the stronger bond."
They both didn't notice the eavesdropper when Mal answered.
"It's not like that. You might not believe me but I got no reason to lie to ya. I never touched Zoe like that since the day you caught us, when she told me about you things changed, got a little more formal. A line was drawn that ain't never been crossed."
Isabel shrugged. "Guess it don't much matter now, cept I wanted my name clear with you, I was always faithful to you, believed in you. You should know the truth."
Mal was pained by what he heard, it was hard still to believe Zoe, the person he trusted most in the verse would do that to him, but he guessed by the way Zoe had been so emotional that it was true.
"Bella, I'm sure we can find Rey, just as soon as I get the crew together, you know the girl, she's a bit on the strange and creepy side but some times she knows things, don't know how, just does."
Isabel nodded "I have a strong feeling that Jayne will bring him home to me, can't see no other reason for him being gone now."
"You may be right. Jayne can get almost anything done when he puts his mind to it. Kinda surprised you'd be seein a man like him, if you don't mind me sayin" Mal said
"I do mind, Jayne's a good man, made no promises, so how could he break any? Rey likes him, looks up to him. Things work out for us, don't think there's nothing wrong with that."
Mal looked chastised "Sorry, didn't mean nothing by it. So why Rey? Family name?"
This time Isabel blushed "You could say that. It's short for Reynold"
"Id like to know him, about him. What have you told him about me?" Mal asked
"The truth. You left; I don't know where you are. I don't see how it could benefit him to know you are his father when basically you were little more than a sperm donor." She said defensively
"I told you it wasn't a casual thing to me." He argued
"Oh, not like you and Zoe were, yet here she still is with you." She spat
"This was all in the past." Mal said
"Exactly" Isabel shot back.
Wash slunk away after listening in to Isabel and Mal's conversation. It was all true, his wife had lied to him about her relationship with Mal, her devotion and loyalty to him should have been a clue. The things that Isabel woman had said about Zoe didn't seem like they could be true, yet he had recently been proud to say his wife could do any thing and it seemed she could, even betray and lie to her best friend along with her husband. He had been crazy with his wife's duplicity but finely came to his senses, Mal's son didn't deserve to be torn from his mother, he had no choice in who his father was and Wash didn't want to hold them up.
He noticed that one of the shuttles was gone and wondered where everyone else was. At least he believed Mal when Mal said he hadn't been with Zoe for over ten years.
It had taken over 2 hours for Jayne and River to get Rey back to the shuttle. Both were exhausted and hurting, scrapped up and bruised. Jayne lay Rey down on a bench in the shuttle, the rough and jarring journey from the cave had caused him to pass out making it all the more difficult for River and Jayne. River got on the radio, calling to Serenity, Wash who had just gotten back to the bridge picked up the call. "River is that you?"
"Yes, we have Rey, he's hurt. Have Simon ready for him."
Wash ran from the bridge to the mess. "Mal, River's got the boy, they're headed back, says they need Simon."
"River? Doc's out lookin for her." Mal said
Zoe came in spying Wash. "Saw Simon not ten minutes ago, think he was headed back here."
Mal sent her a searing look "See if you can't hurry him up."
Zoe turned to go out "Yes, Sir"
Wash was angered by Mal's tone toward his wife and after a moment followed her out.
Mal tried to comfort Isabel by telling her what an excellent Doctor Simon was.
He headed toward the bridge to contact the shuttle and get more information. He reached Jayne this time.
"Jayne, what's your eta, what shape is the boy in?" He asked quickly
Jayne answered "Should be there in ten minutes, Rey's passed out, broken leg, possibly some broken ribs, hit his head. Think he will be alright, Doc will be able to tell better."
Simon came running into the bridge. "River took the shuttle?" He asked flabbergasted "Is she alright?"
Mal told him "Think she's okay, she's with Jayne, they found Rey. He's gonna need attention, should be here any minute."
Simon threw everyone but Isabel out of the Medlab when Rey was brought in. The crew went to sit and wait for word in the mess. Everyone but Jayne knew that Rey was Mal's son. The atmosphere was thick with unresolved conflicts. Kaylee tried to comfort Mal, telling him Simon would take good care of the boy, Jayne was confused
"Why ya telling him that? I'm the one what knows him, and Mal why would you call Izzy, Bella?"
No one but Mal would look at Jayne. Kaylee pulled River from the table "C'mon honey, let me clean up those scraps for ya, think yer brothers gonna be busy for awhile"
Inara and Book discreetly excused themselves.
"What the gorram hell's goin on round here?" Jayne began to suspect something big was up.
Mal gave a look a look to Zoe that clearly said leave "I'm staying Sir, I'm a big part of this story." She said
Mal looked towards Wash for support "Why should I be the only one blindsided, don't want to miss this." He said
"Wash!" Both Mal and Zoe said in unison,
Wash seemed disturbed by the duel rebuke and left.
"Zoe, I want to talk to Jayne alone." Mal affirmed. She pleaded with her eyes, which had begun to tear again, when Mal stood firm she too left.
Jayne was getting anxious "Was Zoe about to cry?"
"Jayne. About this Izzy business..." Mal started.
"Been meanin to talk to you bout that, considerin how things went down, can we forget about chargin her?"
Mal went on "Not gonna charge her. Jayne, no easy way to say this so listen up, I'm just gonna say it"
Jayne was quiet and waiting, a long time of silence went by and finally Jayne asked "Mal? Just say it."
"Izzy, Bella, same woman. Isabella. Me an her knew each other years ago, bout 11 years ago." Mal said pointedly
"What's your point Mal, you knew Izzy. You sayin you two dated?" He asked
"Kinda lived together for a short while" Mal answered
Jayne shook his head knowing a connection was supposed to be made.
"Who you think Rey looks like?" Mal helped him along
The light bulb finally lit for Jayne. "Naw, Izzy tole me Rey's daddy left her in a bad way, done her wrong."
"Nobody's perfect Jayne, I ain't even close. Didn't know about the boy." Mal said
There was more uneasy silence as Jayne tried to digest the information.
"Don't know what ta say. She gonna tell him?" Jayne finally asked.
Mal looked beaten down "She don't think it would be good for him to know, don't want me to know him."
Jayne looked sympathetically at Mal "That's rough, he's a good kid."
"Know you care for him, Bella says he looks up to you, tell me about him. Jayne. Tell me about my son."
Jayne did just that.
Pairing Jayne/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 10: summary. Jayne finds out the truth after a successful rescue
Chapter 10
Mal was furious, three members of his crew were missing, Zoe couldn't find Wash. Jayne and River were nowhere to be found. He had a feeling that Jayne had been the one to take the shuttle, but Simon was in a frenzy to find his ill, fugitive, missing sister. Kaylee, Inara, and Book had volunteered to help him search, Mal told them to keep an eye out for Wash while they were out.
Isabel was wondering what to do; Jayne had taken the shuttle after the young girl had pointed to an area in the mountains. The girl had shaken her to the core, her nerves were raw and now she was left alone with the man who had given her Rey and broken her heart. Mal was on edge too, she could tell. She thought Jayne had gone to get Rey, her hope hung on. She didn't believe he would have abandoned her without explanation otherwise.
The hurt look Mal threw her way told her he did indeed know he was Rey's father. She went to him, standing before him questions and empathy in her eyes.
"Mal, I never thought I'd see you again except of coarse I do everyday in Rey." She said
Mal's eye's showed his pain. "Why? Why Bella didn't you tell me?"
Her eye's dropped to the floor. "I didn't know myself till that day. I was so happy to be having your baby, I loved you so much"
Mal put a hand on her shoulder and she pulled away.
"But you never came back for me" she met his eyes "I was left alone, pregnant and penniless"
Mal stammered, "I didn't know, I know you probably hate me...and you don't have to believe me... I did love you.. but"
Isabel interrupted him "You were told I was cheating on you, I know. I don't know what hurt more, that you couldn't trust in us or that you could walk away so easily, not even a goodbye, add to that the fact that Zoe told you all those lies and you believed her unquestionably, she took all my savings, only now do I believe you didn't know that then. I hated you for a while but after Rey looked so much like you I knew it would hurt us both if I held on to that hate. Guess I'm mostly sad that I lost what I thought was a lasting relationship, I am angry about how and why I lost it."
Mal looked even more miserable if possible. "Zoe took your savings?"
Isabel answered "Every last credit, lucky for me the passage you had bought for the three of us was still good. I left the planet, I had to find work quickly since I knew I might have a hard time finding it later along in the pregnancy. You are still with her Mal, obviously you and Zoe had the stronger bond."
They both didn't notice the eavesdropper when Mal answered.
"It's not like that. You might not believe me but I got no reason to lie to ya. I never touched Zoe like that since the day you caught us, when she told me about you things changed, got a little more formal. A line was drawn that ain't never been crossed."
Isabel shrugged. "Guess it don't much matter now, cept I wanted my name clear with you, I was always faithful to you, believed in you. You should know the truth."
Mal was pained by what he heard, it was hard still to believe Zoe, the person he trusted most in the verse would do that to him, but he guessed by the way Zoe had been so emotional that it was true.
"Bella, I'm sure we can find Rey, just as soon as I get the crew together, you know the girl, she's a bit on the strange and creepy side but some times she knows things, don't know how, just does."
Isabel nodded "I have a strong feeling that Jayne will bring him home to me, can't see no other reason for him being gone now."
"You may be right. Jayne can get almost anything done when he puts his mind to it. Kinda surprised you'd be seein a man like him, if you don't mind me sayin" Mal said
"I do mind, Jayne's a good man, made no promises, so how could he break any? Rey likes him, looks up to him. Things work out for us, don't think there's nothing wrong with that."
Mal looked chastised "Sorry, didn't mean nothing by it. So why Rey? Family name?"
This time Isabel blushed "You could say that. It's short for Reynold"
"Id like to know him, about him. What have you told him about me?" Mal asked
"The truth. You left; I don't know where you are. I don't see how it could benefit him to know you are his father when basically you were little more than a sperm donor." She said defensively
"I told you it wasn't a casual thing to me." He argued
"Oh, not like you and Zoe were, yet here she still is with you." She spat
"This was all in the past." Mal said
"Exactly" Isabel shot back.
Wash slunk away after listening in to Isabel and Mal's conversation. It was all true, his wife had lied to him about her relationship with Mal, her devotion and loyalty to him should have been a clue. The things that Isabel woman had said about Zoe didn't seem like they could be true, yet he had recently been proud to say his wife could do any thing and it seemed she could, even betray and lie to her best friend along with her husband. He had been crazy with his wife's duplicity but finely came to his senses, Mal's son didn't deserve to be torn from his mother, he had no choice in who his father was and Wash didn't want to hold them up.
He noticed that one of the shuttles was gone and wondered where everyone else was. At least he believed Mal when Mal said he hadn't been with Zoe for over ten years.
It had taken over 2 hours for Jayne and River to get Rey back to the shuttle. Both were exhausted and hurting, scrapped up and bruised. Jayne lay Rey down on a bench in the shuttle, the rough and jarring journey from the cave had caused him to pass out making it all the more difficult for River and Jayne. River got on the radio, calling to Serenity, Wash who had just gotten back to the bridge picked up the call. "River is that you?"
"Yes, we have Rey, he's hurt. Have Simon ready for him."
Wash ran from the bridge to the mess. "Mal, River's got the boy, they're headed back, says they need Simon."
"River? Doc's out lookin for her." Mal said
Zoe came in spying Wash. "Saw Simon not ten minutes ago, think he was headed back here."
Mal sent her a searing look "See if you can't hurry him up."
Zoe turned to go out "Yes, Sir"
Wash was angered by Mal's tone toward his wife and after a moment followed her out.
Mal tried to comfort Isabel by telling her what an excellent Doctor Simon was.
He headed toward the bridge to contact the shuttle and get more information. He reached Jayne this time.
"Jayne, what's your eta, what shape is the boy in?" He asked quickly
Jayne answered "Should be there in ten minutes, Rey's passed out, broken leg, possibly some broken ribs, hit his head. Think he will be alright, Doc will be able to tell better."
Simon came running into the bridge. "River took the shuttle?" He asked flabbergasted "Is she alright?"
Mal told him "Think she's okay, she's with Jayne, they found Rey. He's gonna need attention, should be here any minute."
Simon threw everyone but Isabel out of the Medlab when Rey was brought in. The crew went to sit and wait for word in the mess. Everyone but Jayne knew that Rey was Mal's son. The atmosphere was thick with unresolved conflicts. Kaylee tried to comfort Mal, telling him Simon would take good care of the boy, Jayne was confused
"Why ya telling him that? I'm the one what knows him, and Mal why would you call Izzy, Bella?"
No one but Mal would look at Jayne. Kaylee pulled River from the table "C'mon honey, let me clean up those scraps for ya, think yer brothers gonna be busy for awhile"
Inara and Book discreetly excused themselves.
"What the gorram hell's goin on round here?" Jayne began to suspect something big was up.
Mal gave a look a look to Zoe that clearly said leave "I'm staying Sir, I'm a big part of this story." She said
Mal looked towards Wash for support "Why should I be the only one blindsided, don't want to miss this." He said
"Wash!" Both Mal and Zoe said in unison,
Wash seemed disturbed by the duel rebuke and left.
"Zoe, I want to talk to Jayne alone." Mal affirmed. She pleaded with her eyes, which had begun to tear again, when Mal stood firm she too left.
Jayne was getting anxious "Was Zoe about to cry?"
"Jayne. About this Izzy business..." Mal started.
"Been meanin to talk to you bout that, considerin how things went down, can we forget about chargin her?"
Mal went on "Not gonna charge her. Jayne, no easy way to say this so listen up, I'm just gonna say it"
Jayne was quiet and waiting, a long time of silence went by and finally Jayne asked "Mal? Just say it."
"Izzy, Bella, same woman. Isabella. Me an her knew each other years ago, bout 11 years ago." Mal said pointedly
"What's your point Mal, you knew Izzy. You sayin you two dated?" He asked
"Kinda lived together for a short while" Mal answered
Jayne shook his head knowing a connection was supposed to be made.
"Who you think Rey looks like?" Mal helped him along
The light bulb finally lit for Jayne. "Naw, Izzy tole me Rey's daddy left her in a bad way, done her wrong."
"Nobody's perfect Jayne, I ain't even close. Didn't know about the boy." Mal said
There was more uneasy silence as Jayne tried to digest the information.
"Don't know what ta say. She gonna tell him?" Jayne finally asked.
Mal looked beaten down "She don't think it would be good for him to know, don't want me to know him."
Jayne looked sympathetically at Mal "That's rough, he's a good kid."
"Know you care for him, Bella says he looks up to you, tell me about him. Jayne. Tell me about my son."
Jayne did just that.