There was a soft timid knock on Inara's shuttle door. "Come in!" called
Inara, expecting to see Kaylee coming in to complain about Simon.
"Oh!" she said with a start when she saw who her visitor really was. "I was not expecting to see you here! . . .not that you're not more than welcome" she added hastily. " You seem upset. Come sit."
Zoe slowly lowered herself onto the dark red pillow Inara offered her. "I need your help, Inara." She almost whispered. Her head was lowered and Inara could see that Zoe was a bit uncomfortable.
"Oh, what's wrong, Zoe?" Worry flashed across Inara's face. Could Zoe be having a problem with Wash? Had the captain said something to her to make her upset? Did she need money?
"I need you to . . .um . .show me how to do something." Zoe looked sheepish, which was a very uncharacteristic expression for her.
Oh, Inara understood now. Zoe wanted to learn some tricks of the trade. Perhaps things had gotten dull for the ship's only official couple. Inara leaned close to Zoe and placed her hand on her knee. "I'd be glad to teach you anything you need to know, my friend." Inara said softly trying to put Zoe at ease.
"Great!" Zoe smiled and turned her head to the side. "Could you show me how to style my hair to cover up this bald spot until it grows back?"
Inara leapt back slightly as her eyes widened. "What in the world happened?" She reached with long fingers towards the small bare patch in Zoe's dark mane.
"Well, Wash somehow got his fingers tangled in my hair . . ."
"Oh!" she said with a start when she saw who her visitor really was. "I was not expecting to see you here! . . .not that you're not more than welcome" she added hastily. " You seem upset. Come sit."
Zoe slowly lowered herself onto the dark red pillow Inara offered her. "I need your help, Inara." She almost whispered. Her head was lowered and Inara could see that Zoe was a bit uncomfortable.
"Oh, what's wrong, Zoe?" Worry flashed across Inara's face. Could Zoe be having a problem with Wash? Had the captain said something to her to make her upset? Did she need money?
"I need you to . . .um . .show me how to do something." Zoe looked sheepish, which was a very uncharacteristic expression for her.
Oh, Inara understood now. Zoe wanted to learn some tricks of the trade. Perhaps things had gotten dull for the ship's only official couple. Inara leaned close to Zoe and placed her hand on her knee. "I'd be glad to teach you anything you need to know, my friend." Inara said softly trying to put Zoe at ease.
"Great!" Zoe smiled and turned her head to the side. "Could you show me how to style my hair to cover up this bald spot until it grows back?"
Inara leapt back slightly as her eyes widened. "What in the world happened?" She reached with long fingers towards the small bare patch in Zoe's dark mane.
"Well, Wash somehow got his fingers tangled in my hair . . ."
