A/N: Sorry for the delay, Jayne and River took off into new territory and took me awhile to corral them and see what Wash and Zoe were up to.

Thanks muchly for all the reviews they are a great help and definately prod the old muse into working (now if I can just get Spike and Fred to stop popping in!)

Oh, and just to let you know this story sort of run concurrently and after my other story Top Two Percentile, you don't have to read it to get the gist of this story but it will answer a few questions.

As usual all standard disclaimers apply

Wash looked at the stars overhead, as much as hedisliked Saffron for kicking him in the back of the head, he was thankful that she had reminded him how beautiful the stars were. Some days when they were running from somebody, which seemed to be most days come to think of it, he forgot to look at the beauty that surrounded Serenity.

Wash sniffed the air, the unique fragrance that belonged to his wife, wafted into the helm, a mix of gunpowder and frangipani flowers, taking a deeper breath Wash caught the scent of his favourite green tea, "Ah my beautiful wife and tea, what more could a pilot ask for?"

With a smile Zoë leaned down and kissed her husband, she set his tea down on the console. "Nice of those twins to send that money."

Wash eyed his wife, to most Zoë was stoic, but to him she was a range of emotion, pulling her into his lap he asked, "What's wrong lambietoes? Think the Captain should have sent the money back?"

Zoë thought a moment before answering, "No, we need the cash it's just that, that women like that expect things when they give away money."

Wash looked closely at Zoë's eyes, "Hey, Ruth and Amanda are good people, they were only saying thank you the only way they knew how." Wash hugged Zoe around the waist, "Hark, the pattering thunder of feet in combat boots approaches." Casting a look over his shoulder, Wash continued, "Oh guess not, wonder what those two are up to?"

Taking a sip of his tea, Wash continued to look out at the stars.

"A stone cold killer and a perfect assassin, they do make a pair."

Wash spewed his tea out, coughing he choked out, "Who, where"

Zoë examined her now wet pants, before answering, "Jayne and River"

"Kay, stone cold killer equals Jayne, I get that. But who is the perfect assassin?" At his wife's' look of think husband, he stuttered "River"

Zoë nodded, "we all know what happened at the space station, and Mal told us how she took out the guards when they were rescuing the doctor."

"I thought that Amanda had something to do with taking out the guards?"

"She took out one guard, River took out the other two faster than you could blink."

"But what about the anchor thingy? I thought that was supposed to, I don't know help her stay focused or something." Looking worriedly over his shoulder Wash asked, "She isn't going to kill us in our sleep or anything is she?"

Sighing Zoo shook her head, "No, I don't believe she will, I think River is getting better and is focused more than she has been, but I still don't particularly like her getting together with Jayne."

Wash looked at his wife incredulously, "Getting together, you don't mean, together, together do you?"

"I think it will come to that, Jayne is the only eligible male on this ship."

"Eligible male, what about Mal? I don't mean that Mal would go for her, but he is eligible"

"Wash, River calls Mal Captain Daddy"

Wash burst out laughing, "Cap, Cap, Captain Daddy" he managed to sputter, "and who told you that?"

"Simon, I guess she started calling him that when they got took by those hill folk. Can't do anything about it, no sense worrying about it." Zoë looked at her husband speculatively, "Course, if I get tired of you, River might decide on you."

Laughing Wash tightened his arms and kissed Zoë, "Lambietoes, you are the only dangerous woman I want in my life. I even got knocked out to prove it, remember me getting kicked in the head?"

"Would it be all that bad River and Jayne," at his wife's incredulous look, Wash continued, "Jayne has been almost civil since the doc was kidnapped, and River, well, River isn't quite as confusing as she usually is. They make kinda a sweet couple, and if she is everything you think she is, River is the only who would be able to control Jayne"

Zoë shook her head over her husbands unfailing view of life, smiling she leaned down to kiss him, 'God I love this man' she thought