Title: Guns and dances
Series: Heart of Gold: Rayne style
Author: Sevangel
Disclaimer: Not mine
Rating: PG-13
FYI: crazywriterchic (thanks by the way) pointed out something I so didn't see. I read the last chapter before and while I'm writing the next one, so I didn't realize how confusing it might be for all you guys. So, I'm going to put a link thing to the last chapter and give a little back-story.
Last time on Heart of Gold: Rayne style- River helped Rita cook breakfast, River didn't sleep causing Jayne to get mad, we found out Mr. & Mrs. Tam don't sleep in the same bed, a horse falls in love with River, it's announced that Roy has a crush on River, the Serenity group gets a tour and River and Jayne take a 'nap'.
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Mal flushes the toilet and buttons up his pants before walking out of the bathroom and into the room he's sleepin' in at the Cobb's. He takes one look at the bed and comes to a complete stop. "What're you doin' in here?" Mal growls.
"We need to talk." Inara replies calmly.
"Can't." Mal responds. "Gotta go get ready for the target shootin'."
"Sit down." Inara orders.
"Think you forget who's the captain here." Mal replies.
"We're not on Serenity." Inara says. "So, technically, you're not the captain here. You said you wanted to talk to me a few weeks ago and then have avoided me ever since then."
Mal plops down on the bed a few feet away from her.
"What did you want to talk about?" Inara asks.
"Not sure if this is the right time." Mal replies, glancing nervously towards the door.
"It's the perfect time." Inara says. "Talk."
Mal sighs heavily and stands up to pace the room. "Right." Mal replies. "So, me and Nandi were bout to get a bit more knowledgeable bout each other when she stopped and said we couldn't cause although she knew I…cared bout you in that one way, she didn't know you cared back in that same way. But since River decided to say somethin', still need to talk to her bout that, she said we should talk cause you ain't gonna do nothin' less you had a reason. Don't see what you're gonna do, with your career and all, cause we both know I ain't ever gonna be okay with it. That's bout all so I need to go help em get ready. See ya later." He starts to walk past her and she grabs his arm.
"Mal, sit down." Inara whispers.
Mal sits. "Nara, we both know what I done said is true." Mal says. "I'm never gonna be able to…let myself be with you if you're still a companion. It ain't in my range of abilities and all…"
"I know that." Inara replies. "And it wouldn't work anyways, not if I'm still taking clients. There are rules about that sort of thing."
"So this is it then." Mal mutters. "Guess it don't matter what we both may feel cause we can't go breakin' the rules."
"I never said that." Inara replies. "There are other areas that I could work in and still maintain my companion license."
"With the sexin'?" Mal questions.
Inara smiles. "No, it wouldn't be a position of a sexual nature." Inara replies. "There's a service that the guild offers, one I was very interested in when I first went to the academy, that would be more like a therapist. It's for people who either don't have them available or don't want it publicly known that they are seeing a therapist."
"You sayin' you'd just listen to people talk bout their problems?" Mal asks.
"Pretty much." Inara replies. "A good deal of the work would be done over the cortex and the pay isn't as much as I'm receiving now, but I would still be with the guild so the respectability that I bring would still be there."
"Nara, don't want you here just cause you can get us into place we couldn't before." Mal assures her. "I want you there because I…."
"Don't." Inara screeches, cutting him off. "So far, we haven't broken any rules because neither of us have actually admitted to real feelings. But if we do, not only is there a chance I could loose my license, I could also have to serve time."
"What?" Mal yells. "They'd send you to jail?"
"There are rules of conduct to follow." Inara replies calmly. "A companion wanting to seek a real relationship isn't a rare thing but an investigation will be done on whether or not the companion broke any rules. I will have to petition a job change in front of a board and be questioned on every aspect of my life. They will also want to see where I've been working out of and interview the entire crew, including you. There's a board on Boros that I can see. I can put the petition in today and see them within a few days. Although, Simon and River will have to stay somewhere else; they will search the ship."
"I can contact Monty and see if he can take them for a few days." Mal says. "Jayne'll want to go with em."
"He can't." Inara replies. "They know the name of every person living on the ship, except for River and Simon of course, and will want to talk to him. He will have to be there, otherwise they'll think I'm trying to hide something."
"That's gonna go over well." Mal mutters. "I'm thinkin' you should be the one to tell him his wife is gonna have to go away for a few days."
"Are you sure this is something you really want?" Inara asks quietly. "Because I can't turn back once I start."
"Contact 'em and set it up." Mal says as he stands up. "And now I'm gonna go before we end up breakin' one of them rules."
"I'll contact the board on Boros." Inara replies, standing up to follow him out of the room.
"Then we gotta figure out a way to tell Jayne." Mal points out. "But I'm thinkin' not while he's bout to shoot some targets."
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"Are you sure it's okay for her to be out here?" Rita asks Simon, looking down at Matty.
"If she stays on the blanket and stays covered up, she'll be fine." Simon replies. "She's healing beautifully and being outdoors will be good for her."
"We'll sit here with her, Mrs. Cobb." Kaylee replies. "Simon don't need to be movin' round." She helps Simon sit down on the blanket next to where Matty is lounging.
"Us too." Britney and Cassie say, plopping down next to their little sister. "It's a great view."
Everybody is gathered in the backyard, about 20 feet away from Serenity, waiting for the men to start their target practice.
"We're gonna sit down here too." Andrea says, ushering her two kids over to them. She throws down another blanket and sits down on it. "Julie, you comin' over here too?"
"Yeah." Julie answers. "Gonna be interesting."
"Jayne and River back yet?" Cassie asks.
"Nope." Kaylee answers. "That's what they're waitin' on."
The next few minutes are filled with idle chatter, Kaylee inviting Inara to join them on the blanket.
"There's Jayne." Britney points to her oldest brother who is walking out Serenity with a bunch of guns strapped to his body, his wife right beside him.
"And River." Roy says, talking for the first time since it was announced he had a crush on River. It took Kaylee a while, but she was finally able to talk the boy into coming out of his room.
River walks towards them while Jayne goes to join the men standing a few feet in front of them.
"Hey, River." Kaylee says happily. "Did ya have a nice nap?"
"Yes." River answers. "It was very…refreshing."
"That's good, mei-mei." Simon replies. "But please, keep all details to yourself."
River smiles and then looks at Inara. "He's not going to be happy." River says. "And he's going to be a pain for you to live with but I will make him understand."
"Thank you, River." Inara replies.
"You're welcome." River says quietly.
"What's goin' on?" Kaylee questions.
"We will talk about it later." River replies. "It is not the time now."
"A'right." Kaylee replies, looking over at Simon. He looks just as confused as she feels.
"They're startin'." Roy says, indicating to the gunfire.
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"Who's goin' first?" Sam questions.
"Preacher, you wanna go?" Jayne questions, holding a loaded pistol out.
Book takes the gun and shots a few times.
"Damn good shooting for a preacher." Robert comments.
"That's what I'm always sayin'." Jayne replies.
Everybody takes a turn then, handing guns back and forth. Jayne is the best shot, followed by Zoe and Mal. Sam, Robert, Book, and Bill all shoot at about the same level with Wash and Tim having the worse aim.
"Gorram, little brother." Jayne says with a whistle. "Good thing ya don't gotta worry bout hustlers much."
Tim glares at him. "It's not like I got a real reason to use a gun." Tim replies. "Not all of us live the life of crime."
Jayne glares at his brother and then turns around when he feels River comin' over. She's walkin' towards him with Roy right beside her. "Whatcha doin', baby?" Jayne questions, glaring at his little brother.
"It's okay." River assures Roy. "He's not going to hurt you. Jayne, be nice."
The gathered men laugh at the look River is giving Jayne.
"Roy wants a turn." River tells Jayne.
"And who says I'm gonna let him?" Jayne growls.
River looks up at him with wide eyes. "Please?"
Jayne curses under his breath and grabs Roy's arm. "Can't believe how ruttin' whipped I am." Jayne mutters under his breath. "Can't even say no to her." He then proceeds to show Roy how to hold a gun and shoot it. He does okay, even manages to hit the target a few times. "Decent job, kid. Almost got better aim than Tim."
Roy smiles widely and lets off a few more rounds.
"Thank you." River whispers, turning her husband around to face her. She rises up on her tiptoes and wraps her arms around his neck. "It was very sweet."
"Ain't sweet." Jayne growls. "Just can't say ruttin' no to you."
"Mmm." River murmurs. "He has decent aim but will never have the killing instinct."
"That's good." Jayne replies. "Ain't no reason for him to."
"I know." River agrees.
"Jayne, you gonna shoot or kiss on your wife?" Sam asks.
"Kiss on my wife." Jayne answers, pulling River closer and laying a big, loud kiss on her lips. "You wanna turn, baby?"
"Wanna kiss more." River replies, pulling his mouth back down to hers.
"There they go again." Mal mutters.
River pulls the gun that Jayne stuck down the back of his pants and aims it front of her. Her tongue still fighting with Jayne's, she pulls off 5 shots.
"What the gorram hell?" Jayne growls, pulling away. "Gorramit, baby, if'n you wanted a turn you shoulda stopped kissin' me first."
"Didn't want to." River replies.
Jayne drops a light kiss on her lips before turning around to follow the men currently walking over to the targets. River gently sets the gun down with its sisters and follows her husband across the field.
"She hit every gorram one of em right between the eyes." Robert says in awe.
Sam's hand is touching a target, somewhere between being completely shocked and completely impressed. He glances at his brothers and sees the same looks on their faces.
"Told you pa." Jayne says, looking at the targets intently. While most of him is completely turned on by her shootin' abilities, part of him is also pissed off. Some ruttin' bastards turned her into a gorram weapon for their own needs. He can't help the anger he feels when thinkin' bout what was done to her.
"It's okay." River whispers, grabbing his hand. "I'm fine."
"I know." Jayne replies, pulling her closer.
River looks at the targets and then gasps in shock. "It's all wrong." River says, pointing to them.
"Baby, you gottem' right between the eyes." Jayne says, look down at her confusedly.
"But it's not." River replies, walking up to one of them. "Look, it's an 1/8th of an inch off center."
"Little witch, I think you're overreactin'." Mal says, still completely thrown off by her shootin' abilities.
"But I'm supposed to shoot them directly between the eyes, completely centered." River replies. "It is the surest and quickest way to ensure that the target won't survive." She then glares up at Jayne. "You distracted me with your kisses."
"You was the one that kissed me." Jayne replies.
"I know." River says with a sigh. "It will not be smart for me to fight with you present. You distract me."
Jayne growls and pulls her against him. "You ain't gonna be ruttin' fightin' nobody, dong ma?" Jayne growls. "I ain't havin' you in danger."
"Silly Jayne." River singsongs. "The life we live, it is inevitable. Someday we will be attacked and I will have to fight."
"No." Jayne growls, his hand holding her hips in a death grip. "Ain't gonna happen."
River kisses him gently and then pulls away. "You will keep me safe." River whispers. "But I can protect myself." She starts to skip away when Jayne grabs her arm.
"Where you goin'?" Jayne growls.
"To dance." River replies. "When you are done with the guns, you can come watch." She smiles at him before skipping over to Cassie and Britney. "Would you like to dance now?"
"Yeah." Cassie and Britney squeal. They stand up and follow River into the open doors of Serenity.
Zoe and Inara come in a few seconds later, Zoe carrying Matty. The rest of the women come in after them, Andrea herding her children. Kaylee runs through the boat and within a few moments, music is playing lightly through the bay.
"What kind of dancing would you like to do?" River questions the teenagers.
"There's a dance at school next week." Cassie answers. "We wanna know how to do the dances."
River looks confused. "Do you mean dances such as the tango or the waltz?"
"Not that kind of dance, River." Inara explains. "A school dance isn't formal. There may be slow dances but the majority of the dancing is fast paced."
"Come on, River." Kaylee says, taking the genius's hand. She drags River onto the bridge and fools around with the cortex screen until a popular music video comes on. "That kinda dancin'." Kaylee says, indicating to the various people bumping and grinding on the screen.
"Huh." River mutters, tilting her head to the side. She watches the video for a few moments and then looks at Kaylee. "Do you know how to dance like that?"
"Some." Kaylee answers. "There weren't much opportunity at home but I did go to a couple of dances at school. Have you?"
"Never." River replies. "My father would have had a heart-attack. Can you play that song in the bay?"
"Yeah." Kaylee answers. "Why?"
"Cause we're going to teach Cassie and Britney how to do that." River says.
"We?" Kaylee asks with wide eyes.
"Yes, we." River replies. "I will need a body to dance against and Jayne won't hit you."
"But he might yell at me." Kaylee says as she follows River towards the bay.
"Probably." River agrees. They walk back into the bay to see all the women plus Simon and Roy gathered in the bay, sitting on and standing by crates. "We have an audience."
"I can't do this." Kaylee whispers, looking at all the people but mostly Simon.
"I promised to show them." River replies. "I need your help."
"Fine." Kaylee says. "But I'm bein' the guy and not movin' round much."
"Okay." River agrees. She then turns to look at Cassie and Britney. "Kaylee showed me what kind of dancing you wish to learn. We are going to demonstrate and then I'll help you learn."
"Shiny." Cassie and Britney reply, plopping down on the ground in front of the open bay door.
Kaylee moves into the middle of the bay and faces towards the crew, her eyes tightly closed. River moves behind Kaylee and rests her hands lightly on the mechanic's waist. The song changes from the light, airy song into a fast, high-paced dance hit.
River closes her eyes, her mind recalling the movements from the music video. She rubs against Kaylee's back, her hands grasping the mechanic's hips and making her move too. She moves her hips side to side and trails her hands down Kaylee's body as she moves down to the floor until her ass is only an inch or two off the ground. She slams her hands flat onto the ground and bounces up quickly. By this point, Kaylee had finally gotten lost into the music and is rotating her hips, her hands over her head. River gyrates around to face Kaylee and mimics the moves from the video, her hips pressed tight against Kaylee's, one leg held up against Kaylee's hip, and her hands above her head.
Kaylee was nervous when the dancin' first started but after the first few moments, she started to lose herself in the music. She's always enjoyed dancin', not that fancy stuff Nara does, but 'dirty' dancin'. She didn't get to do much at home except when her friends and her would sneak off to a barn to try out the latest dance craze. They learned a lot of things in that barn, her friends and her. She tried goin' to dance clubs and stuff, didn't tell the cap'n though, but didn't like how grabby most guys are. She's all for physical contact but they took it too gorram far. But with River, she knows it ain't nothin' but dancin'. She rests one hand on River's waist while the other is held above her head, her hips grinding against River's.
"WHAT THE GORRAM HELL IS GOIN' ON?" Jayne's voice bellows over the music.
Wash reaches around the irate merc and pushes a button on the panel by the door, cutting the music off.
River and Kaylee stop dancing, their bodies still intertwined.
"What happened to the music?" River pants, turning her head around. "Oh."
"Oh, what?" Kaylee questions, her chest heaving. She opens her eyes and sees the pissed off look on Jayne's face. "You sure he ain't gonna hit me?"
"Yes." River replies.
"What the gorram hell was that?" Jayne asks through clenched teeth.
"Dancing." River answers.
"That weren't ruttin' dancin'." Jayne growls. "It looked more like ruttin' sex standin' up. And Kaylee, get your gorram hand off my wife's ass."
Kaylee glances down at her hand and quickly pulls it off River's ass.
River removes her leg from around Kaylee's hip and steps away from the mechanic. "We were teaching Cassie and Britney so that they are prepared for their school dance." River explains, trying to calm her husband down.
"What ruttin' dance?" Robert growls. He turns his head to look down at his two teenage daughters. "I don't ruttin' remember any dance and I sure as hell don't remember sayin' you can go."
"Mom did." Britney replies, rolling her eyes at her father.
"Robert, they're old enough to go to a dance." Rita says. "You let the boys go."
"That's different." Robert replies. "I weren't the one havin' to worry bout my baby girls bein' violated."
"Daddy, it's just a dance." Cassie says, trying to calm her father. "We'll hang out with our friends, drink some punch, and dance. River was just showing us how."
Robert's face flushes red. "You ain't ruttin' dancin' like that together." Robert orders. "Every gorram boy in the ruttin' school'll be droolin' over you."
"Of course they won't dance like this together." River assures him. "There will be a boy in the position that Kaylee was occupying. There were no boys available for me to use so I had to make do with Kaylee, not that it was much of a trial. Kaylee is a very good dancer."
"There's boys here." Tim points out and then hides behind his mother when Jayne turns towards him with a feral look.
"You're bout a second away from havin' your face beat in." Jayne growls.
"It was a joke." Tim replies.
Jayne growls at him.
"Boys?" Robert growls evenly. "There won't be any dancin' with boys, specially like that."
"Mr. Cobb, we may've got a bit outa hand." Kaylee says. "We didn't mean to show em that 'dirty' of dancin'."
"But that is what they did in the video." River argues.
"Yeah, but that was a pretty raunchy video, River." Kaylee explains. "I just wanted to show ya how they move. Didn't mean they would dance just like em."
"Oh." River mutters. "I thought we were going to teach them the dance from the video."
"Mei-mei, that type of dancing isn't choreographed." Inara says, seeing the genius's confused look. "Most of it is made up as the music plays."
"But there must be steps to learn." River protests. "All dances contain a mathematical structure to be broken down and learned."
"Not all dancing is like ballet, River." Simon says.
"Ballet?" Kaylee questions excitedly. "You mean like that pretty dancin' Nara's got a capture of?"
"Yes." River answers.
"Mama's got a box that plays music when you open it." Matty whispers. "There's a little dancer in it. Could you show us?"
"But I was supposed to teach Cassie and Britney to dance." River replies.
"We wanna see too." Cassie says, just as excited as Kaylee.
"Please?" Britney adds.
"I do not have the appropriate footwear." River says, holding her boot-clad foot into the air.
"River, I do have a pair of ballet slippers." Inara replies. "I haven't used them since I was in the academy but you are welcome to use them."
"And she can get the capture so you can see that dance." Kaylee adds. "It's so pretty; like butterflies or somethin'."
"Okay." River says, smiling happily. "I must change." She turns and runs out of the bay.
"I'll go get the shoes." Inara says, gracefully walking up the stairs, Kaylee right behind her.
"River does ballet?" Book questions Simon.
"She took some classes." Simon answers. "She loved it."
Wash hops up on a crate and Zoe moves between his legs. Mal and Tim lean against the doorframe while Jayne moves towards the middle of the open bay. The rest of the men join their wives, everybody getting comfortable for the upcoming show. Inara and Kaylee return first, Inara holding a small pair of pink ballet shoes while Kaylee watches the capture held in her hand. The music plays loudly, filling the bay with classical music. River returns a few minutes later in a pair of black, tight shorts and a tight tank top.
"What the hell are ya wearin'?" Jayne growls, his eyes floating over his wife's body.
"I must be able to move." River explains. "My dresses hinder most movement." She takes the ballet shoes Inara holds out and sits down to put them on. Securing the laces around her ankles, she then does the straddles and stretches her head down to touch her knee.
"Damn." Mal mutters, returning the glare Jayne sends him. "That can't be at all comfortable."
"I must stretch." River replies. "Otherwise, I can pull a muscle." She then stands up and approaches Jayne. "Hold, please." She then places her foot on his shoulder.
Jayne stares at her foot and then at the rest of her body.
"Jayne, you're supposed to be holding my foot so I can stretch." River scolds when Jayne continues to stare at her. She grabs his hand and places it on her foot and then uses his body as a wall to stretch against.
"Gorram, baby." Jayne growls lowly. "Ya know what it does to me when you go all bendy."
"Jayne, we can not have sex." River whispers, her belly burning from his growl. "I promised to show them a dance." She drops her leg off his shoulder and wraps her arms around his neck to whisper into his ear. "But I can dance for you later, if you would like."
"Hell, yeah, I'd like." Jayne growls. "Specially if'n your naked durin' this dance."
"I would not start out naked." River replies. "But I would end up that way." She then dances away from Jayne's arms and over to Kaylee.
Jayne's body goes tight, the image of his wife strippin' for him playin' through his mind. He walks over to the crate Book is leaning against and leans next to the preacher.
"It's pretty, ain't it?" Kaylee gushes, looking over her shoulder to see River watching the capture with wide eyes. "You seen this dance before?"
"No." River answers, studying the capture intently. She watches the 5 minute film play before turning around and heading towards the middle of the bay. "You can play the capture again for the music."
"River, shouldn't you watch it a couple more times?" Inara questions. "Or are you going to do a different dance."
"I learned it all." River replies. She waits until Kaylee plays it again before letting the music flow through her body. Moving on to the tips of her toes, she gracefully dances across the bay floor, her arms moving in perfect sync with her body.
Simon watches his sister dance and can't help the happiness that flows through his body. She looks so happy, so carefree. The only other time he's seen her like this is when she's with Jayne.
Kaylee watches River dance with wide eyes, completely mesmerized by her friend's movements. She always loved watchin' Nara's capture and to see someone dance like that in real life makes her all happy.
Matty sighs happily, thinkin' River is one of the prettiest things she's seen. She sees her sisters watchin' River dance with wide smiles and thinks she's probably wearin' one too.
Mal watches his little witch, happy to see her able to do somethin' she loves. He glances around the bay and sees everyone watchin' her dance with awe. He glances at Jayne and sees a look he still ain't used to seein' on the merc.
Jayne watches his wife dance, sees the happiness on her face. She looks so happy, so carefree. He loves seein' her like this; loves seein' her doin' somethin' she loves. He's never seen her dance, not like this, but then again he ain't never really seen dancin' like this. It's not like she doin' part of a dance, it's like the dance is part of her. She dances like Wash flies.
River finishes the dance, sitting gracefully on the floor with one leg extended and her body bent forward. She glances up when she feels Jayne approach her and takes the hand he is holding out.
Jayne pulls her to her feet and against his chest. "You looked beautiful, baby." Jayne whispers, kissing her lightly on the lips.
"That was so shiny." Kaylee gushes, her eyes bright with tears. "I almost cried." Cassie and Britney agree excitedly.
River blushes and buries her face in Jayne's chest.
"That was truly amazing, River." Inara comments. "I've seen that dance preformed by one of the most highly accomplished dance troops and you were just as graceful as they were."
"She's always loved to dance." Simon says more to himself than everyone else. "It was one of her biggest worries after she got to the academy; that she wouldn't get to dance anymore."
Mal turns to look at Simon with a confused expression. "How do you know that?"
Simon realizes he was talking out loud and looks at Mal.
"You've seen them." River states, turning her head away from Jayne's chest to look at her brother.
"Yes." Simon replies quietly.
"Seen what?" Jayne questions.
Simon looks down at his hands, not wanting to answer.
"Gorramit, answer me." Jayne growls.
Simon glances at his sister and then looks up at Jayne. "There were some..recordings of a sort." Simon answer quietly. "The men that helped me smuggle River out had somehow gotten a hold of some security film."
"And you didn't say nothin'?" Mal says angrily.
"I didn't watch it when I first got here." Simon answers. "And after I did, I was afraid you would make us leave, even more so after River attacked Jayne."
"River did what?" Bill asks.
"Slashed his chest." River answers, running a shaking finger over Jayne's chest.
"Don't baby." Jayne says, pulling her back against his chest. "We've done talked bout this too many times. It don't matter none."
"But it does." River protests. "I hurt you."
"Ain't like I didn't strike back." Jayne mutters. "And after what I did, I deserved worse that bein' slashed."
"Son, I'm a bit confused." Robert says.
"Short story." Jayne answers. "She sliced my chest with a butcher knife, I smacked her then turned her into the feds, we escaped, and then we got together."
Jayne's family stares at him.
"Now can we get back to these recordings?" Jayne says. "Doc, I wanna see em."
"You really don't, Jayne." Simon replies.
Jayne grits his teeth and glares at Simon. "I wanna see em."
"Jayne, I'm a doctor." Simon says. "I have been trained to emotionally separate myself from any situation. And I've always been able to do it until I watched these sessions. Watching River fade away before my eyes is something I was barely able to handle, you're not going to be able to."
"Simon, get the recordings." Mal orders. "That ain't a request; it's an order."
Simon sighs but leaves the bay.
"I'm thinkin' the little ones shouldn't watch whatever this is." Mal tells Robert. "And you too little witch."
"No." River replies. "I want to watch. I need to see."
Mal looks towards Jayne who nods and pulls River closer to his chest.
Simon returns a few minutes later, a single disk held tightly in his hand.
"We'll go to the bridge." Mal announces. "Anyone wantin' to watch better hurry up."
Rita looks towards her four youngest children and they know with her look that they aren't going to watch. "Cas, Brit, watch the little ones." Rita orders. "And don't leave the bay and don't go touchin' nothin'."
"Fine." Cassie replies, rolling her eyes.
Rita then takes her husband's hand and follows her son out of the bay.
"You sure you wanna watch, baby?" Jayne questions his wife quietly.
"Yes." River replies. "I need to see."
Jayne kisses the top of her head, his body tense. "So do I, baby." Jayne murmurs. "So do I."
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