Title: The World Begins Anew
Author:
Jmaria
Theme: Intimacy
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer:
Joss is Boss. He owns 'em
Pairing: Jayne/River
Words:
228
Summary: How to deal with it all?
Author's Notes:
Post-Serenity. Blame Goo Goo Dolls for this title. Also, this
was supposed to be up last Tuesday - but Kinkos obliterated my flash
drive and all the stories and homework contained within (including
the finished version of this and a Millicent/Percy piece). I paid to
get my flash drive fried. Go figure.
The World Begins Anew
River felt herself falling heavily against him, her heart pounding as her fingers dug tightly into the flesh of his arm, her forehead pressed over his heart - beating much faster than before. Tears clung to her lashes as she tried to figure it out, tried to calm the constant drumming that pounded through her body, working it's way to her very core.
"Can't act like a girl, don't know the steps to this dance."
"A genius like yerself don't know these steps? Why'm I findin' that hard to believe?" Jayne chuckled lightly, but she could hear the tightness in his voice, felt his shoulders tense.
"Can't go back, can't make it not happen," River peered up into his eyes, trying to grasp what this meant to them both. "Don't know how to react. Can't put it in a box and make it go away. Why?"
Jayne frowned for a minute. Gone was the know-it-all psychic killer-woman, and he remembered she was just a kid again, only a few years out in the real world that ain't been gentle on none of 'em. Damned if he knew the answers to her questions. He hadn't ever been so good with words. So he said what he could.
"None of us know. Make it up as we go, I reckon."
"Teach me?" The question came tentatively.
"Reckon I could try."
