Chapter 19
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Week 2 Day 1
Once again it is Wash's turn to fly the night shift; he is in the bridge flying Serenity and Zoe is there keeping him company.
"It seems like the captain has never left." Zoe tells Wash.
"It does though it is odd to have more people here." Wash tells his wife.
"It is but it is nice getting to know more people." Zoe tells him. "How are you feeling?" She asks her husband concerned about how he is doing.
"I'm feeling good, better than I have since the incident." Wash tells her.
"That's good baby." Zoe tells her husband relieved.
"You know it's nice, having Alexis hear." Wash tells Zoe.
"It is isn't it, the captain is so different around her it's odd." Zoe agrees.
"I guess kids have that effect on people." Wash comments.
"Does that mean you would consider having kids of your own one day soon?" Zoe asks her husband wanting to know if he has changed his mind at all.
"I'm still not sure babe, the way Mal is with Alexis is great she has changed him for the better, and I do want that someday but I'm just not sure if now is the best time." Wash says to Zoe.
"If we keep waiting for right time we may just be waiting forever, I almost lost you I don't want to keep waiting, our lives tomorrow isn't always guaranteed." Zoe tells her husband wanting him to know how she is feeling.
Wash sits and thinks about everything that his wife is thinking then says to her "Ok, we can start trying."
"Really?" Zoe asks her husband smiling.
"Really, I'm still worried but your right we aren't always guaranteed tomorrow." Wash tells his wife leaning in and giving her a kiss.
"What's going on between Kate and Alexis?" Wash asks once they break apart.
"What do you mean?" Zoe asks in fake confusion.
"Things have been tense between them for a while, and I know you know why, in fact I'm surprised that everyone hasn't noticed." Wash informs his wife.
"There was an incident, one that is never being mentioned to the captain." Zoe tells her husband.
"What happened?" Wash asks interested to know.
"It's a long story but Clift note version is Alexis doesn't trust older females much because in her experience all they do is let her down and leave her, she let Kate in but then she did the same, Alexis and Kate talked her and Kate started to question why Alexis feels she can trust Inara and Alexis basically told Kate that Inara has never given her any reasons not to trust her and then Kate said that Inara was only using Alexis to get close to the captain that's when I interfered and Alexis went running to Inara while I had a few words with Kate and then when I got to Inara's shuttle and explained what happened to her Inara went and had a few words with Kate, that's why things are tense between Alexis and Inara." Zoe explains to her husband.
"Wow, I can't believe Kate said that it's obvious to anyone who is paying the slightest amount of attention that Inara loves Alexis like a daughter." Wash says surprised.
"I know." Zoe tells her husband.
Zoe and Wash sit in silence for a few more minutes before Zoe says "I'm heading to bed I'll see you in the morning.
"Night Babe." Wash says giving his wife a kiss.
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Week 2 Day 2
Lanie is in the common area with Esposito, Ryan, Jenny, Martha, Jim, and Shepard Book listening to Zoe, Wash, Inara, Jayne and Simon tells stories when she notices that Kate isn't here, she knows that Castle in in the bridge spending some time flying and Alexis, Kaylee and River are off somewhere doing whatever it is that they do but she has no idea where he best friend is.
Excusing herself and getting up Lanie heads to Kate's dorm where she is assuming the detective is.
"Hey why don't you come down and join us?" Lanie asks once she gets up to Kate's bunk.
"Thanks, But I feel like being alone." Kate tells her best friend.
"What's going on with you?" Lanie asks curious as she climbs up the rest of the ladder enters Kate's bunk and closes the door behind her.
"Nothing's wrong I just feel like spending some time alone." Kate tells her best friend.
"There is more than that and don't you lie to me girl, for a couple of weeks you have been spending more and more time alone, and you weren't fussed when Castle was spending all his time with Inara when she was hurt and I don't think you and Alexis have said a word to each other in a while. What's going on with you?" Lanie asks sitting down on the end of Kate's bed.
"I made Alexis cry." Kate tells her best friend.
"You made Alexis cry how?" Lanie asks in complete shock.
"The night before Inara was hurt, I found Alexis sitting in the common area so I decided to ask her why it's been a while since she actually talked to me she told me that last summer after I was hurt when I didn't call or talk to Castle for months that I didn't just abandon him that I abandoned her two and that hurt her and she wasn't sure if she could trust me." Kate explains to her best friend.
"Oh I'm sorry Kate." Lanie tells her best friend knowing that Kate does care about Alexis so those words must have hurt. "What happened after that there must be more to the story if you made her cry?" Lanie asks her best friend curious as to what else happened.
"I asked Alexis why she trusts Inara if she doesn't trust me and she said because Inara hasn't given her any reason not to trust her then I said something stupid I told Alexis that Inara was only being nice to her to her to get close to Castle next as soon as I said it I regretted it but it was too late Alexis was crying and Zoe who had apparently been listening to the whole conversation was down there in a second reassuring Alexis that it wasn't true." Kate explains still feeling guilty for what she said.
"That would defiantly explain it." Lanie says surprised "I'm guessing Zoe had a few interesting words for you." Lanie comments knowing how protective of Mal Zoe is.
"Yep so did Inara once she found out what happened." Kate tells her best friend.
"What did Inara say?" Lanie asks interested.
"She threatened me told me that whatever I feel about her friendship with Mal that I am to take it out on her, and that I was to stay away from Alexis until she came to me and if I ever hurt Alexis in any way that I would regret it." Kate explains.
"I'm assuming Castle doesn't know about any of this." Lanie realises as if he did know things would be a lot more interesting on Serenity.
"No Inara and Zoe both said that they won't tell him before they both want him to be happy and he's happy with me." Kate explains.
"Does anyone else know?" Lanie asks.
"Judging by the fact that they have been giving me the cold shoulder I'm assuming that Kaylee and River know." Kate guesses.
"That's not surprising them two and Alexis are inseparable." Lanie points out.
"Yeah, so that's why I wasn't jealous about Rick spending time when Inara was hurt if I continue to be jealous about that I'm just going to hurt more people and I'm up here because every time I see Alexis I'm reminded of how much I hurt her." Kate explains.
"Alexis is off somewhere with Kaylee and River your coming downstairs." Lanie tells her best friend pulling her up and almost dragging her to the elevator.
"Inara and Zoe are down there though." Kate reminds her friend when they reach the ladder.
"You're going to have to get use to them Kate." Lanie tells her friend climbing down the ladder.
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Week 2 Day 3
Most nights you can find Alexis sitting in the common area reading Simon's encyclopaedia that's where he grandmother finds her the next night.
"Hey honey." Martha says sitting down next to her granddaughter.
"Hey Gram." Alexis says putting the blanket that she has around herself around both of them.
"You still reading Simon's medical book." Martha realises.
"Yep I'm almost ready for my first test." Alexis tells her grandmother proudly closing the cover of the cortex.
"That's great." Martha tells Alexis.
"Gram." Alexis says not sure if she should ask what she wants to ask.
"Yes?" Martha asks her in a tone of voice telling her that it is ok to ask.
"What happened between Dad and Inara before he came to the past?" Alexis asks her grandmother.
"You don't ask the easy questions do you kid." Martha informs her granddaughter with a smile.
"And?" Alexis asks her grandmother curious as to whether or not she is going to talk.
"Your father and Inara have one of the oddest relationships I have ever seen but it's one of the most amazing and I only saw them together in the short time between when I was rescued of white full and when we came to the future. Inara always made sure I wasn't alone when Malcolm, Zoe and Jayne went off on jobs and we talked a lot. I have never seen your father as comfortable around someone as he is around Inara." Martha begins to explain but gets cut of by Alexis.
"What about Kate?" Alexis asks curious.
"It's close but when your father is around Kate it's almost like he is holding something back at first I thought it was because of the secrete he keeps but now I'm not so sure, but when he is around Inara even if he is in the middle of a screaming match with her he is himself." Martha explains to her granddaughter.
"He's in love with both of them isn't he?" Alexis asks her grandmother wanting to know if she agrees with what she suspects.
"I'm not surprised that you picked up on that, yes he does love both of them." Martha tells her granddaughter.
"Who do you think he belongs with?" Alexis asks her grandmother curious as to whether or not she has an opinion on that topic.
"I honestly don't know, I think the only person who does know who your father belongs with is your father." Martha tells her granddaughter. "What about you?" Martha asks her granddaughter curious if she has some opinion on the matter.
"I can't answer that Gram, all I want is for dad to be happy whoever makes him more happy than that's who I want him to be with." Alexis tells her grandmother.
Martha smiles at her granddaughter "Does the fact that you have been acting cold towards Kate for a couple of weeks have something to do with that?" Martha asks her granddaughter.
"Dad hasn't noticed has he?" Alexis asks worried.
"No he hasn't but if you continue to act the way you have been he is going to what happened?" Martha asks her granddaughter.
"Let's just say that Kate broke any trust and any future trust I could possibly have in her." Alexis says moving the blanket of herself "Night Gram." Alexis says bending over and giving her a kiss on the cheek before heading to her bed.
Martha frowns and wonders just what happened, she makes a note to talk to Kate to find out what happened before heading to bed herself.
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