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Beta read by Tammy (Leiasky). Just a little bit of fluff written for prompt 014. Breast of LJ's wonderful smut_69 challenge.

The smile that curved Simon Tam’s lips as he watched his beloved Kaylee sleep was not one of his characteristic soft, sweet and sorrowful smiles. No, on the contrary; it was a genuine, sincere and heartfelt smile. It was one that only she could bring to his lips with nothing more than her simple presence. She was the only one who could make his heart flutter, make his breath short and words unable. Normally he was articulate, stoic and perfectly unabashed, but Kaylee made him all sorts of pleasantly uneasy.

Simon propped himself up on one elbow, looking down at the young mechanic. He reached out with his free arm and grasped the top of the blanket that covered their bodies, slowly pulling it down, watching as more of Kaylee’s smooth, pale skin was exposed to him. She was so incredibly beautiful, completely perfect, like a living effigy, an earthbound angel. He continued trailing the blanket slowly down her body, watching as her breasts were uncovered, followed by her ribcage. He finally desisted when he’d reached her navel, leaving the top of the blanket to rest just beneath it.

With the blanket out of the way Simon could watch as Kaylee’s chest rose and fell slowly with the peaceful rhythm of her breathing as she slept. His smile deepened when he noticed that her nipples unconsciously perked up when the cool room air ghosted over them. He reached out slowly, his hand coming to rest gently on Kaylee’s ribcage, moving up toward her breasts.

His fingertips ghosted over the warm, soft flesh where it curved upward on her chest, peaking in the small nubs that were her nipples. The soft groan of sheer contentment that Kaylee gave in her sleep sent a spear of pure male pride directly to the pit of Simon’s belly. He loved being able to elicit those kinds of feelings in her and loved even more knowing