Title: River’s Dilemma

Series Title: Competition

Author: Humbug

Rating: PG13

Fandom: Firefly

Word Count: 883

Summary: Malcontent: Jayne and Mal compete for River’s affection.

Warning: The aim of Malcontent is to put Mal through as many painful situations as possible.

Disclaimer: Joss is Boss. I’m just borrowing his characters for fun!!

Authors Note: Thanks to bookaddict for betaing.

And thanks romanceguru for the plot bunny!

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ta ma de = F*** me blind

wod e ma = mother of God

mei mei = little sister

hua li = gorgeous

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River’s Dilemma

Jayne was attracted to River from the first moment he saw her, all creamy skin and frightened little movements as she crawled out of the silver box. What was it called, the cryo- somethin’ or other? But he pushed it to the back of his mind, she was barely more’n a child, in her wits if not her body.

This uncharacteristically gentlemanly decision had changed ever since he saw her fight the Reavers on Miranda. Ta ma de, the thought of her standing there, surrounded by hundreds of dead Reavers,, blood still dripping from the weapons in her hands, wound tighter than a steel trap, ready to pounce again at a moments danger. Even many months later his John Thomas still swelled at the thought. It was the most gorram sexy thing he’d ever seen.

They’d gotten a lot closer lately, laughing and joking like a couple of school kids. Once he’d noticed her staring at him from the corner of her eye.

He was so ready for it to go further, but only if she wanted it too. River was everyone’s mei-mei, and the last thing he wanted was for her to cry rape. He’d be out of that airlock before he could take a breath. So he was taking it real slow, letting her set the pace, but all he wanted was to feel those soft lips pressed against his own.

Wo de ma, he hadn’t kissed a woman on the mouth, or even wanted to kiss a woman on the mouth since he was a boy, in the flush of first love, back on his home planet. Her name was Va